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[Closed] Thinking of buying a Land Rover, what do I need to look out for.

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I have a open rear cab Landrover (90?) with a date stamp 1975 from my childhood sat on my desk.

Same age as me then!


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 11:02 am
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Land Rovers are for poor people

Ahem..... are you sure, the Queen has one, and she ain't poor


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 11:03 am
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Ahem..... are you sure, the Queen has one, and she ain't poor

As does pretty much every single major land owner in the UK...


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 11:07 am
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Land Rovers are for poor people

Wrong.

Land Rovers [i]make[/i] poor people 😀

But they also make happy people too, because they're awesome 8)


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 12:44 pm
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I have a open rear cab Landrover (90?) with a date stamp 1975 from my childhood sat on my desk.

1975 produced car would have been a Series III. First year of production of a 90/110/130 was 1983 (changed to Defender in 1990, however with it being a model it could be a Series I, Series II, Series IIa or a Series III

I'm sad I know!!


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 12:58 pm
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"Made in England by Britains Ltd, 1/32 scale S.W.B Land-rover"

I remember STANDING on it to try and break etc etc etc - and no. Its still in one piece 😀


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 1:10 pm
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what to look out for, a complete sense of humour failiure, they're quite comon with any car thats passed through british leyland's hands!

'spooney - disilusioned midget owner


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 1:38 pm
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I remember STANDING on it to try and break etc etc etc - and no. Its still in one piece

You can also do that to the full sized ones, it's lots of fun.


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 2:05 pm
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You can also do that to the full sized ones, it's lots of fun.

I remember standing on my wing cleaning out the gutters on the house. Stopped doing that after I got a paint job and a load on new panels on mine mind you.

Mind you quoting you can stand on it without breaking it is a very risky claim lol. Have you ever seen the rust on some of them??


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 2:48 pm
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What else can do this on a sunday and drive to work on a Monday? A Nissan Terrano!

Bombproof engine, comfortable. Rear axle has a limited slip diff as standard so very capable off road as standard.


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 3:46 pm
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2.7 diesel that is also found in the London taxi!

Thats pindale isn't it? 🙂


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 3:59 pm
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Yes, the very top near the quarry entrance. Better 4x4 routes in the Peaks than Pindale though. Photo doesn't show the rear right wheel about 6 inches off the ground though.

And the 2.7 is the same as was used in the London taxi, has the benefit of timing gears in place of a rubber band system. I'd have another one tommorrow.


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 6:32 pm
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That's quite some axle articulation on the Nissan.

Done some crazy greenlaning in our little 4x4 - it may look gay (!) but it has great clearance, great approach and departure angles, a proper low range box and weighs naff all. An 8ft (wife's) board almost fits in it too...!

I only have a photo of it next to the git car though...

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Posted : 09/06/2010 6:40 pm
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The VED on the Terrano though. **** 😯


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 6:51 pm
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The VED on the Terrano though. ****

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I've been out in that wagon with all manner of 4x4 on greenlaning trips, never got stuck, ground clearance perhaps could have been better but I wsan't going to get into lifting it to gain an inch or two under the diff. Was fitted with a PSI powerbox so had a lot of low down torque, although the clutch didn't like that much. Was really sad when Mrs MFL suggested we P/X it for a Ford Fiesta (complicated story.....)


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 6:56 pm
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Now you know one reason why wifey wanted it to go in favour of a £35 VED diesel Fiesta!


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 7:18 pm
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