tooSavvy Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, DirtyDaily said: Just seen the rest of Dundee. Nevermind. I used to 'skirt' Dundee.... Drive towards town, then left at lights.... Onward to GSK Montrose. Quite a 'day out' from Newcastle 🚀😮👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, tooSavvy said: I used to 'skirt' Dundee I think that's an offence now boss. tooSavvy, Rust Collector and Stanky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 23 minutes ago, tooSavvy said: I used to 'skirt' Dundee.... Drive towards town, then left at lights.... Onward to GSK Montrose. Quite a 'day out' from Newcastle 🚀😮👍 6 minutes ago, loserone said: I think that's an offence now boss. To be fair, up skirting Dundee is quite an accurate description, assuming the view is of 28 year old granny pants that used to be white and have been washed 4 times in total. Coprolalia and tooSavvy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Right. I'm in Edinburgh getting some food. RR looking good and averaging basically no MPG. Love it. worldofceri, tooSavvy, Rust Collector and 32 others 32 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 ah yes the only place to find a wild RR - Petrol station forecourt tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Glad to see you are making good progress! dome, Coprolalia, loserone and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Saabnut said: Glad to see you are making good progress! Are we to understand that @DirtyDaily came all that way and didn't do a fucking Woollard?! Saabnut, JMotor, tooSavvy and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, djoptix said: Are we to understand that @DirtyDaily came all that way and didn't do a fucking Woollard?! Give over, after that journey the poor lad probably doesn't have the energy to get his leg up! 😆 HillmanImp, eddyramrod and Wibble 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Just got to the hotel in Durham now. 5am start. Two shiters met. One range rover bought. One leg unraised. One tired boi. The journey continues tomorrow! Wibble, mk2_craig, Flat4 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanH Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, DirtyDaily said: Just got to the hotel in Durham now. 5am start. Two shiters met. One range rover bought. One leg unraised. One tired boi. The journey continues tomorrow! Has it broken yet????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Has it broken yet?????Not more than it already was!It's in fine fettle other than reversing camera needs sorting, cigarette lighter/charging port needs sorting, needs some discs and pads, service plus a ball joint. Other than this I think it should be good to do some work but I haven't looked underneath it yet...The jaguar drive line however I believe is a very strong one. I've had several of these engines, they don't leak, they don't break, they give decent economy (when in an x350) so my optimism is very high. I'm sure land rover can put that right. eddyramrod, CaptainBoom, Scruffy Bodger and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 11 hours ago, High Jetter said: Exactly how many customers does a train driver personally interact with on a daily basis? Quite a few. Walking to/from the train, when changing ends, walking to next bit of the job etc, we see plenty of passengers. It’s also because we work with the Guard so a sense of good customer service is needed. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 10 hours ago, 83C said: Quite a few. Walking to/from the train, when changing ends, walking to next bit of the job etc, we see plenty of passengers. It’s also because we work with the Guard so a sense of good customer service is needed. Agreed..... Perfect 2nd job for a *window cleaner! *good with ladders/heights 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 Day 73.Final day of this trip. Only 2.5 hours left to go so will be a short trip. May get it cleaned and valeted though today so I'll post pictures of it looking it's opulent best! Also I need a name. I was thinking maybe Roger. Ideas on a postcard please. dome, lesapandre, Coprolalia and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 How about: Quad-R (Rail Replacement Range Rover) dome, Saabnut, DirtyDaily and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Green Meanie.... *Beatles reference 🤔 🚙💨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 "The AA" So you know what to call for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 And we're home. Weather here in sunny stockport is gash.But to round up the car, got here faultless and the MPG figures are in and I've figured out the eco mode.The gearbox very regularly changes down for hills etc which I suspect is very kind on the engine but not so kind on the MPG. The picture below shows the economy when I held the car manually in 6th for the last 50 miles going up and down the Shap (m62). The 20mpg is from saabnuts drive to my house. I filled it up near Dundee, I've done 360 miles and it's got a quarter of a tank left. Realistically that's not bad for a 3 ton v8 in a rush. Until the last 50 miles I was making progress mainly on back roads as I went via Durham. The car handled it great.Very happy with it and makes the 3 day excursion worth it. 8th and last car purchase of 2023, I think this will be sticking around for a good while! Thanks for tagging along everyone! Popsicle, Back_For_More, Coprolalia and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Really pleased you are home OK and all is good. I have never seen that many mpgs ever! Well done. lesapandre, Matty and DirtyDaily 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Glad you are home. And nothing broke. Or fell off. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Always wanted one, never had the stones for the job. Still look an absolute class act. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Wel done for this thread. I admire your fortitude for battling on against adversity here. The train network at the moment seems to be very broken. I have always admired these Range Rovers. They really do look a nice place to sit. The engines on these, as far as I know, have a good reputation for longevity. Best of luck with it and enjoy. DirtyDaily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I get 25mpg from my 525i auto driving like a nun. It's lower, lighter and less powerful than your RR so anything over 20 in that behemoth is to be applauded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Congrats - job jobbed! Admirable persistence. 25 mpg would make me happy driving that to be honest (my last V8 'classic' RR would barely reach double figures). I may have to leave my screen open at your mpg image and say things like "Look, better than a P38" - t'missus would maybe* fall for that ploy. A name will announce itself at some point - my wife usually does those honours for us - sometimes takes a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Thanks chaps. There was a definite time crunch going on so persistence had to prevail. Been putting it to use the last couple of days. Getting it a full valet today so should be looking it's opulent best! dome, Saabnut, privatewire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 When I got rid of my 545 I quietly acknowledged to myself that I wouldn't have another V8 as a daily. Sadly even 50 + mpg and £35 road tax of my insignia cannot make up for the smoothness of a bent eight. So I may have another V8. But it will have to be reasonably cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 That's more like it. Bodywork is largely good with a few scabs. I will get a quote on how much to get it looking showroom fresh. CGSB, Wibble, warch and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That is looking good. 25mpg on a run is good in these. We get about 28mpg touring, about 24mpg around town and I can squeeze 30mpg at a steady 70 out of the 3.0 X Type. I get around 17mpg out of the 110 V8. On a run. Around town? Never check. Not good to see a grown man cry. 😁 eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That looks lovely. And I barely get 25mpg from a Bini! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I like this model of Range Rover, rather better looking than a P38 but with the same cross country credentials. I do think you may as well buy a V8, the iconic Range Rover engine. I prefer the interior and exterior styling on these compared to later versions more practical, less luxurious. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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