Challenger 4x4 in Tongham. 2012 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE: Buckingham Blue
2005 Defender TD5 110 XS: Cairns Blue - Gone but not forgotten

A few of us have those O rings stashed in the toolbox
Viton not rubber  Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Urgh - back from half term in Devon with the family and I discover that some absolute bunch of bin men have dented and scratched my driver's side rear door... I guess that'll be a call to Chips Away.

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Lots of us have binned those upper tailgate strips. They do f all anyway imho.
Peel off, clean area off. Looks better off anyway IMHO
Arches = couple of write ups on here about that job Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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One of the first jobs I did on mine was to remove the arch liners and clean up/rustproof the seams. Remove the sill covers while your at it and pump with cavity seal. I also got extra lengths of the knock-on seam protector as it only covers one half as standard.

I didn't stop there either and went the full underseal with Lanoguard. Looks lovely underneath and smells of sheep  2011 Vogue SE TDV8

MoT day today - please keep everything crossed for me! 2012 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE: Buckingham Blue
2005 Defender TD5 110 XS: Cairns Blue - Gone but not forgotten

Passed MoT with only advisories that oil is leaking... why can't JLR ever make an oil plug that actually plugs the hole?!

Anyway, had my first heart attack moment on Friday night, driving in the torrential rain - yellow warning triangle pops up in the centre dash: Water in fuel, check owners manual. So, I think, yellow warning, I'll get where I'm going as it's not far and then I'll have a look.

Obviously there is nothing whatsoever in the owner's handbook about this warning. Again, great job JLR, I presume they just sit in their offices laughing to themselves at the effect this has on the poor saps who buy their stuff .

As usual, this forum to the rescue, I gather it's most likely duff wiring to the bottom of the fuel filter (which was replaced when serviced a short while ago). The light kept going out and coming on again for the rest of the day. Now it's drier out, I haven't seen the light again. I'm assuming I went through a deep puddle faster than I should and it came up inside the engine bay and shorted something... 2012 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE: Buckingham Blue
2005 Defender TD5 110 XS: Cairns Blue - Gone but not forgotten

Still wrangling with the insurers for Viridor, the company which employed the binman who took a chunk out of my door...

In happier news, had a little trip to Devon again with the children, having secured a rack for four bikes:

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Another good trip to Devon (in-laws have a place there) and proved I can cram in as much stuff as I used to fit in the Defender.

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You don't need to cut a hole in the carpet - it lifts up to access the inspection cover although I will admit it puts up a fight! Bish.

2005 110 TD5 CSW
2011 TDV8 Vogue SE (gone)

Well that’s a piece of good(ish) news. Cheers.  2012 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE: Buckingham Blue
2005 Defender TD5 110 XS: Cairns Blue - Gone but not forgotten

Update post:

Good news! The binmen paid up and my dent has been repaired by the wonderful people at Chips Away in Guildford (no affiliation other than I have used them twice and both times had excellent results).

Two good trips recently, firstly to Doncaster (from Hampshire) to help my Dad look over and buy a 2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography, one owner and low mileage... hopefully he got a great deal, it looked good and drove well. Time will tell. The motorway run back down the M1, just shy of 200 miles, returned a real 33.5mpg which was pleasant.

Just got back from half-term in Devon with over 500 miles on the trip computer and the range is still showing at over 50 miles - this machine is brilliant!

I'm contemplating a short trip to Switzerland in January and coming to the view that if I do go, it'll be in the Rangie rather than my (admittedly faster) BMW coupe...

Oh, and I forgot to add that having cut the carpet on one side (torx fitting in the bolt head has been rounded out so couldn't get one "handle" off!) and wiggled the wiring, my fuel gauge seems to be playing ball again. 2012 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE: Buckingham Blue
2005 Defender TD5 110 XS: Cairns Blue - Gone but not forgotten

It’s service time, it’s in with Tom Lenthall and I’ve just had a phone call that will give me nightmares for a few weeks…

Front suspension bushes are shot, apparently this means new arms.
Rear brake hoses corroded, they’ll need replacing.
Rear bushings need renewing.
EGR cooler assembly is leaking oil everywhere and the coolant level is apparently low - suspicion is that they’re mixing and so a new unit is required.

I mean, I know it’s a 10 year old car and they’re complex and she’s done over 90k miles now, but ouch… I wasn’t ready for that lot!

Still, when she performs like she did on my recent trip to Scotland (1,100 miles in three days!) and looks this good, it’s hard not to just pay up…

My oil cooler was leaking when I bought it, at just over 4 years old, so I’d say you have done well there…..

Had to have my rear brake pipes replaced a year ago. About £350 at a specialist I would imagine.

Make sure they flush the coolant a few times… prob got oil in it…

Deep joy I know….

Other bits you could argue are consumables, but that doesn’t help when it all comes at once…

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Just had Bodsy on the drive at my Dad's house doing all the fluids on both our Range Rovers.

Looking forward to the next, gentle, drive to see how smooth it will be.

I'm hoping that is the end of the expenditure for this year, other than fuel, tax, fuel and fuel...  2012 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE: Buckingham Blue
2005 Defender TD5 110 XS: Cairns Blue - Gone but not forgotten