Hi guys,

Just a few lines to introduce myself, been plundering the great info on the Forum for a few weeks in the build up to buying my first FFRR and have now taken the plunge! Car is a 2010 3.6 Vogue, red, 70K, full Landie Main dealer history except for the last service. Everything works so far (bonus!) but I'm braced for problems. Bought it down in Oldham from The Vogue Centre (James seems a straight up guy) and drove it 350 miles home to Scotland - what a great distance car!!! Just wafted up the road and plenty of oomph. It is a touch thirsty, £110 to fill up is as much as I've ever paid but then it was running on fumes....

So far I've replaced the two top intercooler hoses with silicone as a preventative measure and trying hard to let those turbos have a wee warm up and cool down. Plan to do a bit of rust treatment/prevention around the wheelarches and tailgate when the weather improves, got some tins of Dinitrol lurking in the garage somewhere....

Ordered a boot liner, some OEM rubber matts (came without any and I didn't notice to ask...doh!) and a s/h Britpart dog guard.

Mostly it'll be a road car but when it needs tyres I fancy some with offroad potential, maybe 50/50 tyres as there are plenty of tracks to investigate around here and I like the way they look .

So far learned a load from here, great site Thanks!
Cheers
Simmoto

Welcome and enjoy!  Land Rover Addict
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and the best thing is....it is a RED one  .
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Ta for the welcome Guys Yeah, loads in black, not many in red. I like the dark blue too but I'd settle for a dose of reliability over any colour LOL.
Cheers

Nice colour
Check your wheel nuts for any swollen ones. Replace any asap. Ditch the locking wheels nuts and replace with normal ones... 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Ditch the locking wheels nuts and replace with normal ones...

+1 for this - locking wheel nuts on these make zero sense  Land Rover Addict
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Top advice Guys, hadn't thought of that and agree totally.
Cheers

Hmmm. I think I was looking st that one online. Decided to go 4.4 in the end..

Very nice.

very rare colour, looks the business. Wishing you a painless journey, if you keep on top of stuff, they aint that bad

Gazcw wrote:

Hmmm. I think I was looking st that one online. Decided to go 4.4 in the end..

Very nice.

Thanks, yeah I had the same tricky choice, the 4.4 is better, but in the end this one ticked the most boxes Once we excluded the ones with light interiors (cos we are in the country, have kids, dogs etc) not that much choice in budget

Cheers

Mr Tee wrote:

very rare colour, looks the business. Wishing you a painless journey, if you keep on top of stuff, they aint that bad

DMRR wrote:

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Ditch the locking wheels nuts and replace with normal ones...

+1 for this - locking wheel nuts on these make zero sense

Advanced Factors sell 20 Bearmach nuts for around £40...

https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/kit432-f...9002-p.asp 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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HQ aero blade wipers. Fraction of price of genuine and way better
Tow electrics? Buy an adaptor off forum shop to top up battery when parked up and winter conditioning
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The list goes on  2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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DrRob wrote:

DMRR wrote:

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Ditch the locking wheels nuts and replace with normal ones...

+1 for this - locking wheel nuts on these make zero sense

Advanced Factors sell 20 Bearmach nuts for around £40...

https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/kit432-f...9002-p.asp

Thanks for the tips Dr.rob, some cracking recommendations.

Holy cow you have a BIG LIST!!!! What the hell is a "Front seat lower filter and what are these mythical foam blocks under the bonnet"?! Is there a list anywhere of all things done for different services to guide me through the confusion?

Cheers!

Go big or go home
Seat filters are small filters under the seat bases for the heated/cooled seats if you have them
Foam blocks = open bonnet. Look near windscreen bottom corners. Soak up water.
Search function on forum is useful for finding stuff  2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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