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View Poll Results: Love my Land Rover or NOT
Love it and bury me in it 115 90.55%
Its ok, does the job, but can part with it anytime 11 8.66%
Get rid of the bum LR asap 1 0.79%
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Old 15th May 2008, 09:51 PM
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Soon as I get the money to fix kermit connies getting big red back.
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We have our moments - however all that said, there is not another marque that I would even bother about.

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Love the old one so I thought that i'd buy a new one.

My brother once conjured a vision of archaeologists digging up an old Land Rover complete with its owner and his flyfishing rod ritually buried like a Viking in his or her ship. They were puzzled as to the meaning of it.

Romantic really.

I kinda visualise that too one day, maybe in a Planet of the Apes secuel..
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Have only been thinking the last few days how much I look forward to drivong the Disco every day, it's the most enjoyable vehicle I have had. I have the Permagrin!!!
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Why are we here We all enjoy the quirks of a Landy. They all seem to have a charm that wins us backIt's worth it when they are sorted. Although I'm not sure about the new ones They dont seem to break,But the eleco gizzmo'sThey can get playfull
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A 101 is heaven and hell . Love and hate .

However it is one of the few things I have bought that I have absolutely no regrets. Even my 80yo mum is supportive when she has wondered what I was doing buying every other landie I have owned.

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A 101 is heaven and hell . Love and hate .

However it is one of the few things I have bought that I have absolutely no regrets. Even my 80yo mum is supportive when she has wondered what I was doing buying every other landie I have owned.

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Stick with it mate. They sure have there limitations but if I could find one that was in good shape I'd still grab it. There is nothing like them. (Thankfully)
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I think you are all thinking similar things, but no-one has said it yet, (and it'll cost me if she reads this), but at least for me my landy is a lot like an almost acceptable second woman (or mistress), that I love deeply, she is different to the other one, requires more care, more money, but the rewards are worth it, when I start the TD5 in the morning, and hear that distinctive "rattle", I'm so glad i have her (too)



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I think you are all thinking similar things, but no-one has said it yet, (and it'll cost me if she reads this), but at least for me my landy is a lot like an almost acceptable second woman (or mistress), that I love deeply, she is different to the other one, requires more care, more money, but the rewards are worth it, when I start the TD5 in the morning, and hear that distinctive "rattle", I'm so glad i have her (too)



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Rattle or throb, I know what you mean. My neighbours and friends we visit all know its me parking as the phump,phimp,phump,phump,..phump,phump,phump,phump. . comes outa the V8, they know its meeee. from the kitchen....
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You blokes all need to get a life.Land Rovers are just vehicles like all the others, hold on I have to go,I think a fly just landed on the fenders bonnet. Pat
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