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In the 8 yrs I owned my D2 I was always the only Land Rover out in the bush....all the tracks and crossings we all talk about here..... what used to **** me off was the common question ..."how'd the Land Rover go gettin' out here?" The implication was what ****ed me off. No one ever asks me how my Ranger goes getting out there......same roads , same conditions , same crossings.
Hey ramblingboy42 howd ya #%&^n ranger get out there ?? [emoji6]🤯🤣[emoji23]
It was first port of call for "Crispy Creams" around there as well, I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
hahaha, easy peasey japaneasyQuote:
Originally Posted by RobMichelle
hey, you know its just a 130 with a leaf spring rear.......
We were having a late lunch stop in Finke after towing the FILs Rodeo there from near Lamberts. Waiting for the flatbed from Kulgera. A couple of blokes on KTMs rolled in from the south and we got chatting. Whilst knocking them up a quick cuppa we mentioned we were waiting on the truck and the first response was "what's wrong with the Landy?". *sigh*
It must just blow their minds to come across something like an L320 or L322 (or later) out there...
And rear drum brakes...Quote:
Originally Posted by ramblingboy42
And ergonomics... [emoji14]
Ergonomics are so overrated....Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoClax
Just like NVH [emoji23]
Last week I participated in a drive event on a fairly mild off road track loop for work. We had the new MY18 Ranger, Everest and Raptor, as well as imported LHD F150, Chev Colorado, and Toyota Tacoma as reference vehicles. Drove nearly 2 hrs to and from the event in my L320 TDV8. That wasn't a good idea. Everything else was just rubbish in comparison. The Toyo was especially terrible. I don't know what they were thinking with that thing. I drove the loop in my L320 after it had finished, on my way home, to do a fair comparison in my own head. No contest. Note that I've been doing objective assessments of vehicles for twenty years professionally, so this isn't a fan-boi post.
Many years ago we had a drive day down at Werribee 4x4 center. After getting approvals and signing my rights away I was begrudgingly allowed to bring my old D1 and participate. Spent the day driving all over that place (it's good fun if you get the chance) in all sorts of vehicles. Gave four others a lift back to work at the end of the day (younglings) but did a quick loop on the way out. They couldn't believe how smooth and comfortable my old heap was. Long travel coil springs set up for offroading compared with cart springs designed for onroad handling and load carrying...
Oh, and I have a cherished pic of my mighty D1 towing the first-gen US Raptor back to base there after it failed to proceed (transfer case electrical gremlins). :)
Adam Plate at Oodnadatta once told me that he fixes more tyres off Landrovers because they are all out in the rough stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ean Austral
Terry
Holding your nerve against the Toyota tide is second nature for Land Rover drivers in central and northern Australia. Only those with good taste and big kahunas can handle it. Everyone else retreats to the sheep farm. The thing is that for every predictable negative comment you receive, there is a great experience, discussion and LR comeraderie around the next corner that no one driving a Toyota will ever understand. (There is also no need to wear a kidney belt, dig your leaf spring hangers out of sand or mud, or spend your life savings on fuel!)