Well that was a jaunt!! The D5 commercial is back home.

7.45 start, fortunately for me SWMBO was heading to Market Harborough to meet a friend, so I managed to get a lift that far, then train into St Pancs, tube to Liverpool St, and train out to Colchester. Then drive back via Stansted, M11, A14, M1 and home….. got back at 4.15.

Not a bad round trip!

And the D5…… it’s like the child of a D4 and a FFRR. As comfy as a van can be, seats are good, ride is good, powertrain is good and it’s got Pivipro. And it’s as quick as the 4.4.

Would it convince me to swap out of my 16 AB. Hmm no. As good as. Nearly. But in fairness it’s an SE so not full of toys. Now I’ve put car play in it the Ab has more stuff in it. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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They are breeding….

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congrats grandad  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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It’s a very big baby…. Feels huge to drive, bigger than the FF bonnet feels higher and wider when driving it. I’ll get used to it no doubt. Did a quick run to Aldi and I felt less inclined to just chuck it in a space.

It is comfy tho. I drove them back to back yesterday and getting back in the FF it felt a bit more crashy and noisy suspension wise. Which may be down to it needing a few bushes doing. Engine in the FF is a little noisier too. The D300 seems very quiet and smooth.

It’s on 30k and has just had its second service so it’s not been stretched out to the 21k intervals which is good. First interval was at 17k and it’s just been done. I’m going to swap out the oil every 12 months so going forward it will get serviced like the D4 at about 8000mile intervals. Hopefully it won’t lunch its engine…… I suppose that’s the benefit of LR warranty. 🤣 There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Fattie has had a bit of TLC recently.

Service - done
MoT - done
EGT sensor - done
Arb bushes - done
DEF fluid Under guard bolts - in and to do
Gearbox service - oil only - done
New batteries. - done
Tow bar socket - done
Car play adapter - done

Just got the brakes and tank guard left to do and I think she is good to go.

And I was going to have a look at the aux belts and tensioner as well. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Just like new now, top job....


I have some things to sort on mine, I'm waiting till it gets warmer...!!!  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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Indeed Pete.

Managed to get the ARB bushes done at my local (never used before) Indy called Alan Smith Garages. They’ve been at it for a very long time. chap who is running it now Josh seems to have a very good knowledge of the cars. Almost like he has a WM in his head. Did both sets of ARBs and the Gearbox oil for me today along with an MOT. Pulled up the rear brake pips were a bit rusty, so they’ve coated them up and noted it for next time. Also the rear pads were thin, but not expired. But I’ve got them sitting in the garage in any case.

Just Been out and had a look at the tensioner. The belt is actually running on the edge of it. So I’ve ordered another one. I did it on my 322 and it was pretty easy. In all honesty it looks even easier on the 405 as there is much more space once the intercooler pipe comes off. The belt looks ok and will get changed at next service anyway…… available space is good, Roomy even…. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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I’m sitting in Geneva airport waiting for my return flight. Which as usual is not on time….. makes me wonder why I don’t drive to the Alps every time and damn the cost.

Not such a bad delay today only 2 hours…… but we left the resort at 7.00 this morning and I’m unlikely to be home until 6, on a good day I’m pretty sure I can get close to that in a car….. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Dam site nicer place to sit as well....  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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...and imagine how many packets of bretts fromage du jura crisps you can load in the back of the FF..  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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NMJ,
The Disco 5 commercial is surprisingly big. My son has just traded in his V6 3litre version for a brand new D350 Defender 110.
The first thing we noticed as we moved a sheet of 8mm ply over from old to new, we had to cut off nearly 4” to clear the rear door because the rear of the Defender is shorter.
He won’t hear a word said against the Disco5 after 75k miles in 4 years. Only time will tell how they compare, but he would have definitely been happy to get another new D5, but they are as rare as rocking horse ****.
Mike. 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.
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic56162...tty+affair

They are Mike. I think The D4 is actually bigger still. I can stand a washing machine in the back of it….. don’t think one will go in the D5 as there is less head room. Wont be a massive issue as it’s not a regular occurrence.

And it took me 13 hours door to door yesterday….. so

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A few more ticked off the list...  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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Car got washed today

Also I had a bit of a fiddle to get the wire to the aux socket for the car play adapter. Before I had it running up the side of the centre console and under the lid. Which was a bit rubbish.

I thought I might be able to tap into the wire from the aux socket but it’s all in one multi core cable terminating in a similar connector that was used for the old IPod adapters….. so the chance of pulling that apart and not causing another issue was small. The solution was to disconnect the power to the centre 12v socket (never use it) and there was a hole in the bottom of that just big enough to fangle the 3.5mm jack through and plug it in.

I managed to fish the 3.5mm cable inside the centre console with a fibreglass rod and bit of string. It’s all tucked away now.

I fitted a new quad lock mount to the vent by the drivers door, I’ve now got to run some power to it from over by the passenger footwell. I was going to run this behind the dash, but actually I think it will be easier to run it up and over the headliner, the cable I bought wasn’t long enough so that will be a job for next week….. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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