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I was also a bit gutted about this. The OH was coming with me on the July date and she can't make either of August weekend dates. Based on that, I'll be going on my own on the Friday as I have that day off anyway. I'm hoping to blag one of the marshalls to come round the course with me...

Before you spend money on paint, its worth noting that new galvanised bumpers are about £40 each! I'm probably going to buy a new bumper for mine eventually. Someone has used the bumper to lever something off and its a bit bent in places.

My first test drive was a bit like that. After the first 20 miles I learned that gear changes had to be very slow! I'm desperate to do some more work on mine, but the ****e weather is making it very hard. I'm looking forward to fitting my towbar and chassis handles :)

I really don't like it. It looks a bit too dull. Is that even a UK colour? However, colour is a personal thing. If you like it, then go for it.

I'm guessing heavy duty or maybe high definition ;) Talking of metal. My colleague has just given a 2ft sq bit of 7mm steel plate for free. Will be making my spreader plate out of it later if my Angle Grinder is up to the job :)

I've seen a Disco 3 a Devils Pitt on the two occasions that I have been there. It was certainly doing ok when I was there. the price on D4s is dropping but the £400 tax bracket doesn't help :(

I also carry about 3ltrs of water and 1ltr of spare oil. I've managed to cram a bottle jack, two lumps of wood (for bottle jack), road atlas, water, oil and gaffer tape under the seat. Got an old ammo box that I am gradually building putting tools in for longer trips. However, if the...

A search would have answered a number of those questions for you.... Heater - Probably bad connections. Take off and clean and take it from there. It can be the switch, but more often its the contacts on the connections. Speedo - Replace cable first. It come from the back of the gearbox and...

Or combine with a bigger screwdriver and hammer :D

You can get used wings on Ebay, but straight ones command £50 plus. I thought they just bolted/rivetted on from memory. Most of the series Landies I looked had battle scars (dents and scratches). Quite frankly, they were the least of my worries.

Did you go round and tap it with a screwdriver. Thats what I used to do and if the screwdriver went through said bit of bodywork or chassis, then that was walk away time! With out offering up some photos of the offending vehicle, there isn't much more advice people on here can offer. Most...

:D The smoke should clear after a few minutes. I took my OH to the cinema in mine which is a grand total of 2 miles away and she turned round and said she wanted her name taken off the insurance! Also she expressed some cocern at the fact that was a considerable gap between the doors...

Fitted my new wheels and tyres. Been refurbing my wheels over the last few weeks. I'm quite pleased with the results, but the finish isn't as hard wearing as I would have liked despite spraying no less than 5 coats of laquer on th surafce where the wheels nuts go. Despite my grumblings, they...

Agreed. My first year for my Saab was £600 and when it came to renewal time, they want nearly £900!! Multi car policies can be a way to make things a bit cheaper. Mrs BakerStreet and I are now both insured by Direct Line.

The ground lancaster statement made me laugh a lot :D The diesels are pretty noisy and slow. An Overdrive will help, but I think mine is only doing about 50 with it engaged. Save your pennies for a 200tdi engine or in the short term a range rover or discovery diff helps the top speed a bit. :)

I did some insurance hunting a tweaked my career on the varous web sites and I tried changing it and they wouldn't have it!! They have you by the fucing bollocks every time. Anyone can change jobs at any time durnig their policy and they can just use it as an excuse to either cancel your...

Glad you got unstuck, but in one of those photos your tyre looks nearly bald :D Might just be the photo

Good suggestion. I recently bough a 1m breaker bar with a 3/4in socket on the end. I only bought it to undo stubborn wheels nuts. Was dead easy with the breaker bar. I think I only paid £38 and it came witha bree 1/2in 400 breaker bar too :)

You have PM :)

Engine probably takes around 5ltrs of oil, so 2lts is a fair amount off what its meant to have in it!