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  1. 24th August 2009, 09:36 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kalincho View Post

    Just for the record, every LR mech in Perth that I have spoken with has recommend the castration.

    One even said :

    " EAS is only good for city driving, I wouldn't drive to Mandurah with it"

    The air suspension/ coils debate will go on for quite a while yet. I agree with Paul - to each his own. I wouldn't go back to coils after experiencing air, but others with other priorities think differently.

    But the mechanic who made the above statement is a bigoted dill. He effectively displays his own narrow-mindedness. Manduarah is 60kms down the freeway from Perth, for goodness sake!

    There are pros and cons to air suspension, but it is here to stay and it is being further refined with every new model, and the reliability will increase as time goes on. There was a time when electric starters were viewed with suspicion, and now EVERY car has one! They do break down from time to time, but you hear of no clamour to take them out and replace them with crank handles!

    In the sixties heaters were not a standard fitting. Now every car has one. And even the occasional O ring leaking and its replacement drama wouldn't convince us to go without.

    There will come a time when air suspension is seen as normal and the problems it brings will be seen as just a normal part of owning a car. So it has always been, and people eventually come to accept real progress (the Amish are the exception here!). People's needs, priorities and perceptions change at different rates and that is perfectly normal. That is why debates like this happen.

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  2. 26th August 2009, 03:56 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kalincho View Post
    Because my wife is Japanese and she said the RR was too English!

    Weighed up all of the options and opinions and budget (this is after persuading my wife to fix the RR.) and the decision was made to give her the chop.
    You're a hard man Kalincho, giving the missus the bullet just cos she doesn't like the Rangey.

    Spoke to the LR mechanic in Alice Springs. his view of the P38 was 'never leave the bitumen, don't drive more than 200 Km from home and make sure the RAC priority assist is paid up'. And he's a LR devotee. !!

    P.S. Are you looking for a home for the airbags ?

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  3. 28th August 2009, 12:17 AM #13
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    never leave bitumen

    p38"s never leave the bitumen ah ,he hasent seen my photobucket pics .by the way, he might say p38"s suck but nissan 4.2 diesels swallow (water).
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  4. 28th August 2009, 11:27 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by rofosixone View Post
    p38"s never leave the bitumen ah ,he hasent seen my photobucket pics .

    Lol same here!

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  5. 5th September 2009, 04:26 PM #15
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    Anyone know if this magazine is sold here in Aus?

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  6. 5th September 2009, 06:19 PM #16
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    It is but can be hard to get. Very few newsagents seem to stock it.
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  7. 5th September 2009, 11:54 PM #17
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    landrover enthusiast mag

    i had same problem trying to buy it in syd metro area ,same answer as above. only way to be certain to get it is by subscribeing to it via its australian representative who is patrick sutcliffe which i did for lroc library. if you get it via patrick you save around 40% off the newsagents price and its delivered to your ad. contact him on patrick.sutcliffe@landroverenthusiast.com or (02 ) 9489 3756 (ah) or po box 1096 wahroonga nsw 2076 australia. or if lroc syd club member ,$5 deposit to take out ,up to 3 months to read and look at ,return it and get your $5 back so really its a free bie at the end when returned ,and once its older than 3 months no deposit required anymore to take out but still 3 months limit applies.
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  8. 8th January 2010, 09:24 AM #18
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    Just wondering

    Those of you who've converted to coil springs, why wouldn't put in aftermarket air bags to have the best of both worlds?

    This was the first thing I did to my Nissan GQ Patrol way back in the 80's. These bags sit inside the coil springs and assist in ride height and towing adjustment.

    I would have thought this a no-brainer .. please don't flame me .. it's only my second post!

    Cheers, Zekkus
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  9. 8th January 2010, 11:29 PM #19
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    Thumbs up air bags

    in answer to above ,its called i dont want to spend any more money.std p38a is great but when gets old and worn out and starts to fail it costs to fix, just dont want to do it anymore.now since put coils have not seen graeme coopers workshop since cooma 60th /i rest my case.(other wise air is best on and off road /unless water hits computor under seat, than coils best.)
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  10. 12th January 2010, 09:23 PM #20
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    i have coils! they are great! im about to lift it again....just as soon as i figure out what i need to extend/change...now im not going to pay out on anyone that have bags, just for my 4wding i needed something more reliable i take mine on some pretty hairy stuff and i have pierced one before, probably due to being an old bag but they are really expensive to replace where as the worst i have done now since putting the coils in is snap an ABS line in half...dont ask me how i dont know.

    i find the ride on coils is actually the same as bags provided you have the right shocks...

    how ever i did notice that springs are much more harsh when you bottom out as apposed to airbags and when im towing it no longer levels out so i find my trailer sits on a massive angle. but i can live with that

    thats my two cents

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