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[Al ears]

Land Rover drivers too, round here. Local farmers all drive Japanese double cab pick-ups, because they actually work, all the time.

Not to mention cheaper than modern Land Rovers...
They are a thrifty lot....

 

[Friesiansam]

You can if you soak the creases!

That's cheating...

 

[plastic penguin]

Except you cannot fold a piece of paper in half, more than 12 times...

Indeed. That's one of snags.

 

[12th Monkey]

C'mon chaps, let's get back on topic.

Did you know if you could fold a newspaper 25 times, mathematically it could reach the moon.

One of those things that should get easier with a bigger sheet, as the ratio of its thickness will reduce - but the fact that it would end up being so tall would mean you'd probably need a sheet best measured in astronomical units to get anywhere beyond what can be done with a normal sheet - and a sheet that big would be too heavy to support its own weight.

 

[plastic penguin]

One of those things that should get easier with a bigger sheet, as the ratio of its thickness will reduce - but the fact that it would end up being so tall would mean you'd probably need a sheet best measured in astronomical units to get anywhere beyond what can be done with a normal sheet - and a sheet that big would be too heavy to support its own weight.

It's regardless of sheet size, in fact the larger the sheet the thicker it should be otherwise it needs some sort of card backing.

 

[DougK1]

Land Rover drivers too, round here. Local farmers all drive Japanese double cab pick-ups, because they actually work, all the time.

Nephew and wife bought one of the last Disco 4 TDV6's brand new from a Land Rover dealer in 2017. Always had it serviced by main dealer, with minimal mileage after 5 years it ground to a halt at the side of the road...snapped crankshaft! Land Rover well aware of the problem as many TDV6's suffering the same fate but refused any assistance with the £10K repair cost. I wouldn't touch any of their products with a bargepole.

 

[Gray]

.....but refused any assistance with the £10K repair cost.

Wow!
That's 5 times more than I've ever paid for a car 😯

 

[DougK1]

Wow!
That's 5 times more than I've ever paid for a car 😯

It was either that or scrap value. Few repairers will take the job on and the problem is so prevalent there was a three month waiting list to get the car in for repair.

 

[plastic penguin]

Nephew and wife bought one of the last Disco 4 TDV6's brand new from a Land Rover dealer in 2017. Always had it serviced by main dealer, with minimal mileage after 5 years it ground to a halt at the side of the road...snapped crankshaft! Land Rover well aware of the problem as many TDV6's suffering the same fate but refused any assistance with the £10K repair cost. I wouldn't touch any of their products with a bargepole.

Surely there must have been Land Rover independent specialists who'd take on the job, far cheaper than main dealers.

 

[DougK1]

Surely there must have been Land Rover independent specialists who'd take on the job, far cheaper than main dealers.

That was an independent, not many garages want the job as it's a pig.

 

[12th Monkey]

We probably should keep car stuff in the Alfa Romeo/car thread, and grumbles in the Room 101.