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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379  
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Cops ignore Land Rovers around here
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21st Nov 2011 3:04pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149 
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Took a trailer to Ireland and back this week, worked out an eye-watering 9.6 mpg. Glad I wasn't paying for the diesel.
Rear seats have started making an annoying rattle all the time, being looked at soon when the 110 goes back in for warranty work, along with a few other small issues.  Click image to enlarge I went in convoy with the two Disco 3s. Have to say they probably make better tow cars, but the MPG was also horriffic. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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25th Nov 2011 5:39pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654 
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Was the trailer full of bowling balls? I got 24mpg towing a similar size trailer and with 7 people in the car. Ouch.
Today (well last night at about 1am) the Defender came to the rescue as a lighting rig, sitting in a 10" deep puddle providing light so we could try and shovel all the debris out of a blocked culvert across the road. +1 for keeping a shovel and wellies in the back of the car. |
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25th Nov 2011 5:54pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149
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Not bowling balls, but it was very heavy...certainly 3500KG. The chap in the lead disco insisted on doing 60 all the way, so the Defender was struggling to keep up. It was the kind of thing I would have towed at 45mph, notwithstanding tacho regs, convoy driving etc... 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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25th Nov 2011 6:27pm |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785 
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And the fuel cooler guard uses 4 rivnut fixings.  Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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25th Nov 2011 7:05pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304 
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Took the kids to our local National Trust house - the 110 feels rather at home there!
Then took it to the dealers again for a blown vent blower resistor. Should hopefully get sorted in a week. Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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25th Nov 2011 7:16pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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Towed my new boat home today at 40 mph for 80 miles as one of the 4 hubs was scolding hot
Despite thumping the hub with a hammer to loosen a possible jammed on break something was still boiling the bearings so limped home slowly and was relieved to get back... Will strip it down and see what mess lies inside!
Very pleased with the boat but she needs quite a bit of work to get her back up to scratch.... |
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26th Nov 2011 4:00pm |
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| casher Member Since: 17 Sep 2010 Location: Glos Posts: 58 
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is that the biggest ifor box trailer they do? if so i tow one of them all the time and i tow rapid and still get 21.5! |
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26th Nov 2011 5:24pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304
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Had to do a fair bit to ours this year and it's now out of the water for the Winter. Sorted a drive issue (fairly extensive work needed), tidied up the trailer, had a cover custom made (ours is VERY hard to cover as it's an open design like a Boston Whaler) then gave it the full PW/polishing works when it came out. Looking fairly tidy now. Won't last long... Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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26th Nov 2011 5:38pm |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548 
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Fitted my heated mirrors today.....right, where's that frost then, so I can try them out properly?
 Mark
2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey |
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26th Nov 2011 8:35pm |
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| Bobble Member Since: 21 Aug 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 223
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Bit of (P)laning with Dave-H.....
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27th Nov 2011 7:51pm |
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| Surrey Rover Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Surrey Posts: 360 |
Is that a additional lock on your passenger door? Nick
2.2 110 Tipper |
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27th Nov 2011 8:08pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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Weekend on the plain with a top bloke Bobble [see above]
 Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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27th Nov 2011 8:09pm |
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| Bobble Member Since: 21 Aug 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 223
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No mention of the Princess? Straight to the Tower for you my friend. |
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27th Nov 2011 10:05pm |
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