Clive603 wrote:
If I read Taylors book correctly bog standard HSE "trim level 3" is right.
This one makes more sense if a blue one will do https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-P38-4-6/192447264488Clive
No, it's sexy 😀 in a weird retro kitsch way.
Not in a 10k way though...and not with the wrong wheels.
If you don't like the contrasting piping, you can always sit in the left rear seat instead as that doesn't have it. Only has 3 bars compared with the 5 on the other seats too.....
Again I don't know if the missing piping/panels are deliberate there (or a gaffe) but perhaps that's a very valuable "Limited Limited Edition" then ?
Nice to see this has the "mini-golf" course option too, but looks like they missed out the holes.....
Here you go- for the gamblers out there
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232660336545?
No internal pictures (so no way of proving it is what it's supposed to be), cash on collection, around £50 less than used ones go for.
I wouldn't.....
It is collection in person only from stockport...
So would only take about 30s to open to see if it was worth the trip or not
Whist checking out photos of the 3rd. Gen Receiver I found this:
http://113.r.photoshare.ru/01139/00adf24cadd9e7da639b29f37bdf8832a1d8555a.jpg
- It looks like someone had devised a solution by adding a module onto the 2nd. Generation version (??)
Considering the origin (and deliberately-blurred additional PCb ?) it might just be a spoof/scam of course
Anyone have any ideas/knowledge about this ?
Who knows...
It looks like a spoof to me.
I know of a way of doing it, just don't have the programming brains to be able to make it work. But you wouldn't just be able to solder it onto the 3 terminals like that - you would have to cut the data wire, feed it into the additional circuitry, and then wire the output of that to the RF wire.
It would be just as easy to make an 'inline' plug and play module which goes inbetween the RF receiver and the vehicle loom.
I know of a way of filtering out the P38 key fob transmissions, so it would just be a case of building a circuit that does that filtering and the passes the transmission on, only if it meets the criteria.
I think it should be possible to do fairly cheaply and easily, but I don't have the coding skills required to make something to do it, that also has a small standby current so it isn't adding much drain to the system.
I know exactly how I'd do it, but I don't have enough keys / BECMs / receivers kicking around.
@Martyuk - STM32F103, can drop it down to sub-mA levels in sleep mode. Fire up a new thread, we'll see what we can come up with ;-)
Neither spoof/scam it seems - I Did some more research and that photo link above probably tracks back to a Russian P38 site:
Their member "slden" had simply proposed using a switch to cut the power to the Receiver.... and then later used an RF-Relay to do this,
and I am guessing that the blurred photo just shows an improvement to this where they have added an Rf-Relay inside the box... (?)
I know its not a P38 but this has to be the worst L322 I have ever seen!
My god that's horrible......
Rcutler wrote:
I know its not a P38 but this has to be the worst L322 I have ever seen!
I'm not sure if the blurry interior shots are an improvement, so much done and it looks hideous. Though not the worst looking one on this thread (the super long wheelbase classic has to take that award!)
Holy Chromium Cr@p, Batman !
Well 'taste is a personal thing' of course; If folks want to paint their cars pink or cover them with Bacofoil or whatever it's up to them...
However they may not then "sell well" either... I like how in his ad he says "the Batman stuff can be removed without leaving marks"...
Then DO IT, DO IT NOW !
Looks like there are worse examples with other marques too: https://blog.costumecraze.com/2009/12/the-batmobile-limousine
davew wrote:
Looks like there are worse examples with other marques too: https://blog.costumecraze.com/2009/12/the-batmobile-limousine
However your link someone has put in some real effort rather than driven through Halfrauds at speed collecting bits on the way. I admire people who have the time to make something that looks good and is safe.
Well the Batmobile in the link was designed/built as a commercial limo. In fact at one time I was heavily into Custom Cars myself but that phase was "cured" by a few accidents (and insurance companies don't compensate on the number of hours spent building/modding/etc of course). It's one of the reasons we don't see as many 'Classics' on the road, idiots drive into them (or 'envy scratch' them). That said I saw a DB5 in Wickes' car park a few weeks ago, patently being used on a regular basis and, at least in my mind, better than many of the modern tubs ! Again as I said it's all a matter of personal taste.... saw a Lambo with a Matt Black wrap recently too and I fully expect he thought it gave him anti-radar stealth capabilities. Stiil thought 'why ?' though !
I think a lot of people put wraps on high end cars to protect the original paint underneath. When you consider that a single panel on a Lambo to respray probably runs into the thousands, then a couple of grand on a wrap makes a lot of sense. Also who buys a matt black car, they are a nightmare to keep clean.
Well the "stealth car" i saw was part of this particular activity (now also in winter); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKX6WIIaUAU
(Cleaning Costs presumably not an issue. or for that matter speeding/parking/etc tickets either)
Not sure if you can afford a Lambo etc you are too concerned about re-sprays though !
Rcutler wrote:
Also who buys a matt black car, they are a nightmare to keep clean.
Tell me about it, this is one that I had the pleasure of looking after for a couple of months last year while I put it through an IVA test and got it registered onto UK plates. Not a wrap either but ordered in that paint from the factory by a Russian with little taste. The interior was white leather. Yes, an absolute bastard to keep looking like that, one raindrop and it started to look dirty.
Although the Russian registered Audi RS7 (de-catted and chipped to 720 bhp) that came after this one was wrapped but with a clear wrap purely to protect the paintwork. You really had to look very closely to see the wrap and it was only really noticeable where a small piece of it had peeled off the front spoiler. The de-cat caused me a lot of grief when it came to getting it through the emissions test. Fortunately the cats were in the boot when it was bought so was simply a case of fitting them for the test. Unfortunately, they sit between the back of the engine and the bulkhead....
Super Blue 2001
Very Blue
Sadly, every major system needs work and the paint is crap. Nice interior. NEW HEADLINING!!! wooh, that's the first £1k then :)