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Bibendum Member Since: 20 Oct 2015 Location: Home in Lancashire Posts: 170 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Land Rover have loaned a D5 to Mountain Rescue England & Wales to try out for a year. It is making it's way around the various teams and has just arrived with Coniston MRT.
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Jack frost Member Since: 21 Dec 2011 Location: UK Posts: 796 ![]() ![]() |
Best place for it up a mountain in fog where nobody can see it (what a bloody ugly car) |
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JulesK Member Since: 07 Dec 2014 Location: Ceredigion. Posts: 1664 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I'd have thought they would have given one to our mountain rescue in Merthyr/Brecon after all ours were wiped out with all the equipment the fire. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I am surprised they have not been loaned/donated a Defender by one of the LR specialists. More rugged than a D5 too.
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JulesK Member Since: 07 Dec 2014 Location: Ceredigion. Posts: 1664 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Aye Bob meant anything really but if one of these were going spare |
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4354 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I had an email recently about LR experience in Namibia using Discovery 5s, they quote about £6k/person and not obvious if that includes flights. Any takers? (Don't worry, being Africa they will certainly have some old Toyota pickup trucks available if you get stuck |
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Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978 ![]() |
Have the Police or Highway Agency taken any up ??
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Bibendum Member Since: 20 Oct 2015 Location: Home in Lancashire Posts: 170 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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j77 Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Fife Posts: 2909 ![]() ![]() |
Highways agency are taking them. They have an 2.0 240 SD4 at the moment. The D5 is a phenomenal car in the rough, not that the D4 wasn’t but the 5 moves up a level IMO. As with all modern LRs size is an issue. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200 |
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Dave47 Member Since: 31 Aug 2014 Location: Margate Kent Posts: 1350 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
KSAR have had theirs for several months now and the feedback is good,
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5182 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I presume it didnt make it up the hill (@01.59) as the video cut to the next scene. ![]() |
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ronp Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: 🌲Galloway🌲 Posts: 1477 ![]() ![]() |
Yes agree with that, the moment I saw his approach I knew he wouldn't make it.
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Bibendum Member Since: 20 Oct 2015 Location: Home in Lancashire Posts: 170 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The text on facebook says it was a "practice failed hill climb"...... |
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Yorky Bob Member Since: 28 Apr 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4561 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cave Rescue in Yorkshire (CRO) have just had the pass around D5 for the last 2 weeks. I think I am safe in saying it never got underground. |
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