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Christian, that has got to be the best description of a landrover owner i have ever heard at the end of the video.

Vera and Christian a short story; I worked at Tyne TV on the farming programme, and each year we visited a sheep farmer in Cumbria, that's the Lake Disrict for those not in the UK, and we used to pile into his old Series 3 Land Rover and drive up the fells (Hills) to the sheep. This series 3 was OLD! Battered and very worn! The farmer told us he was getting rid of it and buying a Diahatsu Fourtrak. Much better value than buying a Land Rover Defender. We returned the following year to see a Fourtrak in the yard. On the drive up the farmer extold its virtues, a heater AND a radio and much cheaper than a Land Rover! Imagine our surprise the following year when we turned up and the was no Fourtrak but a Defender 90 in the yard! The farmer told us why, 'When I drove up the fell, and something dropped off the Fourtrak it would stop and I would have to bolt it back on before it would go. With the Land Rover, if something dropped off I'd carry on up the fell and pick it up on the way back down!' I was loosing too much time with the Foutrak and not enough looking after the sheep!' 'The Land Rover may not be perfect but my sheep are far happier now I am back with a Land Rover!' So there you have it, sheep prefer Land Rovers!

As a Jeep driver who regularly tagged along with the LR club on various trip, I found myself looking around as though I had entered into some type of twilight zone situation. The LR guys were far more interested in doing trail fixes. It was like they all hoped that someone would break down so they could repair a LR in the field. At the end of every day on the trail, without fail, they all had their hoods up checking this and that. I even felt obligated to open my hood so that I could also verify my engine was indeed still there.

"...maybe it's a typo in the manual." Thanks Christian for a very useful quote.

Absolutely brilliant Christian that speech at the end was priceless 😂👏

The drug analogy for Land Rover is kinda spot on.. 😂

After several hours listening to you two, I said to my wife, when discussing a used outboard engine for our boat, "That is a cat in a sack". The look I got back was 'WTF?" Haha.

Good news: Larry the Crankshaft guy at Ford, Dagenham, now supports the Chelsea Women’s Football team. Therefore all Crankshafts are perfect from now on! To celebrate, he now drives an F150.

50.000 + km with King bearings in my 2011 Range Rover Sport. Drives smooth and silent, also with 5W40 with oil changed every 3.000 km. I change the oil myself, with the suction pump (traditional way every 9.000 km). Liqui Moly oil and Mann filter, everything for the engine pleasure and myself. 30 min working time. I learnd everything from Christian. Thank you, Christian

The monologue at the end was exceptional. Perfectly sums up the LR owner. 🏁🏁🏁

I am a Toyota Land Cruiser guy who has no emotions whatsoever. Well I thought I didn't until I saw that grinder at the end. Just wow. I could watch a whole video just on that grinder. What a beautiful piece of machinery.

What a fantastic analogy of the emotional side of LR ownership. 2 years ago I went to Norway in my D3 and the engine died 2 days before I wad due to return. Repatriated it, replaced the engine and now, I am about to go to France for 3 weeks. I am absolutely worried sick that it will die and just like before Norway, I have investigated buying a Toyota, a volvo XC90, a Nissan and a ford. It is probably the sensible thing to do but my heart will simply not let me. Hopefully, the LR God's will bring me home this time and if not, I know I should just get rid of it, but just like many others I am addicted. Great video guys. Last thing, there are now more Dave's mentioned than OMGs😅

Didn’t take long for Vera to mention Dave! You’re still the main man Christian, nice division of labour polishing up those journals.

Looking at how proud Robin is of his newly acquired star delta pedestal grinder I can only imagine how proud he will be when he and his dad fix that broken block. I am going to carry on harping on about that block until you relent and let him fix it. When this project is completed you don't have to go and buy another one, the repair of the block and building up of a spare engine with all the excess parts you have will provide loads of content.

I have had Land Rovers for thirty years and I met a guy with a really early Range Rover and he put it it very succinctly. A Toyota is just metal and some bolts but you can have a love affair with a Rover. I have never forgotten that comment as it’s absolutely true.

Christian you need toake a YT short of that LR speech, inpromise it will get millions of hits, I am in tears listening for the third time🤣🤣🤣🤣

You two kill me with the innuendos 😂

Sunday morning and you know Christian and Vera are going to entertain us all.

Excellent drug analogy, I've been happily 'hooked' for years!😀

Christian so eloquenlty sums up why we love LR's at the end. It's true. I have a buddy who has a Toyota and a Jeep, he always gives me a hard time about owning a Defender. I tell him constantly, you just don't get it! It's a passion, a love affair, or as Christian put it, an addiction lol.

The LR marketing team are busy writing up your drug comparison for the next campaign!

32:00 "oh and not that i know anything about those substances" says Hiesenberg! ❤❤😂😂

Another brilliant video! The monologue at the end was exceptional. 😂😅

Not to add fuel to the fire but Dave has a huge workshop!!!!!😂😂

You know you have a real man's grinder when you have to shift it.

Being someone who has to drive Land Rover, Range Rover, Nissan Patrol, and Toyota. It is the Toyota Land Cruiser Collorado three liter turbo diesel is the one I find most fun of them all. The only time it has had an upset was when the seals whent on the hydraulic clutch cylinder. But wasn't a show stopper as a top up of fluid got it out of the mud to somewhere dry to fix it. The little truck punches well above it's weight. Gets into, out of and around the tightest of places like a jolly little mountain goat. Seemingly unstoppable at pulling anchors out of and through mud. The compromise is that on the road you have to adopt a relaxed in your own time driving style and the truck is far happier to bumble along B roads and farm tracks. Altho some seem to think it's a toyota so you should be able to drive it like a Supra at a track day. Then they complain that it is wobbly around corners at speed on the road. That James bond film with the chase with them in an old Collorado being chased by new Range Rovers was beyond fiction unrealistic. The Range Rovers would have been in limp home mode with there dashboards lit up like Christmas trees. Makes you wonder how many were breaking pere second filming that scene. Nissan Patrol is let down by Nissan not understanding that there are countries that put salt on the roads in the winter and the body rots away at an alarming rate. But you do get to practice your welding as a result... On a very regular basis. Toyota are also suffer to a degree of not understanding salting roads but it tends to be more hardware related. For example knowing that you need a 12mm impact socket to hammer on to undo a bolt that would normally be a 14mm socket but has turned to rusty cheese and rounded off. With the Land/Range Rovers you just have to factor in an extra two weeks in to your plan journey time. Pack a spare Land/Range Rover for when it breaks and have full commercial vehicle recovery cover for when that one breaks. As the very nice persons on the phone at the automotive breakdown serve often don't understand that a person in a little van with a laptop will not be able to fix it at the side of the road and it is actually a recovery truck that is required. Unfortunately the Collorado can't always come to the rescue as the Land/Range Rovers are used for there towing capacity of 3500kg Really need to get an Amazon again but the prices of them seem to have gone silly and are heading towards G Waggon price territory. I may have also made my coffee far to strong this morning...

Does Dave know that Vera is stalking him? lol

I don't think what its about your videos but reley enjoyably to wach. How would think watching a German family fix land-rover would be so much fun. Thanks very much 😀

I’m glad Christian has finally accepted Vera’s new fantasy mechanic, no sarcasm came across at all in the pronunciation of his name DAVE!!!!😂😂😂

Comedy , information, what more can we ask for. Thank you both for the effort. Uk veiwer.

Sooo funny exsplaining the precederé , the references to DAVE 🤣😂🤣😂 I always remember my father saying never buy a car made on a Monday or Friday because they’ll break down 🤦‍♂️🤣😂 love your videos and English humour Vera !! 🤣😂

Before moving to Canada I lived in the UK. There I was a Traffic Officer. The vehicle of choice was the Land Rover Discovery 3. The reason for that is it could tow a 44 ton fully loaded truck from the carriageway to get it open again. It had the rigid strength in the body and power in the engine to pull it with no problems. In 2006 I moved to Canada as Tony Blair and Labour's open door policy was ruining the UK. First vehicle I bought was a Subaru Impreza... useless car in -40C. Second car was a 2008 V8 Land Rover LR3 (Discovery 3). Never had any issues with it in the time I owned it. Even after being rear by a Toyota RAV4. I had a little star burst shape in the rear plastic bumper. The Rav 4 was crushed up at the front and wrote off. My vehicle/frame was inspected by the insurance and nothing wrong. The weather can be -40C and it doesn't bother the engine or electronics. You get snow berms from the snow plow and you just raise the suspension and drive straight over them, other vehicles get hung up and so they have to dig or get pushed out. The other point is as shown here, these vehicles can be easily worked on with a descent set of tools, as long as they are not Chinese or they fall apart and drops bits in to your newly cleaned engine block 🤣.

Morning guys hope the sun’s shining for you today , I went to the Gaydon car museum yesterday Christian you would have loved it 400+ supercharged and about 200 regular V8 Jags all in one place , it was so busy there was not much room left for other cars in the car parks It will be on utube later today or early next week , Jaguar breakfast club is the name of the channel 👍👍

I love Christian’s explanation of LR addiction. My wife has had 2 Freelanders and now has a Discovery Sport. All a joy to drive (and oddly reliable ), I have a Jag XF with the infamous V6. Had it 12 years and it’s never missed a beat. The idea of going on a long trip in It still excites me. Next up for me, Range Rover probably. I fancy big fast sofa. Only thing I really hanker after. Toyota? They’re fine and reliable but as interesting and soul stirring as a washing machine.

Hi Vera and Christian, Just looking at your video if you stop video at 15.54 mins to right bearing you are working low down can see two chips of metal. My Marion foud two metal chips to right of bearing. We do love waching your videos. I have spent lots time working with Land Rover In Forast Comishon. Thank you for making some very good video. Marion and Marc 📸🚙📘🔦🏁🌎

Christian was grinning like a father looking at his first born child for the very first time 🥰😍🥰 but what a baby grinder it is ❤

I learned more about manufacturing processes in 5 minutes of your video than years in High School. Also, Murphy looks at your statistics, laughs and say "Hold my beer".

You two cracked it again!

Wonderful work LR TIME

If that's the same torque wrench you used in the video ""Desktop Mechanic" Comments on our RU-vid Channel / S5-Ep11," then the rotation switch has been missing ever since. Hope this helps. As for everything you show us in these videos: many thanks! Long Live LR Time!

Vera has some pretty nice guns these days. Can't stand LR but love her giggle.

When Vera said "Same procedure" I heard "Same procedure as every year". I was waiting for Christian to trip over a rug on the floor and drop the crankshaft.

Another excellent video from you guys. See you next Sunday. 🙏

Great video guys. Everything in great detail. Lot of information. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

Hi , Thank GOD he rested on the seventh day and allowed LR TIME to keep us amused . The DAVE word , you should both put a Euro in the SWEAR BOX as part of your pension fund or your next holiday trip , which ever comes first .😉👍💅

Crankshaft engineering masterclass - so well explained 👏

you're right about emotions, had 3 discoveries. They all gave me headaches, I sold them all and I miss them all.

That was definitely more. Entertaining than Davies channel Brilliant

Greatings from Yorkshire........still the best

Tzilinder... I love the way it sounds 💛❤️🖤

I sat down with my breakfast and the upload magically appeared. Happy Days! And I loved the monologue at the end; I can’t help but think that you have missed out on the L322 range however - from (pleasurable) experience, they really get under your skin (even more than the Discovery). And early L322’s are definitely going to be elevated to classic status - the BMW petrol V8’s are magnificent!

TRUTH! I drove a Honda Civic for a few years while my middle child drove my Range Rover Classic....HATED IT. Absolutely no soul, none at all.

The addiction in the end 😅😅😅😅😅😅

I never understood my sisters's Discovery addiction until I had one myself. It is 'a real thing' you know.😀

Thank you for sign posting Dave’s channel really interesting. But my first love is your channel. I used to have a Discovery 3, went to a Range Rover Velar and now a Freelander. I’m reversing Christian’s approach to progress in my addiction because I couldn’t take the ‘hard’ stuff 😂

Oh, that Dave! Now I know, I have seen many of his videos, he’s good.

Another great video and very informative and great lesson on getting addicted to land rovers. 🤣

Christian your description of how the addiction starts is so true. Having always worked on BMWs with my Husband he convinced me to get a L322 v8 BMW Engine Range Rover Vogue which lead to another L322 Autobiography and now just replaced with a purchase of a “Queen” which is how I came to watch your content. The Queen is awesome but I would still have a L322 as well as it will lovingly shout out “bong” at least once a week needy for attention but will always have the thrill of it still getting you home whatever. Vera deserves a L322 “Queen Mother” to go alongside her “Mothership” that will bring her and us weekly joy as there will be no shortage of content. Keep up the great work we love watching you both.

I run a Freelander 1 Td4 and I think my addiction is your channel

Gotta love christians analogies and Vera’s sweet attitude

Oh my goodness, that tirade at the end about LR ownership...perfect. I started at the wrong end though, straight to crack....

Such attention to detail - total respect!

Great video as always And a lovely family Thank you for sharing

Christian, I think you should allow Vera to travel to the USA to do a guest appearance with Dave. She will find out that you’re a much better catch than Dave. Lol 😂 Or maybe Vera will convince Dave to send you his magnet crack tester and honing machines back with Vera.

The wrap-up was brilliant 👏 I laughed mao.😂😂

Another informative video, I didn't hear any 'Oh my God' today from Vera only Dave lol, I like Robin's new toy, that's a beast of a grinder

A Master at work!

I must be hard core addict. I have 2001 TD5 Defender, a 2013 TDV6 RRS, and a 2015 2.2 Discovery sport. Another great video guys.

You guys are great… keep going and you may get a Discovery pilot like Dave 😊😊

wow well done proper German engineering and I don't even have a Land Rover ! Great job u2 ! You make all look fun and encouraging the Lr emptyness 😂

Great attention to detail. I like the old German quality grinder. Keep searching for more old machines like this, gen Z doesn’t know how great they were made…( not your two)….Dave is good to watch and learn from, so are Powell Machine and Cannonball.

I think Christian should be a teacher, I feel I could strip down and rebuild a engine just by watching these videos and I have only ever replaced brake pads providing I get myself a lathe in the kitchen of course.

I think it’s the best maintained ld3 in the world 👍

The thumbnail got me to watch, again😊

That was a good comedy act at the end Christian, could we have a double act sometime possibly Miss Hanky Panky?

The same speech would work for a performance car. Sunday fun runs is the first step. Then you do track days. Then, you decide that racing looks like fun and you should do that. Boom. Heroin

"Larry" doesn't work at the Ford factory. Far more likely to be his mate Barry. Or Steve, or Dave, or Andy, or Keith. And the problem is more likely to be dependant on the performance of Arsenal or Chelsea on Saturday afternoon.😂

Vera, great guns ma'am! Love the interaction between you two! Awesome channel, I'm hooked. I've watched all of the vids and learned if you don't own a full machine shop and 2 post lift, pass on buying a used Land Rover.

just want to say i Love your content, you both give me confidence in myself with your advice and knowledge to do my own work on my discovery 3 which over a year of ownership i have developed a huge passion for it. i hope to travel in my land rover in the near future and create my own content best wishes for you both. Steven from the UK

Followed to the letter, thank you keep up the good work loving the videos 🤩

Vera, I bet Dave doesn’t talk as dirty as Christian can. Love all, but especially last five minutes. Freelander 2 and Defender 90 300tdi owner. 😂😂🤣👍👍👍

Great video enjoyed all the way through, I hope Dave is suitably jealous😊😊 . The new grinder sounds like a jet turbine spooling up. Good job the boys were home to move that kit into the garage. Thanks for posting.

I think the fillet rolling may induce compressive stress to the fillet, this improves fatigue resistance . ( similar to shot peening) love your videos.

I once made the mistake of polishing a crank, you get much better oil pressure with a dirty crank

Perfect timing. Coffee just made.

Please, please dont ever stop what you guys do. And neither can you ever divorce because without one of you it just wouldnt work. The humour in this is top notch, 'not fisting properly' made me spit my tea out. Love from the UK.

Yay! Sunday morning LR time ready to observe and learn

Ha! Ha! Ha! Love the toyota vs land rover explanations..I have owned a what cruiser at the same time as my l322 supercharged rangie, and it is crack all the way for this hombre!! Thanks again for all the efforts, humour and fun along the way...Cheers for now ~ Roger

People around the world watching this video will start to believe that Dagenham is some mystical place where magic happens. A shangri La, Beautiful flowers and gardens, Architecture that rivals Rome and Athens, alchemists working magic with metals with the care of priests. Well it is folks, Dagenham is a beauty that has to be seen to believe.

Im traveling in England for 2 weeks and have severe LR withdrawal. Cannot wait to get back and drive my D3 and L320 TDV8 again... Thanks for the drug fix Vera and Christian

Superb once again..

Very interesting monologue at the end. I’ve learnt a lot from this channel, but I’m still a Toyota driver. Every 10 years me and my wife take off on a long journey. As in a year or more. We’ve done 3 so far, Australia, Africa, N America. We’re overlanders. Unfortunately the kind of LR emotion you are talking about Christian has been the great undoing of LR drivers we’ve met in remote places, places where their dreams have turned to dust and every last cent of their budget spent on recovering their situation. Their trip of a lifetime turns into a genuinely dangerous, sometimes life threatening nightmare. If there’s one thing we know we’re going to run into no matter where we are, it’s someone’s tragic Land Rover meltdown. It’s horrible to watch. You’ll probably be okay on the kind of continental Europe trips you guys like, but for the love of God don’t take one of these things into northern Ethiopia or the Gibson Desert or NW Territories river country. There’s no dodgy second hand engines from stolen Discos there.

f-150 rarely break the cranks 😂. The 18s were the most likely to break a crank. Normally when the F150 fails it well ventilates the block with a couple holes 😂.

I know the feeling you talk about, basically it's about the journey not the destination. Knowing you've achieved something and knowing you did your job right. Years ago, actually 42 years ago (gee Im getting old!). I took a Harley Davidson 1200 shovel around Australia (21.000km lots of dirt road and bull dust). later on in a Land Rover S.111 and also 25 years ago in a Cj3B copy, Peugeot diesel copy indian made Mahindra through the Simpson desert and lots of other trips, just knowing "you've done it" is a great satisfaction. Knowing in those cases that well, this could very well go very wrong!? We had things go wrong but made it. Anybody can do it in 250.000 dollar setup now do it as basic as you can get, It's not about convenience, its the life experience the adventure!

Good thing Dave's in the US, someone would be having a fist fight😂

To be fair , Dave thought that the MB crankshaft had the problem from production and they did a terrible job putting together parts from 2 engines after a crash :)

I had a Toyota Avensis, there is not a car more boring on the marked , the maintance was not much more than filling diesel . I agree with you totally :)

Love the description of a Landrover owner…. 😂👍🏻

‘Christian: That’s gotta be the best maintained Discovery in Germany’… I believe you can replace ‘Germany’ with ‘universe’!!👌🏼

Nice cap!