I learnt to drive in my step-father's IIA. He wasn't using it so I got to use it for my first three years of driving. I covered a lot of km in that bus and got a good intro to LR owner maintenance. The gearbox had to be rebuilt twice, I put in high ratio transfer gears, a third fuel tank etc etc. It was unique but it sure had character.

From there I bought the disco. I wanted a discovery, there was no question that I would be getting a Landie and as a single man being a 3 dr didn't bother me. I would have like a Tdi but they were out of my price range and I found the disco, right place, right time. It all just clicked. That was back in 1997 and it is the only car/4wd that I have ever owned.

Over the years I've tinkered a little with it, at first little things like improve the suspension, put on a bull bar, change the exhaust to release more of that lovely V8 song and fit LPG. Then I started going out bush with you guys and have gone further down the 'bush vehicle' path. As a result, the disco doesn't get driven every day, maybe once a week but it oozes character and there is no question that it is a 4wd that ventures off the bitumen.

I'll hang onto it until one of us keels over. Then it'll be a matter of what Landie to get next.