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My new to me 2016 Discovery 4 landmark. A worthy successor to my much loved Discovery 3 which has sadly gone to Land Rover heaven. Will be fitting the complete Prospeed off road armour, front runner roof rack and Safari snorkel from the 3 to the 4. Then will get a set of 18s for off road...

My 2016 landmark. Last of the D4s, going to see how close to the end of production it was made. Yulong white with black interior. Superb maintenance folder on it. Going to refit all the Prospeed and front runner kit from my D3 which has sadly gone to Land Rover heaven.

Of course it’s not the primacy market. But for someone with such a understanding of the U.K. market, who tried to buy the tooling for the classic defender before building this model… Jim made the claim this car would be a replacement for the classic defender, either a price tag close to £25k...

The payload for a Hilux, Ranger, D max and even a new 90 and 110 hard top are all 1 tonne. The raptor doesn’t due to its off road suspension. To meet the U.K. requirements for commercial vehicles, they must carry 1 tonne. No IG model can carry 1 tonne.

Correct. It’s too expensive for what it is. They kick off at £65,000 for a 2 seat utility model. Which goes to £72,500 for the trail master spec. The station wagon is £76,000. That’s serious money for a car that doesn’t meet the commercial requirements. Harry’s garage has a station wagon on...

Honestly, most people I’ve spoke to. Don’t really see the point in it. Even the car magazines that were keen to see it launched have given it 3-3.5 out of 5 stars on reviews. It’s almost £70,000 for a car that can’t actually be used for the purpose it’s maker claimed it would be for. Even...

It certainly missed the mark here in the U.K. Which given the company boss lived here, is rather embarrassing. It’s too heavy to gain commercial tax benefits so it’s a utility truck that can’t be used as a utility truck… You need a payload of one tonne for that. The Hilux, Dmax, Ranger and...

Realistically, how often do you tow a vehicle 50km? In 19 years of driving, I’ve had to tow something in the conditions described. Once. You can’t flat tow automatics far. Regardless of maker really. The same issue he talks of, is still present for Land cruisers so I hope he never has to...

It’s funny how Land Rover are apparently abandoning their heritage. Yet where I live in central Scotland, the next town over has a very large farmers market, which has been on the go since before 1892. Where they do regular livestock and machinery sales. In among the rows of Japanese pick ups...

Took a hit from an 18 wheeler while stationary. Held up pretty well considering. what’s the speed limits for trucks? Here in the U.K. it’s 56mph which is still enough to cause serious injury and death.

And so does the modern land rovers. you still need experience, skill and mechanical sympathy. you also need to understand that the TR system isn’t a magic bullet to get you through anything. It can help with making progress but you need to understand how it works and how to get the best from...

Had a couple of days in the north of England for off roading. We were in 2 classic 90s and a L322. in among the farms with Hilux pick ups, was a green 90 hardback, covered in mud and sitting with a livestock trailer attached. nice to see they are being used by farmers. The 90 I was in maxed...

Funny how people will dismiss a lifetime of trying to help the less fortunate and to improve lives as just a rich poser. Keyboard jockeys just like to bash and insult vs have any real interaction. No idea but they don’t have a 4” subframe life for a start.

I can happily file his opinions in the section called “trash”. Kingsley has made it into Norway. Rather curiously, they have P400s x2 in white and a D300 in green. The P400s are on 18s, 275/79/18 Cooper ST max. Not sure for the D300, which is a shame as it’s the D300 that I’ll buy and 18s would...

You need the correct fluid but from your description. I wouldn’t be surprised if the fluid change doesn’t fix your issue and the box needs rebuilt. So be prepared for that news. a grand is steep for the work. It’s £300-350 here for it with the correct fluid on a mega flush machine.

Calling Kingsley Holgate a rich poser is about as far from the truth as can be. Away and actually look at what he’s spent his life trying to do and educate yourself from such staggering ignorance.

Kingsley and his team have arrived back at the factory their cars came from. 163,752km over 3 cars across Africa and now into Europe, and with pictures of jumping over sand dunes etc. they haven’t been shy with the cars and they are heavily loaded. 300,000 people have been helped across this...

Classics and modern are chalk and cheese though. Many want a classic for the nostalgia factor, and many are simply an investment since banks etc aren’t giving good returns. even my own 80” is worth far more than what it will cost me to finish it. I can finish it then sell and make several...

The Mk1 Evoque shares a lot of running gear etc from the LR2. Just in a different body style. Disco Sport doesn’t have much/if anything from the LR2. I have a 2014 Freelander 2 so the Evoque in a slightly more practical shape. For a daily it’s actually pretty good. Still has that decent...

The damper is a curious one. Guy With 4” subframe lift and 1” rod lift, breaks shock. Guy without the above, drives length of Africa in car that’s even more loaded with kit and gear, doesn’t break shock. Now, is it driver error, a faulty batch of parts, or a badly done modification to blame?