Car choice

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Originally Posted by incisor

you obviously havent been around my local toyota dealers yard lately

the last few weekends we have had a couple parked up out the front with flags and just about anything else that grabs your attention with the words "LEMONS" featuring quite distinctively..

brought a tear to my eye....

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Yeah - I saw him traveling north around Glass House on Friday, the 'lemon' on a car trailer with flags, signs and lemons and all else all over it. I did however think it funny that it looks like he's gone and shelled out on a new one to tow it around.

End of the day there's a lot of happy Tojo drivers, just like there's a lot of happy LR drivers BUT I know if something had driven me to that extent I would be changing brands for sure.

If you're looking for a daily driver with occasional off-road capacity, then have you looked at the Pajero diesels ?

If you're very much 'over' having to work on cars, these may be good compromise. - They're not as big and bulky as ToyoSans but have heaps of useful interior space. - double that of a current RR and much more than a Disco. (Comments from a long time-Disco II owner...)

At my vintage, I can appreciate 'boring' and 'lack of personality' in a car...

Plus you've got the option of fuel economy with 2WD for commuting. :D

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Originally Posted by lambrover

Yeah cheers Wayne, I did test a new Wrangler and it was a lot quieter than my defender. But as you aluded to driving a defender is better.

The other car makes have other issues I don't want to deal with

I think it may be a case of harden up princess lol

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Now that is the smartest thing I have heard you say for a while.
We will have to get you out more in your 130 so that you can appreciate it:D
Either that or wait for me to sell my Harley:eek:


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Originally Posted by Ranga

:rulez: without pics it didn't happen :p

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it was raining and i was busy so you get to take my word for it :p

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Originally Posted by harlie

Yeah - I saw him traveling north around Glass House on Friday, the 'lemon' on a car trailer with flags, signs and lemons and all else all over it. I did however think it funny that it looks like he's gone and shelled out on a new one to tow it around.

End of the day there's a lot of happy Tojo drivers, just like there's a lot of happy LR drivers BUT I know if something had driven me to that extent I would be changing brands for sure.

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he had them both done up and am sure on reflection it said "lemons" so i took it both were crap :angel:

For what it's worth, one of the blokes in my 4wd club has a son who had a new Jeep Wrangler (2010 I think). He has had nothing but problems and has just traded it on a new Defender. I own a Jeep as well, just not a Wrangler, so I'm not biased against them. It's hard to get it all in the one package. The Wrangler is so much better on the tarmac than the Defender in my opinion (ducks for cover :)) but reliability issues are a pain.

I have recently bought a 2l turbo diesel small coupe as a second car. Still have my '84 V8 90 and love it, but it is great to get in a car that you KNOW will start every time, uses 5.5l/100km, you can park in multistory car parks etc. Perhaps a 'sensible' 2nd car is a better option instead of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none compromise.
I certainly appreciate my 90 a lot more when I drive it on weekends now i know I am not depending on it.

The obvious downside is 2 lots of rego and insurance but for me it is worth the extra cost.

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Originally Posted by LowRanger

Now that is the smartest thing I have heard you say for a while.
We will have to get you out more in your 130 so that you can appreciate it:D
Either that or wait for me to sell my Harley:eek:


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hahahaha you are so funny :D when I wrote that I knew you would jump on it like a fat kid on a cup cake.

Yeah I really enjoyed the last trip, bloody rain though. I am on course with work from this coming Monday for two weeks.

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Originally Posted by lambrover

hahahaha you are so funny :D when I wrote that I knew you would jump on it like a fat kid on a cup cake.

Yeah I really enjoyed the last trip, bloody rain though. I am on course with work from this coming Monday for two weeks.

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Yeah the weather is a real pain.I am off this Sunday if you want to go somewhere for a bit of an easy run?

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Originally Posted by LowRanger

I am off this Sunday if you want to go somewhere for a bit of an easy run?

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YES

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