Hi to all - from 'ooop norf'

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pmjt
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I've dropped in the forum a few times over the past year or so but decided now's the time to join :)

I've been a maniac Range Rover (Classic) fan for many years - I still own the original Velar prototype - and after getting utterly disspointed with modern RR's. About eigteen months ago a friend suggested a G as an alternative - still has the charm of the original Rangie but with that wonderful build quality.

So, I bought my first - a Silver SWB G270CDi from a lovely chap down in Cambdridgeshire - and both the wife and I fell in love with it's charm - the first 4wd we've had that actually 'drove' well!

Then the Missus thought she wanted to keep it - so I ended up looking at a RHD G500 and a LHD SWB G400CDi at Wheelhouse.

The G400 came home and has done nearly 15,000miles in a year :). The G270CDi went off to Nik Wheelhouse earlier in the year - and we've missed it so much, last week we bought another G400 - this time a LWB.

Still learning about these fantastic vehicles - and still wondering why everyone says to be cautious about the G400 - in my experience they're fantastic.

I would love any advice on where to get parts - still struggling trying to get the RHD headlights with the correct adjusters built in.

Also intrigued to read that you can modify the speedo's to be MPH - any advice would be much appreciated.

Anyway, many thanks for a great site - keep up the great work - and hopefully meet people at one of the club meets? Are there any? Where do I send my membership subs? Did anything get sorted with PayPal?

Best wishes from North Yorkshire

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Re: Hi to all - from 'ooop norf'

Hello,

Very warm welcome to the forum,just to let you know gwo2tug is doing very well,I have been driving her since august now and i am enjoying every minutes of it...but i was offered a rhd G500 and tug might have to go.....

keep in touch

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Re: Hi to all - from 'ooop norf'

fredecosse wrote:
Very warm welcome to the forum

Thank you :)

fredecosse wrote:
just to let you know gwo2tug is doing very well,I have been driving her since august now and i am enjoying every minutes of it...but i was offered a rhd G500 and tug might have to go.....

Ah, that's the same reason we sold her :(

The wife wanted to use 'Tug' when the bad weather came - so I bought the G400 SWB for myself. When the good weather came, one of them had to go - and I couldn't bear to part with the G400!

She was in 'perfect' condition when we sold her - Colin Lamb (thanks for the memory jog!) had really cared for her - serviced on the nose - oil change every 5,000 miles - valeted every week!

Glad she's being enjoyed and hope she goes to a good home :)

p