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Automatics Off road
Steven:
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--- Quote ---You need to relaxe mate, lol.
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..or alternatively .. relax. Much easier.
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:oops: :lol:
Range Rover Blues:
Well I asked the same question ealier this year and no-one managed to give me a reason to stay manual, other than some people prefer it.
The 4 speed Auto is so much better than autos I drove when I was younger and bigger engines suite Auto, I know my LSE is much faster on-road partly due to the 'box.
One disadvantage with an auto is that it keeps pulling in low 1st and as you have no clutch you have to use the brakes sometimes to stop the car pulling itself into something.
Recently I took the new 'van to Whitby and one of the hills, Blue Bank, is a 1 in 10 descent. I know that's not steep but with 1900Kg of 'van on the back....
Anyway, the sign at the top of the hill said low gear now, so I stuck it in 1st gear high, it damn near stopped, even on the steepest part I was hardly touching the brake and most of the way down I was on the gas to get it to move.
I really like the Auto for towing too, especially manuevring. Oh! and in traffic.
benbenukuk:
The main reason I asked is because I will have to replace my series 3 (hopefully not to soon) and can't decide between a rrc or a 200/300 tdi defender, what are your thoughts about which one I should get, the only thing that puts me off the rrc is that petrols and water don't mix and the sizeof the rrc compared to my series, how much bigger are they compared to my series 3 swb? Ben
Richard-E:
--- Quote from: "benbenukuk" ---The main reason I asked is because I will have to replace my series 3 (hopefully not to soon) and can't decide between a rrc or a 200/300 tdi defender, what are your thoughts about which one I should get, the only thing that puts me off the rrc is that petrols and water don't mix and the sizeof the rrc compared to my series, how much bigger are they compared to my series 3 swb? Ben
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Overall dimensions are:
... ... ... ..Wheelbase ... ... Length ... Width
S III ... ... ...88" .... ... ... ... 138.5" ... 64"
S III ... ... ..109" .... ... ... ...175.0" ... 66"
RRC early ..100". ... ... ... ...174" .. ... 70"
RRC late ...108 .. ... ... ... ...182" ... .. 70"
Def/90 ... ..92.9" ... ... ... ... 142" ... . 70.5"
Water is rarely a problem with the V8 unless you go too deep wading or hit a big puddle too fast. Once out of the water a squirt of WD40 usually does the trick.
The RRC will do anything the Defender/90 can but in comfort and style! You might gather from my Avatar that I am prejudiced :D
jjsaul:
I'd agree with that...i've only killed V8's a few times in water...usually due to approaching at audience pleasing speeds :lol: ... bit of WD40 and they always fire up again straight away.
100 inch (standard RRC / disco) is a nice wheelbase for offroading, and in some cases will go places a 90 wont.
The comfort factor is also a big one...i have a RRC for daily use and another as an offroad toy and both are a lot more comfortable than our 110.
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