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How far would you go in modding your disco?"

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Gav_T:
I have a v8 with straight through stainless system off a 300tdi with a side exit and it sounds nice and no louder than the civic type r or scooby that is on my street ( the ctr is owned by a 20 y/o lass and she is hot  :evil: :evil: )

Gav.

mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
think exhuast noise mot pass is about 112 decibels but being honest 9o is enough for anyone  :police:

mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
when uve got no tow bar and a tank guard fitted how come no one has a exhuast guard fitted when there used on the camel 110s. cause surely that would be the next impact zone that and the rear quater

Range Rover Blues:
4 years? and the rest.

Thing is, and we say it many times, design is a compramise.  When LR make the Disco new it has to fulfill many rolls and whilst a capable car most users don't do what we do with them.

So when they get a bit older and cheaper so that we can afford to take them and break them, we change the goalposts to suite our own tastes and intended use.

The compramise changes.


Out goes fuel economy and quite, high-speed cruising
In comes Knobbly Bobbly tyres

Out goes handling, ride and NVH
In comes a 3" lift, twin shock mounts and all the rest of it

Out goes smooth unasuming appearence
in comes 6 spotlights, a rood rack, bear paw prints, a CB ariel and a Hi-Lift on the back bumper

Out goes family of 2.4 children, Labrador and caravan
in comes instant idiot, just add MUD

But then the very ethosof the original Series 1 was to be able to modyfy the thing to suite your own requirements with a bewildering array of bolt-on attachments to turn the thing into a farm machine.  So nothing really changes ;)

hairyasswelder:

--- Quote from: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on January 09, 2008, 10:47:48 ---if land rover spent 4 years reasearching it why has most of them be modded in some way? either road cars or used off road

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The chassis and most of the running gear were well proven (15 years or so) on the Range Rover then for 5 years or so on the 90 so 4 years is a bit .....

IMHO it is horses for courses, ie. The whole Land Rover range can be modified to suit your PERSONAL TASTE so the question/ poll is of no importance especially as it will be a bias opinion as it is MUD CLUB not Horsey folk or country toff club  :lol: :lol: :lol:

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