Hawkeyethenoo Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Meet the family's new (to me). 2004 RR HSE 3.0 TD6. Always wanted one since hiring an RR 4.4 V8 Westminster back in 2012. This one's not nearly as rapid, but it is a lovely place to be and travel in. This example is a 3 owner car, the last owner for the last 6 years, owner previous to that was the owner of a local(ish) 4x4 independent garage, so it has been properly serviced and well looked after even. Mileage is knocking on 150k, but it's already had the, ahem, gearbox rebuilt at around 100k and all 6 injectors replaced at about the same time. It drives very well and parking sensors aside, is fault free. No really. Comes with a nice set of 20" rims and 2 new tyres on the front which are Nexens, which match the nearly new rears. Oil N filter just done and all the other filters replaced at previous service. Spent most of today giving it jolly good clean on the outside which shows up that it needs some paint correction and a bloody good polish, which on a car of this size is a two day job.... Also fitted with a towbar and not just any towbar. A Westfalia towbar with 7 and 13 pin RR electrics. I think I now need a caravan, or a boat, or both? Day 2 into ownership, I'm really quite happy with my latest purchase and although it has the potential to be ruinous to my modest bank balance, I obviously hope not and have taken out AA Breakdown Insurance to help offset some of that risk. While the HSE is tremendous value in what you get for the money, it will not be cheap to run in terms of fuel etc. I'm not to bad with the spanners and from what I can see mechanically at least, these cars are quite straightforward to work on, so that should help keep the running costs down. First job on the list is new rear discs and pads to match that which are pretty recent on the front. Discs, pads and sensor kit was £69.95 delivered from one of the many LR wholesalers. Quite looking forward to working on the oily bits, next weekend. So there you have it, folks. Meet the new kid on the block. Ronnie the Red Range Rover. Cheers Hawkaye. Econowagon or what! Skizzer, mercedade, mrbenn and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I like the colour. Most round my way are black or silverish. Hawkeyethenoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 This is my first ever soft top car and it was great to just sit in it with no roof on. It was way, way too cold to go for a drive though as it was around 2 degrees maximum, even in the sun.Jacket, hat and if it gets really bad get a hot chocolate. Roofs are meant to be down. The Moog, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and chadders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Jacket, hat and if it gets really bad get a hot chocolate. Roofs are meant to be down.I'm more of a wafter, see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I'm more of a wafter, see.You have the advantage of the roof working Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Going by what is often said about RR ownership, you better get used to this view from the drivers seat... mrbenn, Hawkeyethenoo, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeyethenoo Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Going by what is often said about RR ownership, you better get used to this view from the drivers seat... Any chance of a push, mister? It's been said before and I'll say it again. It's a lovely place to wait for the AA man/woman. P.S. Nearly forgot. The ICE isn't working due to an, ahem, faulty amplifier.... Seller is supplying and fitting a used replacement when it arrives in the post. Not the Logic 7 system, sadly, but less to go wrong and 11 speakers 100w RMS should be plenty enough for Kenny Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Today I set about making one of our brick sheds into somewhere I can tinker about. Got a halogen floodlight in Poundland for £2, few meters of flex and a plug.. mounted and ran the flex round and tacked it down the wall. No electric in the shed so will just run an extension reel from the kitchen when I’m out there. Second job was to make a work bench. Got a piece of worktop for free from an old IT suite at work that was recently ripped out, a free fence post from the maintenance team.. chopped the post up and voila.... Just need to clean it all and paint now. GrumpiusMaximus, DeeJay, eddyramrod and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 everyone needs a space like that! mrbenn, JJ0063 and Craig the Princess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 bought new to me car... missus named it joy..2.started to empty crap out of the focus in readyness to sell on oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just got a cracking offer for my Discovery "Would you be interested in a swap for a parking meter?"What? How?..... Springer, Tickman, Fumbler and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just got a cracking offer for my Discovery "Would you be interested in a swap for a parking meter?" What? How?..... Did they ever empty it, might be a few hundred quid of 20p coins in there. LightBulbFun, Mrcento and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I went for a walk this morning - nothing too strenuous just 8miles in Surrey, but didn’t spot much of interest. Here is the Mercedes gracing a Hurtwood control carpark.EB46DBB4-80D5-4EA4-8A07-FF1927D4DE17.jpeg Also two elderly brick railway bridges for Mrs6C to identify.Hmmm... both are on the old South Eastern and Chatham Railway's Reading branch between Chilworth to the west and Gomshall to the east... The first is Brook Lane (Dark Lane) bridge on Little London lane, bridge no. 19/1290, ELR & mileage: RSJ 37m 5ch The second is Sandy Lane bridge, bridge no. 19/1293, ELR & mileage: RSJ 37m 1052y SiC, Tadhg Tiogar, Skizzer and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 ^^ I can't even remember what I ate for breakfast this morning, let alone fathom how someone can have a pictorial memory on fairly nondescript railway bridges. Mrs6C, Justin Case, Twiggy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 The good lady said “Do you want an instant turn on?” whilst shielding her phone to keep whatever dirty picture she had on the screen from me... “What are you going to do show me a picture of a Maestro for sale” says I She turns her phone to reveal.... a Red Austin Maestro for sale just 10 miles away Oh how we laughed!! I’ll message about a viewing tomorrow.... LightBulbFun, mercedade, mrbenn and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 My new* transit tipper which was working fine when I picked it up on Friday has developed a fault. I tipped some firewood out and the tipper body wouldn't go back down. There's a solenoid that operates the return valve, allowing the body to lower under its own weight. I think it has died. It sits over this shaft on the valve body. The shaft doesn't appear to move, so I'm not sure how it works. Any hydraulic knowledge out there? I made another boring vid. Turn the volume down because of the tractor noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 ^^ I can't even remember what I ate for breakfast this morning, let alone fathom how someone can have a pictorial memory on fairly nondescript railway bridges. The whole railway / railway modelling thing is a fantastic test for preserving your memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 A good friend was clearing out a deceased relatives flat and came across these On The Road periodicals. 7 volumes with about 10 issues in each volume. Car maintenance guides in 1970s style. When she found them she thought "Well nobody in the world is gonna be interested in these other than Jim Bell." Obv she's not familiar with Autoshite. These will keep me entertained for a while though. catsinthewelder, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Cavcraft and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 today i will be scraping off the stickers of the focus and finding to original exhaust/lights Skizzer, Ghosty, Jim Bell and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 today i will be scraping off the stickers of the focus and finding to original exhaust/lights jumpingjehovahs, loserone, Supernaut and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Hmmm... both are on the old South Eastern and Chatham Railway's Reading branch between Chilworth to the west and Gomshall to the east... The first is Brook Lane (Dark Lane) bridge on Little London lane, bridge no. 19/1290, ELR & mileage: RSJ 37m 5chThe second is Sandy Lane bridge, bridge no. 19/1293, ELR & mileage: RSJ 37m 1052y10/10 tick VG. Don’t know how you found the second one I couldn’t see any plaques at all. Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 A good friend was clearing out a deceased relatives flat and came across these On The Road periodicals. 7 volumes with about 10 issues in each volume. Car maintenance guides in 1970s style. When she found them she thought "Well nobody in the world is gonna be interested in these other than Jim Bell." Obv she's not familiar with Autoshite. These will keep me entertained for a while though. 20190210_181710.jpg 20190210_182139.jpg 20190210_181734.jpg 20190210_181752.jpg 20190210_181810.jpg 20190210_181839.jpg 20190210_181856.jpg 20190210_181914.jpg 20190210_181926.jpgIt's nice that your friend thought of you rather than tipping them, obviously you will be starting a thread with examples of shite repair techniques and pictures from them Squire_Dawson, chodweaver, tommytwo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 My new* transit tipper which was working fine when I picked it up on Friday has developed a fault. I tipped some firewood out and the tipper body wouldn't go back down. There's a solenoid that operates the return valve, allowing the body to lower under its own weight. I think it has died. 20190210_183519.jpg It sits over this shaft on the valve body.20190210_183636.jpg The shaft doesn't appear to move, so I'm not sure how it works.20190210_183702.jpg Any hydraulic knowledge out there? I made another boring vid. Turn the volume down because of the tractor noise.https://youtu.be/7eAv-dIy7KsNo help with the fault but please don't work on it un propped no matter how quick a job.I know of too many people who should know better that have been crushed by them. scaryoldcortina, Saabnut, DeeJay and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I've just paid for another car that I haven't seen (let alone tried out) and is miles and miles away. Skizzer, dome, RobT and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I've just paid for another car that I haven't seen (let alone tried out) and is miles and miles away.Is it Monday already? Keep up the good work! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 CD sounds achieved! Small beans again, but big improvements for me! paulplom, mrbenn, drum and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Cheap fix!.. Chicken dinner. binhoker668 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Just after getting a call from the automatic workshop boss. Looks like the CX might be ready soon . Only taken three months to rebuild the gearbox . He wants to know where to send the (presumably substantial) bill mrbenn, Cheggers, richardmorris and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Ecp specials arrive, thanks Bornite, Air filter is actually correct, slightly doubts over the oil filter, but hey ho Squire_Dawson, BorniteIdentity, RobT and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Just after getting a call from the automatic workshop boss. Looks like the CX might be ready soon . Only taken three months to rebuild the gearbox . He wants to know where to send the (presumably substantial) bill Somewhere else! Twiggy, dome, DeeJay and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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