Recent content by big-yin

I was in same dilemma mid November and ended up going for the Coopers mainly as they were £50+ per tyre cheaper and from reviews i'd seen they seemed good value for money. I've not had them on snow yet but they're very good on the road, quite happy with them. I'm based in highlands of Scotland...

I had the pedders kit with torsion bars fitted last week, took it for a 70 mile A Road drive over the weekend and i'm very happy with it. Drives wonderfully. No pitch and rolling, very well dampened, all in all very happy wish I'd done it years ago. New tyres being fitted next week will see what...

Interesting reading, just having mine converted to Pedders so will comment on how it rides vs OE once its finished. For myself it was purely a matter of convenience & cost. I can't afford to keep replacing bits in the hope that whatever is fitted fixes it, or not. Plus there aren't any...

Parks in Inverness - useless. I rang twice, said they'd call back, never did so gave up. I'd like to use a 4x4/toyota specialist but not found one as yet.

Likely to be the closest meet to me although I’ve a 100 series, Old but not that old, but would be great to go if possible.

Welcome to the group. That 56 reg 4.7 above looks very nice, although, despite MOT history looking ok it is very cheap so i'd have questions, especially at such a low mileage. I'd suggest driving one/some to help with decisions, or at least going to view some & take tick list of what to look...

Interesting thread and comments. I had a 4.2TD 100 from 1998 a few years ago until it was costing more to keep than it was worth so it had to go (bad initial choice too much rust). I then found a pretty good 4.7 VX from 1999 which i've had for about a year and a half now. Neither are used for...

Is the rear boot carpet and side trim available?

Welcome to the forum. Out of interest : What mileage are you looking to do and what are you looking to do with it? I was in similar area this time last year and ended up going for a petrol for many reasons : they're cheaper than diesels, tend to have lower mileages, tend to be better looked...

Not been mentioned and if i had more £ when looking would have been on my list : VW Touareg Altitude. Supposed to be a very good ots off roader and will tick lots of other boxes too.

@Jake the Peg - ooooh they look nice, maybe get back on two wheels in the not too distant future :). I'm on the road to Torr Dhuin, happy to meet up in the village for a coffee.

Sorry to hear the turn of events that lead you to the hospital & hope you feel better soon. I too have had chest pains earlier this year but having had a phone chat, I kid you not, with a doctor he decided it was down to stress (moving house, blah) and to monitor once i'd moved. Also don't...

Thanks for comments, i've booked it in to local garage to have transmission fluids replaced. I've had since end october so don't know when it was done last. Will test again after and take it from there.

Thanks, it does do it if I’m in drive too so maybe the gearbox oil just needs replacing. That will be easiest and something on my list of things to do anyway. Thanks.

Thanks for comment - is that something that needs a gearbox specialist or a normal garage can do ? It’s fine for long journeys btw only on this particular route does it show itself.