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Convince me
Lee_D:
You get a sense of achievement with every trip.
Taking an expedition kit and a tent isn't disproportionate to the journey... even if just to the shops for milk.
They break that often that someone else already knows the answer to your next posting "Why is my ****** broke and how do I fix it?"
You'll make a new friend in your bank manager.
You'll become a better and more attentive accountant.
You will be able to quote part numbers for UJ's and then question yourself as to why you know that and begin to doubt yourself.. check and find out you were right.
You will have no cats on your drive - the smell of EP90 will keep them away as they will think the mother of all cats lives on your patch.
What ever the weather you will feel very smug.
One will never be enough, best to carry a spare.
You will find new friends all who share an interest in shackles and tow ropes.
If your really lucky the gearbox will last more than 90 miles after purchase before giving up. (BTDTGTTS!)
You will detest the latest model until it grows on you - becomes the best motor in the world - then they produce a new model which you will detest - repeat.
Despite all it's faults you will love it to bits... despise it in bits and love it again once recompiled.
Wouldn't be without one.... or two....
rollazuki:
Having owned both:
Landrover-Misplaced sense of rugged indestructibility.
Jap 4x4-Sense of rugged indestructibility.
Oh yeah, and Jap stuff starts out with STRAIGHT shiny body panels :lol:
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.
thermidorthelobster:
A Land Rover isn't a car, it's a hobby. If you just want a car (ie something you get in and it drives, nearly all the time, and that's as much input as you need into the whole process), don't buy one!
Terranosaurus:
--- Quote from: "clbarclay" ---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.
--- End quote ---
The thing is too , they haven't passed on the economies of scale or the lack of spending on P&D and thus are over priced in the first place. Typical of a British car manufacturer though, even Ford hasn't managed to sort em out, maybe someone like Nissan will buy them now they're on the market, now that would be a 4x4 a Patrol/Defender hybrid.
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