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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1579   
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Picked it up yesterday. All good so far.
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20th Mar 2014 9:15pm |
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| steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073 
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A thing of beauty
You must be chuffed to bits. |
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20th Mar 2014 9:20pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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Didn't HMS Hood come second best in a shoot-out with the Bismark........?
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20th Mar 2014 9:26pm |
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| Interlet Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 461 
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Hopefully, as Daks says, this is not an omen for you crashing into a Merc...
 1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top |
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20th Mar 2014 9:44pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1579
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It pulls really well, seems more sorted than my last 2.2. Enjoying being back in a defender after spending over two months in my wife's car.
Yeah let's hope I don't hit a merc not much chance of getting another. |
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20th Mar 2014 9:57pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363 
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I can see at least one similarity to the (last) HMS Hood - both were obsolete by the time they were built. Let us hope that in this case, unlike that of the battlecruiser, that obsolescence doesn't result in the unnecessary deaths of 1415 brave men.
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20th Mar 2014 10:32pm |
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| simonb1952 Member Since: 26 Dec 2013 Location: NW Posts: 20 
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HMS Hood?
Did you know Hood was one of the "wettest" ships in the Navy, and leaked like a sieve? She was jokingly referred to as the Navy's largest submarine. I hope you haven't jinxed yourself! What about "Dreadnought" insted? (PS fine ship, though. A planned refit in 1941 would have brought her up to modern standards. Circumstances prevented that, of course). Personally I choose Graf Spee; small, tough, virtually indestructible and diesel powered. A bit German, though....... |
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21st Mar 2014 9:43am |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Very nice!
An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948" |
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21st Mar 2014 5:20pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Strange decision to name a vehicle after a vessel associated with so many tragic deaths ....... |
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21st Mar 2014 7:19pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1579
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Yeah there's already water coming in. My last 110 was the ark royal.
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21st Mar 2014 7:46pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1579
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It's a way of getting the lads to learn about british history. Now five more of my lot know what the hood was and what happened to those brave people.
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21st Mar 2014 7:49pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Very nice
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21st Mar 2014 7:49pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1579
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Done 300 miles now and enjoying every mile.
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21st Mar 2014 7:51pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1579
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I am enjoying driving the hood but
Just done my first brim to brim fill. It used 66litres and did 305 miles. I make that about 20mpg. Honestly I haven't gone above 3k revs and have towed a trailer weighing 1.2 tonne for 60 mile of that. That is the worst mpg I've ever done. Is it just running in or could there be a problem. My 2.2 90 did 28mpg all the time My 2.4 110 with Goodrich MTR did 26mpg all the time. |
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23rd Mar 2014 9:33pm |
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