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Cooling system catastrophes, relationship advice and a new issue of Land Rover Monthly
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are lured in by a classified advert for a Vesuvius Orange Range Rover Sport sent in by a listener.They answer a plethora of listener's questions, including how an enthusiast can get his girlfriend on board with Land Rover ownership, and try to find out which tyres get the job done off road without bursting your eardrums on tarmac.Elsewhere, there's a new issue of Land Rover Monthly on sale, and the boys give a preview of what's in store for the new edition of the magazine.Both Martin and Steve have had some bad news with their vehciles' cooling systems this week, but one is likely to be a more expensive fix than the other...As always, your ratings, reviews and feedback are always appreciated. And please send in your questions and comments to [email protected] – enjoy the Podcast. And tell your friends!
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Driving the OCTA, Discovery scrappage scheme survivors and is the 2.5D really that bad?
In this week's episode, Martin reports back from the Defender OCTA, Steve stares at a Triumph Stag through a window and the guys answer a plethora of listeners' questions.Martin kicks off by giving a first glimpse into the driving experience of the new Defender OCTA, both on and off-road, ahead of the full review in Land Rover Monthly magazine.The pair chat about the recent LRM Autojumble at Ripon, and explain why one visitor had a bone to pick...There's a whole host of listeners' questions in this episode, including helping a listener decide on their first Land Rover – a Discovery 1 or a Discovery 2 – and how to bleed Series III twin-leading-shoe drum brakes.Product of the Week and Feature of the Week of course star, and there's a preview of LRM Live in May.As always, please leave a little review or rating on your preferred streaming service, and don't forget to send your feedback and questions to editorial@lrm,co.uk. Enjoy the episode.
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Demand Engineering's Dan Dew on internet forums, making exhausts and his fixer-upper addiction
In this week's episode, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney sits down with Dan Dew, owner of Land Rover exhaust manufacturer Demand Engineering.We get an insight into how a general Land Rover and repair business filtered down to an exhaust manufacturer, and finally down to a dedicated company that just makes exhausts for Land Rovers, and how that has grown into the fantastic business it is today.Dan tells us all about the latest project he didn't need, and how he's planning to use it to take himself, his family and business on as many adventures and to as many Land Rover events as he can this year. There's also a look into Dan's other vehicles, including his Discovery 2 commercial, Range Rover TDV8 and 90, 110 and 130.He talks about how internet forums forged friendships and helped out with projects, including becoming good mates with long-term LRM contributor Trevor Cuthbert. There's chat about the ideas and plans he had for making a Defender 130 into a horse field poo-picking tool, and how his custom three-way tipper made it onto the cover of the magazine.Dan recalls his forays into tuning 300Tdi engines, and the importance of exhaust gas temperatures when towing for long periods of time – and how not to turn your cylinder head into a banana.As always, please do leave us a rating or review, and send your feedback and questions to [email protected] – enjoy the episode.
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Discovery number plates, home servicing and First Edition Range Rover Sports
In this episode, Steve Miller gives us an update on his Ninety rebuild – it's a wiring-based predicament, and he's in for spending some more money as well as painting an awful lot of parts.The pair discuss the cost of having a Land Rover resprayed – if you've had yours done, please shed some light on the subject to [email protected] of the week is fresh off the cover of the current issue of Land Rover Monthly, and there's a Product of the Week that will no doubt bring back memories from the Scalextric fanatics among us.There's also a heads-up about an event you might be keen for – the Campervan Campout with loads to see and do including DJ Sara Cox, 90s and 2000s dance music, foraging workshops and loads more. And because we're so good to you, our listeners are offered a whopping 50% off day tickets with discount code LRM50 – head to outandaboutlive.co.uk to get your tickets.Martin reveals a new project Land Rover, and the pair declare their love for early Range Rover Sports... would you own one? As always, a rating or review is hugely appreciated, and don't forget to send any feedback or questions to [email protected] – enjoy the podcast.
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Greg King on developing limited editions at Land Rover, the end of Defender and driving vs. collecting
In this episode of The LRM Podcast, Martin Domoney and Steve Miller are joined by Land Rover Monthly contributor, Greg King.Greg talks about his current series of features in Land Rover Monthly, in which he travels up and down the country visiting all manner of companies and businesses synonymous with the Land Rover universe.He explains how he managed to get his job at Land Rover and gives an insight into his fascinating career developing a plethora of special projects during the years he was there, including NAS, 50th Anniversary, 2-millionth Land Rover Defender and the run-out Autobiography, Heritage and Adventure models, followed by the 70th Anniversary Works V8s.The trio agree on the need to get out and use Land Rovers for how they were intended, and Greg enthuses about some customers of a local firm that go greenlaning in very early Series Is.An owner of a number of very cool and special Land Rovers over the years, Greg explains how he came to own an old family Defender 90, and the work it needed to bring it back up to scratch, He also debates the fine line between a Land Rover being usable and a collectable...Greg also explains his involvement in the Revs Restore project, and why getting together with mates to tinker with Land Rovers and go out and about is so important. He also gives some sage advice to a listener who's facing a 700-mile trip to pick up a 110.Check out Greg's Instagram and YouTube channels @myprimergrey90 – and enjoy the podcast.
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