if you nick a range rover , make sure you can drive one......


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I assume that is one of those super secure keyless entry ffrr's.... cos there's no way you'd get an early one running without the key..... did you notice the wing folding up as the patrol car rammed it along with the rear end damage, reckon that's a potential write-off there is such a thing as too many whistles and bells... I'll stick with the removable anti theft device that's fitted to mine... a key  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Do you think the perpetrator is now a forum member asking for advice on replacing a front wing and rear bumper?

It was a nice FFRR! I want to put these rims on mine. 07 3.6 TDV8 Vogue
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Probably a rotary gear selector - that would have fooled them

I like that.

But, nope. Video says Seattle. NAS didn't get the rotary dial until the L405 came along. The dial was only on the TDV8 and we never got that one.

Are you saying that you had to wait until the L405 to get an 8 speed gearbox?  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Yes.

Remember, the L322 SC never got the 8 speed, only the 6. Same story with the NA petrol V8.

No 8 speeds, no diesels until the L405.

JLR are finally offering the V6 diesel in the L405 and L495 this year. (With perfect timing now that VW has made everyone hate diesels.) The last diesel they sold here previously was under the British Leyland banner, around 1974.

We did get the rotary knob thingy in Jaguars, if that counts.

So much for the petrol vs diesel debate. Here is was more of a petrol vs walk debate and ended rather quickly.

So your getting fit then?

Land Rover should be offering both diesel engines over there.... that's were the engines came from, or were at least developed  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Agreed.

Even with the 15 year rule, you wouldn't believe what you can get for a diesel Land Rover here. 300 tdi Disco about 3x the price of an otherwise identical D1 V8. Seen one each of a P38 DSE and a Disco2 td5. Prices on both are pretty much, "if you have to ask..."

In other words, it would pay for quiet a lot of petrol for a V8! (Although possibly not the head gaskets, etc, that I try NOT to think about )

The L322 is still "too new", but I guess we'll see

So are you saying that North America is going to become a hot bed of Diesel Range Rover imports in a couple of years..... and it's going to over inflate the price.... a bit like the Middle East and Africa have done for the Landcruiser ?

Might have to pop across the Channel and cop hold of a French leftie... could be quids in

Does Canada have the same the same rules as the States? They have the same cars  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Diesel hotbed - ?? I don't know. While the Defender & diesel market is crazy, it's also VERY small.

I was at the Vancouver Auto Dhow a few weeks ago. There was a company there that was importing exUK Defenders. All >15 yrs. Mostly tdi, but you could pick a V8, or td5 if you wanted. All new panels and interior, so the cars looked brand new. (2000 brand new, not 2o16 brand new.) No new chassis, no galvanizing. Prices started at about £45K for a 90 and climbed very quickly.

A leftie? Who knows? It might work. What would go against it would be the cost of the car vs the amount of petrol you could buy. I'll bet my cost per mile (V8 petrol) is probably very competitive with the cost/mile for a diesel in the UK.

No, Canada is different from the States. Yes, our cars are ALMOST identical, and the rules are pretty good for cross importing a USA/Canada spec car across the boarder. With people moving, it happens all the time. For non-NAS car, our rule is the car must be at least 15 years old (from date of manufacture). Of course, there's a lot of small print, but that's the jist of it. It usually needs to have the safety stuff required of a Canadian car of the same model year (I.e. It better have seatbelts if it was made after the 6os!) Provincially, any 'out of province' car will need a 'safety inspection' (think MOT). That rather annoyed my Dad who had to get one for a BRAND new car he bought in Ontario before moving the BC. (Car was 2 months old and the inspection, while pricey, was extremely quick! )

Was talking to some Bristol car club members who were talking about half a dozen Bristols in North America/Canada at Prescott breakfast club last weekend...

They were telling me the cars were “in a class of their own” and a “struggle” for the authorities to legislate apparently???

No idea, CTC. Sorry.