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Green Jeep:
One important point.... Land rovers are much taller than Jeeps, so if you want to do tight gnarly lanes you'll prob be backing out of some that Jeeps can make it through.... LR's are also very square, where as Pajero's/Jeep taper in so they can squeeze by.

This picture shows my Cherokee's height is the lowest in this group (even with a 4" lift and 34" tyres...)



I've had 6 LR's, but I much prefer Cherokee and Wrangler, very capable and reliable, 4.0 in both.

Gordo:

--- Quote from: old joe on March 15, 2009, 22:07:07 ---There's only one way to find FIGHT :twisted:

sorry TV Burp moment

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Beat me to it  :lol:

Disco Matt:

--- Quote from: woody on March 15, 2009, 21:21:29 ---
i personally have had no probs with corners in the disco but i am a steady driver (anybody else had problems getting a disco round a corner)

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The only people who have had problems with them on corners are dopey Top Gear test drivers (who described it as a "point to point widowmaker" in their review of the Disco 2). It doesn't handle like a normal car, so you have to learn how to handle it after which all will be well. The older models without anti roll bars will be more of a handful, and it's worth bearing in mind that the youngest of the Disco 1s is now ten years old. If it hasn't had new shocks or springs in that time then it will tend to be a bit wallowy and uncertain.

If you take a Disco with anti roll bars, replace the springs and shocks with good quality ones (I really rate the De Carbon gas shocks, they made mine handle like a completely different car), fit proper polybushes and some decent tyres (the BFG A/T is great for on road - better than the pure road tyres I had before them!) then it will be perfectly stable. If you're on a fairly flowing road it'll happily corner at the highest legal speeds, you just need to keep it smooth.

The other benefit of this approach is that by keeping momentum up you don't have to be as heavy footed to maintain a good average speed, so you save fuel by cruising at 60 as opposed to the wallies who stand on their brakes for the slightest bend!

Chris Putt:
Depends if you want to look like an american. I wouldnt.

Bishops Finger:
XJ Cherokees are awesome off road...even stock..much underestimated...

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