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An indie mechanic who I recently got to know is Chris at 5 Corners Auto in Long Branch. Really cool, young guy who loves LRs who is an LR master tech. Highly recommended. He knew the ins and outs of my late-model LR2 like nobody else. As a guy in my 20s, I also felt it was good to support a knowledgeable mechanic my age as well and give him some business. He really knew some of the ins and outs of the vehicle, and I expect to head back there in the future. At the end of the day, it pays to know a great trustworthy indie mechanic! Last edited by TurboDan; 08-04-2012 at 05:58 AM. Trust me before I got into Dodge, I asked the warrantee inspector from all the inspection companies what company is the easiest for the customer and worth its weight. He said Chrysler warrantee is the easiest and the best. Honestly I wouldn't of believed him till I saw the proof. CHrysler is easier and more honest. They repair with bulletins, they repair water leaks and damage from water leaks.
The new, fifth-generation Land Rover Discovery was unveiled on the eve of the 2016 Paris Motor Show. The popular family SUV gets a new platform and revised engines (including, for the first time, a four-cylinder diesel), and promises to usher in a new level of comfort and fuel efficiency for the Land Rover Discovery badge. The Discovery鈥檚 switch to Land Rover鈥檚 aluminium construction slashes around 480kg from the car鈥檚 weight. This, in turn, has allowed Land Rover to plumb in additional safety kit, plusher materials and greater soundproofing 鈥?as well as introducing Jaguar Land Rover鈥檚 Ingenium 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel to the line-up. The four-pot Discovery will be the cleanest model in the line-up at launch 鈥?although it seems inconceivable that the car won鈥檛 benefit from some of JLR鈥檚 extensive work on plug-in hybrid technology during its lifetime. Badged SD4 and paired with a ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox, the 2.0-litre model will have 237bhp and 500Nm of torque 鈥?enough for a 0-60mph time of 8.0 seconds 鈥?but return 43.5mpg and 171g/km of CO2 emissions.
There's always power when you need it, so charging up hills or plowing through mud simply requires dipping into the throttle and holding the wheels in the ruts. Straight off the line, the 400e feels just as strong as a Range Rover with the supercharged 5.0-liter V8. It dies off mid revs, but around town it feels right at home. Passing on unfamiliar roads can be harrowing, but the 400e's torque makes it a breeze. Like every other Range Rover, the sound isolation is fantastic. This is made abundantly clear when driving in EV mode. The 400e feels like a rolling whisper room, with just a small hum from the electric motor and the occasional vague woosh from a passing car. Driving through small English villages with in pure electric mode give you a relaxed and cozy feeling. This calm is occasionally broken up when the gasoline four-cylinder kicks on. The engine is quiet most of the time, but under full throttle it sounds rough and feels distinctly out of place.
Always insist on a full service history. Be careful too if the car you're looking at has a towbar fitted, for this may mean that it has had a hard life dragging horse boxes out of muddy fields. The engines and the transmissions used are robust but expensive to repair if they do go wrong, so watch out for rattles and ensure that all the electrics work perfectly. Check too, that the heavy-swinging rear door has not dropped on its hinges. The car is a favourite target for thieves, so a good alarm and preferably an immobiliser are a must; the latter wasn鈥檛 made standard until June 1995. Tread carefully. If you get a good one, it's a great used car. A clutch assembly will be around 拢180, a starter motor around 拢200 and a radiator around 拢330, Brake pads will be around the 拢45 mark. A replacement headlamp (offside) is close to 拢30 and an alternator should be close to 拢260. Don鈥檛 expect too much here. The Second generation Discovery launched in autumn 1998 handles very well but original models roll a lot on country back roads if you try and push along. Motorway behaviour isn鈥檛 too bad - though there鈥檚 plenty of wind noise. In town, the car's height makes many multi-storey carparks no-go areas (and you can't get on Le Shuttle either).
Last week we brought you the Previously little known story of the Kawasaki race car. One of the key individuals involved in the project, Dave Sullivan, tells us how this car came about. You might notice the extreme contrast between this effort and the Kawasaki race project. Of course the purpose was completely different but Nevertheless, it tells the story of forays into the automotive world not well known outside of those who were directly involved. Unfortunately, however, there is a similarity to these two very different stories, at the end, both projects events derailed just short of ultimate success. In 1991 I was working for a company called IAD on the south coast of England. IAD were a design and engineering Consultancy for the motor industry, we had worked on the Mazda Miata, Lincoln Town Car and Bentley Continental, to name but a few. Had conceived the Yamaha OX99-11 several years earlier, but had been struggling to find a partner who could help them realize their ambition. Strangely it was the Sporting goods division (with products ranging from Yachts to squash racquets), rather than the motorcycle arm, that was leading the project, and it was part of a master plan that included the Formula 1 engine program. Support to the Formula 1 project Yamaha had set up a subsidiary company called Ypsilon Technology in Milton Keynes, UK, where the engines would be serviced. The factory was chosen to be big enough to produce the OX99-11 and a small team, mostly from the Aston Martin race team, were hired to set up the factory and help engineer the car.
