TB wrote:

Put the mud back on. It looked brilliant in the earlier photo's.

I would have driven around showing off in all the mud for a couple of days. And you would have been guarenteed a big parking space on Sainsbury's carpark.

wifey wants it clean

She didn't seem like the bossy type last weekend.


 Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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Some people accuse me of thinking the world revolves around me, but I'm not stupid . . . I know it revolves around the sun. Which shines out of my @rse!!!

well technically I used her car as my toy for the weekend - I've got the pics, plus at the moment a lot of Salisbury Plains on my drive

Rest assured the VA love wagon will be as dirty as a vicars bedside table for the next week!

Now the damage report - from what I know. A few deep scratches on the front bumper but about to cut a big hole in that for the winch so who cares!. One tyre is now fully deflated. There is a clunking noise from the front suspension. I've lost a number plate - again, same place as last time! Scratches on the wheels - but these are my offroad ones so I don't care! 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
2009 Alaska TDV8 - Gone and much missed.



WINNER - 2009 �Idler Of The Year� Award
Runner Up - 2009 �Just Doing What It�s Designed To Do� Award


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Fellas, the pix are truly amazing. I cant believe my pampered motor will actually do that? Doesn't all that mud, water and s t cause any problems to the electrics or bodywork?  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

Kaine wrote:

ok, damage report

- two front tyres need replacing due to big chunks that have been taken out of the sides - the Pirellis are a bit soft and the ruts a bit deep in places

- two alloys have small notches taken out of the edge rim part - nothing major at all, however noticeable

- one of the plastic clips for the tow bar hook covers broke while refitting it this evening

however I'd glad to report NO scratches anywhere - alloys are fine, and paint work untouched

So quite an expensive weekend then, glad to see no serious damage  some of my Previous cars
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Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
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AC Cobra
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The basic paintwork is fine, the problems are with the rubber trim and black pilars. This mud gets everywhere so even when you clean in there's mud in all the bits you unable to reach. The engine compartment is caked too! 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
2009 Alaska TDV8 - Gone and much missed.



WINNER - 2009 �Idler Of The Year� Award
Runner Up - 2009 �Just Doing What It�s Designed To Do� Award


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Brian Mason wrote:

Fellas, the pix are truly amazing. I cant believe my pampered motor will actually do that? Doesn't all that mud, water and s t cause any problems to the electrics or bodywork?

Cheers Brian - you should definetely try it out - there are many sections of Salisbury Plains where you can just try it out without getting in deep - also, you can go through the water slowly - its just VA is a big kid and I'm a copycat

ENVOY wrote:

So quite an expensive weekend then, glad to see no serious damage

helps me justify the Overfinch Supersports

Kaine wrote:

ENVOY wrote:

So quite an expensive weekend then, glad to see no serious damage

helps me justify the Overfinch Supersports

You wont be offroading then, i bet  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

ENVOY wrote:

Kaine wrote:

ENVOY wrote:

So quite an expensive weekend then, glad to see no serious damage

helps me justify the Overfinch Supersports

You wont be offroading then, i bet

on the contrary - I will have a set of 19's for dedicated offroad use

Kaine wrote:

ENVOY wrote:

Kaine wrote:

ENVOY wrote:

So quite an expensive weekend then, glad to see no serious damage

helps me justify the Overfinch Supersports

You wont be offroading then, i bet

on the contrary - I will have a set of 19's for dedicated offroad use

AAAHHH a set for posh  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Kaine wrote:

Brian Mason wrote:

Fellas, the pix are truly amazing. I cant believe my pampered motor will actually do that? Doesn't all that mud, water and s t cause any problems to the electrics or bodywork?

Cheers Brian - you should definetely try it out - there are many sections of Salisbury Plains where you can just try it out without getting in deep - also, you can go through the water slowly - its just VA is a big kid and I'm a copycat

 MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

Thanks to Kaine for having me along even if it was a blingy softroaders weekend I still enjoyed it

Hope to meet up with some of the guys again, maybe we'll sort a nice gentle trip around mid wales in the warmer months to tempt those who don't want to get quite so dirty.......Misery ??


Mike  Offroader not Softroader

We'll have to do a trial run around Shropshire and then get some RRS members to come along