Member Since: 07 Oct 2006
Location: Northants
Posts: 171
Took the kids to a party in another village across seriously icy rural lanes, including a steep down hill (15% incline) with a right angle bend at the bottom (where the hedge has a large gap!). The road is never gritted and nicely polished by people trying to get up it!
No problems at all. HDC did a fine job on the down slope in the ice.Paul
D4 HSE Zermatt Silver / Ebony
19th Dec 2009 10:08 pm
sleth
Member Since: 01 Nov 2009
Location: Devon
Posts: 46
Nothing, it is still at the dealership waiting to be fixed, still its only been 15 days......... Steve
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19th Dec 2009 10:15 pm
Smarticus
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 655
Loads of snow in Northumberland today. Spent quite a bit of time ferrying people, kids, sledges, party food and party goers back and forth as - surprisingly - no one who didn't have a 4x4 wanted to drive anywhere today. Had to "help" quite a few who had foolishly set out in 2 wheel drive cars to find that they couldn't cope with thick snow on a bed of ice. Got many great compliments about the D4
Standard Pirellli Scorpions surprisingly effective on snow and ice. Never felt like the D4 wasn't going to cope with the conditions at all.Disco 4 TDV6HSE
Defender 200TDi CSW
RR Evoque
20th Dec 2009 1:55 am
Smarticus
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 655
I am sooooo impressed with this vehicle. There is a lot of snow in The Lakes today. "Rescued" a stricken Renault Grand Scenic off Dunmail Raise. They had totalled a CV joint whilst wheel spinning in the snow. Towed their car full of people off the hill and into Ambleside to the garage. Then took their whole lot over Kirkstone Pass to where they were staying on Ullswater. Was doubting my sanity at one stage when there was a stuck transit van and a RAV 4 on its side near the Kirkstone Inn. The snow on top of steep icey roads is lethal - but the HDC did a fantastic job - as did the stock pirelli's.
This vehicle is just amazingly competent, reassuring and a real life preserver Disco 4 TDV6HSE
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RR Evoque
21st Dec 2009 10:51 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26701
Great story Mark
You'll be ready to try your shortcut on Hartside Pass again then?
21st Dec 2009 10:54 pm
Smarticus
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 655
Gareth wrote:
Great story Mark
You'll be ready to try your shortcut on Hartside Pass again then?
You mean this one ....
Disco 4 TDV6HSE
Defender 200TDi CSW
RR Evoque
21st Dec 2009 11:13 pm
Top.Banana
Member Since: 15 Dec 2009
Location: East Anglia
Posts: 12
What did I do in my Discovery today
Drove up the mountain in the Alps to the ski resort for new year.
Been snowing for 7 hours so far and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon!
Back in the game!
5th Jan 2010 3:42 pm
Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
Lucky s~~ just started snowing here and it is very ight and wet MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
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Don't worry Russell I'm sure it will get a lot worse better soon.Back in the game!
5th Jan 2010 5:31 pm
Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
Posts: 3254
Nothing as someone else on here has said. I've done 1000 miles and now it's been two days in the dealers with wheel alignment problems (steering wheel off centre and vehicle pulling to the left) and they reckon another day to fix it. It came off the production line like it Not impressed
Whilst awaiting for the removal of a vehicle 'stuck' on the wheel alignment rig, they have removed the rear brake pads and shoes and chamfered off the back (leading edge) to remove the squeal when reversing.
To confirm what was reported on here earlier, LR are aware of the problem and are creating a fix. There were five other Disco 4' in for the brake job yesterday.
Bill WrightNever take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Drove into Yeadon at about lunchtime today along the A658/659 (past the airport) and saw 2 Stornoway D4s within about a mile of each other along that stretch of road.
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