The CycleChat Large SUV Owners Club thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

I bought the present issue of LRM yesterday
I’ve just opened it at work, with a pot of tea, before l start

It was a surprise to see my old 110, in the classifieds, & still bearing the same registration too!

The last time l saw it for sale (about 6 months after l sold it, in March 2010), it had miraculously gained a full & complete service history

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 1st

Seen en-route to me parents, this morning
We had a 3.0TDi (V6) Touareg for a while, that was torquey, but this will be something else!

 

[Jameshow]

Monday 1st

Seen en-route to me parents, this morning
We had a 3.0TDi (V6) Touareg for a while, that was torquey, but this will be something else!

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Monster truck!!

 

[Drago]

It's a strange machine, because the engine weighs over a third of a tonne more than the V6 which makes the grunt difficult to exploit becase the handling struggle to contain it.

Strength Through Joy Car, sorry, VW, tried to tame it with chassis upgrades but werent successful. My lass had one and grew dissatisfied enough to replace with with an X5M diesel.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It's a strange machine, because the engine weighs over a third of a tonne more than the V6 which makes the grunt difficult to exploit becase the handling struggle to contain it.

Strength Through Joy Car, sorry, VW, tried to tame it with chassis upgrades but werent successful. My lass had one and grew dissatisfied enough to replace with with an X5M diesel.

Yes, that was the issue with it
It was perhaps more a case of a 'headline maker' for VW?

 

[Gillstay]

Or perhaps someone at the top was stupid and thought global warming was never going to happen.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Trekka v Kodiaq

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/progress-report-1966-skoda-trekka-vs-2024-skoda-kodiaq

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 9th

Range Rover

Klondike & Strikes Garden Centre (what used to be 'Savills'
Selby Road/A63
(westof 'Peckfield Bar')
Garforth
(east of Leeds)

The desgnation badge was missing, as to engine/trim

 

[Venod]

Selby Road/A19

A63

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Venod

Yes it is., as we were also on the A19 this AM

 

[Jody]

The desgnation badge was missing, as to engine/trim

2.5td DHSE AUTO

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

2.5td DHSE AUTO

Thanks, I didn't have a DVLA search for it

 

[Jody]

It's a work thing, just incase you were curious as to it's spec.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

2.5td DHSE AUTO

The same engine that seemed to work so well, in the Vauxhall Omega, but when in the P38, it wasn't enough 'umph' for it
Quite a few years ago, I almost bought an Omega estate, with that 2.5TD, but bought a Discovery 50th Anniversary instead (300Tdi/manual)

 

[Jody]

The same engine that seemed to work so well, in the Vauxhall Omega, but when in the P38, it wasn't enough 'umph' for it
Quite a few years ago, I almost bought an Omega estate, with that 2.5TD, but bought a Discovery 50th Anniversary instead (300Tdi/manual)

Always thought it was odd when Opel used the BMW engine but it was a great power unit for the time. 300TDi was probably the better choice over an Omega

I think I have only ever driver V8 P38's but could see how the M51 might be a little underwhelming for such a large chassis.