Thread: NO, I KNOW IT AIN'T SENSIBLE

NO, I KNOW IT AIN'T SENSIBLE
So, I know it's a pretty dumb question to ask and it runs longer than I would like ...BUT. I'm pushing 80, have a severe heart/breathing problem; I also have a 84K Mazda 3 Hatch in top condition BUT I also have a 1990 auto Rangie 3.9 Classic in what appears to be in overall “fairly good” condition....auto being necessary due wife insistence though she has never driven it........****.
I bought the latter in 2011 to get back to some “high country/outback motoring” of which I'd done a lot when a degree younger (finished about 13th or somewhere in the Wynn's Australia Safari) in a two door fitted a semi Brock engined manual.
My 90 model was purchased in 2011, however, due a “minor” stroke and almost no driving since it's only done about 3,000km in this time (all up about 270,000).
The Mazda 3 is a great little “girlie car” and I now want to sell it while retaining the Classic. I don't do much mileage these days due health and “high country” is long gone.
I'm aware the Classic is a tad prone to failures and, given I can't mechanic anything myself these days in an outdoor parking slot, am I totally “round the bend” even giving it serious consideration.
Wife, children, friends now believe I'm either mad or just too bloody old to know the difference and I wish to ask you wise 90-owners your genuine opinion.
The bank for running repairs would total only around $9,000 but (1) I cover maybe only 6,000K a a year and (2) hey, I'll probably be lucky to last another 18 months anyway so what the hell.
Of course I realise this is an unanswerable question BUT your opinion will definitely sway the Vote.
My sincere apologies for the above length but I couldn't get it any shorter.
Thank you for any/all opinions.............................lennardj

The answer to your question lennardj is simple, Range Rover Versus Mazda 3 will always result in Rangie 1/Mazda 0.

Keep the Rangie mate,

Firstly you have better air quality up high and you can see much more in the way of Pedestrians, Cars and other annoying stuff you might want to run over which at 80 ish would be a fair bit based on what id like to run over at 47.

The comfort too is pretty amazing and there is something about the seats in an RRC that defies time and gravity compared to small Jap cars that have seats that seem to be made for little blokes with planks for bums.

Reliability?
Fine, I don't think they are any more or less reliable than any other 20 year old 4wd and being an old bloke I reckon you'd have a bit of mechanical sympathy and could spot when something needed fettling and arrange to have it fettled.

Environmental concerns or How "Green" is my Cactus?

They are not light on Petrol and they like a drink but I cant see any Aussie worth knowing that doesn't like a drink so we can excuse the Pomgolian Rangie for its drinking habit so long as its Petrol and not Warm beer which is just unAustralian.

They leak oil sometimes which is returning the stuff to nature which has to be good thing and even better dirty oil has added Carbon so you are returning even better carbonised oil to Mother Earth which places LandRovers on a more Eco Friendly scale than a Prius or Hybrid Camry in my book.

Finally its about what you want,
if you want it? Have it!
I reckon that later in a good innings you need to indulge yourself and driving what you want to drive is a small thing considering you are still driving.

Cheers,
Tony