Thread: What's a real Land Rover Person...

What it takes to be a real Land Rover owner...Persistence and one very empty wallet, but having a ****ing good time in the process.

Owned 6 Rangies and been broke for all of them, but wouldn't change a thing. It's only money

Trav

Originally Posted by aquarangie

What it takes to be a real Land Rover owner...Persistence and one very empty wallet, but having a ****ing good time in the process.

Owned 6 Rangies and been broke for all of them, but wouldn't change a thing. It's only money

Trav

Thats pretty much it, loving the marque despite the opinions of ' the others' and despite all the idiosyncracies of each particular model vowing in blood to never own another brand.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

vowing in blood to never own another brand.

Should read brand of 4wd. Due to the fact a lot of members (read real Land Rover owners) need a bit of an adrenaline rush now and again and have little jap or euro pocket rockets, classic sports or bikes to cater for this need.

Originally Posted by dobbo

Should read brand of 4wd. Due to the fact a lot of members (read real Land Rover owners) need a bit of an adrenaline rush now and again and have little jap or euro pocket rockets, classic sports or bikes to cater for this need.

Nah Dobbo. Missus and I utilise Series 1 as our "open topped tourer". Have as much fun driving that as anything, and even Porsche drivers will lower their windows and talk to you.

Missed an interesting night.
Other makes you own are there just to prove that they all can give you grief. A real Landy person is someone who loves their rig and didn't just buy it as it was the current fashion. Then again a Defender or series is a fashion all to it's own.

Barra1 might see you round at christmas. I will be staying in the area.

Originally Posted by George130

Other makes you own are there just to prove that they all can give you grief.

Actually the other makes are what you have to drive when picking up parts for your Land Rover. At least that is what I tell my wife her Corolla is for

Although if I planned ahead better it wouldn't be needed. It is just when you are halfway pulling something apart and find out you need something you haven't got

Originally Posted by Cameron_Def

" the ONLY real landrover, "








Tongue in cheek in jest and all that

This I think defines the problem - define real Land Rover - then we will be better able to define the driver.


Martyn

Originally Posted by Bushie

This I think defines the problem - define real Land Rover - then we will be better able to define the driver.


Martyn

Simple, real Land Rovers in my eyes include Series, Defender (up to TD5). Disco and Range rover (built prior to BMW getting out the lettuce leaf, rubber mask and electric beater and going KINKY on a British marque resulting in the gang of Luft Woovers being built)

Ford based Rovers or Fuc Tovers still have all the adoptive luxuries of the Luft Woovers (or a mid 80's autobahn killer), and admitedly they still have quite a bit of the original capabilities of the true british offroader. However they're soft, supersized fat (sorry PHAT) plastic arsed cupholders. These mobile armchairs, pimped out drink warmer/coolers have all the bells, whistles but lack the one basic essential requirement that makes a cult icon,they lack character. This is something that the Americans have tried to replicate on many occation yet everytime failed miserably, a few perfect examples are Dr Phil, Oprah Winfrey and Tom Cruise.