D3 Tread from 4wd monthly

[4wdingmatt]

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/showthread.php't=22901

[spudboy]

Thought that was a pretty balanced thread, considering it was a non-LR forum.

[p38arover]

Yes. Had it been the Overlander forum, the anti-LR brigade would have been out in force.

Ron

[drivesafe]

Thought that was a pretty balanced thread, considering it was a non-LR forum.

Especially considering one of the loudest supporters is a Jeep owner.

[DRanged]

Yep not bad at all. Unfortunatly the D3 is at the forefront of the next generation of vehicles in its class. This means ironing out the bugs associated with its systems. Mind you I have seen a lot of 100 series lately with LEMON written all over them. But the die hards would'nt tell you that. Unfortunately a lot of people are too small minded to appreciate a vehicle for what it is, regardless of its brand.

For argument sake, if I could afford it ( and just might one day) a Euro military spec Mercedes "G" wagon would be sitting in the shed next to the Rangie. But they would pick that to pieces as well ah.

Let your car do the talking on the tracks, thats what I do.

Regards Justin

[LoadedDisco]

For argument sake, if I could afford it ( and just might one day) a Euro military spec Mercedes "G" wagon would be sitting in the shed next to the Rangie.
Regards Justin


I agree I saw the Mec "G" wagon on Top Gear and it was awesome. Top gear gave it a flogging and it did every obstacle with style.

[p38arover]

I agree I saw the Mec "G" wagon on Top Gear and it was awesome. Top gear gave it a flogging and it did every obstacle with style.

A recent comment by a bloke (Frank Elson to those who have read his column in LRE or LRM or LRO) on the Rangie List was that he had a G-wagen and the price of parts could be estimated by pricing the RR part and adding a zero to the end of it. He reckoned that was pretty accurate.

Ron

[LoadedDisco]

Well Ron with that information I now know I will never see one around here.

[drivesafe]

They would have to go a long way to beat the price of front shocks for a MkIII RR, just priced the cost of replacing mine.

Front pair plus fitting = around $6k

Cheers.

[p38arover]

Does anyone do aftermarket shocks, e.g. Bilstein, Koni.

Surely the labour can't be that high.

Ron

[drivesafe]

Surely the labour can't be that high.

Ron

No but each shock is $2,400.

And they want to be GOLD plated at that price.

[p38arover]

Tim, what about this mob at Slack Creek:

http://www.shockreco.com.au/reco.htm

[spudboy]

Don't dream too hard about owning a G-Wagon. They are not that good. There were quite a number run by Non-Government Organisations when I worked in Kenya and there were a lot of complaints about them. Not sure how they can justify the pricing.

The Merc I really liked was the Uni-Mog. Now those things are beasts!

We had a mix of Defenders, Hi-Luxes, Pajeros and Land Cruisers and the Defenders were always the first cars to be snaffled from the car pool. Guess which one was the last to go (it starts with P...).

[p38arover]

No but each shock is $2,400.

And they want to be GOLD plated at that price.


Jeez, Tim! That still makes fitting about $1200!

I did some searching on the 'net and it seems neither Bilstein nor Koni do a shock for yours. I wonder who makes the OEM unit? Boge?

Ron

[p38arover]

Tim,

Have a look at http://www.paddockspares.com/products.asp?category=RANGE+ROVER+L322&subcategory=Suspension

No pics unfortunately but the prices are far better.

Wait, pic here: http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/RNB000740G.cfm - hmm, looks expensive. Oh, it is. :(

Ron

[drivesafe]

Hi Ron, Fitting might not be quiet that high but there is a lot of work involved with changing them and then there is a wheel alinement to be done so there is not going to be much change from a grand.

That part you have is the alternative offered to me by the dealer and that is still $1400 each.

Cheers and thanks.

PS at the point, it may very well be something other than the shocks. I’m now looking at having a valve in the steering check because it can cause similar problems and it’s under the warranty.

[Rat]

I especially loved the quote "Comparing a D3 to a Patrol is like comparing a typewriter to a computer." It was bloody gold. I am still laughing.
Rat.

[p38arover]

I especially loved the quote "Comparing a D3 to a Patrol is like comparing a typewriter to a computer." It was bloody gold. I am still laughing.
Rat.

Shouldn't it be the other way around? :D

Ron

[4wdingmatt]

Shouldn't it be the other way around? :D

Ron

No I think they got it the right way around!!:p :p

Matt