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    The term "Rangie"

    I'm not sure if it's just where I now live or the new lot of people I have been exposed to, bit does anyone else noticed that more people are using the term "Rangie", not referring to our great Range Rovers, but to the Ford Ranger.

    Does my head in when I hear it as I get interested in talking to them, only to find out they mean an inferior dual cab..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Konradical View Post
    I'm not sure if it's just where I now live or the new lot of people I have been exposed to, bit does anyone else noticed that more people are using the term "Rangie", not referring to our great Range Rovers, but to the Ford Ranger.

    Does my head in when I hear it as I get interested in talking to them, only to find out they mean an inferior dual cab..
    Like when somone calls a landcruiser a landy, yukk

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    yes, Ive seen it in print, Ford Ranger is the new 'Rangie' . Snobs still call them RangeRovers

    Ive never heard a Landcruiser referred to as Landie , They are Tojo's where I come from .

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    Quote Originally Posted by goingbush View Post
    yes, Ive seen it in print, Ford Ranger is the new 'Rangie' . Snobs still call them RangeRovers

    Ive never heard a Landcruiser referred to as Landie , They are Tojo's where I come from .
    I have found it more of a term used for the Classics, but have still heard the newer ones called it. Yes, though, there is a definite tone to the "I drive a Range Rover" amongst some owners of the newer type. Those people usually have no idea about Land Rovers in general though.

    The "Landy" reference to the LC, I have heard it quite a bit. My experience with that are people new to the 4wd thing and once they get comfortable with me and my calling of my RRC Rangie, that them calling their LC Landy was cool.. True Toyota kids wouldn't dream of calling them anything but Cruisa.
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    I've been seeing, on a number of fora, more and more RR owners referring to them as a "Range".
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    Quote Originally Posted by p38arover View Post
    I've been seeing, on a number of fore, more and more RR owners referring to them as a "Range".

    Yes, dont know where that comes from, Ive also seen Landy referred to as simply "Land" and a Series as "Serie" , what the hell is happening to our language ??

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    I hear the Ranger get called a "Ranga" and the Land Cruisers a "Cruiser".

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    Quote Originally Posted by goingbush View Post
    Yes, dont know where that comes from, Ive also seen Landy referred to as simply "Land" and a Series as "Serie" , what the hell is happening to our language ??

    .................or any Series Vehicle called a J**P. Fair does my head in.

    I recall reading a story by an Australian Author some years ago when the Americans were fighting in the Pacific in WW2 & the Estate Manager drove a Land Rover, FFS!

    Must have been a S1 Prototype.

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    I have called my Disco many things and when she has broken down I call her things that are not publishable in this forum
    Who really cares what people call their trucks??
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    Who really cares what people call their trucks??
    I care!!

    These people are out there calling their Rangers, which have been around for ten minutes at most, "Rangies".. it's basically cheating in life, can't come up with their own nick names, so they steal one of an actual car that has earnt it! The term "Rangie"

    As someone has mentioned, the other one I have heard often is Ranga. They can have that one...
    '15 Discovery 4 HSE- The family bus and the kids like it!
    '89 RRC- My favorite of the bunch!
    Ex '03 Commodore 'S' ute- 450hp of uncracked 5.7lt and 6 speed manual uteness - Still crying that its gone
    Ex '06 GLXR Triton- *Gone and forgotten*

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