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Some really useful ideas for me here, thanks everyone. If you're visiting Wales after mid September, be prepared for an almost blanket 20 mph limit in built-up areas. tt

Wait till a blanket 20 limit comes your way... :) No P38-type control on my Disco. I wonder whether the Gulf-only overspeed warning could be rigged for a lower speed? Looks like I'm going to have to drive around in 1. Or experiment with low range.

In just over a month, 30 mph speed limits will be mostly replaced by 20 mph here in Wales. I’ve been trying it out, and it’s a nightmare. I’m spending a dangerous amount time looking at the speedo. I have a very light right boot, but even pootling along in 2 isn't much help. I’m thinking...

Late entry on insurance... Back in the day, my insurer (I think it was AA at the time) wasn't fazed by my deACEd Disco. No increase in my premium. I emphasised that some models of the same vehicle had ACE, some didn't, which seemed to help. Properly done (which mine was), deACEing is basically...

Volvo have done a cradle-to-grave comparison for a new XC40 in electric and petrol versions. They say the electric version is ultimately greener, but not until as much as about 70k miles, depending on the source of the leccy for charging. A leccy model in its natural habitat – short journeys...

Every time I find the Disco struggling into a strong wind, I keep thinking about this... Let’s say the TD5’s top speed is 100 mph. What’s its top speed from a standing start into a 100 mph wind? Or look at it from another angle. You're zipping along in your TD5 at top speed, 100 mph...

These things can affect people, too. It’s easy to test whether you’re one of the sensitives. You need to be in a Faraday cage to screen out other factors. A Disco (even one that’s mostly rust) works fine. Drive past the installation very slowly (might be safer to do this as a passenger, now I...

Long time lurker, competent searcher, learnt a lot (thanks, everyone) but now baffled. Disco doesn't fire on at least one cylinder after a totally cold start. Misfire remains no matter how hot the engine gets - provided I don't switch it off. BUT... if I switch off and restart it once it's...

On mine it turned out to be a poor connection between the wiring and the instrument cluster. Can't say exactly where, sorry. While mine was in that state, the odometer also stopped working, but the odos:) continued to be recorded somewhere in the system. The odometer restored itself to the...

I've removed seats 6/7 to give more space for a couple of dogs in the back. I too had been thinking along the 2 boxes of cornflakes line, but it turns out to be worth the effort. The seat mechanism is spring-loaded, and the manual says you have to make a tool to keep the springs in place. I...

When that "symbol" appeared on my Disco 2 it was caused by a loose connector to the display. I say "symbol" because I don't think it's a symbol as such. I don't think it means anything specific. It just looks as if all the bars in the display LED get set to ON when there's a poor electrical...