Category Archive: Tips & Guides
Land Rover Buying vs. Leasing
13th November 2017
If you are interested in purchasing a new Land Rover, there are a number of key decisions you need to make. What model should you go for? Are you going to opt for a new or second-hand Land Rover? Do you...
READ MOREJust What Exactly Are Land Rover Bodies Made From?
25th October 2017
A while back, we published an article about the specific alloy used to make early Land Rover bodies, Birmabright. One reader got in touch and shed a some light on the specific alloys involved in making...
READ MOREPractical Tips to Wash your Land Rover
23rd August 2017
One day, smart cars may well wash themselves, so say RS-Online who have produced an interesting infographic of where the motor industry is heading over the next couple of decades. But, until then, we have...
READ MORELandy-Be-Que – Cooking on the Engine
16th June 2016
We recently decided to try something different. Fed-up of road side cafes and McDonalds, we've experimented with using the heat from the engine of our Land Rover to cook food. And it's worked rather well!...
READ MOREHow to build a Sankey Expedition Trailer
23rd September 2015
I’d always thought a Sankey trailer would be a good thing to have given that the 90 is actually fairly small inside and had been on the lookout for some time. Then along came the idea of a roof tent, I...
READ MORE8 Things You Should Know About Propshafts
17th August 2015
1. Propshaft Maintenance Whether you’re negotiating the most extreme off-road track in Europe or taking the other half for a serene Sunday afternoon drive, there’s work you can put in to prolong the...
READ MORE7 Things you didn’t know about the Defender
24th July 2015
1. Defender Chassis Until 2009, Defender chassis' were still partly welded by hand at the Land Rover factory. Land Rover approached GKN to speed up this manual build stage. In January 2009, they started...
READ MOREDIY Respray: Part One: Air System Set-up
22nd May 2015
This series will help you learn how to repaint your own Land Rover at home, achieving high end results and saving you a considerable amount of money. To start with, we'll show you how to set-up your own...
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