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landy patriotism
stuntman:
When you break down and fix it for less than £50 knowing if it was a jap vehicle it's be costing £300 - Breaking a diff for example.
Or doing your own lift kit or maintanence etc
Gordo:
It depends.... Why did you buy it? Transport or a 'hobby'? Will be mostly seen in the supermarket car park or in the countryside?
If you've bought it as a hobby then you must have green blood already - takes time for the emotional attachment to build.
After nearly nine months of LR ownership (albeit a "beginners" LR) I'm hooked and keep browsing the small ads for another one that I really don't need and cannot afford. But they're lovely vehicles...
lambert:
why did i buy it? good question, mostly to replace the mav which whilst repairable has got beyond economic repair for me as it needs more welding than i can do on my drive. so it will be used for towing on the farm, green laning and general daily driver. however. it is one of those cars that even without a test says "restore me i'm worth it, you know you want to"
having just read the last bit back to myself i suspect i may already be more attached to it than i think!
hairyasswelder:
Is it patriotism or just sheer damn stubborness :roll:
Aftter fixing it so many times you think nothing else can fail, then it does :evil: you have spent three times the original purchase price on upgrades and have a 50/50 chance of getting less than half your money back........ [-o<
Then when you are so fed up, cold, hands are cut to pieces, knuckles bruised...... you have repaired it :dance: :dance:
So you take it for a spin and......
ALL IS FORGIVEN
Then you go and rev the nuts off it, cover it in various shades of MUD, drive it through 3ft of water, run it over rocks, gravel, sand and anything else you see as fun........................ and wonder how you broke it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Gordo:
I should add that when I bought mine, a friend who has had several Discoveries said "welcome to a world of pleasure, pain and great expense". 8-[
But when they work they're wonderful :)
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