Recent content by PTSchram

PT WD9HRP-same call I've had since Novice in 1977. Extra since 1996. DC to daylight. Prefer 75 and 20 meters and 2 meters. Churubusco, IN

I am surprised a "Licensed and bonded" car dealer would allow that on his lot. I'd think that trying to sell a grey-market vehicle might make the bond holder nervous.

The only way that a Diesel Land Rover is in the US legally is if it's here for demonstration, modification, etc, OR it belongs to a non-US citizen who has it here under a bond equal to the original purchase price of the vehicle. There are no other ways to legally possess an otherwise...

Frank: Thank you for independently confirming my claims. My only reason for weighing into this quagmire was to correct some mis-information that I had extensive and expensive personal factual knowledge of. Cheers, PT

Steve: Congratulations on your ownership stake. I know how proud you are and it's certainly justified. Good luck with your diesel swap. Sadly, I apparently attracted too much attention to myself trying to comply with every regulation as that's how I roll in business. Cheers, PT (WD9HRP for...

Steve: I'm very eager to hear how you legally converted your DII to a TD5. Your refusal to discuss the topic is very similar to those who claim to have legally imported otherwise non-importable Defenders. I am not bashing you, merely asking that you support a claim that I have personal...

They are without doubt one of the cutest Land Rovers ever. I put many miles on a diesel model in '03 and loved every minute of it. 30 MPG and 100 MPH on the highways. It even had remote locking, what a concept (let's just say that having such things in my personal Land Rovers is a luxury I can't...

OK, I have to weigh in on this one. Sorry Steve, but i don't belive that you have a TD5, much less that it is legally here. You see, I have personal knowledge of this topic as I am a registered and bonded importer specializing in Land Rovers (I'm not here to pimp, just to bring the truth to...

Just make sure you get the wiring harness, ECU and intake manifold assembly.

LOL, my Disco is flirting with 225K miles and still running strong. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it cross-country again. It's all in how you prepare it/maintain it.

IMO placing the isolator beneath the spring is ill-advised. The contour on the lower spring perch is not that big to begin with and once an isolator is placed on it between the perch and the spring, there might not be enough to keep the spring where it belongs, especially with the stock lower...

It's all AFIRover's fault! I was instructed to come over to this site to see what it was all about. The first thing I saw was this post with what I consider to be major-shall we say discrepancies-of how I view Discoveries and what had been portrayed here. It looked like it needed some...

I make my living fixing, modifying, and building Land Rovers. If you want to be talked into buying a Land Rover, call me. If you want to be talked out of buying a Land Rover, call me. I regularly tell folks that in spite of how it might sound, I really do love them. To clear up some...