It's a 2003 TD6. Done 130,000 KM's and had a reconditioned gearbox. I bought it because I need to be able to tow a 3.5 tonne trailer, don't do too many miles, and like a classy/compfy car. So far (4 months) I'm well chuffed.

I live in Switzerland and had a trip to the uk to pick up some stuff. There's the full 3.5 tonnes in this. Coming back through France big vibration in top gear. Thought the gearbox was gone again, but turned out to be the injectors. Fixed under guarantee. I seem to have a very good garage.

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Kurt

Welcome, certainly is a big trailer, nice job on the reversing!

Hope you enjoy the forum. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top
1998 90 TUL FFR Hard Top XD Wolf
1993 90 Tdi

*Gone: L405 4.4 VSE, L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

You might have the heaviest trailer load, but us British do have some nice long caravans too!

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oh my god the caravan gang is online again

Willkommen Kurt  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

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Burn them! Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top
1998 90 TUL FFR Hard Top XD Wolf
1993 90 Tdi

*Gone: L405 4.4 VSE, L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

 The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom

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Not wanting to belittle your skills in any way, but reversing a long trailer is surprisingly easy! In fact, the longer the trailer, the easier it gets.

Try reversing with a small (less than 2m) unit and you will see whet I mean!

I used to have a long 3.5T trailer which was very similar to yours. I went to pick-up a load of stone chippings and decided to try the weighbridge at the quarry prior to departure just for fun. Turned-out I had over 7.5t gross with the Disco1 V8 and the loaded trailer (almost 5t of stones on board). It would be fair to say the the Disco handled it better than the trailer did because, when I looked in the mirrors, the wheels on the trailer had a heck of a lot of negative camber on them!!!  The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom

JMC, totally agree, I have a small Ivor Williams P100 2 wheel drop back trailer.................................... the minute you try to back it up it just jack knife's, it's much less embarrassing just to unhitch it and roll it back - it'[s going to be fun in September when I take it out to Tiree where all the roads except about 100m at the airport is single track! My brother has a huge 6 wheel vehicle trailer and it backs up like there was nothing behind the car! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

I can agree too , I have a 6mx2m Bateson 3.5 t With an "H" bar winch and ramps and to be honest apart from not seeing the end of the trailer in some really tight 90 degree reverse maneuvers (and I some times use the venture cam for these) it's a total pice of to reverse. My wife has a Mini Clubman (stupid car) and a single axle box trailer for her cafe and teaching her to reverse a tailer on her mirrors was hard to start with and nearly ended in divorce .  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

Yep, I have a small trailer (that I'm selling), and it jackknifes readily. The big one is much easier.

The Range Rover is much easier to reverse with than a normal car - guess it's the visibility.

I don't know what's worse.....the Caravan Club or the Trailer Club!  Current MY2020
Gone: 1 x L405 and 2 x L322's

Drive in to one of each and see which one hurts the most.  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

RRUK wrote:

Burn them!

Funny how I read that as Bum them.

That's a punnishment and a half.

Here's mine:


RR and Van by d86cfv, on Flickr

Although after this on the M1 and a 3 hour wait for the RAC i'm slighlt less keen on caravaning!


Tyre by d86cfv, on Flickr