Birds are everywhere made a mess of my FL1



Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

Remember the joke going around during the 2008 banking crisis? What';s the difference between a Banker and a Pigeon?

A Pigeon can still leave a deposit on a Porsche. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

hate to say it but the new 2016 Tiguan R Line looks interesting.......  Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
Gone - 2014 BMW X3 M Sport Space Grey, faultless!
Gone - 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Bali Blue with xenons
Gone - 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Rimini Red with bodykit

I thought I saw a 4X4 with a Bentley badge on it near me today. Just had a look online and they do do one! It looked 'Fugly'.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

A pal of mine had one of these had one of these Bentayga's in at their works the other day. One of his sites makes the prop and it's then sent to his site for balancing - no wonder they're not cheap!!

Steve D wrote:

I thought I saw a 4X4 with a Bentley badge on it near me today. Just had a look online and they do do one! It looked 'Fugly'.

German car No wonder then.  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

shilen wrote:

hate to say it but the new 2016 Tiguan R Line looks interesting.......

I'm with you on that one



I seen a bentayga in the flesh, and it ain't pretty. If I had the cash I would rather have the Mulsanne Speed if I was buying a Bentley. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

My neighboure has just bought a Discovery sport with the Euro 6 engine.

He tells me that he has to add ' Ad Blue ' every 1000 miles and , he has been told , if he does not the engine will not start

Is this right and how much does this additive cost.?

Also am I correct in thinking that the petrol engine in the Evoque is the old Ford engine , or is that a new LR engine?

Reeventu wrote:

Also am I correct in thinking that the petrol engine in the Evoque is the old Ford engine , or is that a new LR engine?

TIguan 2016 R-line

No match for the FL2 or DS but an interesting proposition from VW for the SUV that lives on tarmac, electric sunroof, LED headlamps, huge touchscreen, 12" active digital display in front of steering wheel, head-up display option, this thing has a lot of standard kit that other marques stick on the options list



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Reeventu wrote:

My neighboure has just bought a Discovery sport with the Euro 6 engine.

He tells me that he has to add ' Ad Blue ' every 1000 miles and , he has been told , if he does not the engine will not start

Is this right and how much does this additive cost.?

Also am I correct in thinking that the petrol engine in the Evoque is the old Ford engine , or is that a new LR engine?

Must say it seemed odd to me , so where is this 3 gallon tank situated ? Is it in the fuel tank ?

Appreciate its not in the fuel but if it is in the tank does it reduce tank capacity?

Do all diesel Euro 6 engines need AdBlue ?

On LR web Pages:

How will I know if DEF levels are low?

The distance until the next DEF refill can be viewed at any time in the message centre on the dashboard.

Additionally, if low levels of DEF are detected in the tank, you will be given several warnings. The first alert is shown 1,500 miles before the tank is empty, followed by a second when 930 miles are remaining. A third warning indicates when 515 miles are left and also warns that the DEF tank needs re-filling or the vehicle will not be able re-start when the distance countdown reaches 0. The final warning indicates when only 100 miles remain.

When the countdown reaches 0 miles, the vehicle will be prevented from re-starting after the next engine switch-off; this is to ensure the vehicles fully complies with the Euro 6 legislation. The engine will only start again when the DEF tank is re-filled. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

AdBlue: the biggest con in the world. It's nothing clever, 31.5% urea solution if my memory serves me. ( I once ran a feasibility study on building a production plant for it when I was a wage slave ) The clever bit is in having the marketing and distribution network to sell it at a silly margin. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

Maybe not clever but it gets the emissions down and in turn my road tax. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200