It has to be a Landrover owners driveway

[RichardK]

What more can I say other than there is two of them

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[p38arover]

Originally posted by RichardK
What more can I say other than there is two of them

"are two of them" style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

I dug up my front lawn and replaced it with gravel as we had Range Rovers and Hillman cars - all British - so the grass wasn't surviving anyway.

Ron

[hiline]

mine is stone as well , makes it easy to rake in oil stains style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Tyrepower]

Mine is stone. However the father Inlaws is brick pave, and oil drips shows up very well on his cream brick style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif He keeps commenting on the stains expecting me to say something. And I'm not falling for that!!!! Once I admit ownership he will expect me to clean it off. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[RichardK]

Originally posted by p38arover


"are two of them" :)

Ron

I have severely chastised myself and taken six of the best with a wet lettuce leaf :!: :!:

[VladTepes]

So what should I make my driveway out of then :?:
I need a solid/smooth (ish) surface so gravel etc is no good.
I was thinking of plain concrete but stains will still show up.
Does 'Jetpave' paint come in "Land Rover Oil" colour :?:

[Tyrepower]

Concrete, with a metal drip tray. Just make sure you always park over it. Because the day you park off the tray is the day a major oil leak will occur style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[DEFENDERZOOK]

theres always that smooth polished cement used in garages.
oil wipes off with a rag and a drop of kero....but.....


its bloody slippery when its wet.

another other option is to place a piece of lino on the ground with a paving pattern similar to your driveway.

or invest in some type of sealer to seal the pores in the concrete.
paint will chip and flake off...especially if you use a trolley jack on it.
and then thats if the paint sticks in the first place...its best applied to new concrete.



workshops now have some type of industrial tiles which dont break too easy, but again slippery when wet.....

[Redbak]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>So what should I make my driveway out of then[/b][/quote]

Kitty Litter .... :twisted: :twisted:

Davo

[Ace]

Bitumen, it colour coded. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif Hot in summer though. Matt

[LandyAndy]

Hi Guys
Our driveway is worse than that,and its not landy drippings.The culprit is the handbrakes Trytoo,although its not leaking any at the moment its only a mater of time.
I have about 50lts of filthy black diesel oil,I have seriously considered painting the driveway with it style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif Not really friendly to the environment though.
Andrew

[Ace]

Originally posted by LandyAndy
Hi Guys
Our driveway is worse than that,and its not landy drippings.The culprit is the handbrakes Trytoo,although its not leaking any at the moment its only a mater of time.
I have about 50lts of filthy black diesel oil,I have seriously considered painting the driveway with it style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Not really friendly to the environment though.
Andrew

All the plastic that was used to build the wifes trytoo isnt good for the environment either. Have got any idea how long that takes to degrade? Matt style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[DiscoTDI]

dirt and grass, make the landy feel at home style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Ace]

Originally posted by DiscoTDI
dirt and grass, make the landy feel at home style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

What no mud? Matt

[DiscoTDI]

Only when it rains style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[Ace]

Originally posted by DiscoTDI
Only when it rains style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

Arent you allowed to use a hose either. Bloody water restrictions. Matt

[VladTepes]

I already have dirt & grass and mud when it rains.

Can't get bitumen, as roller wouldn't be suitable for some of the angles it would need to do.

Concrete - yeah. Sealant is $$$ and needs to be done every few years.

Smooth concrete - no way. I have no wish to kill myself when I slip over.


Looks like normal concrete might be the go, perhaps with some oxide mixed in with it to get a colur of some sort.

[Redbak]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Looks like normal concrete might be the go, perhaps with some oxide mixed in with it to get a colur of some sort.[/b][/quote]


Doris might appreciate a pink runway ... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Davo :wink:

[DiscoTDI]

maybe with a few hearts in the design hey redbak style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Ace]

That concrete cleaner you can buy, the granular stuff, is pretty good, but you really need to do it every couple of months before the stains really set in. Matt

[Redbak]

Originally posted by DiscoTDI
maybe with a few hearts in the design hey redbak style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Yeh !

But what I want know is how come Vlad got a FEMALE Defender :?: :?:

Both my Disco's were female but my Fender's definatly MALE ... :twisted: :twisted:

Davo :wink:

[Ace]

Originally posted by Redbak+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Redbak)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-DiscoTDI
maybe with a few hearts in the design hey redbak style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Yeh !

But what I want know is how come Vlad got a FEMALE Defender :?: :?:

Both my Disco's were female but my Fender's definatly MALE ... :twisted: :twisted:

Davo :wink:[/b][/quote]

He is into the butch women. Matt

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by Ace+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ace)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Originally posted by Redbak@
<!--QuoteBegin-DiscoTDI
maybe with a few hearts in the design hey redbak style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Yeh !

But what I want know is how come Vlad got a FEMALE Defender :?: :?:

Both my Disco's were female but my Fender's definatly MALE ... :twisted: :twisted:

Davo :wink:

He is into the butch women. Matt[/b][/quote]

If Mrs Vlad reads that you are a dead man :!: :twisted:

Hope you weren't planning on a move to QLD any time style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Ace]

Originally posted by VladTepes+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VladTepes)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Originally posted by Ace+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ace)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Redbak@
<!--QuoteBegin-DiscoTDI
maybe with a few hearts in the design hey redbak style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Yeh !

But what I want know is how come Vlad got a FEMALE Defender :?: :?:

Both my Disco's were female but my Fender's definatly MALE ... :twisted: :twisted:

Davo :wink:

He is into the butch women. Matt[/b][/quote]

If Mrs Vlad reads that you are a dead man :!: :twisted:

Hope you weren't planning on a move to QLD any time style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/b][/quote]

Sorry Mrs Vlad, i was referring to his butch choice of car women. Matt

[Moses]

By the look of the photo, I'd say it is the club driveway of 60's motorcycle gang. All those Norton Commandos..... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[RichardK]

No just my driveway. The RR makes most of the mess...must be the driver (SWMBO)

One of my lifes' philosophies is that I need a wheel at each corner and protection from the elements therefore God didn't want me to ride motorcycles.

[drivesafe]

OK I’m at a loss, I’m on my 3rd Landy and not one of them has ever leaked, not one drop but you lot now have me paranoid.

Now every time I back out of my driveway and see a puddle, I get out to see if it’s oil or just water from the A/C.

If it doesn't leak oil, does that mean it’s not running right? 8O

Cheers and thanks for nothing :roll:

[RichardK]

Originally posted by drivesafe
OK I’m at a loss, I’m on my 3rd Landy and not one of them has ever leaked, not one drop but you lot now have me paranoid.

Now every time I back out of my driveway and see a puddle, I get out to see if it’s oil or just water from the A/C.

If it doesn't leak oil, does that mean it’s not running right? 8O

Cheers and thanks for nothing :roll:

Check your oil, you may be dry style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[drivesafe]

Now there’s a possibility, but on all three.
Cheers. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[DEFENDERZOOK]

Originally posted by Redbak+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Redbak)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-DiscoTDI
maybe with a few hearts in the design hey redbak style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Yeh !

But what I want know is how come Vlad got a FEMALE Defender :?: :?:

Both my Disco's were female but my Fender's definatly MALE ... :twisted: :twisted:

Davo :wink:[/b][/quote]


the male ones dont leak on driveways.........................




they use trees !!

[drivesafe]

So now not only do I have to keep an eye on the driveway, I have check the trees too.
My neighbours are going to start talking about me. 8O :?

Good one DEFENDERZOOK. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[DEFENDERZOOK]

why ..............are your trees dying?

[drivesafe]

No but there are lots of them, so I got to find out which one the mother has been using :twisted:

Cheers

[Ace]

Originally posted by drivesafe
OK I’m at a loss, I’m on my 3rd Landy and not one of them has ever leaked, not one drop but you lot now have me paranoid.

Now every time I back out of my driveway and see a puddle, I get out to see if it’s oil or just water from the A/C.

If it doesn't leak oil, does that mean it’s not running right? 8O

Cheers and thanks for nothing :roll:

And here is me sitting here thinking miracles dont happen. Matt

[Martinoz]

Oh dear, I know it's British (as was I once in a previous life) style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif but does that mean my new investment in a td5 will leak as much as my trusty old V8 ??
:twisted: :twisted:

[Ace]

Originally posted by Martinoz
Oh dear, I know it's British (as was I once in a previous life) :lol: but does that mean my new investment in a td5 will leak as much as my trusty old V8 ??
:twisted: :twisted:

No, not all Land Rovers leak (most old ones do, to the point where people say if it isnt leaking there is somethin wrong with it). Mine doesnt leak, it did when new, but the previous owner had them all fixed under the used car warranty that he got with it. The paid for some he paid for some. Since buying it, the only leak i have had to fix is the steering box, but it was knackered inside, needed new bearings and everything, the leak was the Land Rovers way of notifying me of what was happening inside, it was talking to me. Matt

[Maggot4x4]

My driveway is painted and is easy to clean, just ad rain :?

[Ace]

Originally posted by Maggot4x4
My driveway is painted and is easy to clean, just ad rain :?

So you are responsible for the rainbow films of oil in our water ways. :twisted: Matt style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[DiscoTDI]

Originally posted by Ace+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ace)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-drivesafe
OK I’m at a loss, I’m on my 3rd Landy and not one of them has ever leaked, not one drop but you lot now have me paranoid.

Now every time I back out of my driveway and see a puddle, I get out to see if it’s oil or just water from the A/C.

If it doesn't leak oil, does that mean it’s not running right? 8O

Cheers and thanks for nothing :roll:

And here is me sitting here thinking miracles dont happen. Matt[/b][/quote]


yeah, how did you run them with no oil in them 8O

[drivesafe]

Actually folks, the Rangie had the reverse problem.

When I first got the Rangie, I was in the process of making an amateur rail video. I had been working on it, on and off as time would permit, for about 2 years. The video covers the rail line between Brisbane and Casino and concentrates on the spiral loop in the Border Range.
To get to the loop, I would come in from Beaudesert, following the rail line up into the range.

The railway goes under the mountains at the border while the road climbs up a steep grade to a gap in the range on the border at a Tick Inspection point.
There is a stop sign right at the top of the climb and I had been that way a good few times in both Disco with no problems.

The first time I went that way in the Rangie, it was just before dawn and as I pulled up at the stop sign a thick fog drifted past me.

I quickly pulled off the road, turned the engine off, got out and inspected the Rangie. Popped the bonnet and there was still a bit of smoke drifting out from under the Rangie. At this point my heart missed a beat and my pants changed colour but I could not find anything wrong so I continued on and had no more problems.

As soon as I got back, I went to Bruce Lynton LR and they checked out the Rangie and found nothing and said they would check it out with LR in Britain.

A week later, climbed up the same hill, stopped and the cloud of smoke over took me at the stop sign again, pulled off to the side but left the motor running this time. Got out and went to the back and again heart skipped a beat and pants changed colour as I saw heaps of white smoke coming out of both exhaust pipes. As I was not parked in a safe spot, I moved the Rangie to another spot and got out to find the smoking had gone.

Back to Bruce Lynton and this time they had an answer. LR had informed them that there was too much oil in the new engines and the level had to be lowered slightly. Next service that was done and no more smoke.
As to whether there is any oil at all in there now, is another question but this much I know, my laundry bill has fallen.

Cheers

PS. BTW that is one interesting bit of country and well worth the drive.
If you are travelling between Sydney and Brisbane, it will take you no longer to go via Casino and Beaudesert as it will to go via the gold Coast and you won’t have any where as much traffic.

[Moses]

Originally posted by RichardK
One of my lifes' philosophies is that I need a wheel at each corner and protection from the elements therefore God didn't want me to ride motorcycles.

I only get wet when I'm going less than 60Km/Hr. The fairing keeps me very dry, so dry I don't even own wet weather gear! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[VladTepes]

Moses you got a pic of you on your motorbike... :?:

Just asking.....

I'm sure we'd all LOVE to see it :twisted:

[sclarke]

I have painted Concrete and Stenselled, bugger oil falls in the gaps...

But just so we are all happy.
Disco leaks... little bit,
Austin leaks nuthin (no engine)
Saab leaks
Volvo leaks tranny fluid
Turbo volvo leaks everything...

Only car not leaking is the XM Ford.... 40yo and still not dripping....mmmm thats upsetting

The Cats and Dog stop the Disco and Saab dripping badly as their Fur has a nice Shine to it.... Castrol i think its called.....

[DEFENDERZOOK]

sounds to me the only solution would be to paint all our driveways with used diesel sump oil.