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| Porny Site Sponsor Member Since: 31 Aug 2009 Location: Sutton Coldfield - West Midlands Posts: 810  
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You drive like Miss Daisy.... Mine gets driven enthusiastically...... or in the words of the police officer "you were making a bit too much progress" lol... he was a bit shocked that a Defender was pulling away from his 3 Series BMW on a twisty road. I admit its not big - and it's not clever. But my Defender is a lot of fun with its current power output - but now needs more 
All modern diesels will benefit for a 'clear out' at times..... but they also need looking after. Mine gets oil changes every 6000 miles, regular transmission oil changes etc, good quality fuel - and gets a proper warm up and cool down period... it doesn't just thrashed from cold and turned off. Ian IRB The home of the first modified Keswick Green 90 - and the first 2.4 Puma through both the 200bhp and 550Nm barriers. www.IRBdevelopments.com www.facebook.com/irbdevelopments www.integrated316.com www.facebook.com/integrated316 |
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25th Nov 2013 12:33pm |
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| Cakey Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 468  
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Thrashed
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25th Nov 2013 12:49pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2661  
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I drive it gently (<2000rpm) until it's warmed up. And then I drive it like I stole it
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25th Nov 2013 1:10pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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In some ways I'm lucky in the fact that wher mine is parked there is not much of a chance of thrashing it untill I've got onto a road that is condusive to any speed above 25mph, the same applies for when I get home so there is allways a period of "calm time" after starting/stopping. After a number of years fixing machinery of all sorts I have allways tried to have mechanical sympathy as I've never been a big fan of having to fix my own
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25th Nov 2013 1:56pm |
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average 2-2.5k gear change and around 3k when towing a 3-3.5t trailer.| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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I am with 22900013A on this one. I tend to drive it mild- smooth gear changes, normally somewhere between 2 and 2.5k. Sometimes I might drive a little harder to give it a good clean out, sometimes will take it really really easy. I need mine to be reliable and touch wood in the past 50,000 miles I have had only one failure (was still driveable).
If I wanted to drive fast and hard I would buy a car, not a commercial workhorse. Glyn   |
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26th Nov 2013 10:27pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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I live on a derestricted road in the country.
I'm rarely having to drive at 30mph. I don't push it as far as it will go but I don't hang about either. |
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26th Nov 2013 10:41pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109 
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Another for drive it like I stole it
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27th Nov 2013 8:59pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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I would like to say that I drive mine within the speed limits at all times and never drive mine in a harsh way
I am a very green person
Um.....sorry had a moment there  need to take my pills now...  BM52 |
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27th Nov 2013 9:12pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2770
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it is really actually quite impressive what you can get off the line in 2nd until the first gear change! especially if you keep it rolling a little and predict the lights well
have burned many a eurobox and big diesel saloon but mostly by using my brain not the cars speed Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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27th Nov 2013 10:16pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150 
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I must actually confess I was a little bit off on my gearchange points - having watched my revs a bit more closely since thsi thread started, on the country road to work I found my changes were more at 2000-2100rpm, so slightly higher than I thought, however that is on a twisting country road. It has sufficient straights to do 60mph for a few sections, but the handling is not good enough to allow that on bends, some of which will see me down at 25 or so. On the flat gearchanges are taken earlier, more in keeping with what I claimed before.
So far I have had no issues with the gearbox or transmission or engine, I wonder if the same can be said for the drive it like you stoie it brigade? With regards to speed limits, as a professional driver I am reliant upon keeping a clean driving license, as such I can't afford to speed and I find it is in no way difficult to stick to the limits. Cruise control on the lorries does make it easier though, I wish the 110 had it. 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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28th Nov 2013 8:01am |
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| Pacific24 Member Since: 21 Nov 2013 Location: Europe Posts: 58 |
Having seen a Defender involved in an accident on a country road where it had rolled over and had the cab flattened, I plan to drive my new one very carefully and look into having some form of roll cage fitted.
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28th Nov 2013 8:54am |
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| Porny Site Sponsor Member Since: 31 Aug 2009 Location: Sutton Coldfield - West Midlands Posts: 810
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Mine has been used on road/track use and 330 hours on a dyno mainly doing full power runs and prolonged steady state... and no problems at all. Even with 200Nm more than standard going through it! Ian IRB The home of the first modified Keswick Green 90 - and the first 2.4 Puma through both the 200bhp and 550Nm barriers. www.IRBdevelopments.com www.facebook.com/irbdevelopments www.integrated316.com www.facebook.com/integrated316 |
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28th Nov 2013 9:10am |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507 
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Same here ... I drive a fair few and think the gear change on mine is one of the smoothest i've driven Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
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28th Nov 2013 2:39pm |
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