Bonjour mon amis de France ...

[marcello64b]

.. scuse moi .. ma ... je ne parl pa francoise .. ma pa pa pa ... ...
I am not able to insert here the photo of my Defy ... so I have to shere with you a link with many photos (may be not desired) ... http://it.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/marcello64b/my_photos ... than click onto the dog face ....

I was last week end on the road that we call Via del Sale; at the France-Italy border .. a really panoramic track ....
and met a "land friend" with the same car I have.
He had the mark LANDMANIAC.COM .....

The difference of each soft top (cabrio type) was evident !!!
His Soft Top is much better than mine ....

I'd like to ask you something if I do not disturb and you don't mind.

For the time bein I suggest that zone .. around Limone and French side ... wonderfull .. !!!!

[Klug]

He had the mark LANDMANIAC.COM .....

I guess it was "landmania.com" (without the C), you should check the website...

[jean-yves 26]

y a pas un Nelson Monfort dans le coin

[jean-yves 26]

y a pas un Nelson Montfort dans le coin

mieux

[PhilSHLRC]

[quote="marcello64b"].. scuse moi .. ma ... je ne parl pa francoise .. ma pa pa pa ... ...
I am not able to insert here the photo of my Defy ... so I have to shere with you a link with many photos (may be not desired) ... http://it.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/marcello64b/my_photos ... than click onto the dog face ....

I was last week end on the road that we call Via del Sale]

Marcello,

Primo, accoglienza fra noi...

Secundo, penso che, solo le fotografie dell tuo def interessino i nostri amici...
Se desideri sapere come pubblicare una fotografia qui, domande io...

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Macello,
primo, bienvenu parmi nous
secondo, je pense que seules les photographies de ton def interessent nos amis...
si tu veux savoir comment publier une photographie ici, demandes moi...
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[marcello64b]

Ciao PhilSHLRC

grazie del benvenuto ) .... I know people can not be interested to other photos .... I know Land People is "conservative ... ... like me.

Sorry for my French ... je parl francoise com un vache aleman ... it gets better with alchol but I think to do an apreciable think avoiding to try

I 'd like to kindly ask you a favor.

As you can see I have on my DEF a capote "cabrio" style made in South Italy .... I have to say that our italian production (in this case !! ) is much worste that you (AUTO24) one. I want to change my capote with the Auto24 one. (my one is plastic made against cotton of your one and also particulars are better setted)

The french capote I saw last week end is well made.

So I got in touch with AUTO24 (through my girlfriend who speak a small French) and got informations about it.

The declared price is reasonable : thay say 3000 Euro including Roll Bar.
It means (more or less .. please correct me if you have informations about it) 2.200/2.300 Euro for the capote with metal structure and 800/700 Euro for Roll Bar ... on the line of the other european prices (all over Europe Land Rover got a joint with specialized Mechanical points to produce such a cabrio-capote. That part is included in the official price list of Land Rover as spare part).

I have to say that my actual capote is for everything similar to tha AUTO24 one ... apart the material and the ... made work (the capacity of people to make a good job)

The point is that probably we were not able to understand each other may be for language barrier ... we got that they are necessary 2 days of work (800 Euro) to assemble the capote .... .. I just 'd like to have your impressions ... I know the Land people and we are oriented to solve all kind of problems by ourself ... so (I am "the last wheel of the truck") you may have an idea of this quantity of hours.

I have seen disassemble my LR original Soft Top capote (militar type) and assemble the new one by one person in 7 hours .... ok the job could be better made ... but I feel that 2 french specialized like AUTO24 are ... can not need 16 hours to do that job ...

Do you feel I badly understood !? .. or I have no chences and have to pay such an unbeliveable quantity of money !?

Hey boys ... thanks for your effort in understanding my english and for your apreciate help too ...

have a good day

Marcello

P.S.
PhilSHLRC ... your Italian is MUCH better than my French ...

[PhilSHLRC]

il fabbricante dello "Xtrem" (è il suo nome...) è Challenge C&R.
La sua indirizzo :
12 CHEMIN DES GORGES 69570 DARDILLY
Da l'italia, il telefono : 0033- 4-72-52-96-58
tu domande "Dominique". Parla inglesi...

potrà indicarlo il prezzo dell'assemblaggio.. e è vicino Lyon (è più vicino per un italiano che Auto24...)



non posso dirne più sull'argomento... ma l'assemblaggio di questo è molto buono... molto di buona qualità ...

buona possibilità nelle le tue ricerche

[marcello64b]

UAAOOUUUUUWWWWW ...... ....

merci beaucoup, n'hésite pas de me demander n'importe quoi si je peux être utile !!!!!

... if any of you need informations for Italy ... and friendship ....

.. I am ready to give to you !!! ... très très volontier !!!!

GRAZIEEEEEE ... telefono subito .... ciao

[marcello64b]

... Phil .... you solved my problem (!!!!) ..... I already phoned .... a lower price and ... 1 day of mechanician work (!!!) .... 320 Euro instead 800 ..... (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

They are really serious .... and I am already in love with this forum .... and will be on 27 September to Mr. Dominique at Challenge C&R in Lyon for assembling 'my' new capote .... .. between 320 Euro and 800 euro there is a dinner for you and your wife/girlfriend if you are close to Lyon ... ... my cell number is XXX ... (up to 30 Sept as it is a company mobile and I am going to change it ... not only the cell .. also the company ;o) .. )

I am registered at the http://www.africaland.it italian Forum.

In case you need special parts ... old spares ... any problem that can be difficultly solved there .. please get in touch with me .... marcello64b@yahoo.it

I'll forward the question in my forum and we will be happy to give you an help and invesigate for your needs.

We are going up to autumn so . ... happy mud to everybody ....

[PhilSHLRC]

... Phil .... you solved my problem (!!!!) ..... I already phoned .... a lower price and ... 1 day of mechanician work (!!!) .... 320 Euro instead 800 ..... (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

sono contento che sei una soluzione al tuo problemo

They are really serious .... and I am already in love with this forum .... and will be on 27 September to Mr. Dominique at Challenge C&R in Lyon for assembling 'my' new capote .... .. between 320 Euro and 800 euro there is a dinner for you and your wife/girlfriend if you are close to Lyon ... ]

ciò mi farebbe piacere di mangiare con te quel giorno

it's ok for me, io ti raggiunti da Challenge alle 12h00 se ciò ti va

I am registered at the http://www.africaland.it italian Forum.

sono anche registro sul' africaland ma, sono meno attivi che qui

In case you need special parts ... old spares ... any problem that can be difficultly solved there .. please get in touch with me .... marcello64b@yahoo.it

I'll forward the question in my forum and we will be happy to give you an help and invesigate for your needs.

We are going up to autumn so . ... happy mud to everybody .... ]

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