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666:

--- Quote from: merlin617 on June 24, 2008, 11:43:15 ---The comments which took my interest were the ones saying perhaps "its better than a Land Rover" or "it'll go anywhere a Land Rover will" or "we got further than a 90 that was stuck up to its axles" You know the sort of thing.

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While off roading at Woodlands in Kent a number of years ago i managed to get my near standard Frontera hung up and bellied out, while a friend and myself were recovering it a small crowd had gathered. in that crowd one women uttered the words "what do you expect, its a frontera should have got a landrover!" Unfortunatley, at the time she was standing next to my wife  :lol: :lol: :lol: She in turn replied (very loudly) "well i dont see any effing landrovers attempting it" at which point the crowd dispersed!

After we had recovered a chap came along in what looked a standard disco, he attempted the same obstical as i had failed, he didnt get as far as me and was gratefull when we recovered him.

Unfortunatley, in off roading there are far more landrovers about than anything else! And a lot (not all) seem to think that to get anywhere off road you have to have a landrover, nothing else will do! Ask most non landrover drivers they will confirm they have had snide comments at there chosen vehicle from landrover owners.

This is in my oppinion why most people will refer there own trucks ability to that of a landrover!

Now please dont take offence at this, and it is aimed at no one here as i have not met many of you but if some landrover owners got of there high horse and accept that some of us dont want to drive landrovers and have very capable machines with different badges on, then we wouldnt have to set a benchmark of what is/isnt a capable machine off road!

So i hope i have not offended anyone, and i am not a landrover hater! I grew up around landrovers and range rovers and do have a great respect for them! It dont mean i want to own one though ;)

Cheers

Mark

morson4x4:
I agree about the technique in driving not the vehicle as such mods just help, 1 guy I go out with in lanes and bogs he has a standard disco with road tyres and all in fairness he's gone where some of the pluggers have got stuck and made it thro admitantly I thought id try this and failed i was so stuck it took 1 recovery disco back to back pushing and a 110 with 7 guys in it attached to a dozen ropes to get me out thank god they did or I wouldn't of got home  :doh:

Lincs niva:
I think 666 Mark has hit the nail on the head there :D

Cheers Gav

robert francis:
 what ever 4x4 you have its down to the driver in most cases not the motor.but i wouldnt have anything bar a landy, its just my choice, easy to fix and cheap on parts

666:

--- Quote from: Lincs niva on June 27, 2008, 19:13:20 ---I think 666 Mark has hit the nail on the head there :D

Cheers Gav

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Thanks,

Not often i get it right :lol: :lol: Especially off road :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers

Mark

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