Thread: What is with the Landrover hatred?

Politely smile and nod. We don't want those people knowing the truth.

yes that is true, those people dont deserve to be in on something wonderful like we all are.

Having a thick skin is a pre-requisite to owning a Land Rover, have copped it for 18 years as a Rangie owner but I would still not own anything else even though they give me the ****s at times (part and parcel of owning 20 plus year old Rangies). I don't own a Jap fourby because there like arseholes, everyone has one and they're as boring as **** to drive. Reliable yes but still boring!!


Trav

Wow, you're having a bad day huh. Chin up. Try looking at it this way ... it's ignorance on the part of the haters that prevents them from understanding the joy of owning a Land Rover. Land Rovers require time to build a relationship and some people simply aren't good in the art of patience and tolerance.

You're in a small box with a disability, probably not by choice, and in a small box by being a Land Rover owner, by choice. You're part of a caring group on both counts though.

I'm a Land Rover tragic, a cyclist (Lycra clad, the whole lot), a motorcyclist and a Kiwi. If I was a truck driver (I wish) and disabled (I definitely don't wish) I'd be the full package of minority undesirable.

I hope you have a nicer day tomorrow. Rest up and smile for while, you'll be right.
Ciao
John B

I get all the hatred and usual landy bashing,

right up until its actually time to get somewhere to get something done, repair a vehicle, unstuck a vehicle or fit a basic mod... Right about then the bull**** stops and everyones my friend and the landies a godsend....

Im usually the one having the laugh at the bowsers tho... you need what? to refil but we've only done 500K the next servos only 150 more kays away, what you wont make it.... awww....

yeah i had a really bad day, and normally i have a very thick skin, have to have with my nature of disability as i look 'fine' so i get judged all the time. ive done the jap forby thing and they were the most horrible unreliable, expensive wastes of money ive experienced. flywheels, clutches, head gaskets, harmonic balancers lol, leaking oil faster than you can fill it. and boring to boot. hit one bump needs new alignment. they may have been bad ones though. yeah disabled not by choice, but the landrover has given me so much more independence than any other car (other than my pano currently undergoing its resto) it simply is so easy to drive. i have a lot of hassles with other cars, from twisted pelvis, breast bone ligament damage, a hell of a lot of pain that leaves me in a right state on the side of the road unable to drive at all. the landy does not do any of these things. is easy to get in and out of, and always gets me home. even when my one working hand is reading a grip strength of zero, and im in agony, i sitll manage to get the 10 minutes home from the medical appointments. some days i cant drive at all, but since the landy there are less of those days.

god LOL you must cop it from everywhere cycling too! cyclists cop a massive backlash!

today is just one of those days id had enough of the constant backlash and hatred.
feeling better already however

Tell 'em that you didn't buy a jap truck because you hate dealing with their typical owners...just bounce back what the haters are saying and make them think about it...

Read through the posts and find out what Land Rover owners say about other 4wd's most are very disparaging. Do a title search for Toyota and read some of the comments. Not to mention jeep, Mitsubishi etc..
What comes around goes around. Or is what goes around comes around???? It works both ways anyway.