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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5183  
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One thing i say about defenders, is they can get very unsettled in the wet, with very bad tyres on! My old 300 gave me a few shaves in the past! The snow it was worse than the 306! ( that was with diff lock engaged too) The main thing is though every one was ok and the car is very easy to fix. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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7th Jun 2020 12:14am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4703 
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Lucky girls. Is that a G90 tyre on the passenger side? 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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7th Jun 2020 1:22pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2165 
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I was thinking mismatched tyres are not good at the best of times never mind when inexperienced.......
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7th Jun 2020 1:26pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Looking at the earlier picture, that odd tyre has clearly been fitted as the spare, as the original is flat. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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7th Jun 2020 3:00pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2165
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Spot on LRA.......thought it looked very odd
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7th Jun 2020 3:48pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5183
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Budget tyres are a right nightmare! My 306 had budgets on the front and pirelli tyres at the rear. The full setup was asking for trouble. The 306 lads call pirelli tyres ditch finders, nearly every 306 that had those on, have had either a close shave or had the same experience that adafish's daughter has had. The fronts were that bad, as soon as it started to rain, the car would just wheel spin from 1st into 2nd gear! when you pulled away in the wet. Then there was the 300 TDi, with the cheapest possible wheels and tyres you could get on the market. Those were lethal in wet and were deadly in the snow. My dad didn't listen to me about tyres, until he had the same trick happened to him, with a jeep going up a hill. The back end went on him and he hit a house. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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7th Jun 2020 5:22pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2165
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Never understand why people use shoite tyres when its the only thing that connects you to the road........
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7th Jun 2020 5:25pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5183
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budget tyres are ok for the spare wheel, thats all.
 Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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7th Jun 2020 5:28pm |
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| andydef90 Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: yorkshire Posts: 617
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all that matters is there was ok the 90 can be repaired as for tyres my metro had Pirellis all the way round could not get up a frosty slope there was no grip at all
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8th Jun 2020 6:36am |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1384 
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that was fitted to get it home as the other had split...had Wranglers fitted all round.... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull.. |
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9th Jun 2020 11:49am |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1384
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.... yep, put onto get it home, had to tow it about about 1/4 mile to our house... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull.. |
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9th Jun 2020 11:52am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829  
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By anyone’s reckoning that’s quite an achievement. Just glad they’re both ok.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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9th Jun 2020 1:14pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829
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Count yourself lucky, I had a 2-door (single wing-mirror), Fiat UNO with cloth interior.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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9th Jun 2020 1:16pm |
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)| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4216 
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I used to love an old school really basic car. The German brands were good at them. They don't do them any more do they? I had a VW Golf Mk2 "C". It literally only had the features required to actually function. 4 speed box, no clock, no fag lighter, 1 mirror, centre console deleted, 2 speakers only for the radio. Just honest transport. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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9th Jun 2020 1:29pm |
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