I love Landys with a passion. I have wanted one of my own for years and years and years, particularly a 90 hard top. I live pretty much in the country, own two spaniels and go shooting a fair bit as well. I keep being told to buy one by my wife, usually in an annoyed tone of voice when I have just pointed one out and shouted “Land Rover”.
However, I _will not_ buy one.
They are slow, underpowered, thirsty and (for my 6′ 5″) far too cramped. The load space in a 90 is tiny and they have no back seats unless you go for a county. The road noise would drive me mad in short order, and I would have to cut a hole in the roof for lamping.
I know that if I did buy one i would hate it quickly and that would spoil what is, for me, a dream. I’m even thinking of selling my Frontera B (which has full leather, A/C, a huge boot, seating for five adults and a huge boot, _AND_ does 35mpg) so that I can buy an even more economical estate car for the road journeys that I am doing more of now. If I need to go lamping, I have a mate with a Hilux.
What to advise? go with your heart. If it is wrong for you, then sell it on.