The philosophical 2018 Land Rover Series VI / Defender / 'Icon'...

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Originally Posted by PAT303

A bloke I work with just sold his 79 series and bought a Ranger,he told me this morning he'd catch a bus before owning another one,most costly POS he's ever owned. Pat

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I had one for about 6 months - cost me a fortune as well. Its the last ford I'll ever sit my arse in other than the old F series.

The ranger gives new meaning to the term "built to a price"

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Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Starting to notice some alarming similarities between defender ownership and Stockholm syndrome :p

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Not funny, irrelevant and highly distasteful coming from a moderator.

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Originally Posted by MrLandy

Not funny, irrelevant and highly distasteful coming from a moderator.

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I thought it was funny. But then I own a Discovery so I have to have a sense of humour :D

Pricey

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Originally Posted by gusthedog

I thought it was funny. But then I own a Discovery so I have to have a sense of humour :D

Pricey

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It was quite humorous in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by MrLandy

Not funny, irrelevant and highly distasteful coming from a moderator.

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What has got you in a mood MrLandy?

Sore back?
Bruised shoulder?
Corked left leg?
Trench foot?
Industrial deafness?
Beard going grey?

What has this got to do with Land Rover Defender ownership?

"Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness."

"Stockholm syndrome can be seen as a form of traumatic bonding, which does not necessarily require a hostage scenario, but which describes strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

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Originally Posted by MrLandy

What has this got to do with Land Rover Defender ownership?

"Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness."

"Stockholm syndrome can be seen as a form of traumatic bonding, which does not necessarily require a hostage scenario, but which describes strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

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Once you buy it, it becomes the captor and you the captured. I see the link and still think it's way funny.

You initially hate the dust, water and oil leaks. But then you start to empathise with it. Then you fall in love.

Pricey

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Originally Posted by MrLandy

What has this got to do with Land Rover Defender ownership?

"Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness."

"Stockholm syndrome can be seen as a form of traumatic bonding, which does not necessarily require a hostage scenario, but which describes strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

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It's got absolutely everything to do with Defender ownership.

Catch 22, if you've got it, you don't know about it, but if you know about it, you don't have it.

What kind of sane person buys a leaky, noisy, slow, unreliable, poorly built, British Leyland throwback in the 21st century?

Fortunately I was sane enough to walk away from a 52k fully optioned 110 DC deal...

I hope the 2018 vehicle is something special.

Actually after a combined 22 years of ownership and having spent less money in that time in repairs than what it would cost to replace the suspension on a brand new Asian produced vehicle I really like my reliable,well built,fast enough and not that noisy pair of defenders. Pat

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Originally Posted by MrLandy

What has this got to do with Land Rover Defender ownership?

"Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness."

"Stockholm syndrome can be seen as a form of traumatic bonding, which does not necessarily require a hostage scenario, but which describes strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

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More than Wagu Wasabi ;)