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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 10:07:44 +0100 (BST)
From: "T.Stevenson" <gbfv08@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
Subject: Flashers
U.K. Euro
French
Supply X,B,+ 15,49 +
Earth -,E 31
31
Ind. Switch L 49a C,COMM
Vehicle w/lamp P C R,REP
Trailer w/lamp C2
My old ex-MOD LR's had a separate turn signal bulb in the centre switch
console; my 90 has a trailer warning on the dash. Neither have ever so much
as winked, although I usually remember whether I'm towing or not without them.
Cheers
Tom
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SNL Mussel Fouling Project
University Marine Biological Station, Tel 01475 530581
Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland. Fax 01475 530601
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From: CJ BETTON N9203387 <n9203387@hud.ac.uk>
Subject: Split charging.
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 96 10:01:00 bst
Hello all,
Please will someone help me on the following problem.
Has anyone used a split charge relay? How much do they cost? Are they easy
to fit? If I go the split charge route, should I buy a leasure type (deep
cycle?) battery for the second ( stereo system) battery? Or am I better off
fitting a larger battery instead?
Thanks in anticipation,
Chris
1961 S11a SWB Petrol,
55% added effieciency.
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 15:13:29 +0000
From: M.J.Rooth@lboro.ac.uk (Mike Rooth)
Subject: DVLA and Cloud-Cuckoo-Land (Rover)
Got my V5 document back from DVLA today,all duly altered to "25 Year Exempt"
status.All well and good,you may say.Yes.Well.But *where* in hell or its
dominions did they get 3499kg Gross weight from?I seem to remember someone
else had this trouble.Are they totally incapable of learning?
My Owners handbook says "Weight Running,with water,oil,and 5 galls fuel,
Diesel model(88") 1405kg".Max payload,with driver and two passengers,
on road,454kg.So 2500kg *tops* would be my figure.Perhaps they are all
equipped with Pentium chips.After all,its only an error of about 33%,or
a ton.Mere bagatelle.
Needless to say they are getting it back,and will continue to get it back
untill they get it right!!
Mike Rooth
PS,Do *not* lend any of these people your Land Rover.Could be bad for
your springs.
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 16:12:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@emr1.NRCan.gc.ca>
Subject: Re: DVLA and Cloud-Cuckoo-Land (Rover)
On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Mike Rooth wrote:
> status.All well and good,you may say.Yes.Well.But *where* in hell or its
> dominions did they get 3499kg Gross weight from?I seem to remember someone
> else had this trouble.Are they totally incapable of learning?
88 station wagon, diesel weighed in at 3,435 pounds, so assuming that
they are both weight and visually challenged, they might have some
form of a pathetic excuse. Why change it?
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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 08:36:55 +0100
From: Ian Robinson <ian@fourx4.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Insurance
In message <Pine.ULT.3.91.960417134614.1235C-100000@xdm055>,
"P.A.Rubini" <P.A.Rubini@cranfield.ac.uk> writes
>Do you use your l/r off tarmac ? If so then in my experience you should get
>a written statement from the company that they cover that use. My recent
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>alone anything more rigourous. Their social/domestic/pleasure clause
>assumes tarmac only use.
I would be inclined to challenge this on the grounds of an unfair contract
clause.
Byeways *are* public highways and therefore if one has insurance which is
a legal requirement for use of a vehicle on a public highway then it is not
reasonable to find oneself uninsured because the surface has changed.
Imagine stopping on the M25 to examine whether the road is of tarmac or
concrete construction !! Where also do you draw the line because some
byeways may have been tramac at one stage but over the years have aged
into being grass covered (especially down the middle area).
It's time we all gave these pompous insurers a bit of consumer flack. Get
them to put in writing the reasons for their *assumptions* then write to your
MP. They're quick to take your premium but when it comes to a claim I bet
most of you will find out that your pride and joy is worth less than half you
think it is and they'll do anything to get out of paying.
An insurance company requires you to notify any modifications to the
vehicle. In previous enquiries they have defined modifications as anything
and everything that was not fitted by the factory as standrad for the make
and model. So...what of the 90s which had radial or cross ply tyres as an
option which could be ordered from the factory but when Land Rover re
badged them as a Defender the option was withdrawn, therefore in
insurance companies' eyes a Defender with cross ply tyres is a modified
vehicle !!!
In my book insurance companies are a bit like bankers and we all know
what Jesus did to them 2,000 years ago......little changes.
Ahhhh, that's better....
Regards, Ian
FOREST LANDROVERS' 4 x 4 CENTRE
Royal Forest of Dean, Glos, UK
+44 (0)1594 822606/(0)402 000132
http://www.star.co.uk/forest
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