Land Rover Monthly – October 2019

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MONTHLYTECHNICAL

136 LANDROVER MONTHLY

Projects, repairs, modifi cations and advice guide

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HERE’S nothing like a pressure

washer to take the strain outof

car cleaning, buteven if you own

one, astream of new modelscan

tempt you to upgrade.

Makers aren’t just chasing higher

outputs, but alsosafety; too much power

can damage acar. Kärcher has itsown

pressure monitoring and guidesystem,

and rivals areoffering morecompact

units, hopingto draw buyers with limited

storag e. So which shouldyou buyto make

cleaningeasy? We tried eightto fi nd out

Pro Choice and Highly Commended.

Blastawaygrimewithour

pickof powerfulclea ners.

JamesStanburyreports

Pressure

Washers

PRICE:£149.99 ACCESSORIES:Rota

nozzle, spot-fa n no zzle, patio cleaner,

clip-on detergent bottle

CONTACT:0121 313 1122, hozelock.com

RATING:★★★★

IF Dy son were to make a pressure washer,

we guess the results might look a lot like

this. Standing only a little higher thana

watering can, the mighty midget from

Hozelock is both surprisingly punchy and

amazinglywell designed.There are

spac es and slots for thestanda

turbo nozzles, the clip-on dete

the six metre hose and even th

metre power lead. Only the fre

cleaner, also supplied,requires

a separate home.The lanceev

as a handleto keep the unitea

portable whe

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PRICE:£224.90

CAPACITY:10,050 mAh

CONTACT:amazon.co.uk

RATING:★★★★

THIS slips down in ourestimation

becauseof a substantial price increase

over its predecessor and thefact it faces

cheaper, morecapable, competition in

this test. But the Kärcher isstill well worth

considering, not least becauseof the neat

e lance thattells

ask thecurren t

e outputcan tackle

, thanksto nozzle

ce andsettings.

inclusionof a

o cleaner,turbo

zle and detergent

partially helpsto

y the premium

tag. But the lack

toragereel, and

act that the hose

nly six metres

g, allseem a

tle meanat this

rice level.

PRICE:£173 ACCESSORIES:Rotanozzle,

spot jet nozzle, fan no zzle, lo w-pressure

nozzle, fl ow-through brush,rotary brush,

integral detergent tank

CONTACT:01935 382252, gmctools.com

RATING:★★★★★

SILVERLINE’S power tools sister

company, GMC,packs a winning

combination with its new, heavy-duty

GPW165. Cleaning performance issolid

rather thantest-leading, but the machine

is more than powerful enoughfor car

cleaningtasks and theturbo

progress for

re getting a

the sub-

hen you

mounted eight

generousten

ad with

reel and t

ble design

ether

used

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ugh and

brushes

plete the

ackage.

LRM MINI TEST

ODUCT TEST

PRO CHO

GMCGPW 165 HOZELOCKPico Power KÄRCHERK4 Full

Control Home 1.324-005.0

PRODUCT TEST

2019

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