muddywheels4wd
Member Since: 16 Dec 2010
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
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https://www.facebook.com/gary.hubble.1/videos/1346144008764532/
Respect  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW
Still hoping for a S2 one day!
Last edited by muddywheels4wd on 13th Jan 2017 2:33 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
  
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Bloody foreigners 
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| 13th Jan 2017 12:56 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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It was a conversation that I had with the driver and a passenger of one of these "Higways England" Land Rover drivers that made my mind up that the D4 was the car for me!
Anything that can put up with this and still drive between 250,000 and 330,000 miles, over a 3 year lease, must have something about it 
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| 13th Jan 2017 1:10 pm |
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dadof7kids
Member Since: 23 Aug 2011
Location: sunny Doncaster
Posts: 1303
 
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Wife couldn't believe it 
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| 13th Jan 2017 1:19 pm |
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Digsy
Member Since: 01 Feb 2014
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 19
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Wow! Honestly didn't think that was possible.
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| 13th Jan 2017 2:17 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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The Highways Agency (Highways England now) staff that I spoke to said that they were often called on to move these sorts of lorries to clear the road before the full on recovery trucks arrive. If ever you wonder why they have such decent cars, this is the sort of reason why.
Incidentally, the Shoguns that they use are held in very low regard in comparison (too fragile, unreliable and the spares back up is slow). Yes, really!
I wonder what they'll run in future? An aluminium structure, unibody, car wouldn't be my first choice for this sort of work.
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| 13th Jan 2017 2:20 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
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Very 8)
Agree with RM's comments - D4 - last of the chassis LR's?
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| 13th Jan 2017 2:29 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13100
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Impressive stuff.
The odd thing in that video is the two cars in lane 3 on the other carriageway. Nothing in lane 2. Wonder why they felt the need to be over in 3. Odd. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 13th Jan 2017 2:32 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8101
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I once did that with a series11 about 17 years ago, up a much steeper slope than that and I got him to the top  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 13th Jan 2017 3:42 pm |
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Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18452
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The blue retroreflective in the livery suggests it is a Police D4 rather than HA. 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
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| 13th Jan 2017 3:44 pm |
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geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3169
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Also the blue strobes in front grill would suggest police as highways by me have orange strobes there Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
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| 13th Jan 2017 4:15 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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Fair enough
It does go to show that the 3 1/2 tonne towing limit has a little bit of headroom!
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| 13th Jan 2017 4:28 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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Red Merle wrote:An aluminium structure, unibody, car wouldn't be my first choice for this sort of work.
Thats nothing......, the Disco Sport can pull a 108T train! just think what the D5 could tow
In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 13th Jan 2017 4:52 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50934
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I reckon that it's a solid bar and the truck is pushing the disco up the hill  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 13th Jan 2017 5:06 pm |
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Sheepy
Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 630
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The 3.5T towing limit is about braking more than about pulling! The coppers are only helping the lorry get going, they'll be relying on the lorry's brakes to slow him back down when they want to stop!!
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| 13th Jan 2017 5:14 pm |
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