Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 25)
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DickyC said:
ChemicalChaos said:
For the record, both ah early 2 door Velar/RRC, and an Overfinch 570, are on my list of dream Land Rovers but would be somewhat impractical for a daily on the wet muddy country lanes round here
Good luck finding a Velar, CC.He has used it up until relatively recently but it needs extensive chassis surgery and a new bulkhead.
The mate who is restoring it has the 3 door, a 5 door on a y plate in a nice dark blue and a Rangerover Sport with the supercharged lump that is used for daily driving/towing.
Original mate did get fed up with being stopped for not wearing a seatbelt when he drove it, because the belts are in the seat it isnt visible from behind.
DickyC said:
Good luck finding a Velar, CC.
Graeme Hunt's Garage had 2 for sale. They went for silly money, around 100k if memory serves.http://www.graemehunt.com/motorcar/237/1971-range-...
Fishtigua said:
Graeme Hunt's Garage had 2 for sale. They went for silly money, around 100k if memory serves.
http://www.graemehunt.com/motorcar/237/1971-range-...
My Mates was white and also on an L plate, still has shiny pvc seats.http://www.graemehunt.com/motorcar/237/1971-range-...
The only mod it had that I know about was a set of those very 70s turbine style alloys
Fishtigua said:
This one has been subltley updated. The early ones were supplied with pain-in-the-arse round filler caps that were always jamming and this one has the later flip up type. And headrests. I don't recall headrests being available back when the world was in black and white.
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leglessAlex said:
ChemicalChaos said:
For the record, both ah early 2 door Velar/RRC, and an Overfinch 570, are on my list of dream Land Rovers but would be somewhat impractical for a daily on the wet muddy country lanes round here
Eh!? Isn't that what Land Rover/Range Rover vechicles are for? 
tMy mentor in all things four wheel drive and offroad had a mid seventies Land Rover and a Willys Jeep when I met him. We were working in Wembley and he lived in Stevenage. He used both for work. It's a long way in a Land Rover. It must have been hell in the Willys with three gears and a top speed of about 50mph. Anyway, the winter came and with it the snow. The first snowy morning we all beat him to work and waited by the window for him to arrive. He brought his wife's car, one of the later Sunbeam Alpines.
He claimed he couldn't contemplate the idea of eejits losing control in their regular cars and ruining his prized 4x4.
We made him suffer quite a lot.
He claimed he couldn't contemplate the idea of eejits losing control in their regular cars and ruining his prized 4x4.
We made him suffer quite a lot.
If you search hard enough you might just find a farmer who uses one of Land Rover's products in poor conditions. My Range Rover's first owners ran a boatyard in Poole and used it to tow boats on trailers in and out of the water. Not an ideal use for it as cars and seawater are incompatible. It survived.
I've tended to find the RR brigade a smidge precious about their products.
Those tending to prefer the Japanese alternatives just use their vehicles for their intended purpose.
When I see a RR product i'm more inclined to think i'd rather have a Landcruiser in the knowledge that i'd will arrive where I need to get to, rather than worry that Doris the Disco will piss diff oil and break something critical at a structural rust failure point.
Saying that, they do seem to have very powerful marketing. I used to drive regularly on a commute through farming country and even back then (mid 90s) it struck me that many of the farmers drove a Toyota Hilux.
Those tending to prefer the Japanese alternatives just use their vehicles for their intended purpose.
When I see a RR product i'm more inclined to think i'd rather have a Landcruiser in the knowledge that i'd will arrive where I need to get to, rather than worry that Doris the Disco will piss diff oil and break something critical at a structural rust failure point.
Saying that, they do seem to have very powerful marketing. I used to drive regularly on a commute through farming country and even back then (mid 90s) it struck me that many of the farmers drove a Toyota Hilux.
Edited by drivin_me_nuts on Thursday 2nd April 15:08
Don't believe all the guff you read on the internet DMN. I've been driving an LR product of some kind for almost thirty years - predominantly Range Rovers and have never had any real issues with any of them. They all have got muddy, most have picked up battle scars yet all are just as happy in the supermarket car park. They are all maintenance heavy, no question, and enjoy a chomping their way through consumables. However, they will suffer neglect for a while before giving grief but by then it's usually the next owner who discovers the faults and complains how rubbish they are.
The thing about LandCruisers is their scarcity in the UK compared with Range Rovers. No idea of the numbers but I'd wager for every LandCruiser imported that LR have sold at least 100 units. Therefore it stands to reason there will be the potential for 100 times the amount of reported faults. Be of no doubt, LandCruisers go wrong too and in an expensive manner.
The thing about LandCruisers is their scarcity in the UK compared with Range Rovers. No idea of the numbers but I'd wager for every LandCruiser imported that LR have sold at least 100 units. Therefore it stands to reason there will be the potential for 100 times the amount of reported faults. Be of no doubt, LandCruisers go wrong too and in an expensive manner.
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