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Thread: Off to East Africa - what to do to Evoque?
Post: RE: Off to East Africa - what to do to Evoque?

(08-07-2014 06:11am)mark_n Wrote: Where are you planning to put the full sized spare wheel keeping in mind it is normally only ever a space saver? Like this (I'll make it all neater around the...

j7david

General

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19-07-2014, 07:51pm

Thread: How high does jack need to go? And what weight rating?
Post: RE: How high does jack need to go? And what weight...

Ok, for future reference for anyone else wanting to know the answer, the LR jack goes to 413mm. I couldn't find an alternative brand one that elevates that much, so I've spent £52 on a new LR one from...

j7david

General

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13-07-2014, 04:10pm

Thread: Off to East Africa - what to do to Evoque?
Post: RE: Off to East Africa - what to do to Evoque?

(07-07-2014 05:27pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: Sell it and buy a 1996/1997 TDi300 powered Defender110 ... Okay, maybe I won't go on proper safari, but the majority of the unsurfaced roads are negotiat...

j7david

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07-07-2014, 08:10pm

Thread: Off to East Africa - what to do to Evoque?
Post: Off to East Africa - what to do to Evoque?

In 2 months I'm off to East Africa (Kenya) to work as a volunteer doctor for a year (or two), and shipping the Evoque out there. Roads: mix of everything from Chinese-built 6-lane superhighway (compl...

j7david

General

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07-07-2014, 09:06am

Thread: How high does jack need to go? And what weight rating?
Post: How high does jack need to go? And what weight rat...

Just wondering what specs a jack needs to be - the "official" one seems to sell for £52 but amazon have a variety of 1-1.5-2 tonne scissor jacks available for much less. The evoque is about 1.7 tonne...

j7david

General

4,031

07-07-2014, 06:18am

Thread: How difficult is it to replace front bumper?
Post: How difficult is it to replace front bumper?

I know various people have posted about Pure>Dynamic conversions, but I can't see anything about how technically difficult or time consuming the front bumper removal and then fitting is. I actuall...

j7david

Modifications

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26-04-2014, 08:09am

Thread: Raised boot floor with full size spare
Post: RE: Raised boot floor with full size spare

There's a photo on the thread at http://babyrr.com/forum/Thread-full-size-spare-wheel showing it fitting (with foam inserts removed) but sticking up 9cm into luggage area - putting boot floor on top p...

j7david

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2,170

26-04-2014, 07:58am

Thread: Raised boot floor with full size spare
Post: Raised boot floor with full size spare

Anyone had any success with making a new boot floor to fit over a full-size spare wheel? What would be good to use? Thanks!

j7david

General

2,170

26-04-2014, 06:21am

Thread: Second Service time already
Post: RE: Second Service time already

Mine's due next month; my first local quote was 550ish but a dealer 45 minutes away quoted 429 so local dealer immediately said "the best they could do" was 446. Plus a £20 "bacterial refresh" or some...

j7david

General

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13-12-2013, 07:58pm

Thread: Tyres/wheels for Africa
Post: Tyres/wheels for Africa

I'm possibly taking my Evoque to East Africa next year (Kenya/Tanzania/Zanzibar), for a year or two. Wondering about tyres: General Grabber AT sound good. 255/50 R19 is 107H XL. 235/55 R 19 is "only"...

j7david

General

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05-12-2013, 09:10pm

Thread: Land Rover Website
Post: RE: Land Rover Website

Totally agree that adaptive cruise control (with the safety bits included) should really be available if people want it; I don't see the advantage in elimination of OPTIONS (did market research really...

j7david

General

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28-11-2013, 10:31pm

Thread: Land Rover Website
Post: RE: Land Rover Website

Anyone know the logic/reasoning for UK models not getting adaptive cruise control?

j7david

General

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26-11-2013, 09:17pm

Thread: Hidden Features?
Post: RE: Hidden Features?

The cost of an iPad and a good navigation program (or even the free Google or Apple ones) is definitely worth it to avoid the frustrations of the built-in one.

j7david

General

8,077

16-11-2013, 06:38pm

Thread: Predicted depreciation 2y-3y?
Post: Predicted depreciation 2y-3y?

Just wondering what people expect depreciation to be like on Evoques? My SD4 Dynamic Auto was £40k new in Jan '12; I'm being offered £31k as trade in with est. 30k miles in March '14 against a new si...

j7david

General

4,385

12-11-2013, 09:08pm

Thread: Pirelli verde Tyres
Post: RE: Pirelli verde Tyres

They're good but not fantastic on snow. They don't have the tight grip that my previous car's Contintental TS830 proper winter tyres had. They're not as good as an all-terrain or mud-terrain tyre off...

j7david

Going Off Tarmac

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30-10-2013, 10:18pm

Thread: Stereo Issues
Post: RE: Stereo Issues

What kind of "stereo cutting out" is this? Does it fix the "iPhone with bluetooth for calls and cable for music" issue with switching automatically back to bluetooth instead of wired audio on pre-MY...

j7david

General

6,381

10-10-2013, 02:06pm

Thread: Front lower air deflectors on bumpers
Post: RE: Front lower air deflectors on bumpers

I think the idea is to deflect air away from the rotating tyres to improve mpg/CO2 by a bit. The Dynamic model doesn't have them, probably because the lower front bumper does the deflection anyway.

j7david

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06-10-2013, 10:58pm

Thread: 35000 miles so far in 15 months
Post: RE: 35000 miles so far in 15 months

I'm averaging 36mpg (2.2 auto) over 25k miles, not too disappointing really.

j7david

General

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05-10-2013, 07:01am

Thread: 35000 miles so far in 15 months
Post: RE: 35000 miles so far in 15 months

Auto or manual? Which tyres are you on?