Cars that you wish were sold in the UK
Discussion
ThePlanner said:
Jez m said:
FJ Cruiser
Love these!
Love these!
k where you are on the road'.Art0ir said:
jbi said:
Land rover have really screwed up in this respect IMO.
Why won't they offer locking diff's from he factory?
Why wont they offer a range of engines?
Why wont they fix the oil leaks?
Why won't they increase the strength of the drive-train?
Why won't they actually invest in the product which gives the brand any credibility?
The stupidity astounds me
Isn't the Defender as good as dead? Doesn't male much sense to invest in a product that won't be around much longer.Why won't they offer locking diff's from he factory?
Why wont they offer a range of engines?
Why wont they fix the oil leaks?
Why won't they increase the strength of the drive-train?
Why won't they actually invest in the product which gives the brand any credibility?
The stupidity astounds me
there is still a huge market for such a vehicle as demonstrated by Toyota and it's 70 series
The basic idea is sound... but even the best products will die through lack of investment.
Land rover needed to fix what's wrong with the defender and it would sell again. (obviously a reputation for unreliability would take some time to address)
It's ultimately what doomed the British car industry from the start... the "that's good enough" mentality.
jbi said:
Only as a result of the lack of investment...
there is still a huge market for such a vehicle as demonstrated by Toyota and it's 70 series
The basic idea is sound... but even the best products will die through lack of investment.
Land rover needed to fix what's wrong with the defender and it would sell again. (obviously a reputation for unreliability would take some time to address)
It's ultimately what doomed the British car industry from the start... the "that's good enough" mentality.
No sorry, I meant from pedestrian safety front ends etc?there is still a huge market for such a vehicle as demonstrated by Toyota and it's 70 series
The basic idea is sound... but even the best products will die through lack of investment.
Land rover needed to fix what's wrong with the defender and it would sell again. (obviously a reputation for unreliability would take some time to address)
It's ultimately what doomed the British car industry from the start... the "that's good enough" mentality.
Merc do an X3/ Freelander equivalent sized vehicle which is LHD only and cannot be re-engineered (too expensive I think I read) to RHD, which is hardly the clearest description, and someone can fill in the blank model number for me I'm sure, but it looks damned good for such a thing, and if they sold it here, I'd have one.
I like to do my bit in reducing the amount of decomposed dinosaurs as much as possible.
My two are the brilliant Ford Falcon GT-P
The other is the Dodge RAM Dually.
Probably almost useless on our roads but when you get behind the wheel in one you feel invincible. Plus they will pull almost anything with a fifth wheel in the tub!
My two are the brilliant Ford Falcon GT-P
The other is the Dodge RAM Dually.
Probably almost useless on our roads but when you get behind the wheel in one you feel invincible. Plus they will pull almost anything with a fifth wheel in the tub!
richb77 said:
The other is the Dodge RAM Dually.
Probably almost useless on our roads but when you get behind the wheel in one you feel invincible. Plus they will pull almost anything with a fifth wheel in the tub!
That's not a car. You'd need an HGV license to drive it as it's too wide for a car license.Probably almost useless on our roads but when you get behind the wheel in one you feel invincible. Plus they will pull almost anything with a fifth wheel in the tub!
DS3R said:
Merc do an X3/ Freelander equivalent sized vehicle which is LHD only and cannot be re-engineered (too expensive I think I read) to RHD, which is hardly the clearest description, and someone can fill in the blank model number for me I'm sure, but it looks damned good for such a thing, and if they sold it here, I'd have one.
The GLK.You need your eyes tested, it's bloody horrible.
craigjm said:
Art0ir said:
Are you sure? There's a few around my way..
Do they have the dual rear wheels? if so then you need a HGV licenceI can drive a 7.5 tonner which would have dual wheels but is not an HGV and would probably as wide as a dually.
Whats the GVW of these things?
Art0ir said:
jbi said:
Only as a result of the lack of investment...
there is still a huge market for such a vehicle as demonstrated by Toyota and it's 70 series
The basic idea is sound... but even the best products will die through lack of investment.
Land rover needed to fix what's wrong with the defender and it would sell again. (obviously a reputation for unreliability would take some time to address)
It's ultimately what doomed the British car industry from the start... the "that's good enough" mentality.
No sorry, I meant from pedestrian safety front ends etc?there is still a huge market for such a vehicle as demonstrated by Toyota and it's 70 series
The basic idea is sound... but even the best products will die through lack of investment.
Land rover needed to fix what's wrong with the defender and it would sell again. (obviously a reputation for unreliability would take some time to address)
It's ultimately what doomed the British car industry from the start... the "that's good enough" mentality.
And these standard are applicable to the EU only... the rest of the world is a big place
odyssey2200 said:
craigjm said:
Art0ir said:
Are you sure? There's a few around my way..
Do they have the dual rear wheels? if so then you need a HGV licenceI can drive a 7.5 tonner which would have dual wheels but is not an HGV and would probably as wide as a dually.
Whats the GVW of these things?
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richb77 said:
CraigyMc said:
It's about 5200Kg. As I said, it's a width thing.
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I have taken a look and I cant see anything saying you have to have an HGV licence.C
Not saying I am right but it seems to be a grey area.
Quad/crew cab with a GVW under 3500kg will go through a class N1 IVA test and is a light goods vehicle driveable on a standard car licence.
If it's a quad/crew cab with a GVW in excess of 3500kg but lower than 6500kg it will go through a class M1 IVA test and get registered as a passenger car/MPV. Again, perfectly driveable on a standard UK car licence.
irocfan said:
And while I'm onboard with the whole exclusivity of Yanks thing I'd still like to have seen these brought over
Erm, there is at least one in the UK http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ssc/ultimate-a...C
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