Torn Between Two Places

**justinc** · 25th July 2010, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by Sprint

i still dont understand why you bought the triton!

I can see why.

I have a safe, reliable and easy to maintain family car, and a fun, reliable (Until I break things on it) character filled, much travelled, adored, modified, lovingly maintained, scratched, dust filled Rangie for touring and offroading (When I get time...).

Tony doesn't have a car as the roads out where he is would destroy one, but I reckon If he was town living he'd have a safe, simple, boringly reliable car too.

My 2.25c.

JC

**Shonky** · 25th July 2010, 09:04 AM

I'm in the same situation here. The missus drives a boring AU Falcon and we also have the Rangie.

The Falcon is simple, reliable and cheap.
The Rangie looks like a POS, has more niggly quirks than me and chews juice like nothing else.

Yet we take the Rangie everywhere. The Falcon is much less comfortable on long trips, but faster. The 'soul' aspect comes into it too.

**justinc** · 25th July 2010, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Shonky

I'm in the same situation here. The missus drives a boring AU Falcon and we also have the Rangie.

The Falcon is simple, reliable and cheap.
The Rangie looks like a POS, has more niggly quirks than me and chews juice like nothing else.

Yet we take the Rangie everywhere. The Falcon is much less comfortable on long trips, but faster. The 'soul' aspect comes into it too.

....Don't start that soul discussion again shonky!!!

I was too scared to say it meeself......

JC

Rangier Rover · 25th July 2010, 09:12 AM

^^^^ pretty much sums it up. If I only needed a car it would have been more up spec than the Trytoo for the same $$$.

Had to get something safe and reliable for my wife to use. Has over 20000 kms on it already

We use it for night trips to Sydney and animal impacts do happen around here. We also tow a Double horse float and carry all the other crap needed for them.

Have to carry chemical and gas bottles in the tray.

We had a look at the 130 and 110 pick up and seems familiar to the old 120 with in cab economics

I wasn't very impressed with the postie van engine either

The D4 and Range Rover were out of out budget this time.
Beside we really needed the duel cab this time around.

Value for money, SRS,TC, ASC, reliable, good warranty, OK performance, Full chassis, practical etc. Does fine for the above

Just has no sole

Does have a heart though

My wife is talking about buying me a two post hoist for next fathers day

I better be good to her

Now, where is that chain saw, lawn mower, hedge trimmer, coffee maker, etc. Better do a load of washing as well

We get the Rangie back on the road and life will be great

For Tas I will completely strip the front and rear diffs, swivels,brakes etc. Put all maxi drive gear in with 4.11 cwps and HD steering gear.
I will leave the rest pretty much stock and run 31" tyres.
The weakest link will be the old 3.5 and BW transfer. May as well run her into the ground.
Back to the old Rangie thread. The 120 is going fine and have got those iron horses going again

The workshop is clear again

**adonuff** · 25th July 2010, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Chops

Can't believe you guys' give your girls' the keys to your Girls',,,,

Wow man,, thats love,,,

Nothing to do with Love ( Maybe a little bit

) But if she doesnt drive it a few times during the week the battery goes flat and I have to spend hours charging it on the weekend instead of driving it

**The ho har's** · 27th July 2010, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Chops

Can't believe you guys' give your girls' the keys to your Girls',,,,

Wow man,, thats love,,,

Well hh drive's the disco to work everyday and sometimes the fender

all the others are mine after all

Mrs hh

**5teve** · 27th July 2010, 04:50 PM

We solved the issue.. She has a Transit (puma engined) and the Disco II and i have the defender.. i still have a landy to drive regardless!

Steve

**tony66_au** · 27th July 2010, 05:15 PM

Tony its probably more that the Rangies have Character,

you love them and they love you back,

You punish them and they punish you back (Not ALWAYS a bad thing),

You sit high in the saddle with excellent vision,

And weirdly enough my 26 year old RR has a better ride long distance than my Daily Euro thumper.

And lastly........

I get nods, waves and the odd quick flash (High beam not body bits sadly) from other Classic RR and Landy owners.

Something you don't get from many other marques.

Plasti-repmobiles are great for that 4am airport dash or ferrying the kids to school when you NEED reliability etc but If I was to go driving somewhere for fun on a planned trip?

Id take the Rangie.

Tony

**The ho har's** · 27th July 2010, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by tony66_au

Tony its probably more that the Rangies have Character,

you love them and they love you back,

You punish them and they punish you back (Not ALWAYS a bad thing),

You sit high in the saddle with excellent vision,

And weirdly enough my 26 year old RR has a better ride long distance than my Daily Euro thumper.

And lastly........

I get nods, waves and the odd quick flash (High beam not body bits sadly) from other Classic RR and Landy owners.

Something you don't get from many other marques.

Plasti-repmobiles are great for that 4am airport dash or ferrying the kids to school when you NEED reliability etc but If I was to go driving somewhere for fun on a planned trip?

Id take the Rangie.

Tony

yep yep yep what he ^^^^^said

Mrs hh

**Bigbjorn** · 28th July 2010, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Bit like when I submerged the Rangie on Morton Island and the water came through the vents! My wife laughed till she saw a jet of water entering her hand bag via the floor vents. Then I laughed for a short time

Can still see the kids CD's floating around in the back.

As you can imagine things went bad for the AMP under the seat

Some how the ECU and relays survived.

RR's have a history of impersonating U-boats on Moreton Island.

Back in my Leyland days when RR's were in short supply and every one we got was pre-sold several times, The Qld. Manager reluctantly allowed one to be registered as a demonstrator/display vehicle. The Retail Sales manager and one of the reps took it to Moreton for a fishing weekend, got on the rum, and sunk it on an inside beach.

The Qld. GM somewhat less than amused, issued an edict that anyone found with a company vehicle on a beach was in serious danger of losing their job.

In less than a year since taking on the LR/RR distribution, staff had submerged an 88" ute at Redland Bay whilst crabbing, and put a station wagon sideways down a big dune on Fraser Island. This one was stopped from tumbling A over T by sliding into a tree halfway down. Had to get a rough terrain crane over to recover it.

At that time, station wagons were in shorter supply than RR's as LR had sold most of production to the UN.

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