Car D.I.Y.

[Richard A Thackeray]

Dare I say it I'm still on my original discs - no heavy braking needed !

Second set on mine
First fronts at about 50,000 (& rears 'skimmed')
However, wife was using it constantly, & travelling to Cardiff, Bristol, Newcastle on average 3 times a week, so a lot of 'rush hour' motorway miles

It had a full set & all pads at about 140,000

(it's a July 2011 registration, I bought it in early March 2012, with about 7.000 miles recorded, & now it's on about 147,700)

 

[cosmicbike]

Does gaffer tape count as DIY? If it does, I stuck the rear number plate lamps back on yesterday....
Really must get around to a proper fix

 

[gbb]

Dare I say it I'm still on my original discs - no heavy braking needed !

Me too

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I think it was early last year, I was taking wife/f-in-law & 2 family friends to Yeadon Airport, along a very wet M62
The traction control light was flickering at 55MPH, due to insufficient tread-depth to clear the water
They were on a similar depth to yours
Changed within the week
Mindst you, they had been on for over39.000miles, at that depth

I have all the paperwork for servicing/tyres, etc.... since the day I bought it
I did think about checking dates/mileage for tyres/disc renewals, but decided approximations were enough

 

[Rockster57]

The 110CSW, was the last Landie I owned
A 'Heritage', with the Td5 (green leather, & white faced instruments)
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Sadly, I never got the 101FC, I wanted (although, I've driven them)

Fellow 110SW owner here Richard. Just the job for transporting a couple of bikes along with all my kit on camping holidays.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Rockster57

I sold mine, back in 2010


Curiously enough, I saw it for sale a few months afterwards in 'LRM'

Quite apart from the NAS lighting I had fitted to the front being replaced with standard (not sure about the back - maybe it had returned to the 'glow-worms'?), it had miraculously gained a full/complete service history

A friend looked after it for me (agricultural engineer, but he did it at home). so no paperwork


Maybe a Land Rover/other 4x4 thread ought to be started??

 

[MrGrumpy]

My Discovery 4 has just failed its MOT ! Needs new brake pipes front to back, both sides . Also got a restricted performance warning as well, which pops from time to time. Gonna be an expensive month.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

My Discovery 4 has just failed its MOT ! Needs new brake pipes front to back, both sides . Also got a restricted performance warning as well, which pops from time to time. Gonna be an expensive month.

oh dear!!
Any good independants near you, rather than the main dealer?

 

[Drago]

Fellow 110SW owner here Richard. Just the job for transporting a couple of bikes along with all my kit on camping holidays.

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D-Day recognition stripes?

 

[fossyant]

MrsF's 2012 Qashqai N-TEC+ just flew through it's MOT, sorry @MrGrumpy

 

[MrGrumpy]

oh dear!!
Any good independants near you, rather than the main dealer?

Yep that is where it is at just now ! Found about them last year so switched from main dealer to them. Should get the car back tomorrow. Albeit cleared the fault on the RP, we shall see. Brake pipes are 4hrs labour so I`m good.

 

[Archie_tect]

Our 2008 Polo had to have new discs, after around 4 years, for its last MOT... due to lack of regular driving to keep them clean they'd rusted in the damp weather just enough to wear them prematurely + the drums liked to rust in if not moved every few days!

 

[Rockster57]

D-Day recognition stripes?

You are correct Drago

Put them on for my visit to Normandy last year for the 75th D Day commemorations. Decided to keep them in place thereafter as a continuing tribute to all those who gave so much for our freedom. Likewise the poppy still proudly displayed at the front.

 

[MrGrumpy]

MrsF's 2012 Qashqai N-TEC+ just flew through it's MOT, sorry @MrGrumpy

Its flew trough all the MOTs until now, first failure at 8rs old. Its not a cheap car to keep going, but you need to spend the money.

 

[Drago]

My old tank is 12 and never had so much as an advisory.