RE: PH Fleet Update: Land Rover Defender
Discussion
Bruniep said:
PATTERNPART said:
image is very strong but I suspect that a Land Cruiser is better all round
Down here in Oz the Cruiser is simply known as the Land Rover recovery vehicle. All was going well for L-R until Toyota decided to build the same thing only reliable.Not cheap mind but with a 4.5L V8 turbo diesel (205bhp and 316lbft) it should do for about 20 years. They are a common site here in Queensland, see http://www.toyota.com.au/landcruiser-70-series/ran...
For me the 90 has a level of versatility missing in most other cars. Today I had a brilliant days motorsport of serious off-roading (I won the RTV), drove home at 70 with the kids in the back with the bikes on the rack.
Last week I showed arounnd 20 people how to drive off-road in it, I can hook up a 3.5 ton trailer and tow where ever I want, I can put half a ton of anything in the back and then hose it out. I don't have to wash it at the weekend (that is when it gets dirty), the small dents and scratches don't look out of place - most people call it character. It isn't a shed - it's the 'Rat look' apparently
I can have a 4.6l V8 running on gas giving me real-world costs similar to the 1.6 hatch we also have, it is on cheap insurance despite all the mods, I can take the roof off etc etc. I can service it myself and fix most of the mech problems too. It is a giant mechano kit.
OK so I can't go round the 'ring in under 10 mins in it or feel as fresh as a daisy after a couple of hours driving in it. No, I don't want a high speed crash in it or even hear the stereo, however, should I have to go some town or city I don't know, I want to be in the Landy. Bash guards all round, dents on the wings already - who wanna play chicken
Last week I showed arounnd 20 people how to drive off-road in it, I can hook up a 3.5 ton trailer and tow where ever I want, I can put half a ton of anything in the back and then hose it out. I don't have to wash it at the weekend (that is when it gets dirty), the small dents and scratches don't look out of place - most people call it character. It isn't a shed - it's the 'Rat look' apparently
I can have a 4.6l V8 running on gas giving me real-world costs similar to the 1.6 hatch we also have, it is on cheap insurance despite all the mods, I can take the roof off etc etc. I can service it myself and fix most of the mech problems too. It is a giant mechano kit.
OK so I can't go round the 'ring in under 10 mins in it or feel as fresh as a daisy after a couple of hours driving in it. No, I don't want a high speed crash in it or even hear the stereo, however, should I have to go some town or city I don't know, I want to be in the Landy. Bash guards all round, dents on the wings already - who wanna play chicken
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