Thread: I think ive run out of steam for this ....

Ahh, the first hurdle.
How you respond will decide your fate.
I'd keep it. I've had mine broken or not working properly for 6 months, and finally got it sorted.
Many times I've thought 'should have got an isuzu' or 'should have just got a toyota'.
Do wait a while. Consider this, there's hardly anything else that can go wrong.
Take it on a long drive, wind the window down and listen to the exhaust note. Find a dirt road and sit back as it holds on like it's on rails.
And then if you want to sell it for a soulless patrol, then that's your call, it won't break the little things but it won't excite you either.
I've just fixed mine, and even when it was broken just sitting in it was enough to make me smile again, compared to my boring trio of japanese cars I regularly drive (including a nissan 4wd).
Be tempted not, fear you must not. Fear leads to suffering, suffering leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side.

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Be tempted not, fear you must not. Fear leads to suffering, suffering leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side.

misquoting leads to a kick up the butt

I have no idea what you're talking about

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

I have no idea what you're talking about

use the force my young muppet

So i think if a disco was in that movie it would be the millennium falcon.

Got character but always broken and your never really sure if your going to make it

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If it is the project car, stick it on the back burner for a while.
If it is your only car, get a reliable car, something like a Camry. Not another 4wd.

My first Landrover was bought from a fellow who was sick of it breaking every weekend. It became a reliable daily drive for me for a number of years.
Interestingly, the previous owners Patrol was then breaking something each weekend.

Keep the Landy as a hobby car. They're fun.

Or, better still, the next hobby:

But, you'll need lots of steam for that.

Over many years of watching and listening I've concluded there is not much difference owning any of the main 4wd brands.
I agree a Land Rover owner can have their hand in their pocket often, but often for small amounts.
When(not if) the Toyota/Nissan's need work it's often a deep pocket requirement.
I often get a ribbing about being a Landie owner and the costs but those giving the grief don't talk about their 3.0Ltr rebuilds at big $$$.

Yes I like the Disco when it's going and yes it hasn't left me stranded,,,,,,,,yet but I have never owned a vehcile that has broken down or cost as much as this to keep it running. Some days I sympathize with it as it's pretty tough up here in the NT. During the dry the roads are rough and hard, durign the wet the water is often over the bonnet and mud over the wheels. But I am waying up if the extra comfort and performance is worth the extra stress of worring what will break next, when will it break, will it get me home from where ever remote area I go?

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