I like the number plate. Forward planning for expansion to a much bigger GOE fleet?
Cheers,
Scott
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I like the number plate. Forward planning for expansion to a much bigger GOE fleet?
Cheers,
Scott
Looks awesome Gordon, love the colour, I think I have seen another Discovery somewhere before in that colour...oh yeah that's right, our's is Loire blue too, such a striking colour....lol
tiddy
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Ah, so that answers the question ....
I wasn't sure if the RRS was going to go.
Cheers,
Kev.
In the year / month it turned 10, it's also just clocked 150,000km !
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Here is our 'new' baby. We have nicknames for our vehicles. Our D2 V8 had SALL in the VIN so we called her Sall (obviously). Our D3 also has SALL in the VIN but we cant possibly call this one Sall as well, so the next letters Are L and A..hence Ella. (Our Adventra VIN started GIZ but we went with Gizmo rather than another rather obvious choice)
These pics were in the Wombat Forrest this weekend on our first outing.
Cheers...John
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MY 2007 RANGE ROVER SPORT TDV8 Sporting 22 Inch Redbourne Duke Rims
On Fraser Island last week, RRS on sand made it look easy. Tyres were at 20psi and it never looked like stopping. Must have a few kilos of sand on board, so will need a big clean once home. Saw a few other D3 and D4's whilst there, but no RRS.
Over Easter the D4 had its first good solid run. A 1,000km round trip towing a 1.4t camper trailer for the first time ever. We also had a bit of a site-seeing look around (without towing) via dirt roads and forestry tracks that were pretty wet. Driving in all conditions, from heavy rain to damp roads to perfect & sunny. In short, absolutely flawless.
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Countryside around Armidale
For the towing duty, it's not that you can't feel the load, you can. It's that it doesn't struggle. The sensation is more that the engine/drivetrain "steps up" to the task when required. Running up a couple of longer hills, it kicks down nicely and then holds about 3200-3500rpm. Lesser slopes and it holds at lower revs, maybe 2000-2500. It felt great to give it this type of workout because it's very hard to achieve when unencumbered, without going way over speed limits.
The dirt roads and forestry tracks did not test the off-road capability but it felt very stable, especially given the wet, greasy conditions. D697's were excellent.
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That's going to take awhile to clean
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Wipe down essential!
The trip was mainly used as a test for packing, travelling and camping in advance of our big trip to the Cape this winter. As you'd expect, no problems. Really just need to learn how to optimise things, what goes where for easy access.
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Test run of the CT set up
So nothing particularly new or insightful to report, other than reinforcing my feeling that this car is the best decision I've made in a long time.
Next week, hopefully a little run around Sundown National Park.
Cheers,
Scott
New member joined the family this week. Will share transport duties alongside the mighty D2.
2008 TDV6 SE with 113,000kms. Just run in compared to my D2 which has now clocked up 482,000 kms.
Now to learn all about the D3's specialities and peculiarities.
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NICE!!!,welcome to club permagrin.My D4 has just turned 10000km:)Quote:
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Andrew
