Interesting magazine "article"

**oldsalt** · 30th June 2011, 02:55 PM

My copy of "Overlander 4WD" magazine just arrived in my mail box this morning and I saw with interest that there is an article titled Custom Discovery 3 in it (page 74)- so I sat down and had a read with my afternoon cuppa' - the owner has done a series of "mods" to his vehicle but the main one I took note of was the placement of his "second battery" in a (quote)"custom made compartment behind the rear passenger-side seat due to the physical lack of space in the Discovery's engine bay" (quote Page 79) ????? did he ever wonder what was in that "other" battery sized box on the drivers side of his engine bay ???? - apparently not ... the article does not mention any other mods in the engine bay area so I hope that I'm not maligning the owner (if he has used the other battery box for some other mod) - but I do think it's a little odd to go to all that trouble when the manufacturer has provided you with a perfectly usable second battery compartment fresh from the factory - it sure pays to take off all the covers etc when you get a new vehicle and have a good look around !!!
And I do wonder if his rather fancy looking "alloys" are of the correct load rating, I hope so for his sake - can be an expensive "error" if your insurance company gets wind of it in the event of a "claim" situation.
An "interesting article" for sure.
cheers

**lpj** · 30th June 2011, 03:19 PM

Hi Oldsalt,

What issue is that? (June/July I assume) I wouldn't mind picking it up.

**p38arover** · 30th June 2011, 03:26 PM

Three batteries will fit under the bonnet in a D3.

**oldsalt** · 30th June 2011, 06:07 PM

It's the July issue - I got a "free" subscription with my set of GG tyres ...

As I've said above - I hope I don't upset the owner of this particular vehicle but it seems odd that he didn't even check to see what was underneath all those plastic covers under his bonnet - or that the dealer didn't mention the second battery box - or somebody from the Land Rover Owners Club of Brisbane who also get a mention in the article ... oh well I'm sure he'll enjoy his vehicle ... and we all make mistakes don't we....
cheers

**Celtoid** · 2nd July 2011, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by oldsalt

It's the July issue - I got a "free" subscription with my set of GG tyres ...

As I've said above - I hope I don't upset the owner of this particular vehicle but it seems odd that he didn't even check to see what was underneath all those plastic covers under his bonnet - or that the dealer didn't mention the second battery box - or somebody from the Land Rover Owners Club of Brisbane who also get a mention in the article ... oh well I'm sure he'll enjoy his vehicle ... and we all make mistakes don't we....
cheers

Maybe he wanted 4 batteries and LR hadn't given him enough space......

.....LOL!!!

**rmp** · 2nd July 2011, 08:07 PM

Some early reviews of the D3 claimed there was no space for a second battery precisely because those covers had not been opened. Obviously the D3 is not such a vehicle, so that decision makes no sense to me either, why not use the engine bay instead of valuable cargo space.

The article also refers a few times to a centre diff lock. This is misleading as the D3 like most modern vehicles uses a torque splitter which continously varies the torque front/rear, not often actually "locking" as did the old systems like that of the D2 and Defender. The rear locker is actually a clutch pack, although it too can lock both wheels on the rear axle. Discoverys shouldn't be thought of in terms of on/off lock hubs, lock centre diff, lock cross-axles...that sort of thinking is for earlier generation vehicles.

**Preacher** · 3rd July 2011, 07:55 PM

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I run a full time Bushman fridge - triple batteries are the go with the new Traxide system

dj

**harlie** · 4th July 2011, 01:34 PM

These mags have always been very much anti Land Rover - actually anything non Toyota, don't let minor things like facts stop a good story...

**p38arover** · 4th July 2011, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by harlie

These mags have always been very much anti Land Rover - actually anything non Toyota, don't let minor things like facts stop a good story...

Not strictly true. A few of the staff have had Landies, both of the Defender and Range Rover types. Ditto with Overlander (although it's rmp who has the D3!

).

However, last weekend I was talking to a bloke who claimed that an article (in an Express publication) about his own vehicle was rehashed and incorrect information put in, especially crediting people who did NOT do the work on the car - much to the chagrin of those who did do the work.

**rmp** · 4th July 2011, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by harlie

These mags have always been very much anti Land Rover - actually anything non Toyota, don't let minor things like facts stop a good story...

and the evidence for this statement would be.......?

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