Thread: Why do we waste money on 4wds? Rebuilding Old Landrover's?

Originally Posted by flagg

My response is always the same: can't spend all your money on hookers and blow :-p

Why do I have an old Landrover .....because they have a soul.

Starting them in the morning they can be a little rough ....but once you do get them going they will happily take you where you want to go in style and comfort.
And like any great partnership if you look after her, she will look after you and take you and your family to places that will take your breath away in this great land.

They are great listeners as I talk to mine often and I have become a better listener too ... for whether the windows up or down I'm always alert to new strange sound coming from her .... though my wife may disagree.
And its a myth about them being unreliable - gossip spread by Landrover enthusiast - for how else can we spend time with them ........honey I'm having to working on the Landy today never gets a harsh word from SWMBO

And finally ...... my 5K Landy will go anywhere a 100K Tojo will go and I smile at all the money I didn't need to spend

Cheers
Baggy

Originally Posted by olbod

My LJ50 back in the seventies.
On this trip I had been bush bashing for a couple of days from the Hawker gate to find and reach Mt Hopeless.
Great fun.

Those pics brought a flood of memories back for me Oldbod because all those years ago I started the four wheel adventure with a Suzi LJ50 - the 3 cylinder 2 stroke engine and a hard top.

Originally Posted by olbod

My LJ50 back in the seventies.
On this trip I had been bush bashing for a couple of days from the Hawker gate to find and reach Mt Hopeless.
Great fun.

Wow! now that's going back a bit!..did you buy it new?

Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE

Wow! now that's going back a bit!..did you buy it new?

Olbod certainly did not look old in the pic

So how is the zook going??? Started restoring it yet?

Mrs hh

No..that LJ from Dubbo is for when I get quite a bit older [ONLY 23]

I am however Pulling apart my other LJ ute[ I got 3] for a Competition rig!





It's been complexity stripped down..chassis is nearly all stripped down..just gotta remove the motor..

[was going to leave motor in place but will be easier to paint the chassis with motor removed]

If you think fixing an old zook or series is a waste of money,what do you call monthly loan repayments on a new vehicle that will loose 5% of it's value as soon as it leaves the lot and another 40-50% after 2 years?. Pat

It not about the head, there is very little logic in rebuilding and restoring. It's all about the heart. People that get people will understand.