Land rover banned in America

[myvision]

I didn't know the defenders were banned in America.
What a waste.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2404372/4x...

[camel_landy]

Yep, and it's not just the airbag thing.

M

[pherlopolus]

Picked up by a JCB eh?

[The Wookie]

Worth pointing out that this Landy probably got crushed because it was effectively a ringer.

IIRC pre-89 Landy's are legal in the states because of legacy rules, so there is a strong market for older models that have been refurbed to newer spec. There is however a fine line beyond which the yanks deem them to be new vehicles and crush them.

Replating a new vehicle with an old vin is wwaaaaaaay over that line obviously!

[vjj]

Yep

yanks have got wise to that scam

to get in now they must be over 25 yrs old, on original chassis, no major mods(i.e. diesel to petrol etc) and be traceable on the LR system.

My contacts tell me the best part of a million dollars' worth have been sent to or are waiting for the crusher - ouch!!!!!!!!

[Marty63]

What a shear waste of a good vehicle


if they aint gonna use it, strip it and sell it, but to destroy it - madness

[hyperblue]

pherlopolus said:

Picked up by a JCB eh?

It's even got CAT written on the side of it! Usual Daily Mail high quality journalism.

[Digga]

hyperblue said:

pherlopolus said:

Picked up by a JCB eh?

It's even got CAT written on the side of it! Usual Daily Mail high quality journalism.

TBH according to the Oxford English dictionary, JCB has achieved that iconic, generic status - like Hoover.

At least they didn't call it a bulldozer. Desk-driving bellends.