Land Rover Discovery Blog

A good strong KERR rope (Kinetic Energy Recovery Rope) is a good tool to keep in your off roading arsenal.

So this weeks featured product is just that - a KERR rope.

The idea behind a KERR rope is it that it is basically a big elastic band! It allows the recovery of stricken vehicle that may not be able to be recovered using a normal tow rope.

As the tow vehicle sets off at speed, the rope stretches and stores up kinetic energy. Once the rope is stetched, it wants to retract back to its original length (just like an elastic band), and in doing so will pull the stuck vehicle out of the mud/sand etc.

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I recently received this email from Fred about his Freelander 2:

A year ago I purchased a freelander 2 from a main dealer, but I use a
garage (which I trust and have used for years), however he does not know how
to re-set the service reminder. The main dealer refuses to tell me. Does anybody out there know how to do this please, it is surely not a state secret!!

So this is how you do it:

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Although it shares the same running gear as the Discovery 3, the Range Rover Sport isn't quite such a good choice for off roading!

Its less about the abilities of the Sport, but more about the vehicle as a whole.

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Somewhat of an epic fail for this weeks Land Rover video.

Not going to say anymore - just watch it lol!

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Ever since I bought the Land Rover, I have had a sneaky suspicion that the cooling system was not pressurising correctly.

My theory was proved correct last week when the heater matrix let go. Seems it had been leaking for a while, but then suddenly gave way and deposited hot water all over my drive.

So off I trotted to the local Land Rover spares place to get a new heater matrix. (I should really get shares in Brookwells the amount I spend with them!)

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This weeks featured product is great if you are new to the world of Land Rovers and are keen to learn about how to drive them.

Land Rover Owner magazine have produced this 2 hour DVD on how to drive your Land Rover off road. It also contains bonus features of the Land Rover Extravaganza! Take a look:

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I have spent the weekend preparing the roof for painting on the Land Rover 110.

Ever since I got the vehicle I vowed to get rid of the crappy green flames that a previous owner had painted on. (see the photo on the left)

So with some nice weather, I set to work prepping the roof to accept some nice white paint.

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Arguably the ultimate off road ride, the new Range Rover is a palace on wheels!

Cocooned inside its shell, you'll effortlessly glide over rough terrain in total luxury, and it works incredibly well too.
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This weeks video demonstrates the awesome capability of Land Rovers.

Got to hand it to the driver as well, some great driving and nerves of steel.

Take a look

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You will have to forgive the bit of self promotion today, as I am advertising my old set of Land Rover 110 wheels and tyres.

I have for sale a set of 5 wheels and tyres for sale that I removed from the Land Rover 110 project that has been featured on the blog over the past few months.

I have them currently listed on eBay, so here are the details for you:

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