Joining the club.

[NJW5007]

I had to show my sons mate that trick after he bent his door and they were faffing about trying to line things up again, the door had never fitted so well after i had tweaked it
Its been known for a block of wood between door and sill and tweak the whole door

You could have at least warned me to wear my truss. I got the door to go back but will probably require some kind of downstairs intervention to get everything else to go back into place.
In the meantime I have adopted the gait of a Mr John Wayne. " Get off yer hoss and drink yer Tetleys"

 

[tomcat59alan]

You could have at least warned me to wear my truss. I got the door to go back but will probably require some kind of downstairs intervention to get everything else to go back into place.
In the meantime I have adopted the gait of a Mr John Wayne. " Get off yer hoss and drink yer Tetleys"

Wimp.

 

[NJW5007]

Wimp.

I resemble that remark!

 

[tomcat59alan]

I resemble that remark!

You pinching my script? . Luv Tetleys.

 

[NJW5007]

This weekend is LPG weekend. Huzzah and hoorah!

 

[NJW5007]

My first week as a Range Rover owner and all in all a fairly good week. I will summarise in my normal florid manner with a few headings because I love the sound of my own typing.

What Have I learned
I have learned that I absolutely lurve my Range. I love the way it drives, the way it looks, the way it sounds and so on. This is actual love.
I have learned that it is more like piloting a boat than driving, corners are sharper and roundabouts a lot smaller in a Range, and not many people clean the roof of their cars properly.
I have learned (learning really) to drive slower and to waft around a bit more instead of rush everywhere. I have learned to love driving again.
I have also learned that I will never be rich with a Range Rover. I had a call from Bill Gates the other day asking if he could borrow £20 for petrol.

What do I regret?
That I never got one of these beasties a while ago, that I am (thus far) too scared to take her off road, she has a magnetic attraction to petrol stations and I regret that I didn't try harder at school,( instead of spending all my time try to attract Beverley M's and Sarah M's, Debbie T's... attention.) I regret not trying harder at work, ( instead of trying to attract Chantalle B's, Helen J's, Alison W's, Sue B's... etc attention) and I regret I never tried harder in life ( Instead of trying to attract Katie W, Toni N's, Anita G's, Carol G's... etc attention.)
Had I tried a little harder maybe I could have had a newer Range Rover. (probably not an Evoque)

What have I spent?
So far, obviously the £%@#&" for the car in the first place which i thought was okay. Plus £240 for a new spare key, £200 for the re-installation of the LPG system. Plus £600 for a new set of Goodyear Wranglers ( Tyres not jeans) Plus £10 for a large tin of black hammerite paint. Plus whatever a weather strip for the drivers door/ window will cost. Plus whatever a respray for the bonnet will cost. That is to say nothing about the transmission service that I am going to have done, and the engine service that I will have done.


What is my conclusion.
To paraphrase Charlton Heston
" I will give you my Range Rover keys when you can pry them from my cold dead hands"

I told you, it's love.

 

[Mark Piercy]

My first week as a Range Rover owner and all in all a fairly good week. I will summarise in my normal florid manner with a few headings because I love the sound of my own typing.

What Have I learned
I have learned that I absolutely lurve my Range. I love the way it drives, the way it looks, the way it sounds and so on. This is actual love.
I have learned that it is more like piloting a boat than driving, corners are sharper and roundabouts a lot smaller in a Range, and not many people clean the roof of their cars properly.
I have learned (learning really) to drive slower and to waft around a bit more instead of rush everywhere. I have learned to love driving again.
I have also learned that I will never be rich with a Range Rover. I had a call from Bill Gates the other day asking if he could borrow £20 for petrol.

What do I regret?
That I never got one of these beasties a while ago, that I am (thus far) too scared to take her off road, she has a magnetic attraction to petrol stations and I regret that I didn't try harder at school,( instead of spending all my time try to attract Beverley M's and Sarah M's, Debbie T's... attention.) I regret not trying harder at work, ( instead of trying to attract Chantalle B's, Helen J's, Alison W's, Sue B's... etc attention) and I regret I never tried harder in life ( Instead of trying to attract Katie W, Toni N's, Anita G's, Carol G's... etc attention.)
Had I tried a little harder maybe I could have had a newer Range Rover. (probably not an Evoque)

What have I spent?
So far, obviously the £%@#&" for the car in the first place which i thought was okay. Plus £240 for a new spare key, £200 for the re-installation of the LPG system. Plus £600 for a new set of Goodyear Wranglers ( Tyres not jeans) Plus £10 for a large tin of black hammerite paint. Plus whatever a weather strip for the drivers door/ window will cost. Plus whatever a respray for the bonnet will cost. That is to say nothing about the transmission service that I am going to have done, and the engine service that I will have done.


What is my conclusion.
To paraphrase Charlton Heston
" I will give you my Range Rover keys when you can pry them from my cold dead hands"

I told you, it's love.

Make this into a novel...

 

[oakey]

Oh no I am getting flashbacks of a picture I once saw on this site. Was burned into my eyeballs but cant remember who it was. I am not going searching for it in case the adverts start

 

[NJW5007]

Well a couple of weeks of Range Rover ownership and generally as pleased as a dog with two "Richards." The car has not burst into flames and killed me once yet, I have got everything adjusted so that I am as comfortable as Silky the silkworm in his favourite silk pyjamas. The car runs on LPG as smooth as Leslie Phillips saying the word 'mellifluous', so I am as happy as a pig in a pile of poo. The only thing I have found wrong (so far) is that the rear wiper doesn't work ( so what,) and there is a little whistle when I accelerate, but only when I am running LPG. ( don't run on LPG then, twit!) I would not normally have noticed the whistle, but the current Mrs W' does not completely subscribe to the view that John, Paul, George and Ringo should be played at a volume that makes your ears bleed.
All in all I am delighted, but waiting for the catastrophe that some will have me believe is waiting for me.
Bring it on!
To mis quote Messrs McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr. " Baby you can drive my car" but you will have to fight me for the keys and I fight dirty.

 

[oakey]

Glad you are happy
Well done

 

[tomcat59alan]

Someone had a whistle and traced it to the windscreen trim,maybe worth investigating or using a roll of tape to eliminate.

 

[RangeRoller dt]

The worry is just part of RR ownership

Once you get used to it and don’t worry anymore itl be because you are too skint to have it repaired anyhow

 

[NJW5007]

Someone had a whistle and traced it to the windscreen trim,maybe worth investigating or using a roll of tape to eliminate.

Thank you for your reply. The whistle only occurs under acceleration whilst running on LPG.

 

[RangeRoller dt]

Take it back to the people did your LPG recently.

 

[NJW5007]

The worry is just part of RR ownership

Once you get used to it and don’t worry anymore itl be because you are too skint to have it repaired anyhow

I only have one kidney, but I do have a spare lung. How much do corneas fetch on the open market. Can also spare a testicle and half a liver. I should be okay for a while to keep my Range Rover running. Also a good way of losing weight. Perhaps Range Rover ownership could be a recognised way of keeping slim and fit.

 

[RangeRoller dt]

Maybe get yourself an EAS kicker - can reset yourself then.

Until you get it sorted - if you leave issues they multiply

 

[NJW5007]

What is an EAS kicker. A new pair of football boots?
I'm too old and tired to get involved in ball sports these days.

 

[oakey]

Maybe get yourself an EAS kicker - can reset yourself then.

Until you get it sorted - if you leave issues they multiply

Amen to that

 

[NJW5007]

Amen to that

I have found one for my L322. But I am not sure why I would want one at the .moment. Is this gadget purely for the air suspension or does it monitor other systems.

 

[RangeRoller dt]

It’s a cheap little thing you plug in and will reset your EAS as the garage did. Not difficult or expensive.
Which one - I’d ask the l322 crowd which is best.
Many won’t leave home without one.