Thread: Do I need help?

I thought this tale was interesting enough to warrant general chat...


So my life since buying a Landy has never been the same...ups and downs every time I get in the car to drive anywhere, and we're slowly getting there or so I thought. Just finished replacing the main wiring loom and thought that with than new wheels/tyres and a new gearbox I'll be getting close to a somewhat reliable SIII (my only transport these past nearly three years).

With new wheels ordered waiting for pickup I haven't bothered getting the spare which now goes flat fixed and when I took it off the bonnet the other day there was no reason to put the wheel back on

Well so I thought...apparently that should have been included in the book on Series ownership that I should have read.




Anyway on the bright side I now have high beam again and I got to test how well my newly installed hazards work.

Ahh there always has to be something broken, why did I fix those blinkers.

And back to the original question...for those who follow my threads closely I have previously lost lighting on the first night of Series ownership whilst travelling at a frightful pace along the Hume, lost steering (any pace is frightful when this happens) lost a windscreen wiper, broken a halfshaft (goes without saying), burned my radio out with a short, driven with no roof in rain so heavy most off the freeway had stopped amongst other varied exciting adventures. And losing a bonnet it just par for the course in Landy ownership, what I need to know is when you start having nightmares about Land Rovers should one seek professional help.

I dreamed last night my steering box seized and I lost steering again All the way down to Melbourne after losing my bonnet I was rather worried about my steering system. But I made it, no one except my drivers mirror was harmed during the Landy's attempt at flying (the bonnet held on for a while to the strut flapping about as I pulled up, a SII bonnet of course would not have let go at the hinges...hmm).

And yes I now need a rather large wheel to re-anchor the bonnet, some military latches to ensure it doesn't happen again (they were on the shopping list already as I wasn't happy with the latch it had for aesthetic purposes) a bonnet reclaimed and painted up from the wreck in the paddock and a new drivers side mirror.

Counselling session begins below.

Never a dull moment I guess Reuben.
I saw the photo before reading on(as most would ) and I was thinking WTF.