Thread: On a serious note

I like it .On a test drive it performed well but I agree with some posts on 4 cylinder diesel engines. Years ago ( operation iceberg I think it was called ) Solihull dieselised the 3.5 V8 It was scrapped why only the gods know.Can anyone elaborate on "why"

Disappointed?

No.....I have one unlike many here who don't have one but seem to be disappointed.

Disappointed because it has all that electrickery black box stuff?

No.....without that stuff there wouldn't be a new one to own.

Disappointed because it has a small capacity diesel motor?

No......It out performs the Tdi Disco. Who really wants to be first to the next red light anyway?

Disppointed because it doesn't have the front flaps?

No......The heater and the AC work and it doesn't leak.

I could go on but fundamentally:

Am I disappointed because it isn't a real Defender?





































No.....because it is.

Originally Posted by PAT303

The sad fact is electronics are here to stay,get over it.Point two,only the defender is an offroad vehicle today,all the others have to be re-worked in one way or another or just have a fault that can't be fixed.Only the troopy could match the defender but it needs new suspension to work and you have to pull the motor to fix anything below the rocker covers,it also doesn't have limp mode,no tojo's do and toyota will not release a nanocom system to find out whats wrong.I want to buy a new fender but the boss wants a D3. Pat

I was under the impression that all vehicles after 2003 or whenever had to be OBDII compatible - doesnt that let you hack into the system or is it purely fault codes?

Originally Posted by Slunnie

I was under the impression that all vehicles after 2003 or whenever had to be OBDII compatible - doesnt that let you hack into the system or is it purely fault codes?

according to the people that make scan gauage that is correct from what they told me it becasme a regulation that ALL cars had to have the same compatibility

it alows you to look at fault codes and clear them as well as look at other information to do with your engine

i'm looking into getting one

if this is the scan guage I'm thinking of,,
(distributed by snap-on?)

bring your cheque book-----

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

if this is the scan guage I'm thinking of,,
(distributed by snap-on?)

bring your cheque book-----

the one i'm looking at pedro is just over 200 bucks for the posh one with the dyno your looking at 350ish

everything from snap on is marked up beyon belief......moral of the story by else where just as good not paying for the brand name and the man to deliver

Dave "Wooders" from Wooders Garage does them from Sydney at a good price and will do group discounts if you want. He moves a heap of them.

mustnt be the same thing,,
the one I saw was worth over ten grand,,,