Thread: Embarrassment

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Hey Banjo, I know you think a Freelander is not a "real" Landy, but what do you think of my new spare wheel cover I bought on Fleabay, they are hard to get for FL1's and I have been looking for ages. Got this one from Western Australia of all places. I wanted a wheel cover with the "Landrover" logo on it, but I did'nt want any advertising for a product. I hit the jackpot because this one also had "Freelander" on it. Whaddya reckon!!!

I like the midle brake light i wouldnt be able to contain myself i would paint it up to look like a cartoon alien sticking its head out from behind the wheel..

Originally Posted by Ausfree

I am a customer of the barber in Harrison St; and he tells me the same thing. I can't understand it, if the workers and business owners block up all the car parks, how are they going to get customers?

They where cuting my hair when i was a kid when there where up the back opposit the pub..hes a nice bloke ,i keep geting his & his brother from walsends names mixed ,paul & david..

I like your plate,,
AAAAHHHH 12 hp
i thought they had more horse power than that...

I don't know why they made the centre stop light like that, possibly something to do with the rear window being able to raise an lower, which is good because you can get a nice breeze through the car if you lower slightly the front left window and lower the rear window.I still think they could have intergrated the stop light above the window in the frame or something. Looks like that alien who "phones home" or something. the car by the way is not "new" it is a 2001 model.The engine is a Rover V6, which is only 2.5 litres but develops 130KW of power. Goes OK but I would have thought if you are going to make a V6 at least make it a 3 litre, but thats the Poms for you.

Originally Posted by banjo

I like the midle brake light i wouldnt be able to contain myself i would paint it up to look like a cartoon alien sticking its head out from behind the wheel..

I'm with you on this one.



That dinky little tail light needs to be turned into something not, well, limp wristed shall we say.

Deano

Originally Posted by Ausfree

The engine is a Rover V6, which is only 2.5 litres but develops 130KW of power. Goes OK but I would have thought if you are going to make a V6 at least make it a 3 litre, but thats the Poms for you.

What was the last engine Rover designed that was any good......................................hmm. Too hard? One things the pomms, especially Rover, have never been any good at is designing engines. Always too small, too under powered, too complicated, too heavy etc. But brilliant body/coachwork. The Yanks on the other hand always made good engines but couldn't design a decent car to save their lives.


Deano

Originally Posted by DeanoH

I'm with you on this one.



That dinky little tail light needs to be turned into something not, well, limp wristed shall we say.

Deano

Hey, I like "The Martian" he is one of my favourite cartoon characters!!! Along with Wiley Coyote, Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Road Runner, I can go on. love em all!!!!

Originally Posted by DeanoH

What was the last engine Rover designed that was any good......................................hmm. Too hard? One things the pomms, especially Rover, have never been any good at is designing engines. Always too small, too under powered, too complicated, too heavy etc. But brilliant body/coachwork. The Yanks on the other hand always made good engines but couldn't design a decent car to save their lives.


Deano

You're right there mate, this engine is very complicated/computerised, the engine is brilliant when it is going and I love that Rover V6 exhaust note, it is unique. However, I have found the motor is very touchy, with a record of slipped cylinder liners etc, you would think in this day and age these sort of problems would be a thing of the past it is nearly as bad as the K1.8 litre four cylinder version, which I believe is a real headache.