Why ?

We own our own house, no debt, and decided never to borrow again. Older Land Rovers are [B]very cheap[ to purchase and fix/B], and so I like that. Parts are cheap, and so does not cost too much to keep it on the road.

Also do not do a real lot of offroading, except for our hundred meter long driveway after we do get lots of rain, but Land Rovers are very capable offroad, for the few occasions when we need to go offroading. I doubt that many vechiles left in standard form are as good offroad as the Land Rover. Of six Landrovers we have had 4 were Range Rovers, 1979-1990 which is the most comfortable 4WD of its vintage.

If a Range Rover is good enough for Queen Elizabeth II, it is good enough for me.

Our first Range Rover was a 2 door and we decided we should get a 4 door, so traded up rather than fixing it.

Our second one [is still for sale for $1000] was an 1984 4 door RR, but has a glass sunroof so that it gets hot when parked in the sun. It also has some rust in sills.

Our third one, a very good 1985, was rolled after a front tyre blowout [parts for sale].

Our 4th one was an auto, prefer manual, and we dropped the timing chain on its 3.9 V8, and with petrol prices are now thinking diesel [in Bushfire Brigade. think Diesel would be safer if ever caught in a fire over-run. Also Diesel does not conk out in wet weather. Okay for you who are about to prove me wrong, I will add, unless its air intake is submersed underwater].

We were chasing a 94-95 soft dash RRC, but have not found one. Considering another RRC at the present time, though we may get a friend's Isuzu county, minus its motor/gearbox instead [His Motor gearbox headed to another project car].

Currently drive an 1982 3.9 Isuzu series 3. Lots of pot holes on road and hard leaf springs, so will not keep it forever.

If I ever find the winning lottery ticket [do not gamble so will never buy one] guess what car I would buy for myself? A 1994-1995 soft dash RRC. Though just maybe I could be convinced to buy a late diesel defender.

If it ever happened that I got a soft dash RRC, It would recieve a diesel engine that does not rely on electronic engine management, TDI 200, TDI 300, Isuzu 4DB1, etc.

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Originally Posted by JohnF

Our second one [is still for sale for $1000] was an 1984 4 door RR, but has a glass sunroof so that it gets hot when parked in the sun. It also has some rust in sills.

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My Disco has two glass sunroofs. They might let a bit of heat in in summer but they stop the headlining from sagging.

Dave.

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Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

My Disco has two glass sunroofs. They might let a bit of heat in in summer but they stop the headlining from sagging.

Dave.

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My 2001TD5 roof lining is just starting to sag. Wish I had the sunroof option.

My 93 tdi 200 disco has no sunroof and NO sign of roof lining sag.
It had 76000km on it when i got it now has 256000km.
1 head gasket 1new set of injectors 3rd timing belt bugger all else.
Needs the gearbox rebuilding (bearings syncro on 2nd ).
Thought about a new one but i can work on this one myself.


Andrew

'93 200tdi disco
'65 88" s2a

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Originally Posted by dobbo

Did I breakdown the other day when I killed my alternator? Technically I had no electrics but I drove it home over 100 odd km's. Do that in an L322;)

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Yeh,have a wheel bearing collapse in your county and I'll drive past in my L322,your vehicle can be stopped just as easy as mine,I'll just do it in style and comfort:cool:. Pat

This is a true Story..

years ago i went on a Trip to Cape York and took my trustee 300tdi D1 as I find it extremely comfortable and have plenty of shoulder room , Unlike the defender:wasntme:

anyhow for the entire month I got bagged by Hilux mate and Pootrol mate about how Crap and unrealiable landrovers where..... bla bla bla .... on the way up in 38 deg* heat the A/C in my mate's hilux decided to give up the ghost and stopped working.my Nitsota mate constantly had nothin but trouble with his electrics.

I got seperated from them on the way down , on the same trip The Hilux has a Blown gear Box and rear Diff and my mate with ZD30 ended up with a Grenade inside his engine... booom ...on the anzac bridge , out of all the places ... I say no more...

lets face it they are cheap second-hand, and anyone with half a brain (and that rules out most motorists nowadays) can maintain them easily, and we hang on to them because they are not worth selling, and they are different to the mainstream toyota white goods. Sort of catch 22 really:)

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Originally Posted by PAT303

Yeh,have a wheel bearing collapse in your county and I'll drive past in my L322,your vehicle can be stopped just as easy as mine,I'll just do it in style and comfort:cool:. Pat

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Style, implies class, not faux wood, you cannot buy it.

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Originally Posted by dobbo

Style, implies class, not faux wood, you cannot buy it.

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Point taken,greasy pants aren't a style icon. Pat

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Originally Posted by dobbo

Style, implies class, not faux wood, you cannot buy it.

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What happened to the rest of your reply Dobbo?:p