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Upnorth



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Location: Orkney
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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Santorini Black
2012 Westminster TDV8

So I bought the one I was looking at,67,000 miles 1 owner (family member) never off road never towed , fitted with rear entertainment pack plenty of service history and all invoices for parts and work done. It’s on 255/50R20 continental cc tyres, looking through the invoices it’s had a pair of front tyres then all four, then recently another pair of front tyres. This has been in the last 40,000 miles, I have seen the first time it had the fronts replaced the comment was tyres worn on outer edges, might be down to manoeuvring fast on full lock and scrubbing them off. I intend to do all the oils in the next month, I have been advised to do a gearbox mega flush, not sure if anyone up here can do that so will have to enquire. That’s it for now I am sure that I will be back with plenty of questions.







Post #591761 19th Apr 2021 5:36pm
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TDV8_Tommy



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Spain 2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Baltic Blue

Lovely looking example.

Welcome to club Westie 😃


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Post #591772 19th Apr 2021 6:45pm
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rjff



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Santorini Black

Very nice and I hope you enjoy it as much as the years go by. Keep us posted. Cheers
Richard

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Post #591781 19th Apr 2021 7:48pm
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DrRob



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

Megaflush - either JAS in York or Bodsy who is mobile (he did mine). In Dundee, MMP run by Mike Park 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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Chlorothalonil



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United Kingdom 2008 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

I used Quattro Autocare near York to do mine. Had bad experience at JAS, although a lot of people recommend them.

Post #591791 19th Apr 2021 8:26pm
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Dolphinboy



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Atacama Sand

Ref your tyres scrubbing, get a proper 4x4 wheel alignment done on a hunter machine. Not too expensive but makes the steering and general drive so much nicer!

Lovely car btw. And Orkney will be suitable terrain for testing all its capabilities! Thumbs Up Bow down

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Jases4x4



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United Kingdom 2010 Range Rover HSE TDV8 Santorini Black

What bad experience did you have at Jas? Gearbox flush?

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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Looks great... Congratulations sir Thumbs Up

Post #591810 20th Apr 2021 12:18am
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DrRob



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

Jases4x4 wrote:
What bad experience did you have at Jas? Gearbox flush?

I'm keen to know too as they are highly regarded 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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Rob99



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United Kingdom 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Santorini Black

Nice looking Westie - enjoy Thumbs Up

Yes, get a 4 wheel alignment done but also bear in mind that Conti's have a reputation for wearing on the outer shoulders, especially on the fronts even when alignment is spot on.

I understand other tyres don't have the same issue. 2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography
2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Gone, but not forgotten

Post #591822 20th Apr 2021 7:46am
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Bl4ckD0g



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Netherlands 2010 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Santorini Black

Totally agree with Rob99. All the Conti's I've had on our Mercedes-AMG cars made the shoulders go bold in no time Sad Sadly there were no other tyres in their official sizes at the time. Towards the end of our ownership we managed to get some Pirelli's for it and I much preferred the wear on those.

I'd just wear them down, or if it become too harsh of a ride get some nice Pirelli all season tyres on them...

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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Stornoway Grey

Look lovely Cool 2010 MY Range Rover 3.6 TDV8 Vogue SE - Stornoway Grey with Semi-Aniline Ivory Leather and Piano Black Trim

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Post #591835 20th Apr 2021 9:15am
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Upnorth



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Santorini Black

The four wheel alignment was done when previous owner had the front tyres fitted six weeks ago, I have noticed front offside suspension goes down overnight, but rises again in seconds, so must be a small leak somewhere. Going to change engine and diff oils, will have to wait for gearbox flush till we travel south again in a couple of months.

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Upnorth



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Santorini Black

What oil does everyone recommend, just looked on opie site and they say the Castrol sLx is no longer available, and gave me a list of suitable oils. They quoted Ford specs, so as long as it meets the recommended specs are they all ok or is one brand favoured over others, horses for courses I know, but after running 2/300 tdi engines it’s a minefield.

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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Just use your favourite brand that is to the correct spec... Thumbs Up Pete

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