The Five Hundred Quid Range Rover

[ClaphamGT3]

I have just put some maxxis all round on mine. Don't subscribe to the PH orthodoxy that every time someone fits a non premium tyre a fairy dies and so far they've been good on and off road

[Hooli]

I know the thread pattern I used to like on 4x4s, can't tell you the name though. It used to be sold as Greenway Machos, but they went bust years back.

[anonymous-user]

Red Rangey stranded! Daughter's dog ate key! Car parked up at nearby railway station, bummer. House ransacked for two days to find spare key. Finally: result! Car rescue mission on for tomorrow.

PS: not so much ate as stole and stashed somewhere. Likely to be found when I break my lawn mower on it somewhere in the long grass.

[cornet]

Breadvan72 said:

Red Rangey stranded! Daughter's dog ate key!

[Hooli]

cornet said:

Breadvan72 said:

Red Rangey stranded! Daughter's dog ate key!

[anonymous-user]

Foogin dog chews up anything that isn't nailed down. It's only a puppy, and doesn't normally live with me, but I live and learn and am putting chewable stuff out of reach. I also award myself bonus numptie points for stashing the spare key in the back of a drawer quite separate from all other car related stuff, but now I have it and it's not leaving my sight.

[CAPP0]

Does running a Rangie (successfully!) on a monkey budget allow the purchase of replacement keys??

[anonymous-user]

It's tough, but I'm glad I blew my last fiver in that key cutting place. Now I'm going to have to pimp my ass down the High Street to buy fuel.

[anonymous-user]

Red Rangey RESCUED.

NB: tax disc has flown out of the fooken window, I st you not.

[gforceg]

Sorry but with this and the "fixes" to the Fabboceptor you've brightened my morning.

[anonymous-user]

HTH

[anonymous-user]

Update: I have sold the Rangey for, er, five hundred quid. It now needs a chunk of weldage to keep it going, so the local old 4x4 garage is taking it off me and the lad who works there is going to try his hand at restoring it for his own use or to sell on.

What next? A 1976 Series 3 Landy, purchased this morning. Cost a bit more than five hundred quid, but not megabucks. I will post a thread when I have collected it and lived with it a short while (assuming it makes it the 35 miles from the seller's pad to my place without exploding).

Good luck, Ruby the Red Rangey!

[RicksAlfas]

Ah, sorry to hear that. Sounds like it was time to move it on though.
Still can't believe how red it was!

[anonymous-user]

Even redder than my bloodshot eyes after a night on the electric sauce.

It was fun, and I shall miss it, but life moves on.

Here is a sneaky peek of the luxo replacement vehicle:

[whoami]

[RicksAlfas]

Looks very tidy.
I like the auxiliary instrument set!

[anonymous-user]

Me too, but the dials are not wired in at present. That will be a job for me and some swearing, in due course. Given my wiring skills, the car will then catch fire. World of Win.

[deltashad]

Very nice BV, looks quite unmolested.

[anonymous-user]

Wait till I get my hands on it. If you read reports of "Oxfordshire man arrested for shagging innocent Land Rover", you will know.

[anonymous-user]

olly22n said:

RicksAlfas said:

Looks very tidy.

Almost too tidy..

Yep. Bit like when the US Cavalry Captain says to the Sergeant: "It's quiet...". "Yes, Sir, too quiet." Ping!!! Arrow through hat.