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 Notable Obituary -- All here |
Richard A Thackeray
 6th Sep 2024 7:22 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 939 · Views: 289807 · Subject: Notable Obituary -- All here |
RIP 'Vic Fontaine'
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/james-darren-dies-age-88-gidget-star-trek/
I prefer his voice to Frank Sinatra
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Fontaine
https:// ... |
| High peak autos |
Richard A Thackeray
15th May 2024 6:12 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 33 · Views: 3210 · Subject: High peak autos |
I'm thinking a 4x4 Skoda Superb estate is likely to be my next car. Just turned over 120000 miles in the Freelander so I'm hoping there's a bit of life left in it yet.
I wanted one, but they are ra ... |
| Land-Rover Centre (Huddersfield) |
Richard A Thackeray
19th Mar 2024 8:24 pm
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Forum: Spotted · Replies: 6 · Views: 3492 · Subject: Land-Rover Centre (Huddersfield) |
| However................. the Cuthbertson, & the Stage 1 CSW, outside, were of far more interest!! |
| Land-Rover Centre (Huddersfield) |
Richard A Thackeray
19th Mar 2024 8:21 pm
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Forum: Spotted · Replies: 6 · Views: 3492 · Subject: Land-Rover Centre (Huddersfield) |
| I was out with daughter today, & we ended up passing the 'Land-Rover Centre' at Lockwood (Huddersfield), so had a look, as ever since I bought my Kodiaq (May '21) , SWMBO has complained that it's ... |
| Forum humour !!! (Some Jokes May Offend) |
Richard A Thackeray
18th Mar 2024 10:01 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 2149 · Views: 925525 · Subject: Forum humour !!! (Some Jokes May Offend) |
I gave my household questionnaire to John Denver.
He filled up my census.....  |
| MPG (DISCUSSION THREAD) |
Richard A Thackeray
7th Mar 2024 9:55 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 909 · Views: 467740 · Subject: MPG (DISCUSSION THREAD) |
Bob
I’ll do ‘the maths’ every so often, & generally get within a couple of MPG similarity |
| Road-Train Towing |
Richard A Thackeray
3rd Mar 2024 8:17 pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 2 · Views: 711 · Subject: Road-Train Towing |
| Excellent!!! |
| Road-Train Towing |
Richard A Thackeray
3rd Mar 2024 1:43 pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 2 · Views: 711 · Subject: Road-Train Towing |
I'm not a fan of any of the current range, by any means but this was fairly impressive
The fact that the driver, unintentionally, set off in high-range is astounding
The last Discovery l'd have ... |
| Forum humour !!! (Some Jokes May Offend) |
Richard A Thackeray
3rd Mar 2024 12:08 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 2149 · Views: 925525 · Subject: Forum humour !!! (Some Jokes May Offend) |
'85% Rule', Never Heard Of It!!!
Still, it's impressive, in an extremely dangerous way!!
https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userpics/29618/normal_Honda%20Tow.jpg |
| 'Drop-Plate' |
Richard A Thackeray
13th Feb 2024 7:14 am
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 3 · Views: 950 · Subject: 'Drop-Plate' |
| A scary calculation too!! |
| 'Drop-Plate' |
Richard A Thackeray
12th Feb 2024 1:44 pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 3 · Views: 950 · Subject: 'Drop-Plate' |
It's rather convoluted, & seemingly, only done for the look of it!! 
https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userpics/29618/IMG_9134.jpeg
This was 'between' Land-Rovers, as I had t ... |
| Tow-Ball Cover |
Richard A Thackeray
11th Feb 2024 12:00 pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 0 · Views: 394 · Subject: Tow-Ball Cover |
Spotted this as l was leaving work years
It makes my black one, & SWMBOs (red) Al-Ko look boring
https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userpics/29618/IMG_9129.jpeg |
| Greetings From Wakefield |
Richard A Thackeray
8th Feb 2024 6:22 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 7 · Views: 1507 · Subject: Greetings From Wakefield |
Why do you need to have two 4x4 tow cars if your wife already had her Q3?
I'd already owned my Kodiaq for about 15-18 months before she got the Q3, as caràvanning was restricted to my availabili ... |
| Insurance |
Richard A Thackeray
6th Feb 2024 7:32 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 42 · Views: 5372 · Subject: Insurance |
When l bought my Kodiaq (May 2021), l’d just received my renewal for the Octavia estate (‘11’ plate, 1.6TDi - remapped) at, from memory, £221 F/C
The garage gave 5 days cover, to allow for sor ... |
| Personal plates |
Richard A Thackeray
5th Feb 2024 4:15 pm
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Forum: Spotted · Replies: 82 · Views: 58917 · Subject: Personal plates |
| Sorry to drag it 'kicking & screaming, back into the daylight', but I had S50 RAT on my old 50th Anniversary Discovery (Tdi/manual), it was then transferred to the 110Td5 'Heritage' that replaced ... |
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