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• Insurance!

• I am sniffing around a newer FFRR Autobiography with a load of extras and I will get a reduction in my premium!!!!!!!
  
  D5's seem to be mental to insure.
  
  Or are more easily stolen................. ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 16 Views: 11856 Forum:General Posted: 3rd Nov 2022 9:46 am Subject: Insurance!

• Demonic tailgate

• Mrs BB would love a RRSport but they dont have the "fling stuff in the boot" capacity for me. A van would be better but then its not a D5
Blackbeltbob Replies: 7 Views: 8293 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 8th Sep 2022 2:48 pm Subject: Demonic tailgate

• Demonic tailgate

• my D5 started to do that prior to me selling it. it also used to open itself every now and then and close. I had a feeling it might have something to do with the gesture sensors getting dirty as my ca ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 7 Views: 8293 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 5th Sep 2022 2:13 pm Subject: Demonic tailgate

• Demonic tailgate

• Lol yes, I thought it very apt.
  
  I’m just over 6 feet tall so if you are anywhere near the corner when it’s trying to attack you it can fair make you say some choice words. Mrs BBB thinks I shou ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 7 Views: 8293 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Sep 2022 4:40 pm Subject: Demonic tailgate

• Demonic tailgate

• Morning
  
  Rear tailgate seems to want to squish me into the ground. Some days it behaves itself then others if just tries to close for no reason. Other days it goes half way down.
  
  I’ve used dif ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 7 Views: 8293 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Sep 2022 8:23 am Subject: Demonic tailgate

• It arrived!

• Now that looks awesome!
Blackbeltbob Replies: 8 Views: 8040 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 26th Mar 2022 8:44 am Subject: It arrived!

• Failed window motor

• mine failed yesterday as well, was treating Mrs H to a McFlurry so had the window down all the way to pay and i heard a clunk as it disappeared from view. Straight round to LR where they have secured ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 15 Views: 10101 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 24th Mar 2022 3:01 pm Subject: Failed window motor

• Water leak

• well normally I would be a double barrel kinda guy but trying to move house as well as deal with this might push me further down the Woodford bottle
Blackbeltbob Replies: 26 Views: 17233 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 6th Jan 2022 4:22 pm Subject: Water leak

• Engine battery replacement

• Mine threw up a warning for a new battery yesterday - £327 here. Dick Turpin must work there these days.
Blackbeltbob Replies: 3 Views: 4056 Forum:General Posted: 4th Jan 2022 9:20 am Subject: Engine battery replacement

• Water leak

• Also a small update now I can see mine in daylight - what a messy git they must have used.
  Detritus everywhere on the dash, mud and dirt etc. Scuff marks all over the top of the dash. There ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 26 Views: 17233 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 4th Jan 2022 9:18 am Subject: Water leak

• OEM Supplied 21" Tyres

• I agree with the above model and size etc for the Pirellis.
  
  I was never a fan before having Goodyear on all the previous Disco's but I must admit they have been good. I also live on a farm and they ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 10 Views: 6485 Forum:General Posted: 4th Jan 2022 9:14 am Subject: OEM Supplied 21" Tyres

• Water leak

• Well mine eventually suffered from this. Went out last week and a puddle in the drivers mat, Felt the usual areas - ooer - and they were damp - double ooer - so off to LR it went to get the screen res ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 26 Views: 17233 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 30th Dec 2021 4:25 pm Subject: Water leak

• OEM Supplied 21" Tyres

• at that size mine came with Pirelli and they have been ok - 25000 out of the first set which isnt too shabby
Blackbeltbob Replies: 10 Views: 6485 Forum:General Posted: 30th Dec 2021 4:21 pm Subject: OEM Supplied 21" Tyres

• Newbie with engine light.

• i just had that on mine, you need to drive above a certain speed for a certain time to try and clear it. if that fails it will go red then just call LR assist out - they carry the thingmybob that need ...
Blackbeltbob Replies: 2 Views: 4963 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 1st Dec 2021 1:04 pm Subject: Newbie with engine light.

• timing belt/chain

• Excellent. Many thanks.
  
  She gets a reprieve
Blackbeltbob Replies: 2 Views: 3235 Forum:General Posted: 28th Oct 2021 9:16 pm Subject: timing belt/chain