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shawn
Member Since: 23 Aug 2005
Location: At the top of the hill
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hi all
i have just got back off a weeks holiday been home half an hour when i heard a car horn sound, i looked out the front window to see a car in the ditch front end 1st, i went to see if the driver was ok and she was fine she then told me some kids had been sledging down next doors drive and across the road. she narrowly missed one of them and ended up in the ditch bonnet deep.
she rang her dad who turned up in a despatch van to pull her out i offered to help but was told by this very experianced older chap thanks but no thanks i will be fine with my van (on a very icey country lane with 1 inch thick compacted snow) so i said ok mate you carry on.
well after a few attempts and nearlly pulling himself into the ditch with wheel spin he said maybe i could try with the disco 3 
i attatched the tow rope rather thin rope may i add so i placed 2 of my coats over the rope just incase it snapped i then selected low range and took the tension i then proceeded to pull the vehicle out of the ditch without even using the throttle only used tick over revs wheels never even spun i was very impressed with the disco 3 and so was the rather  dad of the driver so i say well done disco 3
cheers shawn bali blue disco 4 with rear dvd's, privacy glass, pre heat system, heated steering wheel, full size spare, piano black trim, ipod cable, 20 inch wheels and i love it loads more than my TDV8 RRS, KTM 250 EXC 2 Stroke for the real off road stuff
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 27th Dec 2005 9:20 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Well done mate !
Send this to Greenpeace as an example of why we choose to drive the D3 
Where was all the snow ? None down here yet in Shropshire 
-s
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| 27th Dec 2005 9:23 pm |
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shawn
Member Since: 23 Aug 2005
Location: At the top of the hill
Posts: 574
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hi simon
there was only an inch in burton on trent but i live on a very narrow country lane over looking the town so about the highest point around here so we don;t get griiters up here AND I DON;T WANT THEM EITHER SO STAY AWAY  hahaha
cheers shawn bali blue disco 4 with rear dvd's, privacy glass, pre heat system, heated steering wheel, full size spare, piano black trim, ipod cable, 20 inch wheels and i love it loads more than my TDV8 RRS, KTM 250 EXC 2 Stroke for the real off road stuff
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| 27th Dec 2005 9:27 pm |
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HarrisonB
Member Since: 03 Dec 2005
Location: Leicester
Posts: 238
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Hi Shawn,
Well done and I agree with Simon send the details to the tree huggers who slag us owner off.
I’m just over the boarder in Leicestershire and the country roads are great, covered in snow and ice. I’ve only had mine for several days and I can’t believe the difference the technology makes. On snow and ice my disco 1 was liability above 5mph. The ABS, DSC and Traction Control make it like driving on rails. I’m going out again for a play!!!!!!!!!!  D3 gone for now
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| 27th Dec 2005 11:01 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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But don't forget...
The laws of physics still apply !
take it easy and the D3 is awesome... get over confident and you won't stop
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| 27th Dec 2005 11:38 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26698
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Please be careful! the D3 is good, very good, but it is very heavy, and only has 4 small areas of rubber holding it up. If it starts to slide on ice, you are a passenger. The electronics do a fabulous job of keeping everything straight, but when the limit is exceeded, the results are just as spectacular
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| 27th Dec 2005 11:48 pm |
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Slimer
Site Moderator
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
Posts: 16295
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Let me second (third) that! Take it easy, when 2.7t of Solihuls finest starts to slide it's unnerving to say the least, you don't want it to happen in a confined area and definitely not at speed.
Go and find a nice muddy off-road site and experience exactly what happens in a slide on mud where you've still got some grip, then imagine what it would be like on ice where you can only hope you find some!
Play safe now  The End
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| 27th Dec 2005 11:59 pm |
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lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Shed
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On Newbie day on 4th Dec, we had a go on the green ice at Tixover.. When its slippy, its slippy. Teeth marks in the streering wheel etc etc ..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
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| 28th Dec 2005 11:02 am |
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