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The " Britannia"
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Douglas D' Costa's passion was
his first Range Rover - KRL 950. |
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It didn't take him long to convince the owner that the wreck was only worth Shs 80,000 and wasted no time hauling it out of the undergrowth. Convincing his father to front the money was a different story. But he won out. That began a saga lasting almost 4 years of a true love hate relationship. He knew nothing about V8 engines then. He soon learned... the hard way! We all lost count of how many times he blew the engine, how often he set the wiring on fire, how the carburettors would never balance.... eventually he got it right. KRL went through 2 complete rebuilds, almost 300,000 kilometres and was the test vehicle for every available modification and "go-faster" add on around. Life revolved around KRL. |
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By the 4th year Douglas was becoming a
"pro", with Range Rover owners coming to him for advice and
"tweaks" to match his own.His reputation for putting together a Range
Rover that was both mechanically sound and efficient peaked when he entered the
KMSC Economy Run and achieved a phenomenal 38mpg - Unheard of from a V8
engine...and controversial. To prove it was no fluke he did it again. When a local safari company offered him the contract to maintain their fleet of Land Rovers, Casa Rova Ltd. was born. Casa Rova is a sister company to Casa Da Costa and specialises in Land Rover, but offers service and maintenance for most vehicles. If you are looking for 1st Quality " Hands On" Service, sensible prices and authoritative advice come and see us. |
KRL 950
returned a phenomenal 38 mpg fuel consumption in the KMSC Economy Run. |
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As a Founder member of The Land Rover Owner's Club of Kenya (LROCK)
His vast
experience with the Safari Rally and off road exploits |
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