Who really likes their landrover?

[simonl8353]

Just gotta say this and get it off my chest, but I really like having a Land Rover in my families life.

To be able to get up and go anywhere here (in Australia) with this world famous marque and seriously capable vehicle under our bums. Bloody hell I love my Landie!

Now, in all honesty, who doesnt spend a few seconds/minutes a day just looking at it (glass of red here is optional) thinking about goin' exploring somewhere, who cares where, could even be the local 7eleven or just to get more fuel:p or High Country or Cape York or Simpson,....the potential, WOW!

ok, ..passion partially vented, now where's my woman.......! :D

[mcrover]

Yep, love the D1 (Casper as was officially named recently after 4 years of ownership).

It is the first vehical I have ever had that instead of looking around at what I was going to buy next I look at what Im going to do to it next or where Im going to go in it next.

I can tell you now :

Next

- Timing belt
- The new rear rotors
- The new pads all round
- Another service
- Fit Isuzu Rovers filter thingy (when it arrives)

Parts are in the shed, just need to do it now.

[Disco_owner]

G'day Simon;

I share the same sentiments mate , I also love my landie , it has a lot of character and appeal , I look at other 4x4's ie jap vehicles and they Just don't find them appealing. not that I'm biased anyway.


Anyhow nice Camp site , where exactly is it ?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[WNE Me]

Must agree.
Mines a 2001 TD5, its done 215,000km, starting to look untidy. Recently considered moving on but the only vehicle I'd consider is a newer series 2 Disco. It fits like a glove.

[WNE Me]

Must agree.
Mines a 2001 TD5, its done 215,000km, starting to look untidy. Recently considered moving on but the only vehicle I'd consider is a newer series 2 Disco. It fits like a glove.:D

[simonl8353]

G'day Simon;

I share the same sentiments mate , I also love my landie , it has a lot of character and appeal , I look at other 4x4's ie jap vehicles and they Just don't find them appealing. not that I'm biased anyway.


Anyhow nice Camp site , where exactly is it ?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/general-chat/8595d1210849436-who-really-likes-their-landrover-img_0386a.jpg
McClelland Rd off Big River Rd ..nr Marysville, Vic
Map Datum WGS84, UTM 55H i think ..413 5847 ish

[Treads]

I've had my disco for 2 months now. I'm in love with the marque :angel: I've already gone as far as deciding that I want to own a LR (or 3 :D ) for the rest of my time on earth. It's the only vehicle I've owned that I actually want to go outside and work on!

Kinda sad huh? :cool:

[one_iota]

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.

:)

[4wd4fun]

LOVE My TDI 300 have looked at CDI JK 4dr but can not bring myself to do it as i just dont get that same feeling when i sit in the vehicle, Give mine a wash polish clean dash and vacume and its like new again and most people dont belive its 13 years old with 260000 on the clock.
Just love my rover.:D

[Fusion]

I have only had My D1 (Elmo) for a couple of weeks and already feels like it's a very loved part of the family . I have been caught a couple of times just looking at it and dreaming about the things i want to add and buy to make it the way i want it . Have never felt so one with a car as i have with this one .

Won't own any other 4x4 from now on ;).

[Blknight.aus]

Soon as I get the money to fix kermit connies getting big red back.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

We have our moments - however all that said, there is not another marque that I would even bother about.

Diana

[simonl8353]

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..

[RichardK]

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!!!

[Rangier Rover]

Why are we here;) We all enjoy the quirks of a Landy. They all seem to have a charm that wins us back:cool:It's worth it when they are sorted.:D Although I'm not sure about the new ones:eek: They dont seem to break,But the eleco gizzmo's:eek:They can get playfull:eek:

[101RRS]

A 101 is heaven :) and hell :mad:. Love :) and hate :mad:.

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.:mad:

Garry

[Rangier Rover]

A 101 is heaven :) and hell :mad:. Love :) and hate :mad:.

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.:mad:

Garry 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):angel:;)

[fraser130]

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)

:D

Fraser

[simonl8353]

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)

:D

Fraser
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....:rolleyes:

[PAT303]

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

[hiline]

i must confess i love my 130 :D:D

had it from new and its been and done heaps of things with me
dont know if i could sell it ............

[B92 8NW]

I concur that they are a very satisfying vehicle to own.

Just be careful guys, remember that they are machines at the end of the day. Don't invest too many emotions in a machine. It's all well and good to "really like" your Land Rover but when you wake up realising that you have just had sex with a Range Rover, its gone way too far.

Sorry, but I'm still not over that....

[fraser130]

A fly on the bonnet???

My "real" woman and I sat out the front drinking coffee on the porch and watched some idiot in his nice new falcon pull in to a parking spot next to "wobbly", (this guy had no idea how to drive), he hit one of the side bars, then seemed to decide thet to keep going was his best option(?), there was a lovelly sound of breaking glass, splitting plastic, and grinding metal. i looked over at the missus and smiled, she smiled back.
We enjoyed the coffee.

Later that day i went out with a plastic scraper amd scraped off the white paint.

Cost him a headlight, bumper, and a front quarter!!!

What more can I say??

If you look closely you can still see a smattering of late model ford on the bar.

F

[hiline]

I concur that they are a very satisfying vehicle to own.

Just be careful guys, remember that they are machines at the end of the day. Don't invest too many emotions in a machine. It's all well and good to "really like" your Land Rover but when you wake up realising that you have just had sex with a Range Rover, its gone way too far.

Sorry, but I'm still not over that....


:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:oh the vision of that

[abaddonxi]

I concur that they are a very satisfying vehicle to own.

Just be careful guys, remember that they are machines at the end of the day. Don't invest too many emotions in a machine. It's all well and good to "really like" your Land Rover but when you wake up realising that you have just had sex with a Range Rover, its gone way too far.

Sorry, but I'm still not over that....
Oh Joel, Range Rovers, livestock, you've been looking for love in all the wrong places.

:p

Cheers
Simon

[B92 8NW]

Oh Joel, Range Rovers, livestock, you've been looking for love in all the wrong places.

:p

Cheers
Simon

I hope you aren't proposing I was the perpetrator in that Range Rover pic:mad::D.

[2 rocks]

Look I wanted a Landy since my dad was selling those cool yellow Game's back in the late 70's, then finding a shorty soft-top on a girlfriends' granda's farm and wanting to restore it when I was about 20 (never did).

Then I got my D1 back in '99 - loved it.

Had a string of bloody great Jap 4wd's but now very much in love with my D2. The Wrangler fills the spot the shorty never did! :) and more!

Have to say I've had my fair share of electrical troubles but I hope I'm getting to the end of them...mmm, shuttle valve, ABS sensors...I bought him at "that age" (about 160,000k's) when things needed doing...:(

But at the end of the day I have a damn comfortable, live-axled 4wd with good manners, heaps of range and some character. Sure there's times I wish I'd bought the GU 4.2 TD that I nearly did - the extra space would be brilliant but it was 10 grand more than 2 Rocks.

And as someone else said, at this stage I'd only consider buying a newer D2 to replace 'im.
Mike

[simonl8353]

A fly on the bonnet???

My "real" woman and I sat out the front drinking coffee on the porch and watched some idiot in his nice new falcon pull in to a parking spot next to "wobbly", (this guy had no idea how to drive), he hit one of the side bars, then seemed to decide thet to keep going was his best option(?), there was a lovelly sound of breaking glass, splitting plastic, and grinding metal. i looked over at the missus and smiled, she smiled back.
We enjoyed the coffee.

Later that day i went out with a plastic scraper amd scraped off the white paint.

Cost him a headlight, bumper, and a front quarter!!!

What more can I say??

If you look closely you can still see a smattering of late model ford on the bar.

F
I assume "Wobbly" is the car not you!

How'd ya keep ya cool while watching that. .. Some yoga, fung shui, or maybee just knowing that metal scrapes aint worth the hassel. Excellent personal control, I want what you're on..!

[V8Landy]

I love my d1.I am constantly thinking about it and what mods i can do next.It's a way of life really.Don't think i could go back to the other brands.
Cheers Brett

[RonMcGr]

Have to agree, I love my D1.
It is the only car I really drive, now, other than the big Jaguar.
Wives Falcon feels claustrophobic to sit in :eek:
However I should be using the XJ6 more, it's on LPG.

[Redback]

Right at this very moment, i could care less about it, the thing is i really like the car, but right now i would sell it in a heartbeat, but, i would probably miss driving it.
This is what it's all about
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/bazzar/DSC06434.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/bazzar/DSC01013.jpg

Baz.

[Rangier Rover]

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
Get a life:confused: What do you think you are doing reading and posting to this thread:angel:;)

[foz.in.oz]

There are only a few times in a man's life when it's ok to cry.

This is one of them.

The day I totalled my 2.6l series 3 lwb hard top.:(:(:(



I also got some strange responses at our last club meeting when I said that I had been thinking of making a coffin in the style of a Land Rover body. Aluminium sides with galvanised cappings and canvas tilt.
I thought it was a good idea:D

[Rosco]

Yep .... Always knew I was meant to drive a landie. This gets confirmed on a regular basis when perfect strangers .. young and old, male and female stop me in the street and say .... What a beast. Now THAT'S a 4WD!!




;):D

[PAT303]

Get a life:confused: What do you think you are doing reading and posting to this thread:angel:;)

sarcasm Rangier Rover sarcasm. Pat

[fraser130]

I assume "Wobbly" is the car not you!

How'd ya keep ya cool while watching that. .. Some yoga, fung shui, or maybee just knowing that metal scrapes aint worth the hassel. Excellent personal control, I want what you're on..!

It was just thick-walled 2 inch pipe this guy was using to damage his car.
the best part is once he'd done it (parked) he got out, looked at the mess, then walked away!

[Scallops]

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

Love it! :Rolling:

[Hucksta]

Yep,

Gotta agree with your there Simon, I've even stopped walking to the train station to get to work, I drive now just so I can do it in my Disco.

You know, I could probably buy a diferent 4x4 to get me to the places i want to go, but it's just something about the Disco man, I can't put my finger on it, it's almost like it is a part of our family. I look at it and get a small quiver in my veins, even a small pump of adrenalin, it makes a grey sky blue ..... i don't know, it just does something to me .......

When out driving with my 3yo daughter, every time I see another Disco on the road i say 'look baby, another Disco'. She has now started to say the same thing, I love it.

I can honestly say that it is the first car I've owned that I have actual love for. i fix it, I wash it, i wipe it, I polish it, I buff it,.......... then I go and get it dirty and do it all again.

I can tell you that this will not be the last landrover I buy ..........

Jason

[Rangier Rover]

sarcasm Rangier Rover sarcasm. Pat
Good to see:D:D:D

[weeds]

better show off the rig

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/745.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/05/270.jpg

[Redback]

better show off the rig

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/745.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/05/270.jpg


Aaahh so you have made it in life, you have a canoe:D

[weeds]

Aaahh so you have made it in life, you have a canoe:D

:angel:

[Davo]

I like the "mistress" comment. It even makes sense!

Where we live now, the loungeroom window looks straight out to the carport. With the Landie parked just on the other side, I can always see it from the dining and lounge.

So I look at it all the time!!! :D



(The wife doesn't seem to mind.)

[Scallops]

I like the "mistress" comment. It even makes sense!

Where we live now, the loungeroom window looks straight out to the carport. With the Landie parked just on the other side, I can always see it from the dining and lounge.

So I look at it all the time!!! :D



(The wife doesn't seem to mind.)

That's sweet - I have to go under the house and sit on a milk crate to look at mine.

(Wife does mind).

[MajorNeb]

I am most fortunate in that my partner loves the SIII. This was a concern of mine, but it turns out PJ (my partner) loves the whole idea of the hardtop being setup to just 'go bush' .

Still, I've only had the SIII a week and everyday I have found a reason to go to the shops, go to the tip, go for a drive etc. :D

If I put the lights on in the stables at night from the house, I can see her sleeping....:eek: ummm, the SIII that is :p

I love having a Land Rover, and I can't wait to take her where my dad took me in his SIIA when I was growing up. That means all over WA!

At first I though I would love to be buried in her too, but then I thought, NO! I will be keeping this one till I'm gone, for sure, but she will always be in a restored state and so would like her to go to someone that will love her as much as I do.

Nathanial

[Frenchie]

It's definitely a love/hate relationship.

Love it when it's working....:cool:

Hate it when it's broken (like now)....:mad:

[PeterM]

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.

[cucinadio]

Just gotta say this and get it off my chest, but I really like having a Land Rover in my families life.

To be able to get up and go anywhere here (in Australia) with this world famous marque and seriously capable vehicle under our bums. Bloody hell I love my Landie!

Now, in all honesty, who doesnt spend a few seconds/minutes a day just looking at it (glass of red here is optional) thinking about goin' exploring somewhere, who cares where, could even be the local 7eleven or just to get more fuel:p or High Country or Cape York or Simpson,....the potential, WOW!

ok, ..passion partially vented, now where's my woman.......! :D


well guys you will be happy to know that when it came to really selling the bloody thing l just couldn't ;)
l said it had been sold :( but the fellow that was buying it was really wasting time getting the money together and it was just a little time to long it gave me time to get all sentimental and l pulled the plug :D bloody thing !!!!

lve decided to keep my little baby, l do love the bloody thing but its costing me a f%^$&^% fortune but its just something about the thing that sucks me in ever time and now i think of it thank Christ he did stall :D

cheers

Matt

PS can l have my avatar back pppplllllllleeeeeeeaaassssseeeeeeeeessssssssss :(

[Mud_Bogger6]

I would have to say its a love/hate thing with my S1, some days I'll go out and start workin' on her and she'll just be as stubbon as ever, other days, I'll go out and work on her and she co-operates with me, and I can get a bit done with her, I'll never sell her, and where she rests right now I can see her from every room on the west side of our place, :):):):):)