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How about American.
My last motor was a Jeep cherokee, proper bomb proof engine! not like the v8 in my current disco. In fact the jeep was better in just about every way, an it cost a whole shed load less than the jap or british stuff.
In fairness nothing can beat a defender as a working vehicle, but [Edited] please don't buy a LR as an everyday motor. you'll regret it!
madmatt:
I can't convince you, a defender is a way of life, I hate being woken up by middle of the night call outs, but I climb in the 130 and by the time at the end of the street I'm grinning!
I love it cos its an everyday workhorse, that and the fact I tried Jap first and the vehicles may be indestructable but the clutches are next to useless!
diggerdog36:
Ive owned both, my 90 has character the Pajero didnt, its more interesting to drive (you can decide if thats a good or bad thing!)
It IS a closer community having a landy
80% of landys EVER made are still on the road!!!
Parts more available.
lambert:
So what you are all saying is that it's like owning a vw but without the build quality?
Ok then when the time comes in 18 month i'll try to suspend the cynicism. :shock:
clbarclay:
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--- Quote from: "clbarclay" ---Land rovers do start out with straight body pannels, its just the factory fitted unevan half inch gaps between each pannel.
Their are a lot of fors and against, my biggest bug bear with LR is since 1970 the design on their primary off road chassis/running gear has bearly changed, I wouldn't be surpruised if 2007 defender radius arms could fit a 1970 range rover. In some respects this is a case of if it ain't bust don't fix it, however the basic design has been exceeded by other makes and LR have not bothered to stay ahead off the road.
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Surely that has its good points meaning that used parts are easyier and cheaper to get because you can use things off the whole range? Either as a permanant fix or a temp fix. Rather than being over complicated and expensive as
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It certainly has its advatages, but after 37 years it still has pritty much the same problems and limitations.
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