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Matt.t.:
oh i got a massive roll of rubber stuff which is used under ice of ice rinks, gonna make me some mats and a boot tray thing!

seat covers are on the list! wanted simple grey or black, they only had max flower ones in the shop!


Noted on the rad! cheers

Range Rover Blues:
Thing is a standard LR is pretty capable, if you've got mates who know a bit about what they are doing tag along.

Every one gets stuck once in a while and when it starts to happen you can ask yourself why it happened.

If the answer is driver error, well, you know what to do about that.

But if the answer is equipment then it's time to think about upgrades.

Ask you mates/us lot why we bought the things we did, are they worth the money and would we do it again with the benefit of hindsight. Like I've had my winch ofr 18 months and I've used it 4 times, 3 to move cars out of the garage/onto the trailer and once off-road, hardly worth the money.

Steerring guard, well the big dent in the middle of it should answer that one.

Jackable sills, handy but over rated.

Tank Guard, nice to have, removable tow bar makes it well worth the money (see Guardian about one) but then again it weighs 36 Kg plus the NATO :shock:

Your first big expense might be tyres.  If you plan more radical mods later on these might become redundant down the line, so look for a good set S/H or look after them and sell them on.

But honestly, the biggest difference between our cars when we bought them and our cars now is the state of the paintwork :roll:

Jesska:

--- Quote ---But honestly, the biggest difference between our cars when we bought them and our cars now is the state of the paintwork  :roll:
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We hardly have ant paint left  :roll:

redneck:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---I've had my winch ofr 18 months and I've used it 4 times, 3 to move cars out of the garage/onto the trailer and once off-road, hardly worth the money.


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That's very true as i've only used my winch a couple of times so it's really been quite an expensive item working it out like that, however I used it once to recover a RRC on one occasion (no reflection on the RRC BTW, anything would have got stuck where it did  :wink: ) and just for that one occasion it was worth the money spent alone because there was no way we would have retreived it any other way   :shock:

richo:
Matt t if you go to tixover let me know as iv'e not been there yet[PayPlay virgin]and might be able to tag along if i'm not working.
I also know where all the good lanes are around you .If you get yourself a os map i will give you grid refs.Most of the good lanes are closed around Pboro until about spring so if you up for a bit of laning mate i could show you some one week end.
Footloose 4x4 are good lads ,very helpful .I had my 110 service with them and was very happy with there service.

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