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| DAZ110 Member Since: 06 Dec 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2039   
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Carry on as you are
 ...and forget any thoughs about fuel consumption! |
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24th Nov 2013 9:05pm |
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| Ian Mac Member Since: 16 Oct 2013 Location: Essex Posts: 53 
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fuel consumption is now how many gallons to the mile..... 2008 TDCI 110 XS
1985 90 300tdi. Gone 2005 RR vogue TD6. Gone |
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24th Nov 2013 9:08pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20371
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Reserved when cold but normal when not. I tend to accelerate quite hard onto A roads on the straights and dual carriageways. Other than that, got to remember it's all very well flooring it especially on bends but with MT's on one mistake or something on the road and your in very big trouble.
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24th Nov 2013 9:12pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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"Drive it like you stole it" .......
Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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24th Nov 2013 9:22pm |
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| Ian Mac Member Since: 16 Oct 2013 Location: Essex Posts: 53
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second that... car is often left a few mins on drive even before setting off
my biggest mistake is people who try cutting me up at lights and so on because I'm in a defender... so second gear careful clutch control and I'm off!!!! lovely too see their faces when the 110" wheelbase monster is well away in front of them!!  2008 TDCI 110 XS
1985 90 300tdi. Gone 2005 RR vogue TD6. Gone |
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24th Nov 2013 9:22pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935  
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24th Nov 2013 9:25pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2755
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driving it hard is the only way! its much more comfortable actually, gear changes are clunky and kangarooing is an issue if you change up too early, keeping it 2000-2500 is nice.
and 2nd off the line does give a few other cars a fright, for about 2 seconds  Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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24th Nov 2013 9:27pm |
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| theorangebandit Member Since: 03 Jun 2013 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 862 |
I drive mine like I drive anything, I maintain the flow of traffic I dont
 my pants when the revs go up, and im happy to get 350 miles to a tank. I blast cob webs out the back daily to keep her running smooth. no issues so far and I have applied the same driving technique to al y previous cars wit. No catastrophic failures. |
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24th Nov 2013 9:27pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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I would say I drive steady but give it a blast out once in a while .. But I got bikes so performance and acceleration in a land rover is never going to really do it for me.
But saying that I love driving it |
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24th Nov 2013 9:37pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149 
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I would say my driving is variable, but leaning towards the gentle. I change up at about 1800-1900 rpm usually, and use sixth when crusing at any speed from 40 upwards. Sometimes it will get a good blast on the motorway at 70, but usually I just mix in with the lorries. This isn't odd for me as that is my usual speed anyway as most things I drive are limited to 56. I don't see the point ragging it, especially on the back lanes, the handling just isn't good enough and I often find I'm going sideways - mud tyres on wet roads won't help that. I would also think that a bit of mechanical sympathy should lead to a bit of a longer life for the vehicle. It isn't a ferrari, if I wanted to drive like a
I would have bought an Audi. 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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24th Nov 2013 9:45pm |
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| Josh K Member Since: 01 Nov 2013 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 266 
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I tend to drive mine quite slowly and steadily which makes a change from the cars at work but then they have blue lights so it's expected
 2007 (57) Defender 90 (Sold)
Looking for another to replace it. The road less travelled.... is a muddy one! |
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24th Nov 2013 10:05pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Once a vehicle is warmed up - little harm in exercising it. But then again why thrash a vehicle and try to get it doing things it was never really designed to do? As for mechanical sympathy - agree that has quite an impact on the life of a vehicle. Went for a job with a haulage company and during the interview I was asked to drive the boss for a couple of miles in a 110. At the end of the interview he openly admitted he wanted to see if I could drive a Land Rover displaying a high degree of mechanical sympathy. |
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24th Nov 2013 10:19pm |
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| Ian Mac Member Since: 16 Oct 2013 Location: Essex Posts: 53
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I think warming the engine up is key to a long life but driving it to 2500-300 rpm before changing gear and flat footed all the time i would say just about keeps it up with most traffic.They are quite sluggish but how strong is the clutch and gear box in pulling away in second and giving it its full beans to get up to speed on joining a motorway??
As for driving down lanes and back roads hard.. if we all done that i very doubt there would be much activity on this forum 
Ian 2008 TDCI 110 XS 1985 90 300tdi. Gone 2005 RR vogue TD6. Gone |
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24th Nov 2013 10:32pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149
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Haulage driving these days requires massive doses of mechanical sympathy, they want gearchanges at exactly the right time, with very gentle braking and acceleration. Why? Because they are trying to get the maximum lifespan out of components such as brakes and clutches, whilst also maximising fuel economy and minimising accidents.
It is obvious that revving a Puma upto 3000rpm the poor thing is screaming for a gearchange. If the in BMWs and Audis are faster so what? I'm too thick skinned to worry about other vehicles "stuck" behind me, they should be grateful for the fuel they are saving and the reduced wear on their cars. That said, I don't dawdle around either, but I certainly won't do a Schumacher impression just to please other people with microscopic penises and egos the size of St Pauls Cathedral. 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 2013 8:04am |
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