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Seems like a good choice to throw a load of money at to be fair 😅 I'm more than happy with that bad influence

It's an easy job, The hardest part is the 'standard' filter that is in a bit of a tight spot. The oil drain/refill and the rotor filter are easy. I wouldn't recommend a drive thru joint because they will likely not have done an oil change on a...

Unlikely but possible. Its for one market, people that live inside the M25.

Tend to disagree on this. Adjustable dampers are from Terrafirma and a absolutely awful in terms of reliability. RTC dampers are a gimmick at best, unreliable and crap at worst. Better off with OME or Fox if bigger tyres. Six speed box doesnt...

Td5. Will always be my choice. Very easy to work on, very easy to maintain, buy a Nanocom or a Just Map It from Empire to read fault codes. They are fairly rugged compared to a Puma but 10x easier for the home mechanic. Ive been driving them...

Insurance companies have decided they hate Defenders. Ive had the same issue. Slightly modified and its a flat out no or a ridiculous price Easily stolen, expensive to repair (by a garage) parts costs are high, values are hard to determine...

Yeah exactly. Would bave preferred timeserts but didnt have any! Surprised given its a CJM manifold. So far so good no leaks!

Completely agree. The heaters arnt actually that bad at all when the are working 100% People are just used to modern climate control systems that are way over engineered. Im not actually a fan, i genuinely prefer the separate heater and AC in my...

I did find it terrible before I actually had a look at anything. I then found I had no thermostat fitted, replaced with a 78 degree one. I then found all the foam seals in the heater box had disintegrated, same with the dash air box, after...

What a magical day I had today 🙄 Thought it would be a fairly quick reassemble of the manifold, oh how wrong I was! Refitted and torqued up 9 out of 10. Number 10 become righty loosey 😢😢 Stud almost fell out. Panicking about what to do as I...

More landscaping today Playing with sleepers.

Blowing the dust of old Behringer mixer and Fender PA, all good now saving for a Zoom 20 track digital mixer / recorder.

All in cost me around £4K in materials its really three builds......room within a room within a timber barn with 50mm air gap between each ( russian doll etc) Sound check with drums and PA at full chat...... 4 feet away sounds like stereo in a...

🤣🤣🤣🤣 hes might be right 🤣

Have you seen his freds :). He will have you a TD5 and spending money the minute you see it, let alone a drive:D. J

I would certainly be keen to take you up on that if it wouldn't be too much hassle for you, and try to gain a little more insight from your pools of knowledge too.

I warped mine too. I bought it via allisport and they swapped it out no questions asked!

As did I this time round but it was a few years ago when I first bought the D2 Nice of them to do, probably because its costs them roughly £250 a unit 🫣 Mines a few years old now, easier to drop it down the workshop and have it done same day...

Exciting Easter Friday! Finally got round to sorting the slightly warped exhuast manifold, shockpy yes even the CJM Manifolds will warp given enough time. This one was on my old D2 now on my 110, probably covered closed to 60k at least and I...

No worries. Happy to help, can at the very least come for ride if you want!

I feel like I am leaning towards the TD5 more and more each day, but it's definitely still an open choice for me, and so speaking with people who have experience of both is really valuable. I will be looking to work on the vehicle I decide on...