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[Rangie]

Up early this morning for my first speed awareness course

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I've done a couple , quite enjoyable apart from there always seems to be one participant who wants to babble on , he was told to shut the f**k up during the coffee break, as the rest of us just wanted it done & dusted.

[ronnyd]

Up early this morning for my first speed awareness course

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I've done a couple , quite enjoyable apart from there always seems to be one participant who wants to babble on , he was told to shut the f**k up during the coffee break, as the rest of us just wanted it done & dusted.

There were a couple of smartarses at the course that i was on. Don't thing much went in their heads.

[BazaJT]

Found out step daughters C70 needs a new gearbox :'( trouble is they fitted quite a few different 'boxes so it's trying to find a second hand one of the correct type

[henryd]

Well Ive done about a 1000 miles in the newly acquired V70 and its averaged 43mpg, well pleased with that and although I miss the Saabs get up and go the Volvo does very well as very torquey

[Marks DTM Calib]

Velar has gone and the RR Sport has arrived, averaged 41mpg on the commute this morning which was pleasing

[Viral_Jim]

Very nice 

3.0d, or have you gone with some sort of plug in?

[Marks DTM Calib]

3.0D straight six 300bhp lump 

Goes ok, nice and smooth

[TheBoy]

Velar has gone and the RR Sport has arrived, averaged 41mpg on the commute this morning which was pleasing

Is that on the famous JLR "lie like a timex" fuel computer? Or reality?

For reference, the last fill up in mine gave me a brim to brim manual MPG of 32MPG.  Which I was quite pleased with

[TheBoy]

3.0D straight six 300bhp lump 

Goes ok, nice and smooth

They are a nice engine, despite being mostly French.

IIRC, the EU6 300bhp version needs an oil change every 3 miles due to dilution. Not that that would cause you too much hassle, apart from having to deal with the local knuckle draggers doing it.


Is it still the L494? Kinda lost track over the last couple of years as to what is still current.

[TheBoy]

Phish taking aside, although the outside of the Velar was not to my taste - and I couldn't really put my finger on why - I really did like the interior, and the ride was pretty good.

Maybe one for a few years, when they are affordable 2nd hand, seeing as I think I've talked myself out of a real Range Rover on size grounds...   ...unless I move

[Nick W]

3.0D straight six 300bhp lump 

Goes ok, nice and smooth

They are a nice engine, despite being mostly French.

Isn't the straight six purely JLR, being a modular addition to their four cylinder engines? The same way that BMWs 3,6 and 6 cylinders are all inline instead of a mishmash of straight and vee motors.

[Marks DTM Calib]

3.0D straight six 300bhp lump 

Goes ok, nice and smooth

They are a nice engine, despite being mostly French.

Isn't the straight six purely JLR, being a modular addition to their four cylinder engines? The same way that BMWs 3,6 and 6 cylinders are all inline instead of a mishmash of straight and vee motors.

It is yes, its a 6 cylinder Ingenium

[Marks DTM Calib]

3.0D straight six 300bhp lump 

Goes ok, nice and smooth

They are a nice engine, despite being mostly French.

IIRC, the EU6 300bhp version needs an oil change every 3 miles due to dilution. Not that that would cause you too much hassle, apart from having to deal with the local knuckle draggers doing it.


Is it still the L494? Kinda lost track over the last couple of years as to what is still current.

All management car servicing is now done at CB, but this is not the French lump

[Viral_Jim]

3.0D straight six 300bhp lump 

Goes ok, nice and smooth

They are a nice engine, despite being mostly French.

Isn't the straight six purely JLR, being a modular addition to their four cylinder engines? The same way that BMWs 3,6 and 6 cylinders are all inline instead of a mishmash of straight and vee motors.

It is yes, its a 6 cylinder Ingenium

Ah that's interesting, when did the PSA derived V6 derv get the elbow?

[TheBoy]

3.0D straight six 300bhp lump 

Goes ok, nice and smooth

They are a nice engine, despite being mostly French.

Isn't the straight six purely JLR, being a modular addition to their four cylinder engines? The same way that BMWs 3,6 and 6 cylinders are all inline instead of a mishmash of straight and vee motors.

It is yes, its a 6 cylinder Ingenium

Ah, be interesting to see how that goes

The froggy lump, aside from all the plastic bits splitting = like TB, intakes and coolant outlets - seems quite reliable (DPF shenanigans on EU6 ones aside).  Lets hope the JLR one is every bit as good, complete with plastics that don't split along the seams due to crap manufacturing quality.