What's a good daily driver?

If you dont actually want to spend a lot of money for a car but still want a good usable car I'd recommend a late 80s or early 90s Volvo 200 series. You can get them with leather and V6s and all that and they wont cost more then $5,000 for a really good condition one, cheap to run, cheap to insure, cheap to fix, reliable, easy to drive. Sure you own a Volvo but you save more money to spend on the Rover, go figure!
An old Volvo isn't a theft target either. Hey I'm not a big fan of them but I do admit they are really under-rated cars.

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Originally Posted by Tusker

Tusker won't fit underneath the building we're about to move into. No Defender will. Stuffed if I know what to do, any suggestions?

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Start digging, cheaper to lower the floor than to raise the building;)

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Originally Posted by Tusker

Tusker won't fit underneath the building we're about to move into. No Defender will. Stuffed if I know what to do, any suggestions?

1. Could sell Tusker as is, & setup say a D3. Don't want to, big $$$ to buy & fitout.
2. Keep Tusker for weekends & hols. Then need a daily driver.
3. Never had anything Japanese, not starting now. I'd rather get the train..
4. Current Freelanders, even if sorted out, would depreciate too much methinks.
5. Could wait for a Freelander2, not keen on being the first to buy.
6. Mini would be fun. New model almost here.
7. Could go the Falcon/Commondoor route. Boring.
8. Magnas/380 are an underrated car in my book. Just needs to be the right price.
9. What else.. the Jag S type with the 2.7L diesel would be a nice setup. Too $$$ just to go to & from work though. BMWs aren't anything to rave about. Smaller Mercedes are too $$$ for what they are. Current Audis are not bad, but I'd rather get the equivalent VW.
10. Something classic has an appeal, but this new one has to be reliable. Anything 20 or 30 yrs old regrettably is out. Swapping the good bits from Tusker to say a classic Rangie is out for the same reason.

Any thoughts anyone?
Regards
Max P

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Oh wow Max! Surely you couldn't think of selling Tusker after all of the time and effort you've putting into making it what it is. A D3 would never do all of the things that you ask of Tusker as well as Tusker. Somebody suggested airbag springs and it may even be worth chatting to Wooders re this as he has a system now that works and airbags are available that would suit the front and rear of a Defender and in long travel bags. You may need to pull the centre shock though. Keeping in mind that the roof height specs are given by LandRover, it may be worth throwing a tape measure over Tusker, as the specs given for the D2 I found to be way off, with mine needing a 2" lift to match the factory height specs.

The new Volvo C30:)
You will see it on the Stand at the motor show!!
Not everyones tatse, but a little different.
Starts at about early 30's from memory & can opt up to the T5 motor.
2.5 ltr 5 cylinder turbo charged motor.:D

Max! Hey I saw Tusker today sitting at the lights on pacific hwy heading north... I was heading south turning onto the gore-hill freeway.... only noticed you at the last second as I rounded the corner... so appologies for no wave.

Anyway, I've been struggling with the same bloody problem since I got a new job up in Chatswood last August. Company I work for had lack of space under their own building so they put some of us new guys in a wilsons car park across the road... clearance in there was no better but got to know the guy who ran the car park and he always kept a spot at the top for me as I entered - never had to spiral down to the lower levels. I think he was more worried about me taking one of the sprinklers out.

Don't know but maybe that's an option... if there are any other car parks around with a bit more clearance that you can get your company to hire out independantly... then maybe rent out the one under your building to someone else?

Cheers
Scott

The other thing... have you physically checked it out?

I've got no lift - measured mine a couple of times - it's been 2040, 1095 and spot on 2000 - buggered if I know why - just depends on the gradient of the ground and how much crap I've got in the back of the wagon. I've sneaked it in under some car parks I'd never thought could get in under.

It might pay to take someone with you and try it out... maybe it actually fits?

Cheers
Scott

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Originally Posted by MacMan

Am I the only one to notice this:

There's a car called a small Vulva? Sounds like a euphemism for anything Mitsubishi made with an Astron 2.6!

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No, but probably made by the same company that produces the large Dolores...and the all wheel drive Gipple....:)

Mini cooper s? You going for an Italian Job style garage.

It is a feasible option they are quick, stylish and reasonably priced, but like the D2 it's a (Boring Middleaged Wankers) produced car therefore reliable, safe and apart from the badge FA in common with the original cult vehicle it is named after.

Now a Lotus, TVR or similar?

Max do yourself a favour, Check out the website below

http://www.prbaustralia.com.au

Max get your self a datsun sunny for a run round when it 5hits it self and dies you can have fun crushing it by driving tusker over it then go find another at least you wont have to lock it up cause no bugger will steal it :):)

I would get out in the real world and shake the city living.