Evening everyone

[Jamie Read]

Hi folks,
My name is Jamie Read, an English man in Scotland(hmmm, I feel a song coming on!), I`m the chairman of Tayside 4x4 Response, hopefully buying a V reg 2.2 Dti frontera tomorrow after almost exclusively owning land rovers for the past few years, currently driving a Disco 2.
Mark of mg-autos pointed me to the forum after I enquired about his 3"+ springs listed on Ebay.

Hopefully, this time tomorrow I`ll have a new (older) motor on the driveway!

[mickh]

You'll also have a better one as well, welcome to the forum matey.

[BoxCleva]

Welcome to FOG fella. The Frontera might just surprise you

[Jamie Read]

Thats what I`m hoping Mick! The D2 is very capable and comfortable, but the problems I`ve had with it have all been pretty expensive.
Selector switch on the autobox- £400 ish
Suspension bag replacements- £400 ish again
New power steering box/pump/pipework +couple of minor bits- £800 ish

Thats all within 6 months!

[gregster]

Wotcha deserter....welcome to FOG matey...

Why did you want to leave England and go to Scotland? Are you scared of electricity or Sunshine or something?

Anyway welcome to FOG fella...and deffo get a set of Marks springs for your new truck, they are a great product for the price...

Catch you around on the forum fella, probably just before sunset most days eh?...damn midges up there!

[mickh]

£1600 in 6 months, you could have bought 4 good Frontys for that.

[Jamie Read]

Ha ha! Thanks Gregster!
I moved here for the extreme weather and landscape..... which reminds me.... is there a snow plough attachment for fronteras?

[andytats]

hi & welcome to FOG

[MG Autos (Mark)]

Hello Jamie, nice to see you made it

[Jamie Read]

Hi Mark, hi Andy

[jason]

Hello and welcome to FOG

3" Coils will give you the lift, But only wind the the front up 2" half up

Unless you want to go mad see my mods for a B ,and posts

[Jamie Read]

Thanks Jason!
Nice truck!!
The mods I would probably go for would be-

+3" Springs and shocks
Wind up the front (+shocks?)
AT`s
Lightbar + spotlights
Amateur radio
CB
Underbody protection?

And, not sure if it`s do-able, fit a seat into the rear loadspace??

[Big Dav]

Welcome to the northern climes.

[Jamie Read]

Thanks Dav,
Been here for four years now, loving it too!
I now hate too much sun, even after moving from the south east coast!

[jason]

[Jamie Read]

Is there a standard seat kit, or is it down to preference/whats available?

[Gazeddy]

[Jamie Read]

Ha! Yeah, I saw that..... what a monkey!

[4x4 bobby]

Welcome to the family bud hope you get as much enjoyment out of your Fronty as we all do!!!

[Mr Mud]

To the FOG mate, I'm a southerner to, but working in Scotland at the moment and one thing you can guarantee up here is SNOW!! ...good luck with the new truck