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Offline Thrasher

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« on: October 26, 2005, 11:00:34 »
I dropped Owl off for a wallet fleecing today, and to my surprise (haha) they didn't give me a supercharged RR to drive home in.

No.

They gave me some gutless blue box. Pretty color. I like the GPS - pity it thinks my postcode is in Peterborough somewhere :roll:  The interior is horrible. Who designed it? Someone with a tacky plastic fetish?

When I turned the key I was greeted with a pretty picture of a book (or is it an open wallet) and some nonsense about the gearbox not being able switch modes. Great. 1500 miles on the clock! Oh and speaking of clocks - where oh where is the one that tells the time?

Press the loud pedal....wait....wait some more and finally move off. Wheeeee we are driving. Oh I need to stop. I wasn't aware I had to radio ahead......unimpressed.

Clatter clatter clatter. Can I have my RR back now please?

Here ends my review of that abortion dubbed "Discovery 3"
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2005, 11:03:06 »
Not planning to trade Owl in then?

 :lol:
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2005, 11:32:02 »
So you liked it then!  :shock:
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2005, 12:21:36 »
i sounds great..............u gonna get one
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2005, 12:24:31 »
i guess that would be hartwells then riverside!    now theres a change
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2005, 12:34:34 »
Well, you see mate ... you're spoiled :wink:  We could do a swap for a week if you like, then you'd be really really pleased to get Owl back :wink:  :lol:
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2005, 12:34:46 »
I had a courtesy car Monday and Tuesday this week a Peugeot 1007 the one with the sliding doors ugh! Could not see indicator lights and dip/main beam lights on the dashboard and was in danger of chopping my hand off when reaching back for the inaccessilbe seat belt while the door was closing. The chap from Marshall Peugeot said "Not one of our best designed cars" :roll:
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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2005, 13:02:36 »
i think the idea of those 1007s is good
must be easy to get in and out even in a tight parking space
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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2005, 13:11:55 »
So, what did you "really" think of it :lol:
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« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2005, 13:15:29 »
Not Hartwell. We don't go there any more. Never. Ever. Ever. Why do think Piglet has a new engine?
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2005, 13:30:47 »
They've just rung me. I need a heart massage. I think I could buy another Discovery for the cost this is going to be......
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« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2005, 15:09:05 »
I reckon 1k for a service on owl plus the respray to keep the body warrenty
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« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2005, 19:17:41 »
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They've just rung me. I need a heart massage. I think I could buy another Discovery for the cost this is going to be......

Neil:Ive just been doing some sums & i hope they give you a kissd n cuddle before you hand over your card,


I rekon uve been charged 10 hours labour at £95 an hour -£950,

& £1050 for bits,



Now you couldve driven to scotland,booked it in where i work & still had change to get home
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« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2005, 20:27:23 »
WELL!!!

Call me an old fuddy duddy (most do) but I could buy a half decent landrover, insure, tax and MOT it and have enough change for a tank of Fuel out of that.

AND when I lift the bonnet I would be able to work out what everything does.

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« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2005, 21:50:37 »
ho hum
The joys of newer Land Rover ownership
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« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2005, 05:05:52 »
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Now you couldve driven to scotland,booked it in where i work & still had change to get home

For the amount he's paying he probably could've had it airlifted by Chinook there and back . . . . with the Red Arrows as wing men  :wink:
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