I loves ma hippo I does. He makes me happy. Been driving it for 8 years. Many happy motoring miles covered with some great days out oft roading. I didnt choose it. Mine was inherited. Ever since that fateful day I int stopped forking out for repairs. Its comfortable on long journeys and doesnt give the same tiredness of travel I get from hire cars at work. Never had an auto before myself. Driven them at work and liked them. The Jatco seems to be set-up just right to vary the balance of power against cruising. When I parks up at my destination I cant wait to get back in and continue driving. Air conditioning, a heater that works and comfort. I loves ma little pocket range rover I does. He makes me happy.
Passengers often comment how comfortable it is to ride in. Bit more roll on corners than the average car but this can be tamed a bit with careful driving. Mines the v6 so power int a problem. Put yer foot down and it drops gears un revs to 6000. More stress equals more repairs. I prefer to drive it gently rather than thrashing it. Fool economy is poor. But yer cant really expect anything less from a furra bred.
After a period of good service from my local main dealer I started having problems with them. Bills getting higher. Work carried out not fixing the problem and a massive argument, which they still remember. Id been doing some of my own repairs for a while so I started to service it myself. Been learning ever since. Parts prices int as cheap as the average car and its had more than its fair share of replacement parts. But I forgets all that when Im happily driving it. Yer cant beat that special moment when it starts first time, or you complete yer journey without something felled oft or it breaking down.
Peeps poke fun at ma hippo. The doors int falled oft and they never will. Onlookers have been surprised at what he can do oft road. If I wanted a proper oft roader Id buy a Unimog. Anything else is just a pretender. Many dont realise the capabilities of a Freelander. That dunt mean he dunt get stuck. Once bellied out needing a push and twice needing a short pull due to bellied front end and no traction to reverse. Slittys used for recovery.
If I were to listen to the bullies about ma hippos potential faults, Id be a nervous wreck. All this crap about gaskets, autos, ird, chassis splits
makes yer think its the only car in the world that has design features. All cars have their own common faults. Its as if they think theyll last forever.
I loves ma hippo I does. He makes me happy. Weve had some sad times when hes been broked but weve always got through it so far. Id miss him if he was proper broked, or beyond the point of a feasible repair when considering the cost. Its my choice to keep him and thats what I would like to do. I loves ma hippo I does. He makes me happy.
