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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790   
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Lovely looking 90!!! Theres lots of events taking place across the central belt to make use of it.
I'm assuming you work at the Newbridge based main dealer? Cheers John 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon 1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone 2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE |
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30th Oct 2014 8:49am |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179 
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Morning John , yeah that's right. Great squad to be working for and with.
I have a massive amount of learning to do having moved from Toyota and having never owned a RR or LR before. I'm away for my three day course down at the factory and LR Academy in two weeks. Should be good getting to drive the entire range off road and the new Discovery Sport too!! |
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30th Oct 2014 9:08am |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404 
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Nice looking 90, will keep an eye out for you.
Enjoy your course I'm sure you will learn a lot. Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum |
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30th Oct 2014 9:50am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665  
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Yay, another local, welcome to the forum.
Looks nice, keep us informed of the work you do 
See you on the road. At this rate, we could have a local meet-up sometime  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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30th Oct 2014 10:04am |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Thanks for the warm welcome lads.
I think I'm quite fortunate having a wealth of knowledge where I work to help me out when I need it steep learning curve ahead but some fun times too I hope. Hopefully catch some of you soon. [URL=]  Click image to enlarge[/URL] G Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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30th Oct 2014 11:02am |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790
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Quite a change from Toyota, bet you're looking forward to getting into it elbow deep the new Disco Sport looks good be interested to see a real review of it.
Have you met Richard Blyth the part manager? He's been offloading for a long time. We were both were members of SLROC for a number of years, they hold different types of event all across this area, the fun days and tyros are a good place to start and you can get the family involved too as the fun days normally have a kids course!! I have had 2 110s from Newbridge (the first being the silver 62 plate with the big winch which was still on the forecourt last time I was in) and my current one which was the black 63 plate demo 110. Got well looked after by Robert Mitchell & Ross Hutchison during all the back & forth!! Need to watch out for you if I'm through in the east
Cheers John 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon 1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone 2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE |
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30th Oct 2014 11:16am |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Hi john, was just chatting to Richard about my 90 a half hour ago!!
Roberts still here and knocking cars out. Ross is also still here, and a nicer chap to work with I couldn't wish for Enjoying my time here and it's a relief to get up in the morning to be excited to get in to work in the mornings. If I'm allowed to , I will get some photos of the off roading and of the New Discovery Sport when I get a chance 
Cheers G |
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30th Oct 2014 11:49am |
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| JR Member Since: 07 Dec 2012 Location: Auchtermuchty Posts: 532 
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So has it had a 2ooTdi transplant? loos like it might need one to drive those big tyres!
Tell Fraser Dall I'm asking after him. |
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30th Oct 2014 12:46pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Fraser left a couple of weeks ago now. Dunno where he's headed off to!!
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30th Oct 2014 3:43pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Had it out for a little bit of mud today
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4th Nov 2014 6:41pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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It's due it's MOT next week so one of the Lads in here who has a few of them , some fully restored and some for playing with , is going to get it up on the ramp tomorrow morning for a check up .
So I will find out tomorrow exactly what I have bought!! 
Fingers crossed it's not a total mess , though I do expect to have to spend a few quid on it. To say it's a bit nervous to drive at speeds over 20mph is an understatement, it feels like it's going to swerve across the road and needs two hands on the wheels at ALL times ! God only knows how my mate managed to drive it at 80 on the M6 , needless to say he has bigger balls than me and I'm owe him plenty beer for the favour! Lol G |
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6th Nov 2014 1:57pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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So , health check report has come in........
Looks like I'm needing some wheel bearings 😕
To think my mate did 300 or so miles with it like this!!! G |
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7th Nov 2014 8:54pm |
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| I.AM_a driver Member Since: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 404
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Just a wee bit of play in it
 You might find that the wider tyres will eat the bearings a bit quicker than standard, but as it's not a daily driver for you that shouldn't be too much of an issue.
I once had a bearing go about 10 miles south of Tain on the A9, I wasn't a member of the AA or RAC or anything like that, but just as I was getting out to investigate having pulled in to a side road two members of Highland Constabulary pulled up & asked if I needed assistance?! I got them to give me the number for RAC and AA, & they also popped back later on to check I'd been seen to and was awaiting recovery back to Inverness. That was one expensive wheel bearing, when you factor in an unscheduled B&B night, a day shopping in Inverness with the girlfriend at the time, and the hours the garage spent getting the bearing off as it had fused together with the heat buildup. Mark S CONVOY for HEROES www.facebook.com/convoy4heroes www.lothian4x4response.org ------ Td5 90 Thread in 'My Defender' Forum |
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8th Nov 2014 12:07am |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Yeah, telling me. I never asked but quietly confident that the other side will be the same.
I have been recommended to fit a discovery axel and diff in as replacement instead of just sorting the bearings problem out. Makes sense? Will a Discovery axel be a bit tougher with better/bigger bearings to take the stresses?? I don't doubt the lad who checked it for a second, I just like to know what's what. Lol Cheers |
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8th Nov 2014 7:36am |
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