Thread: Can you play nicely?

I go on camping & fishing trips with a pretty broad range of people - can't ever remember a trip where I was not the only Landrover driver.

Personally, I couldn't give a toss what anyone else drives. I make my choices based on my own opinions - not on anyone else's. And as Dave said very well in his post, the D2, and the D1 V8 before it, and the Rangie before that, have always spoken for themselves in many ways. The "knockers" are usually the first ones to grudgingly admit that they may not quite have got it right.

About the only person who has ever really got up my nose a bit was a well known "4WD Tour Guide" who stated that he prefers not to have Landrover owners on his tours, as he has had to "rescue" more Landrovers than any other brand. He was pretty quickly told, by me and a number of others, that we were not likely to want to participate in one of his "tours" in any case, given his know it all attitude. I have heard lately that his business is travelling rather slowly at the moment.

I've been pulled out of the bog by Toyotas, Nissans and even a Holden Rodeo. But I've pulled at least an equal number of other brands out as well. So who really cares - after all, it's usually more the driver's ability than that of the vehicle that determines who will get through (or is stupid enough to attempt) the worst spots.

And if anyone really thinks that we are "****ing our own forum up with stupid arguments that do nothing but perpetuate the belief amongst other 4x4 owners that Rover owners are a bunch of precious *******" - well they really ought to have a look at some of the other forums around. At least on this forum, the faults of Landrover and our Australian distributor are pretty frequently and openly discussed - can't see too much that is "precious" about that.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

I generally play nicely right up untill they try to tell me how useless the landys going to be because its not lifted locked or running uber funky rubber and a 30000w sound sytem with a winch and kick ass aircon and how do I expect to keep up with just a piddling 2.5lTd? and how far do I expect to get with just a 75l fuel tank and a single jerry?

after neatly trouncing most of them on the open road off road and then again at the bowser apparently Its still not good enough because its pommy and its not lifted locked....

or my other favorite... the idiots who cant seem to understand that I gave up the super cold aircon the extra heavy sound insulation and the luxobarge seats with 30 cup holders and a DVD player with the electronic engine and the auto box that can do 140kph so that I can comfortabley drive with my windows missing, listen to the vehicle and when Im going slow enough the surroundings and drive it without the distractions that modern manufacturers seem to think that you must have in a car. I can also fix it on the side of the road and I don't care if it gets dusty or dirty. I can just hose it out (and often do)

Its a different vehicle its not made for fat assed American's its a utilitarian vehicle designed for people who not only KNOW how to But actually want to drive that gets me and my gear from a-b cheaply and effectively regardless of the road conditions.

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I took a couple of mates to a canoeing spot 40 k's south of Grafton from the Gold Coast in my 300tdi Disco a recce for a long weekend away paddling and 4wd'ing. One drive's a pristine (read anally spotless) 80 series and the other a Pathfinder. I copped an absolute bagging all the way down and all the way back on "why did you bring the Landrover, if I had known I would have worn a hat and scarf so no-one would recognise me" After we did 630km in a day and only put $60 worth of diesel in it, you couldn't wipe the smile off my face whilst they stood there in amazement at how economical and comfortable it was. I have never let the ******* forget it either with gentle jibe's on the UHF when traveling around.