Try driving a 2 wheel drive van off a wet grassy campsite, you might find 4WD more use than you thought.

That is assuming there is not a transmission fault.

Dashboard. Give us a clue, why do you think yours might be a II?

Yes, you can, but the garage can't. You should have needed the number off the V5 to prove you are the owner, or at least had his permission.The MoTer won't have this number unless you give it to him.

Perhaps it's 2003 Model Year

They can bring up the date and expiry date of the current MoT so if you are getting it MoTed in advance they still know when it runs to, but I've been assured that they cannot get details of fails given by other centres.

I believe it is used for a temperature read out in certain markets (USA?) but serves no purpose on UK models

The second tester shouldn't be able to see anything about previous tests (unless he did them) as that would be against the Data Protection Act. Rather defeats half the point of computerising things, but useful for us punters.

Possibly, I've never compared them, just know they are different.

I'm pretty sure the Station Wagon has a different chassis. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I doubt it's worth the effort.

When was it proved to be a hoax? I have seen the original letter, misguided, in-informed, wrong, but not a hoax. Having said that I agree it no longer needs sticky status.

Good, I'm glad it's sorted. I'm always amazed at the number of people who believe the only cause of a soft peddle is air and will keep on bleeding, when the solution can be so easy!

Strictly speaking Turbocharging is a form of Supercharging (compressing the air before it enters the cylinders) so all 2.5TDs are Supercharged. It is general practise to refer a a mechanically driven device at a supercharger, and a device driven by exhaust pressure as a turbocharger.

Despite the lack of suitable tyres, and I suspect no idea what he was doing, the systems worked and got him there, eventually.

How many cylinders on each wheel? If it is one (10" brakes) the bottom spring (furthest from the cylinder) connects the shoes, the top one goes from the front shoe (the one with the adjuster) to the back plate.

Are all the brakes shoes correctly adjusted and the springs fitted correctly.

The quoted wading depth for a Defender is 20", so a Freelander isn't too bad. Having said that I'd be happier exceeding it in a Defender than a Freelander. if you do wade a Freelander, check and clean out the rear brake drums.

The TD5 was a Land Rover engine, in fact the last proper Land Rover engine. Discoveries never used BMW engines.

It's a 4 Cylinder (4C) so won't be a TD5! Wouldn't be in 1990 anyway. Probably a 200Tdi. Has it got discs or drums on the back. Be warned that a 20 year old Land Rover may have wht would be major changes in other vehicles. A few photos may help. If you can find the engone no (don't rely on...

Yes. Look at http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f38/tax-free-motors-57029.html