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• Most odd.

• I'm still tempted to buy a dashcam...which for me up here would be almost entirely senseless...but if I ever got caught out somewhere on mainland UK with some muppet jamming the anchors on in front of ...
Darras Replies: 30 Views: 2770 Forum:General Posted: 6th Nov 2025 11:33 am Subject: Most odd.

• broke down today

• There also an earth stud hidden under the offside front wing. A particularly daft place to put one as it corrodes with all the crap off the road.
  
  These aren’t covered by the LR warranty.
  
  Don� ...
Darras Replies: 23 Views: 1366 Forum:General Posted: 6th Nov 2025 11:15 am Subject: broke down today

• Fitting OEM or Britpart sidesteps DIY video (pre-Facelift).

• Best side steps in the business. They don’t rust and keep their looks. I’ve had them on the car for over 5 years.
  
  
  
  
  https://disco5.co.uk/gallery/11529/normal_IMG_3402.jpeg
Darras Replies: 5 Views: 804 Forum:Tip and Tricks Posted: 26th Sep 2025 12:32 pm Subject: Fitting OEM or Britpart sidesteps DIY video (pre-Facelift).

• 3rd Row seat question

• Nearest IKEA is in Inbhir Nis...but you probably knew that already... I thought at least you'd be a bit more sympathetic to a poor islanders plight
  
  I thought of Kirkwall, someone there will ...
Darras Replies: 29 Views: 3917 Forum:General Posted: 24th Aug 2025 3:36 pm Subject: 3rd Row seat question

• 3rd Row seat question

• You’ve got to go IKEA.
  https://disco5.co.uk/gallery/11529/normal_IMG_3261.jpeg
Darras Replies: 29 Views: 3917 Forum:General Posted: 21st Aug 2025 4:08 pm Subject: 3rd Row seat question

• Security ??🤷🏻‍♂️

• Security?
  
  I live on a small rock 2 ferries and 3 days away from the nearest car thief...and I occasionally remember to lock the car and take the keys out.
  
  For insurance purposes... it's of cours ...
Darras Replies: 10 Views: 1749 Forum:General Posted: 20th Aug 2025 9:17 am Subject: Security ??🤷🏻‍♂️

• Additional Extra’s how to know if your car has them

• You used to be able to pull the build specs online from JLR Topix site, but that stopped unless your a retailer/repairer.
  
  There is a UK site if you go to rangeroverowner.com that will do it for you ...
Darras Replies: 5 Views: 1255 Forum:General Posted: 20th Aug 2025 7:30 am Subject: Additional Extra’s how to know if your car has them

• Bluetooth Music

• Indeed, but if you adopt that stance, then you excuse every car, even those with a higher percentage of catastrophic failures than others. LR have been asked for statistics relating to this under the ...
Darras Replies: 8 Views: 1688 Forum:In Car Technology Posted: 12th Aug 2025 8:29 pm Subject: Bluetooth Music

• Bluetooth Music

• You’d be as well looking at this tbh and going into LR ownership with your eyes wide open.
  
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2089964327822434/
  
  This is a post on the site, every hour someone is r ...
Darras Replies: 8 Views: 1688 Forum:In Car Technology Posted: 12th Aug 2025 9:21 am Subject: Bluetooth Music

• Warranty Cost

• The warranty is a lot cheaper than £16k for a new engine and my car has had two in under 50k miles.
  
  It’s a problem with the 2lt, but not exclusively. It also affects the new Defender, Disco Spor ...
Darras Replies: 37 Views: 6551 Forum:General Posted: 9th Aug 2025 6:25 am Subject: Warranty Cost

• Can’t Fill Up

• It’s a reasonably common problem. Normally associated with a particular fuel pump rather than any fault with the car. You just seem to hit it unlucky with two filling stations.
Darras Replies: 17 Views: 2871 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 9th Aug 2025 6:12 am Subject: Can’t Fill Up

• Warranty Cost

• Yep, I agree.
  
  What with warranties, servicing and the rest of it, I think I’ll be down £4k minimum come next May.
  
  Not only that, but I recently asked Pentland LR in Elgin for a part exchang ...
Darras Replies: 37 Views: 6551 Forum:General Posted: 6th Aug 2025 10:18 am Subject: Warranty Cost

• Tow Bar query

• Completely different. SWMBO had a Disco Sport with a tow bar, so I can talk from experience.
Darras Replies: 3 Views: 944 Forum:General Posted: 22nd Jul 2025 12:03 pm Subject: Tow Bar query

• illuminated door sill

• Okay, never seen them for the D5, just the stainless steel plain ones.
Darras Replies: 9 Views: 1768 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 14th Jul 2025 8:15 pm Subject: illuminated door sill

• illuminated door sill

• Having had similar on the front driver/passenger sills of a Disco Sport, they easily prized off and were sealed led units, no replaceable parts.
  
  The rear replacement sills were not illuminated and ...
Darras Replies: 9 Views: 1768 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 14th Jul 2025 5:58 pm Subject: illuminated door sill