Suzuki Club UK

as the title says im off to the dark side of the moon, due to a few things etc , however this does not mean im getting rid of my Suzuki she will still be in use just not as often,

so i have bought a Land Rover Discovery 300tdi auto , the way i look at it is thats its a big diesel go kart,

i only know part of its history so far , it left land rover went up to special vehicles not sure why then it spent its life in Heathrow Airport going up and down the run way to remove and scare the birds left the airport in 2005 and then was used locally by a van hire company to attend there breakdowns. and now i have my hands on it to use it as a work horse...

for now i only have the ebay picture hopefully getting it tonight and begin de sign writting it

ps you wont miss me coming

It's ok, we know if you take it offroad you're just going to think 'this is shit, next time i go offroading i'll take the sj'

ScottieJ wrote:It's ok, we know if you take it offroad you're just going to think 'this is s**t, next time i go offroading i'll take the sj'

, i will be using the sj its just my dad suffers with a bad back (we was hit head on when i was a youngster) , and he likes driving the sj but its just rock hard and bounces everywhere and he just needs bit of comfort

Yeah they're comfortable, I used to have one but the extra ton and a half it has over the Suzuki takes a bit of winching out

I'm not upset... Just disappointed lol
Have fun in it dude, got a good set of tools right?

i do have a good set of tools i believe

this one is going to be simple though , just changing the suspension, shocks, brake hoses,disclocation cones , big set of wheels , side exhaust , and light bar thats it for now

So long & thanks for all the fish

At least it's a 300. The 200s aren't any good at all. The suspension was stupidly soft; I've ridden spacehoppers that were more stable. Plus the 200 diesel engine was completely gutless. Even the Discovery MPI with a 2 litre petrol engine pulled better.

We've had several 300s (two 3.9 V8s and a TDi), still got the better of the two V8s. The first one was a V8 with LPG. Half way through it's life we also bought a 300TDi That one lasted about 8 years but the rear end rotted out as did the TDis. The V8 was stripped for parts and scrapped because of the rust and the the TDi had its arse end welded up, we ran it for a few years more, then sold it. We also got a much newer V8 Premier (extra fancy version, more gadgets. Was a last charge kinda thing before the MK2 went on sale) a couple of months after getting rid of the scrap one, but before we sold the TDi.

The only problems we had/have were:
Interior electrics (windows and sunroofs, these all work in the current one, even the electric seats)
The relays in the V8s. Fuel injector relay in the one that we scrapped, window wiper relay in the newer one. They just kept blowing them. Fixed this in the newer one by replacing the wiper motors.
The cylinder head cracked on the 300TDi once whilst Mum was doing 80 (probably the cause) down the motorway on the way back from Newcastle
The TDi shattered a diff once, for reasons unknown
The springs in the door mechanisms have gone on all three we've had. It's a common fault but pretty easy to fix.
The central locking solenoid in the tailgate on the V8 we've still got make a nasty noise.
Penultimately, for some reason, sometimes the V8 won't start unless we open the petrol cap and return the pressure in the tank to atmospheric. We think it's some kind of roll-over/crash safety device combined with a blocked tank breather and hot weather.
And of course there's typical Roveritus to deal with.

It's not such a long list, really, because not all of the issues applied to all three trucks. They run well most of the time and so long as you're not in a hurry, the ride's comfortable. It's a shame they're so heavy that they need power steering really. I hate power steering with a passion. It's another thing to break and it makes me feel like I'm at the helm of a boat. It takes away too much feedback from the wheels.

well of 4 long days of peeling stickers off so glad im not a woman breaking nails haha!, and a valet from my uncle(cleans Bentleys etc all posh cars haha) this is the end result!


and tell me about it Ed the mount of people have told me there stories and there is me think why have i just bought it haha

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