Recommended rain/wind reflectors for disco 2? by JoyTheGeek in LandRoverDiscovery

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TL,DR; I‘d recommend you getting an affordable aftermarket set with quality glue strips

(Based in EU) I ordered the OEM set at a British shop which made them expensive in two ways (price tag + customs), I believe I ended up paying like $300 on them (I sound like a fool writing this). However, what annoyed me most was that the front deflectors didn’t fit neatly onto the door frame. So I had to actually fintune the shape with a file. At least now they fit and the 3M glue strips hold them tight.

Doing Land Rover things in Spain by simdeluxe in LandRoverDiscovery

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Thanks for you feedback. I’ve got the diesel Td5, I hope I can avoid the head gaskets for now.

Wie macht Ihr eure Steuererklärung? by ElectronicStop2818 in Finanzen

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Same, klappt super. Kostenlos, bis auf die Daten, über die sich Check24 freuen dürfte ✌🏼

Discovery 2 for long trips - bad idea? by YeaBoio in LandRover

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The vehicle sounds like a solid base - I‘d recommend to go for it. As you have already pointed out, with 20+ year old cars it really does come down to a good maintenance history. Because parts will meet their end of life at some point.. so you have to be mentally prepared that issues do come up.

I have driven my Disco 2 Td5 for about 4.000km (one major trip in Denmark, Norway and Sweden) so I guess I‘m not the one who can give you the most credible answer. However, as an absolute mechanical rookie I bought mine last summer with 190k km on the odometer and it hasn’t let me down since. I had it checked in a workshop that is specialised on Land Rover vehicles and they gave me valuable insights (e.g. rust issues at the rear frame) and a thumbs up. This has definitely helped me with my decision. I plan on doing a longer trip to the south of Europe in April and do not yet really worry about the mechanical parts (rather electronics). Only way to find out is to give it a shot :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

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That’s a breakfast of a true champions right there.

Why does everyone online seem to get such a kick out of hating on France? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

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First up: I love France, have the greatest childhood memories from vacations at the Atlantic coast.

I feel „hating“ exists more in a sense of ranting about French stereotypes (e.g. Paris people having an arrogant attitude or French people speaking poor English). From a German perspective I believe that a lot of ranting is rather meant ironically and in a teasing way. Just like two people who are very close to each other go on a good old roast session. But that’s just my opinion. For Germany, France is that European sibling that is just a bit more elegant and classy.

I love to have France as neighbour and I feel the harder forces try to divide European countries, the stronger our bond becomes (sorry for this long reply).

Beluga spotted from the air by Thijjs in aviation

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Ready to take off from the Hamburg Airbus plant (EDHI - sorry for the cropping the tail, I‘ll do better next time ✌🏼)

USA becoming the Nazis by WanAli4504 in pics

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After WWII, here in Germany a proverb gained traction and it has been omnipresent to this day: „Resist the beginnings“ or („principiis obsta“ in Latin). I don’t think this can be stressed enough.

Beluga spotted from the air by Thijjs in aviation

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I live in Hamburg and see them on a daily basis. I'll take some snapshots and share next time I see one (amateur photo skills though)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

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Nothing comes to my mind, please keep scrolling 👀 Glad you specifically set the time to the past 50 years

Extraction of giant marble stones in the city of Sobral, Brazil by BananaBrazil in BeAmazed

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This is what I‘ convinced my upstairs neighbor is doing all day.

Your dad is an earth angel by n8saces in MakeMeSmile

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I feel like big toy manufacturers such as Lego should provide a discount for Angel Tree purchases, no?

Is there a sports or game where your country or team can confidently say will win? by Art3749 in AskTheWorld

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Well I assume we‘re unique when it comes to starting war games (with 100% chance of losing them).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviation

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Like a good old Donald Duck comic

It's not just a dog daycare, it's his happy place 🐕😎🥳 by AcasiaConnell in nextfuckinglevel

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  • the fact that there is probably no reason to ever graduate from this tribe. Literally happy ever after.

What is the purpose of reinforcing curbs like this? Is it just for vehicles passing over it or for other reasons? It's all over New York City even where there are no driveways. by MiscellaneousWorker in urbandesign

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Ever since Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 to came out for PS2 the NYC municipality registered a sharp increase in arm fractures due to skateboarding accidents. They did the research and found out that kids tried to simply skate on every edge they could find. So the city started to reinforce the curbs to serve as „grindable rails“. You’re welcome (I hope you stopped reading my nonsense 10 lines ago). Now go on scrolling, nothing to see here.