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My 10 plate disco four said 36 mpg on the dash and I was chuffed until I worked out the true tank mileage was 23. The best you could get from it on a run with light foot was 29. Vehicle have more power now but the mpg has not really improved from 20 years ago.
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Must have been something wrong with it a twin turbo set up with variable vane vs a big old td5 turbo should be no contest. I doubt I could buy a new double cab that I was un happy with the performance even the 2.5 hilux pulls like a train just need the 3.0 for big trailers. Too much power and they scoff diesel and the back end swings about. I think you may be better with a souped up rav 4 they used to do a boy racer one. After a few weeks when the leaf springs have sat down and hardened up the dc will grate on you. I know I had a new one.
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It's all designed so you are hooked in on a 19 k double cab with black bumpers. Then when you are there you want few extras but it's cheaper to go the next model up especially as it has the bigger engine before you know they shove a quote under your nose for 28k + vat which has a good chunk of profit in it. Double cab for 19 k is a lot of truck for the money with little profit. 9 k is lots of money for a few bits of tackey bling.
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I have a 4 year old Vito and love the driving position and the lower height means we can get in all multi stories we service Gensets in. In some ways the vw is better finished but they have had plenty of engine and gearbox problems. The merc bodies are now better protected against rust our last one failed it's mot on rust at 5 years old. The engines are in my experience bullet proof. Gearboxes are a bit knotchy but if that bothers you go for an auto.
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The 3 litre hilux is capable of towing over 3 tonne and there is a company in the Midlands that replates them to show it. There is no ideal vehicle out there so far this has been a useful thread so let's not turn it into my winky is bigger than yours. We are all looking for a similar vehicle but all going round in circles may be its about to hit the market but not yet. I think the hilux is probably the best all rounder but the towing weight puts it out the race.
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I have one they stopped making them in 2009. They last a good 20 years unlike the rest of the crap. They make a new proper landcruiser v8 and yes it's 60k. If you want a tipper you need one of the things just above.
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Any idea how much usable wood is in these?
gensetsteve replied to Woodworks's topic in Firewood forum
I have done similar things in the past for free but only the once . After I learnt my lesson I broke it down to profit. I would rather pay £2000 for an arctic load of easy to process beech or ash than a load of twisted oak which seems to take forever to season. Once you spend days cutting that lot up and hauling it home you could of logged the Arctic load and banked the money. It seems strange cord is in short supply when we have had such a mild winter ? -
It could be that most people's first experience of a defender is the 200,000 mile ex utility wreck which stays with them for years. A new jap motor changed every 3 years is unlikely to give much grief but if you use it hard it will cost you when you blow a gear box or bend a prop. Personally at 6 ft 3 I would not want to go far in a defender. For towing you really can't beat an Amazon it has the weight the stability and the cc's and will do 250 k before it gives a major component problem.
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Yes all pick ups are commercial. My land cruiser is a 7 seat car and they don't do a commercial. The disco 4 was a commercial but I won't be going their again.
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I did a 15 mile ride along Bournmouth sea front on cycle paths which are shared with pedestrians. Normally walking 6 abreast if you give them a ping with the bell they get abusive so it's easier to just leave a tyre mark up their back. There is a big pushin this country to get people out of cars and on to bikes but it's difficult if people can't share there is a reason the pavements have been widened and it's not just because the population has got fatter. It would not surprise me if the little girl was on a cycle path. I notice my neighbours are braver In in there xc90's when I am cycling than they are when I drive the battered 15 year old landcrusiers at them.
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Thank you makes a change for me For serious towing it's really Land Rover or land cruiser Amazon. But the amazon eats fuel and is poor for tax depreciation only allowed 8 % of value against tax per year due to the high emmissions. Commercials are 100% tax deductible and £230 a year road tax.
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It's a difficult one as everyone has different priorities. I would avoid Nissan because I had one and the dealers round our way we're dreadful. They have had loads of grief with the engines for over 10 years. But it was a good drive and I loved the gearbox. I drove the amorok and felt it stood head and shoulders above the rest but only 2.0 litre engine and the truck may not be tough enough especially with no low box. The price is horrendous and so is the waiting list. The dmax I thought drove crude a bit like a 15 year old l200 but it does tow 3500kg Hilux nice to drive but dated, noisey engine, poor towing weight and expensive to buy will be reliable though with good resale. I learnt years ago to stay well clear of French stuff. I don't think the new kids on the block will grasp the towing thing straight off so expect clutch and drive train problems.
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I am looking for the same steve but have only managed the time to drive 3 to be honest motors interest me less with every passing year. I can give you my opinion but we are all different and want different things.
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I have a metal one identical to the Oregon one always found it very useful saves bending down to drag rings about. I am not sure I would get on well with a heavy wooden one especially if I missed the wood and it was heading for a shin.
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I have the 3 ph sheppach splitter and the performance was superb 1 phase machine would be like comparing a moped with a Impreza. I converted mine to run on an 11 hp Honda and it now has no where near the power but at least we can use it in the woods. Ours is 7 years old and never put a spanner to it just plenty of grease.
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And we wonder why the NHS is at breaking point!
gensetsteve replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in The Lounge
I have never seen deer eggs -
See this is a wait for next post to get more clues one
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You have to read Jons posts as fast as he wrote them. If that fails re read and imagine a somerset accent. If that fails wait for the next post for more clues . We all have the time otherwise we would not be on a forum
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It took a good few days to get rid of my back ache after we changed the mattress. Everyone is different and you can't tell just by laying on a mattress you need to sleep on one. If you go the pocket sprung route the amount of springs is not the be all and end all you need a good quality spring otherwise they fail after a year or so. A good brand of bed spring is calico.
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Put some 4x4 tyres on your land rover
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I will try to find the report I might be doing them an injustice as it was 6 months ago. Well worth having a good read of the John Ryan site. Memory foam mattresses can be very hot in the summer. I think they may be like marmite. I knew it was our old mattress because i slept on a Hypnos bed at a premier inn and my back was much better but the Hypnos mattress never struck me as anything special
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I am sure which did a test within the last year and the tempur mattresses came out as rubbish the £1600 mattress was the only one to fall to bits during the test. I went through this problem about 6 months ago crippling back aches. Bought a middle of the range pocket sprung from John Ryan. If nothing else read their web site it will give you good knowledge. Ours was £1100 and I orderered with out even seeing it due to their money back guarantee and their good reviews. Ours is superb I would go back for another when our 10 year guarantee runs out they can do the mattress in two ratings my wife is slim and I am well you know less slim
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My first 300 disco had the cambelt changed at the right time then the head went between 3+4. The next 4 discos we run them till the cambelts snapped normally well over 100 k. We then stripped the head off checked for piston damage relaxed a few valve train parts ( can't remember if they had push rods ) Most were sold at 4 years with 260k on the clock and most of it towing. The engines are very good which can easily be checked for wear once the head is off measure the bore and check for a lip near the top of the cylinder. You could do a compression test on the good cylinders before you strip it. The water pumps and p gasket behind them were crap so we often just changed them at 60k saves cooking a good block. We could spot an early pump failure the belt starts making lots of noise and if you look the water pump pulley is out of line with the rest. Over all a good engine but likely to crack the head especially if you tweek the fuel pump and the radiator is not 100%
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About £200 for a complete 2000kg one £350 for a 3500kg one. Sometimes it's worth it for the new hitch damper and tight tube also quicker to fit.
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After 30 years of getting grindings and dirt in my eyes I know buy those proper expensive orange goggles from screw fix£14 . If I work under vehicle I wear the open spec type goggles. My eyes have been dug around too much and suffer infections to easy now. I always wash out if I get dirt in them even tap water is better than doing nothing. I am about to try sustain eye lubricant expensive but good reviews. Look after your eyes and put some thought and money into the right ppe.
