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I was driving down the motorway earlier today, when all of a sudden the steering wheel started vibrating, then there was a loud "BANG" and I lost all steering and braking! I thought the axle had snapped off or something. So I kept the steering wheel as straight as I could, and let off the...

After buying a car I always give it a thorough check over, so here is what I found wrong with the RR: Leak from power steering hose (not the actual pump like I thought!) Alternator belt very worn & slack Alternator only charges battery to 12.7V at idle Radiator hose cracked Brake pads only have...

A 1992 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 EFi Automatic! And it only cost me £350! 5 Months MOT 12 Months TAX 314,193 miles on the clock (however full service history makes up for that!) New tyres 1,200 miles ago Just been serviced by a Land Rover main dealer 2,000 miles ago Here are the luxuries...

After gingerly driving 3 miles to the nearest town to get some food, I stopped outside the bank to get money out, and when I came back the engine wouldn't run at all! Just cranked over and over and over... I finally opened the bonnet and popped open the air filter cover, and it was packed with...

Just 30 minutes ago there was a knock at the door, and there was my mate Mike and my 1993 Land Rover Discovery 5 door 200TDi parked at the side of the road! He has replaced the oil pump for me since my other Diesel is written off. What a nice thing to do eh ? :) Now I've got to buy him a...

This morning I decided to get the 1990 Landy Disco 200TDi 3 door ready for the snow! I changed the sooty glow plugs for fresh Bosche ones, changed both front Shock Absorbers (they were the originals and leaking, causing it to dip and dive quite a bit, yes I know, Landy's do dip and dive, but...

I went out tonight in 6" of snow in the 1990 200TDi with almost new BF Goodrich tyres on, and it was all over the joint! My '94 Peugeot 405 1.9TD FWD would have made it better with almost bald budget tyres! First thing tomorrow I'll be swapping the wheels over from the '93 200TDi which is...

Yep, another "oh ****!" moment. The snow has all gone now, leaving a 2" layer of solid ice on all the roads. I stupidly thought the V8 could go over it fine, since it managed snow OK! First few streets went OK, then I came do a downhill, pressed on the brake pedal, and all four wheels locked...

My '90 Disco 200TDi is giving me problem after problem! Now I have an oil leak! I went out to it earlier to find streaks of oil coming out from the Landy. So I gingerly jacked the car up (bearing in mind it was parked on sheet ice!) and went under, and saw there wasn't a washer on the sump...

I was driving home earlier in the 1990 Disco 200TDi with my high beams on and listening to the radio, when all of a sudden the battery light comes on! And minutes later the car starts to jump and then the lights fade, along with the engine stalling and me ending up at the side of the road...

Yes I have! Since the '93 200 TDi is off the road at the moment, I've spent £200 on a '90 200TDi 3 door manual. Why ? Because I need a diesel for it's torque! Although my V8 has plenty power, it gets stuck in deep snow because it has no torque. For £200 as you can imagine there is a...

I was heading out of the village in the white 3 door 1990 Land Rover Discovery 3.5 V8 Automatic with all-season partly worn tyres and on a steep and icey hill I saw a 2002 Mitsubishi Shogun 4X4 Turbo Diesel with brand new winter tyres on stuck half way up with it's wheels spinning round and...

I went out tonight to find my 1990 Land Rover Discovery 3.5 V8 with 4 flat tyres and a 4 feet pile of snow on the bonnet. Arseholes! No lasting damage done I don't think, but still!

I started the car up this morning (-3*C) and noticed the oil pressure light took 2-3 seconds to go out after the car started idling... The car has 10W40 oil in it that was changed less then 1,000 miles ago, and this has never happened before. I started the car up again a few times during...

The snow is up to 8" now where I live, so I decided to try my luck and see if the '93 Land Rover Discovery 2.5TD I4 could make it out... And it did! I even made it up a long steep hill without a single spin! I love my Landy! :) I haven't tried the ole '89 Discovery 3.5 V8 Automatic yet...

I've got The Guzzler (1990/1991 Land Rover Discovery 3.5 V8 EFi) booked in for its MOT later today, so before it goes in I want to change the oil. But I don't know what oil it takes!? I assume 10W40 ? It has over 100,000 miles (infact it has 267,000 miles!) so I will have to use regular oil...

Hi! Well basically, my old faithful Citroén Xantia 2.0's head gasket blew and ruined the whole engine, so I need a replacement car! However I can't decide between the mighty 3.5 V8 Petrol guzzler or the 2.5 S4 Diesel engine... And to make the decision even more hard, there is a 1989 Land...