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abernanteagle
Member Since: 10 Aug 2011
Location: South Wales
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Nice - but surely they are the wrong colour?  Dec 04 TDV6 HSE in Tonga green with Alpaca interior.
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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I suspect the colour is due to resale value. Plus of course black is the coolest 
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row_perfect
Member Since: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Kent
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I have nothing against the Red Arrows, but does anyone else wonder why our cash-strapped armed forces can afford three brand new and very expensive D4s for a show team? D4 HSE, Active Rear Diff, surround cameras, adaptive xenons, heated steering wheel, TPMS, remote park heating, centre console cooler box
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devonchilliman
Member Since: 03 Nov 2008
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abernanteagle wrote:Nice - but surely they are the wrong colour?
Was also expecting a different colour ,but IMHO black is best  Club Landmark(original batch
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ruggedpeak
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: UK
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row_perfect wrote:I have nothing against the Red Arrows, but does anyone else wonder why our cash-strapped armed forces can afford three brand new and very expensive D4s for a show team?
Could be wrong but I reckon there will some form of sponsorship involved for precisely that reason. Tony
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tcr4x4
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: Gloucester
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The amount of money the Reds recieve in merchandise, donations and sponsorship far outweighs the cost of a few landrovers.
Besides, I;d rather my money go to that, than be spent on some useless government scheme to send criminals to DisneyLand or something. Discovery 2 TD5 GS Auto
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
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When I was a kid, they were known as the Black Arrows so belately, the colour is appropriate. 
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row_perfect
Member Since: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Kent
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tcr4x4 wrote:The amount of money the Reds recieve in merchandise, donations and sponsorship far outweighs the cost of a few landrovers.
I expect that true however i) I'd be extremely surprised if it covered a fraction of running costs ii) there's always the opportunity cost
It's just depressing how much better public money, sorry our taxes, could be spent in this country 
Rant over. D4 HSE, Active Rear Diff, surround cameras, adaptive xenons, heated steering wheel, TPMS, remote park heating, centre console cooler box
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Discoed
Member Since: 16 Jun 2010
Location: Yorkshire
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Glad they have three
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ruggedpeak
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: UK
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Discoed, arithmetic clearly wasn't one of your strong points.  Tony
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ruggedpeak
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: UK
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Thanks Duckworth for sharing your pics. I'm a big fan, and had the privilege of staying at RAF Scampton when they were based there many years ago.
I've no idea who paid for them but I can't see any harm in spending UK taxpayers money with UK businesses to buy UK manufactured products to promote UK plc and our Armed Forces. They help bring business to the UK, something we desperately need right now.
For those who aren't up to speed the Red Arrows they are a 9 ship formation. Tony
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: Missing Boughrood :(
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Won't their smoke be the wrong colour too? iDiot Bater
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choppa60
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
Location: chelsea tractor land ....london
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They deserve it ,
There's always somebody moaning about something , let's all moan about the roads instead , vent your anger somewhere else ,
On a more deserving cause . 2008 ,hse, it does what it says .
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ruggedpeak
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: UK
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choppa60 wrote: They deserve it ,
There's always somebody moaning about something , let's all moan about the roads instead , vent your anger somewhere else ,
On a more deserving cause .
 Few too many whingers on here at the moment. People even moaning about amazing group buys 
The Guardian and Daily Mail websites have comments section if people want a moan or talk politics.
Land Rover and Red Arrows - Best of British. Tony
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