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MUSKIE:
sold my last one on ebay as some of you pointed out a while ago. just bought a 1985 "c" plate v8 carbed manual which was what i wanted, dont like ECU's and auto boxes they can leave you stranded :( . so i have spent some of this hols inspecting and buying bits. i cant believe how solid the vehicle is :shock: , it has never had any welding done and the sills/rear x member/A,B posts are as good as new the inner wings still look as solid as the day it was built. i have been looking around to try and buy the newest i could afford to get a solid one but i have now bought an older vehicle which is better than any of the H,J plates i looked at.
i am very pleased with the new rangie and it would appear i got a good base for my next offroad toy :D . a friend of mine has bought a B reg and is almost as good. why do some of the older ones seem better??

muddyweb:
Carburettors and Manual boxes can leave you stranded just as easily... but that's a whole other debate :-)

Land Rover went through a lot of 'phases' in their production quality.   Different grades of materials, different suppliers, etc.

At one point, it wasn't unusual for the 90 chassis to be an inch out of alignment across the rails, which is really quite poor.

On some of the vehicles, you will also find that over time, the grade of material has changed.   A series 3 hardtop roof is a struggle for 1 person to lift... a Defender hardtop roof (which is bigger) is noticably lighter as it is made from thinner material.

Range Rover Blues:
Some of it is down to the very first owner.  Some of it down to the last.

Lots of bits of our car are like new but then other bits just break for no apparent reason.

MUSKIE:

--- Quote from: "muddyweb" ---Carburettors and Manual boxes can leave you stranded just as easily... but that's a whole other debate :-)
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true they can leave you stranded but, you can get towed with manual where you are not supposed to tow for any distance with an auto, and you have the option of bump starts, carbs can be rebuilt by me i no nothing about ecu's and expensive injectors. dont get me wrong i really love the auto and injection but my offroaders will always be relatively old so when it goes wrong becouse its old and worn out i would rather have old school, it really is just a personal  pref.

davidlandy:
I suppose also you have a good chance of actually seeing what is, or could be wrong.  maybe difficult to just look at an ECU.

not so sure about Autos, but then again witha manual you could loose gears rather than the whole unit.

perhaps

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