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benjj

Member Since: 27 Feb 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 116

2004 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zambezi Silver

My 2004 TD6

Hello all,

New member but been reading the forums since I bought my FFRR in December 2010.

Mine is a silver 2004 Vogue Td6. All pretty standard apart from the 20'' stormer style alloys. I've been meaning to change them for a while but I put brand new rubber on them all round last year and want to use them up before I buy a set of std 19''. The previous owner had also put some rather nasty chrome door handle, grill and side vent covers on. I've managed to get the door handle ones off but the glue on the vents and grill is a bit tough - waiting for a dry day to get a hair dryer on them.

FFRR ownership has been very rewarding but far from cheap! Over the last year I've had the following attended to:

4 new tyres (Hankook Ventus 275/40/20) - £700
Steering rack - £900
New transmission - £1800
New transfer motor box - £800
New air suspension compressor - £forgotten
New boot seal - £forgotten
+ a fair few other bits that I've forgotten about.

However, I still absolutely love it. I'm a bit of a car nut and have had some tasty metal over the years - the FFRR is by far and away the best modern car I've ever had though. It gets used properly too - where I live in North Yorkshire there is nary a mountain or lane that I've not had a crack at driving up.

I also shoot a lot so it is often used in the winter as a gun bus for the chaps.

A few obligatory snaps...

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Also, not FFRR related, this is my other hobby. I race a Citroen DS in long distance European rallies...

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27th Feb 2012 3:37pm

stan
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welcome ben, thats what i like to see, a nice dirty range...best colour as well mate..

27th Feb 2012 3:44pm

Bellini

Member Since: 11 Jan 2012
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2261

2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver

Hello, and welcome.

Those Stormer alloys really suit your FFRR's exterior colour.

Love the DS!!! When time, do tell more about it. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

27th Feb 2012 3:49pm

benjj

Member Since: 27 Feb 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 116

Cheers chaps.

Those pics are actually the 'cleaner' ones I've got. The Rangie is normally in a bit of a state. Externally that is, I'm a bit fastidious about keeping it pristine inside for some reason.

As for the DS - probably not the place here but I kept a blog of the restoration - http://citroen-ds-restoration.blogspot.com for anyone who is interested.

Cheers,

Ben

27th Feb 2012 3:51pm

verydisco

Member Since: 10 Dec 2009
Location: UK/US
Posts: 2952

2002 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Tangiers Orange

Great vehicle taste Benjj, nice Rangie and lovely Déesse indeed.

27th Feb 2012 4:38pm

Contraband

Member Since: 08 Nov 2010
Location: FIFE
Posts: 3697

Thanks for sharing... I love reading about restorations. I would love to have the time do do something like that! Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

27th Feb 2012 4:49pm

kingpleb

Member Since: 07 Jun 2011
Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere!
Posts: 8455

Very nice set of chevrons there, do you subscribe to citroenian at all or pop onto the FCF at all?? What engine does it have and is it tweaked for the rallies?

Like you I think some of the chrome stuff goes a bit to OTT on a nice FFRR. Are you going to get body coloured ones to cover them up when you take them off?? FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

27th Feb 2012 5:04pm

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Chilterns, UK
Posts: 11309

LOVE that Citroen and the colour scheme

27th Feb 2012 5:07pm

cliffy

Member Since: 17 Apr 2010
Location: Surrey
Posts: 556

2004 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Zambezi Silver

Nice motors mate

Best colour Rangie to cant think y i'd think that

Quick question, im looking at getting the same tyres as u but ill be running 275/45/20's

What do u make of the tyres IE quality ride noise etc??

thanks
Neil

28th Feb 2012 10:48am

benjj

Member Since: 27 Feb 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 116

cliffy wrote:
Nice motors mate

Best colour Rangie to cant think y i'd think that

Quick question, im looking at getting the same tyres as u but ill be running 275/45/20's

What do u make of the tyres IE quality ride noise etc??

thanks
Neil

Hi Neil,

I was wrong, mine are actually the 275/45/20, not the 40 profile. I've just pulled the invoice, I paid £650 inc VAT and fitting at my local tyre place.

They've had a good 15k on them now and I must say that I am very impressed. Grip is good on and offroad, road noise is not bad at all. I spent a lot of time on wheel balance and alignment to avoid scrubbing the crap out of them with messed up geometry. It is hard to be specific but I reckon they've only worn by 2-3mm over 15k. I'd be surprised if I don't get 25-30k out of them.

Ride quality is ok I guess but then I don't really want 20'' wheels on mine and when these Hankooks have given up I will sell the wheels and tryres and get a set of std 19''s.

28th Feb 2012 11:06am

benjj

Member Since: 27 Feb 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 116

kingpleb wrote:
Very nice set of chevrons there, do you subscribe to citroenian at all or pop onto the FCF at all?? What engine does it have and is it tweaked for the rallies?

Like you I think some of the chrome stuff goes a bit to OTT on a nice FFRR. Are you going to get body coloured ones to cover them up when you take them off??

Ta. Yes, I'm a member of the CCC and get the Citronian. Is FCF a French car club?

As for the FFRR, the chrome door handles are coming off leaving the std grey ones underneath which I quite like. The vents are stuck over the originals with sticky pads too but getting them off is proving to be a right bitch. Planning to use the wife's hairdryer on them to see if they'll come away.

28th Feb 2012 11:15am

kingpleb

Member Since: 07 Jun 2011
Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere!
Posts: 8455

French Car Forum the site admin has the Xantia section of the CCC FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

28th Feb 2012 11:24am

benjj

Member Since: 27 Feb 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 116

Grand, I'll have a look.

28th Feb 2012 11:43am

cliffy

Member Since: 17 Apr 2010
Location: Surrey
Posts: 556

Cheers dude, thats great to hear as ill be ordering mine next week and hopefully getting my wheels on next saturday i cant wait only had them sitting in the garage since December awaiting rubber

29th Feb 2012 9:56am

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