HAving fun with kids in the back..

Water crossing

 2003 Range Rover 4.4 Litre V8 - Adriatic blue

2003 Range Rover 4.4 Litre V8 -Maintenance History Click Here = http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic39687.html

got in mine and it had 41 degrees on the dash, drove a mile or so and it went down to a cool 32 degrees  ... - .- -.




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Yesterday I did a 150 mile round motorway trip with the seat coolers working overtime.

For one reason or another ( mainly bad back ) I never got round to reverting to summer tyres this year but yesterday my winters got pretty hot,
Today it was my turn to get pretty hot.
Changing 4 Range Rover wheels should be an Olympic Sport, especially on the hottest day of the year.
Feeling better now, shower, BBQ & plenty of red wine to ease the pain. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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Just had my first ever successful warranty claim!

Nothing exciting, just a ride height sensor. I wasn't even going to try to claim for it, but then I thought I'd test the waters with the new warranty and see how amenable they were to stuff like this. I did try once or twice to claim on the Land Rover warranty that I had with my old car, but by some miraculous coincidence the things that broke were never exactly the things that were covered.

Anyway. With the new car I switched to WarrantyWise, and apart from Quentin Willson's grinning mug on the booklet I haven't found a major downside yet. I'm only 40 days into ownership and they've approved the claim with no whinging.

Of course, I could have just taken it back to the dealer I bought it from and got them to sort it - but since they haven't even sent me the replacement warranty book yet (they gave me a book for some bloke's BMW...) or supplied the jack that I told them was missing, I don't have much faith in them fixing it. Or indeed, knowing what was supposed to be fixed.

So there we are. A successful warranty claim. At last!

Just got my MOT certificate! Soooo very pleased.

NOTHING!!!.... still raining and got all oils and filters for a full service including transfer box and diffs in the garage. Had the gearbox flushed and new fluid on Monday, just want to finish off...  Current: TDV8 (3.6) RRS HSE



Past: TDV8(4.4) Vogue
Discovery 3 Commercial
TDV8(3.6) Vogue
TD6 Vogue
D2 V8 ES
D1 V8 ES
RR Vogue Classic

Took the old girl for a service today. I had sourced my own filters and oil etc and also a kit to service the gearbox. I booked her in with Rogersons near Scorton a local specialist as they had come recommended. Martin there has been very accommodating and has done a good job as far as I can tell.

Full genuine filter kit Oil, Air, Pollen and new sump plug Duckworths £81
Castrol 5-30 A5 oil £49 (Opie oils)
Metal oil filter (two piece) + 7 liters of ZF Lifeguard +mechatronics connector (LR Parts) £213
Labor and other bits and bats £261.

= £604

This was for a "Full Service" including a full vehicle diagnostic check, brake cleaning and whatever else.

Bearing in mind the main dealer wanted just shy of £500 just to change the oil and oil filter I don't think that is to bad.

The verdict? Well to be honest by the time I had collected it I was very late and really needed to get home so drove with enthusiasm and whilst the gearbox wasnt bad before it is certainly improved since the fluid change so I'm glad I had it done. It will be its first change in 124k miles. It now feels like the ZF 6HP26 did in my previous 650i.

Final thoughts? The 02 plate courtesy freelander (I shouldnt complain...) was rubbish but it had done 180k, actually had been taken in as part X, I gave my full appraisal on its return! 2005 E60 M5
2006 L322 4.2 SC
2020 Tesla Model S Long Range
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2004 L322 4.4 Vogue, 2019 NP300 Navara, 2016 NP300 Navara, 2002 L322 4.4 HSE, 2006 (MY07) L322 S/C ,2001 330Ci Sport Track Car, 2005 650i Coupe, 2001 P38 Vogue, 2003 530i Sport Touring, 1999 P38 4.6 HSE, 2002 E39 M5, 1995 300zx TT Slicktop, 1997 M3 Evo, 1992 300zx TT Targa, 1998 323i Coupe

Been out since 4am setting up the obstacles. Now on station to marshal the races & then break it all down later

Drove from Manchester to Inverness on Monday, and then up into Brora on the East coast, then into the Highlands to a site in the middle of nowhere to inspect a mobile phone mast installation. So far done 700 miles since Monday and she hasn't missed a beat. And....i get to take her proper off roading to the sites. Going past the HiLux's and Rangers that are on Mud terrains. Im on standard Pirellis !! Lovin it!!

Treated the old girl for a gearbox oil and filter change also the front and rear diff oils changed. Wasnt bad changing gears before but much smoother now. Also had the software flushed with the newest version.

All in all very happy.

Thanks to the P Poor driving of some cretin on my local Morrisons car park, I've just collected the FFR from TRAVIS AUTO's , St Helens. They have done a fantastic job of removing the crease in the rear quarter panel and bumper and the paint job is superb.

Sat in her and played with my new deployable steps

In - Out In - Out


It took the main dealer slightly longer than he had quoted for and he made a point of telling me that he had way under quoted - oops !!!!

They also did the front brake recall while she was there Vogue SE 2011 MY 4.4TDV8 in Fuji White
RSE, Surround Cameras and Deployable Side Steps

Caused a slight traffic jam on the M25/A13 off slip at Thurrock as some idiot drove into the back of me

Fortunately traffic queue slow moving so damage fairly light and only seems limited to scrapes and scratches on the bumper. Looks like it will need a complete strip and repaint though.

Worse thing was spending an hour on the phone this morning to my insurers who stated it wouldn't affect my excess or NCB as it wasn't my fault......no s t sherlock

Now just have to sort out repairs, although I did insist it had to go to a LR body shop as have had issues with generic accident repair centres previously.

Even though minor, guess it could be an expensive repair for the other guys insurers.  2021 D350 Fifty Edition - Carpathian Grey
2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography (2021-2024) - Santorini Black
2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster (2016-2021) - Santorini Black