My first day Off roading! Awesome!!!!

[Herr Flick]

I realise this isn't the norm on here as its quite the opposite to a track day with silvervisions and Turinis but ah well! Lol.

So today was the first day i have been out off roading. I bought my D3 a month ago and wanted to see what they are like off road etc so i bought a LRE in a D4 for a whole day.

My god they are amazing, The technical area we started on was great fun, loads of steep hills/big rocks/slopes etc.

We then moved onto the fields and a few other bits that were full of ruts and puddles.
Unfortently i didnt get too many photos but i would highly recommend this to any one even if you know what you're doing!

As soon as i get my D3 fixed i want to do a bit in my own car now i'm happy with how everything works..

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All in all, I want a D4. Lol.

 

[riz]

How much?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

That's probably the first time I've ever seen a Range Rover off road!

 

[Cliosaregay]

looks cool! i've done the mercedes 4x4 experience at Brooklands before! Off roadings fun :approve:

 

[Herr Flick]

How much?

For the full day 9-4 with lunch in the Luton Hoo Hotel, £195. (Normally £295 but got a last minute thing)
http://www.london.landroverexperience.co.uk/

All cars are on road tyres and i was honestly gob smacked at how well it handled it self.
Honestly had a smile on my face all day. Maybe not so much in my car tho.

 

[riz]

Good value for 7hours

 

[Herr Flick]

It is. The lunch was £15 out of that. lol.

 

[dmallett]

Looks like you had a good day!

Me and my Dad used our clubcard vouchers to do one of these near rockingham, well worth it!

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

That's probably the first time I've ever seen a Range Rover off road!

This!!
No joke this is what I was exactly about to type haha

 

[McGherkin]

I love off roading far, far too much to consider buying a 4x4. I'd be forever poor.

 

[Herr Flick]

These are a few mates that are abit 'more into it'
All go to Essex to do it.

This one, no problem...


This one, f**k that.

 

[_WILL_]

Can I suggest that anyone who wants to try offloading with a LR experience seriously considers making the trip to Eastnor Castle. It is fantastic and it is where we do our off road training for work. All the LR experiences are great but Eastnor is just brilliant.

 

[S1MON]

I used to own a little Suzuki SJ got it for £300 off a mate had fun for a few months then just sold it on to a work mate, work in a quarry so have lots of places to play and mess around in, and plenty of green lanes around too.. Had some fun in it and didn't care about it..

But i still prefer green laning in normal everyday cars, I had a old Skoda took some abuse, youTube 'Skoda Favorit river crossing' lol

 

[NoahRobinson07]

These are a few mates that are abit 'more into it'
All go to Essex to do it.

This one, no problem...




This one, f**k that.

One of my tutors goes greenlaning in an Aisa Rocsta, its some Kia version of a defender, he likes his defender too much.

I spent a couple of weeks building the brake and steering system back up after he snapped a steering arm!

 

[Bluebeard]

My neighbour does green laning and has somehow managed to persuade me to buy a Discovery to go along with him.

Looking forward to it now.

 

[Herr Flick]

My neighbour does green laning and has somehow managed to persuade me to buy a Discovery to go along with him.

Looking forward to it now.

f**king good lad. It's great fun.

I made the instructor s**t himself when i forgot to brake at the top of a short steep hill. Nearly took off. Lol.

What Disco you getting?

 

[Bluebeard]

f**king good lad. It's great fun.

I made the instructor s**t himself when i forgot to brake at the top of a short steep hill. Nearly took off. Lol.

What Disco you getting?

I've got it already. Old diesel thing. 3 door, on an m plate, done 189k and has 2 odd wheels. Taxed and mot though.

 

[Herr Flick]

Didn't even realise they did a 3 door disco! Lol.
Is it clean, mechanically etc?

 

[Bluebeard]

Didn't even realise they did a 3 door disco! Lol.
Is it clean, mechanically etc?

Mechanically it seems perfect. I know very little about them but my mates a LR nut and has given it the seal of approval. It's fcuking filthy and it stinks and its covered in hedge scratches, but its not got a sunroof so there's no rot around the rear arches (Where the sunroof drains go) and the boot floor has been replaced in the past so that's all good as well.

I bought it off another LR nut who goes laning with them who has now given it up so I know it's been mechanically looked after.

 

[Bluebeard]

Looks like this, but fcuked! lol.

 

[Herr Flick]

Awesome. If i could buy one to do off roading in, i would buy a Defender. They are so dear tho.

When's your first trip?

 

[Bluebeard]

No idea mate. I've not even picked it up yet. I've paid for it though.... Mong.

I will make sure I take my camera as me being me, i'm bound to fcuk something up along the way!!

 

[Herr Flick]

No idea mate. I've not even picked it up yet. I've paid for it though.... Mong.

I will make sure I take my camera as me being me, i'm bound to fcuk something up along the way!!

Momentum or grip. (Learnt that today)
for some reason I didn't seem to have either for quite a bit. Lol.

Yeh, take lots of photos when you thougjt, 'that rut' will be fine.

 

[Nathan H]

Looks like you had fun. What's wrong with your d3?

 

[Herr Flick]

Looks like you had fun. What's wrong with your d3?

Not much,

 

[terryc101]

Dad did green laning and off roading when I was a kid in a classic range rover and then a series 2 landy. Was really great fun except for the winter months with pathetic land rover heating.

I remember once climbing up onto the parcel shelf in the range rover to get out the water, dad was up to his waist and just driving on through lol.

 

[ConnorCup]

These are a few mates that are abit 'more into it'
All go to Essex to do it.

Theres certainly several decent lanes to go down here, there a byway that you can follow for about 30 miles, providing theres no trees that are blown down or anything blocking the road

 

[edgeydt50]

I would be really up for this. Got a good taste for off roading although slightly different approach!

 

[Mr Burns]

Wouldn't mind a go at this in the Jimny!

 

[not normal dan]

I had a go a few years back when I worked for Volvo on one of there pride days.

We used xc90's and I was surprised how good they were, I was concerned about tipping the thing but instructor said they would go much further. I must say up until then I didn't see the appeal of 4x4 driving but that opened my eyes and I enjoyed it!

 

[Saner]

lol at that bill for the LR,

my Suzuki SJ hasn't been serviced in 2/3 years, just got a garage to to a full check and only replace what was needed. - £149 done.

If you want something for off-roading the SJ is perfect, its just s**t as an on road car!

 

[Bluebeard]

Wouldn't mind a go at this in the Jimny!

I thought that's what you used it for?!

 

[Mr Burns]

I thought that's what you used it for?!

Nah, not the proper stuff... I just aim for puddles and mud.

 

[_Tom]

Dan, next time Dundry is on you'll have to come!

Just looking at old vids of dundry. This was sketchy -



I was sat in the passerget seat when this happened. Was a like a missle.

 

[Herr Flick]

Not much,

I love forums.. Well known bloke on the Disco3 forum will do everything needed (plus EGR blanking/4X4 info/clock on dash) for £860 all in!

f**k you Land Rover!!