Scotland

[stijnv]

Hello guys,

We are two friends from Belgium who planned a two week trip to Scotland with my '98 tdi defender, we'll stay most of the trip in the highlands.
We planned this vacation a long long time ago and are really looking forward to go, oh yeah, we'll leave in two weeks.

But now my (leaking) transfercase started to make a light squealing sound when i'm doing speeds above 90km/h, that is about 55mph.
It became worse after my trip to the south of France and it's needless to say i'm a bit worried...

I don't have time anymore to take it from the car, open it, en renew the bearings en repair the oilleak... So if it won't make it to Scotland and back and it breaks down somewhere, i think the best and cheapest solution to continue or voyage, is trying to find an old breakdown disco or defender and swap my lt230 with an other one...

Are there any scottisch here, who have an lt230 transfercase laying in their garage? :(
Or fellow landrover-owners who know where I can find a good mechanic to have the tfc replaced when necessary?

Thank you for all usefull information, I still hope that it won't be necessary. But it is'nt a nice feeling starting your holiday like this :(

ps: sorry if i made a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes, I don't write in english that much ;)

Stijn

[jkelly]

I cant help with a transfer box... BUT your English is better than mine and Ive been practicing for 36 years!!!

As for the Landy. If you run into problems, find web access and let us know just where you are. Im sure someone will be close by.

Where do you plan on going? Scotland is quite a big place. Generally speaking, I like the west coast and the area north of Inverness, but Im sure you'll love it.

[stijnv]

thanks a lot,

I' ve just talked with my friend and we're thinking about delaying the trip to next year's spring.
I think if we drive like this, worrying about the TFC all the time, we won't enjoy the country like we should. That would be a pitty.

I'll keep you guys informed!

jkelly: what is your mothertongue? :)

[jkelly]

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jkelly: what is your mothertongue? :)

English!!

[Big Sandy]

thanks a lot,

I' ve just talked with my friend and we're thinking about delaying the trip to next year's spring.
I think if we drive like this, worrying about the TFC all the time, we won't enjoy the country like we should. That would be a pitty.



Thats very probably a sensible course of action. You wouldnt want to have a trip cut short by a breakdown if you could avoid it.

I would suggest mid may to you for your trip...several reasons, but the main one being that there are no midges as such, weather is invariably better too, plus everything looks fresh as it re-appears after spring.

Like Jon (jkelly) I am biased towards the northern highlands...I live in a remote part of the highlands myself. I think his comment about the web access is a good one...quite likely there is usually a forum member quite near by, and usually somebody who will know where you can obtain help.

Keep us posted!

[Tim in Scotland]

Try to schedule your trip to Scotland for when Basher is running one of his Argyll 4x4 offroad weekends that get posted in the Events section. The scenery in Argyll is stunning and in May the midges won't be waiting with sharpened teeth and there is great offroading in the Lochgilphead Forest.

[stijnv]

Thanks for the tip Tim, but we scheduled it now at the beginning of april. Besides, we don't go to scotland for serious offroading. ;)

[SteveAllart]

Tim, a RR Sport with dirt on it! Good on ya!!!

Best of luck for your trip stijnv

:)

[challisc]

Och its slpit into two, shineys and nutters, youve got to atleast find a use for lowrange ;)

Ere make sure you travel past lixtoll garage, land rover center and has a huge scrapyard last time i looked, everything from a 1948 series 1 to defenders, pluss some Ex army recovery trucks. Theres also a rare low loader series II.

Theres plenty to see in scotland, west coast from the clyde up offers some of the best sencery. The Isle of sky is easy to get too, and is also beutiful. Rember there is no 'greenlanes' or off road tracks in scotland that you can leagaly drive. So you'll be confinded to tarmac, well the further north you go the less there is ;)

[stijnv]

As i said before; this is not an offroad trip We'll travell to see the country, it's nature and it's culture.
The only offroad we'll do, is by foot to the top of ben nevis ;)
If I have a bit more time this week, I'll post the route we're doing.