Well, I bought me a Land Rover Discovery earlier this year (2005).  Nothing special, just a K-plate V8, five door, auto box.  I was under pressure to get something more ‘family friendly’ than a 3 door Ford Focus.  What an opportunity, eh?

You know the score, it’s Sunday afternoon, it’s raining and there’s a job that just can’t be put off on the Land Rover.  Out comes the trusty workshop manual so you can get it done but, what’s this?? …it isn’t covered in the manual.

In February of this year (2003) myself and a few others embarked on a trip to Poland.  South Eastern Poland to be precise.  In fact you couldn’t get a lot further without going into a different country, like the Ukraine.  About 1200 miles from London.  Now, this might not be a strain on modern vehicles or even a vehicle that was built in the early eighties but the mid seventies?? Now that was going to be a test of endurance.