It's been 4 years since my last Land Rover



There's just something about them

I do note that the LR's seem to consistantly get the best 4wd awards though.

I am looking at getting a Disco4 to replace my 300k+ 80 series. The problem is that my 80 series just won't miss a beat and I can't justify the cash layout.....

Now if I had the cash for one of the new rangies.....

They make great boat anchors

smicko said...

It's been 4 years since my last Land Rover



There's just something about them

What happened?

Did the semi-inflatable-uber-blonde take you for half of the western suburbs McMansion?

Paradox said...


I am looking at getting a Disco4 to replace my 300k+ 80 series.

You're mad. That 80 should have another 200k+ left in it (assuming it's diesel). I still spew that I got rid of mine. Such a good, reliable and capable car.

On second thoughts, mine was a piece of crap. Let me know when you need to get rid of yours and I'll help try to you out because I'm a really good bloke.

Old man had a diesel Discovery like the one pictured in this thread. He loved it - despite that fact that he probably spent enough to buy several Japanese equivalents in repairs and maintenance in the 15 years or so that he had it.

I don't claim to know anything about 4wds.
I bought an 80 series landcruiser (91 model) about 11 years ago. It had 350k on it when the odometer stopped working about 8 years ago.
It's been across the Nullabor twice, towing a van. It goes anywhere and will carry half a ton of firewood in the back and the same of jarrah beams on the roof at the same time.
The injector pump srung a leak a month ago and cost me over a grand. Apart from that it's just been fuel, tyres(once), oil and water.
I am not kind to my cars.
I can't find anything to complain of, and thinking of all the cars I have owned that's really unusual.

I looked at one when the kids started getting bigger. the only 4WD that they could fit in the fold up rear seats were the Discovery and the 100series LC. the demo model at the landrover dealer had a tow bar so I turned up with my boat and trailer on the back of the commodore and asked to do a testdrive with the trailer, as I was tossing up between a new Discovery and a 100series. the boat and trailer is around 1100kg loaded up .
the dealer just said buy a good secondhand 100series, dont even bother with the discovery.
he even found a great lowmilage vehicle and shipped it to Kal for a test drive.
Honesty cant have been the best policy as he eventually shut up shop.
he just couldnt sell landrovers , lots of cruisers and patrols though.
the perth dealers would trade them in perth and send them up to Kal to sell , as we kinda like big engines to run our A/C units and tow our boats and toys around

This is my fourth Landy, also had Patrols, Terrano(pathfinder) Landcruiser TD Sahara
and a Pajero Exceed most recently. The joy of Landies is that they are so cheap and easy to build into an off road weapon and incredibly economical. And have nice road manners.

This is a 300Tdi manual with D-gas, suprisingly pokey as it is but a snorkel and three inch straight through will really open it up. Very little in the way of electrickery.
Once you know your way around them they are dirt cheap to maintain and very easy to work on. Dent a panel, rip it off and rivet another on.

Live axel 4B's are getting thin on the ground and if you go the places I like to then IFS just doesn't cut it, you have to hammer them to get there and that's when things go pear shaped.

147K's on the clock, neat and tidy, no leaks(the oil is from neighbors Dunnydoor) and all for the princely sum of $7300. Just picked up a new Detroit locker and a set of upgraded axels for a grand, got a bullbar on the way for two hunj and that'll be about it. It's already lifted and has brand new rubber.

Off road weapon for $8500. Bargain.

My old girl. Should never have sold it. Went to good hands and was fully restored.

Captain Kaos used to have a series hardtop like that Suba bloody thing was horrifying over 70k's an hour, just a wee bit of play in the steering.

Our one had shocking steering play.
+50mp/h it was fully scary.
But this thing went anywhere and pulled anything. Was a really good fun vehicle.

Rovers might not be the most reliable 4WD out there (although this can be debated until the cows come home) but they are the only ones out there with real charm, history and prestige.

**** Toyotas...they're great but they're just generic tools. I've had a number of cars, most of them offroaders. My 1973 LandRover was the greatest car I ever had...and the cheapest.

Reliable as you can get. The easiest thing to maintain and work on (a million times easier than my Turbo Diesel Hilux Surf) and the most enjoyable to drive...despite it's boat like characteristics. I'm in my early 20s and had that car a couple years ago and I use to get so many nods and waves of approval from older chaps who were stoked to see a young guy enjoying such a classic vehicle. We use to load it up to buggery with fuel, food, beer, fishing gear, swags and surfboards and head off without a care in the world; knowing that the beast would tackle any tracks we were presented with...or die trying

I didn't care that she was ugly to others; it was a thing of beauty to me...rusted rear cross member and all I didn't mind when a few drops of oil leaked onto the driveway...I just knew it was my beast marking her territory. I didn't mind that the seatbelt didn't work and the brakes had to be pumped 5 times before they worked or that there was a hole in the fuel tank (my fault) which meant I could only fill her up half way. I didn't mind when the rear left tire exploded on the freeway creating a nice fireworks display while my tank was busy leaking or when I lost control of her on a gravel road down south and hit a tree...the tree did mind though...
Land Rover: 1 Tree: 0

My Landy was the only car I've had that I use to stare at in the driveway while I enjoyed an after work beer. None of the other cars did that to me. I still terribly regret selling her...despite the profit I made and despite the fact she's gone on to be restored. I still want my old beast back so I can drive it through one more river...up one more beach and to one more remote surfbreak...roof off, windshield down and stereo inaudible

She even had 'bra' on her number plate...

Sorry I thought they stopped riveting boats and stuff together before 1870

subasurf said...

Rovers might not be the most reliable 4WD out there (although this can be debated until the cows come home) but they are the only ones out there with real charm, history and prestige.

Here's charm, history and prestige for ya:




As for fun to drive, I dunno how Landies compare to a H.O. 1HD-FTE [}:)].

Landrover=Overpriced Pommie junk your better of buying overpriced Australian junk....Namley (Ford Holden)

Buy Japanese and never look back.


^^
I agree. Sorry Mick thought you woulda learnt by now!

They shoulda put the Isuzu 4BD1T engine in all of them. from memory it was only the countys and the army additions that got this engine(quality japanese)


And the 72 I owned did everything it needed to do and at that age(early 20's) who really cares as long as it gets you there. I do remember you refusing to drive it cause you thought it was a heap. WOOS. had an alltime trip to the bluff in that rig in 92. took ages! used to just go over a 100ks

Was HOLDEN 186 powered though.

Love my landy (& so does the 5yo daughter), despite the occasional gremlins which have mainly been electrical (bosch) it has been mostly trouble free motoring & fairly good economy. Worst thing would have to be the pi$$ poor airconditioning, best thing would have to be the hose out interior and aesthetics - a timeless looking classic. I guess like any vehicle you treat it nice (reg services etc) & it'll treat you nice back.