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Donna Kensy-Rudick (Kensyd)
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 09:14 am: | 
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My son left my sun roofs open on my 2000 Discovery overnight and (of course) it rained. I dried it out as much as I could but water came running out of the headliner when I started driving. I drove to work (about 25 miles) with the heater on high and this seemed to dry it further. I have only owned my Discovery for 3 weeks. Is there anything else I should do to prevent future problems?
Thanks for any help. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 09:24 am: |
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i have done this numerous times. i rarely do anything. just keeping the windows open (after rain has stopped) and letting it air out. the majority of the rain gets in around the console area. so once it has leaked in around the controls there is not too much you can do. i have never had an issue after the fact. the headliner always seems to dry out quickly.
other than beating your son and never letting him drive the truck again.......there is only so much you can do. kidding.  |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 11:17 am: |
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Sounds like a good opportunity to show him the business end of a hockey stick or a rubber hose. Stick his face into the wet headliner and repeat "BAD!" over and over again. |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 11:51 am: |
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Hey Donna,
Don't kill your kid just yet. I did this almost 1 week after purchasing my Disco new, and have done it a few times since. Surprisingly, that area seems to ventilate and dry out very well, so I have had no ill-effects. I've had my Disco since 97.
The fact that it came running out of the headliner should make you feel good. If it was air and water tight, you would be in really deep trouble.
You would think that a near $40K luxury auto would come with an auto-close feature that you would have to override, ya know?
Tom |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 12:44 pm: |
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Why should it? No other "near $40K luxury auto" does. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 01:56 pm: |
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It saddens me to see people drive these nice, expensive trucks and don't care to remember something as simple as an open sunroof. When I bought my semi new disco, I babied and pampered it for years. To me, that was a big investment. You gotta have lots of money, or no brains at all to be that careless. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 02:18 pm: |
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i fall into the second catagory!!
thanks for reminding me.....my sunroofs are open!!
DOH. |
David Dryden (David914)
| | Posted on Monday, April 01, 2002 - 07:58 pm: |
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She did say it was her son... If he's a teenager, well, he's a teenager. 'Nuff said. I'm sure he didn't mean to leave the roofs open. He was probably preoccupied with other stuff as teenage boys are prone to do (girls, schoolwork, girls, music, GIRLS, etc., etc., etc...) |
jay caragay (Jcaragay)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 01:12 am: |
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I saw the headline and had to respond. While I have never had the same occurence in my Disco, this happened to me many times while living in Honolulu.
Back then, I had a 1971 Karmann Ghia Convertible in excellent condition and always drove with the top down. Invariably, while I was in class, it would pour down rain - completely soaking the interior. At times, I would put the top up and it would be like a terrarium inside.
I learned that if it stopped raining and I left the top down, that would be fine. It would dry out naturally.
So, leave your windows down, sunroof open (during nice sunny days) and let the Disco dry out naturally! |
badda bing
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 05:52 pm: |
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Come on........a CHIC????? In an SUV???? Forgets to close the sunroof???? I REALLY doubt it was her "SON." More like a chic doing a chic thing. "whoops, it is all wet" |
Erik Olson (Jon)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 06:34 pm: |
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My three year old turns on the rear passenger light between the nets all the time. She hasn't killed the battery yet!
You should be glad the kid is just leaving your sunroofs open - I remember the brand of mayhem my friends and I used to get into during our teenage years. Count yourself lucky with a damp headliner.
Cheers,
e |
Donna Kensy-Rudick (Kensyd)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 08:24 am: |
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Thanks for all the empathetic comments. I will ignore the derogatory 'female' comments as I did not purchase my Discovery as a fashion accessory. I have appropriately chastised my 17 year old son. Everything seems to have dried out just fine. |
KJ
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 08:10 am: |
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ROTFLOL! You tell 'em, Donna! You thanked, spanked and reported back in a mere four lines.
Karen |
Joe
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 02:17 pm: |
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Besides, there's not a 17 year old kid in the world that deserves to be driving Mommy's freeking Land Rover Discovery. At THAT age they literally have absolutely NO idea of value, especially in such an expensive treat. A kid his age, tooling around in a Discovery? Get him a skate board or buy him a used Honda and let him mess it up, make him pay to have it fixed, and THEN he will learn the values of taking care of one's belongings without screwing up Mom's $40K SUV. |
p m
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 03:49 pm: |
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Joe,
i dunno about that... my 15-years old (with a learner's permit) drives and will drive my rangie and/or my wife's disco. if he messes up, he will be driving my beat-up 8mpg jeep, and i'll reclaim the rangie.
no new or used hondas here
peter |
LR Max
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 04:02 pm: |
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If you want a REAL punishment, buy a series rover with rusted together springs, and is basically shot to hell. Then drive it everyday to school, and on the same hill that you have to climb everyday, have a fuel pickup problem and have to pull over while all of the people you know drive by and see you. Welcome to my world.
Max T. |
Chase Fancher (Roverboy)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 04:03 pm: |
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Whoa...
wait a second Joe....
Not every 17 year old kid is a screw up! I've had my disco since I was 17 and have taken great care of it. Having it at such a young age just made me appreciate it even more. My parents didn't even purchase my rover for me, nor did they help with any additions. I've worked hard to maintain and improve my disco and if anything, I've learned, more intensely, the value of such an investment.
Granted...I too have left my sun roofs open, and there are plenty of people on this board who can claim to be guilty of the same mistake. But I'm pretty sure that does not mean we are taking for granted our purchase, or privilege, to have a rover(at any age).
-Chase
97 Disco |
LR Max
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 04:04 pm: |
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Oh yea, I forgot to mention. Two kids at my school drive brand new discos every day, two drive brand new Rangies, and there are a few beemers in the parking lot. Not to mention a few of those big, expensive trucks. Of course, whenever I drive the Triumph TR8, that makes up for it .
Max T.
(Rant mode off) |
Matt
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 05:06 pm: |
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I too bought my DISCO at 17. I saved for seven years in order to buy it and do all the work on it my self along with all the work on my moms 97. Theres nothing more that I cherish then my disco. I fourtunatley ( knock on wood) have not left the roofs open.
Matt |
p m
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 05:17 pm: |
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Max,
i hear you. somehow, in my kids' school, the beat up rangie or disco with mud tires invokes more "cooool" comments than a brand shiny new disco or rangie (the latter are just so blended-in that nobody notices them).
a Series is way cool. fix her up!
peter |
Drunken Friend #3
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 05:25 pm: |
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It was almost alot worse- at least Scott got the sunroof open before he puked. That last shot of Jack was a killer!!...What a great night!!! You should go to the symphony more often Mom... Sorry about the "cigarette" burn on the back of the passenger seat. |
Jon Kensy (Bmw525i)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 11:28 pm: |
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Hello all. Found a couple of the responses in here to be completely hilarious. Much appreciated was the remark by Joe of the inexperience toward "value" by the youth of today. "Value", Joe, has since your childhood increased. No longer are you able to work at a store and bring enough money home at the end of the summer to go by a car for $1200.. NEW. So, yes with inflation factored in, the price is the same, but I've never heard someone limit the word "value" strictly to those older than... 17 it appears.
Regardless of the immature (and illegitimate, at that) arguement (ratio) that Joe presented based upon age and quality of vehicle that may be driven... I am Donna's son, the 17 year old, who left the sunroof open. And despite the deep analysis and consideration to Joe's advice of getting a honda to learn value.. I've recently acquired my first car: 1992 BMW 525i. So again, "there isn't a kid in the world who deserves to drive Mommy's Land Rover..." so they go and buy BMW. Good day. |
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| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:05 am: |
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test |
Steve
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 02:33 am: |
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Donna,
Been there, Done that. First time, I worried. Shop vacumed out the car and the headliner. Ran the heater full blast until the car was dried out. No problems thereafter. Then my wife did it, then my son did it, now I use the event as a means of washing the dust out of the headliner.
Welcome to the joys of owning a sunroof.
Steve |
Disco P.D.
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 05:01 am: |
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Jon, I couldn't help myself from responding to your inept rebuttal to Joe's comments on adolescents and there lack of respect, in regards to the "value" of vehicles. "Respect" is a key word in defining value. Without respecting the hard work and sacrifice that is given to acquire certain possessions, you can in no way understand there true value. I mention this only because you seem to show no remorse for the damage that YOU caused to your mothers LR. In fact, your argument "inexperience toward "value" by the youth of today", seemed to be lost due to your obvious excitement about your newly acquired BMW (in which, I do hope you have a hand in paying for)... (Regardless)...Jon, you seem to be a smart young man, just except your fault in this matter and learn from it. We all make mistakes, but the true measure of a man comes through the ability to learn from them.
My view on this matter does not come from lack of experience with teen drivers. I have been a police officer for the past four years, and have seen first hand what can happen when teenagers don't respect there/other vehicles...So, my advise to you (Jon) is to keep that BMW under the speed limit, give your mother a big hug and a kiss, and tell her you love her. |
Kingfish (Kingfish)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 07:39 am: |
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Max, you're driving the TR8? You got the shaft on that deal. Whats that got? About 115 hp? Ha! Makes the Rover look like a power monster! I bet the Rover's more reliable too. And people wonder why Triumph disapeared.... |
Joe
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:05 pm: |
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I think Jon is a closet homosexual that gets anything he wants from Mommy. Mother OBVIOUSLY expends more than ample love raising Mr. Jon and the fact that Jon boy drives a BMW and can construct a sentance or two is testiment to his Mom's efforts. The fact IS....most....MOST children of Jon Jon's age have not lived and worked nearly long enough in life to have worked hard enough to have developed a concrete and sincere appreciation for the rewards that are reaped from such labors. My Mom gave me my first car. And I "appreciated" it. But, negelected it in COMPARISON to the way I care for my belongings NOW as an adult. So eventually the car broke down. When I had to buy my next car I REALLY took the time to assure its prolonged existance. And by the way.....JON, you are sooooo gay. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:57 pm: |
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Johnny, you are a moron. Good day. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 03:45 pm: |
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Jon, I disagree with your comments. The price of cars has not increased proportionately with inflation. back in the "old" days, a kid could not go get a job and buy a new car. Nor any other days. That proves that you have no concept about $. If you think a kid could work a job at the local supermarket and afford a new car, you need to come back down to earth. My old '71 convertable bug cost about $2500 new. The average kid, back then, probably made less than $100 a week. Hell, an average house back then cost about $25k. You remind me of a friend from highschool. Never worked a day, yet drove the nicest Volvo (10th grade) and BMW (12thgrade). Because he didnt "value" these cars, that BMW of his snapped a timing belt and cost -HIS PARENTS- a couple thousand. But don't worry, your rover has a chain. |
Gringo
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 03:46 pm: |
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Jon.........you ARE the weakest faggot. GOOD BYE |
Mike
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 03:48 pm: |
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Sounds like that Jon kid needs a steady ass kicking!!!!!! Little Mommas'a boy trying OOOHHH SSSOOOO desperately to SOUND somewhat inteligent. At least the BMW has enough room in it for his boyfriend to suck his cock down the freeway. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 03:56 pm: |
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could this be him in years to come?
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gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 03:58 pm: |
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fuck it. now who looks like the dumbshit. yep....me!!! ah well. |
niall forbes (Forbesn)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 04:51 pm: |
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I must be missing something here. What's up with beating up on this kid. So he left the sunroof open. A bunch of you have just admitted to doing the same yourself repeatedly. And now he has a 10yo car worth, what $8k? What's the big deal? Considering the way a lot of people spend money on this board, I can't believe his situation has ruffled feathers.
Oh well, congratulations on making sure that a current Disco owner (his mom) and a possible future LR owner (Jon) will probably never return to this site or join a LR club etc. Good job. |
David Dryden (David914)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 05:35 pm: |
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Ditto what Niall said. Nothing like turning off current and (potentially) future LR customers. Chill out guys! The idea of this forum is to help people, not piss them off. Jon's mom posed a legitimate question. IMHO, Jon's rebuttal to some of your "ribbing" was not rude, much less vulgar as some of your responses were. Joe, talk about "the pot calling the kettle black", your mom paid for your first car? Alot of people (myself included) had to pay for their first car with their own hard-earned money. Count yourself fortunate. Go pick on someone who REALLY deserves it and leave the legitimate posters be. Besides, a '92 5 Series BMW is a nice car, but it's still a ten year old car that will need to be taken care of. He'll learn! |
Kingfish (Kingfish)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 07:50 pm: |
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The point is: The kid's talking in a condescending manner like he knows something. The Anon. guy hit it on the head (I don't know if he's a fag, though - not that there's anything wrong with that, if thats the lifestyle the guy chooses...). From reading his post, he don't know sh1t. I won't lose any sleep if he buys something other than a Rover. |
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