norseman · May 8, 2018

300bhp/ton said:
Classics were built for many years. They don’t all drive or handle the same. The p38 is better in every way but it isn’t the original.

My point exactly, the keyword here is 'original' Back then if you were in the market for a performance vehicle with handling to match then you bought one, if on the other hand a RR's abilities did it for you then that's what you bought. The world has moved on & that huge conglomerate JLR designs products to suit today's market which consists largely of poseurs (my impression) so that's what the company caters for & who can blame them?
The fact that I wouldn't touch their products with a barge pole won't make the slightest difference to JLR's share prices

goonarmy · May 8, 2018

300bhp/ton said:
Most people would have to do at least a double take at 100 yards to even tell the difference between a p38 and an RRC. They have essentially the same shape. The p38 just addresses a lot of the design deficiencies in the classics. Your metrocab claim is as lame as it is irrelevant.

So they don't look like a metro Cab?

300bhp/ton · May 8, 2018

goonarmy said:
So they don't look like a metro Cab?

Not if you can see and actually distinguish different shapes, no.

goonarmy · May 8, 2018

300bhp/ton said:
Not if you can see and actually distinguish different shapes, no.

Must need a very fine eye then. Cos they look the same to me.

300bhp/ton · May 8, 2018

goonarmy said:
Must need a very fine eye then. Cos they look the same to me.

I guess a Series II looks like a Fairway, cos it’s got round headlights then?

goonarmy · May 8, 2018

300bhp/ton said:
I guess a Series II looks like a Fairway, cos it’s got round headlights then?

They look the same in the injun bay.
Maybe no one else has noticed it, maybe I'm the only person to say it but they do look like metro cabs. They got dated very quickly.

300bhp/ton · May 8, 2018

goonarmy said:
They look the same in the injun bay.
Maybe no one else has noticed it, maybe I'm the only person to say it but they do look like metro cabs. They got dated very quickly.

I think you are taking it a bit extreme and maybe being a little obtuse about it. Considering this is meant to be an enthusiasts and owners site.

I’ve owned RRC’s and D1’s. And this is my current p38. If it’s dated so be it. But it certainly looks “Range Rover” to me. If it doesn’t to you, then frankly I feel that is your loss not mine.

Bix · May 8, 2018

To be honest, I can see the Metrocab in the P38. There are certain styling cues which if you squint enough, you'd think "man, my cataracts are really bad, I could've sworn that Metrocab was a Range Rover."

300bhp/ton · May 8, 2018

Bix said:
To be honest, I can see the Metrocab in the P38. There are certain styling cues which if you squint enough, you'd think "man, my cataracts are really bad, I could've sworn that Metrocab was a Range Rover."View attachment 148536

Then that’s is equally true of saying the look like a classic RR too. The only real difference is square vs round headlights.

Henry_b · May 8, 2018

Frankly the P38 looks nice as does the classic.

Mine above ^^

Best comparison shot above..

Frankly the P38 and classic look very similar so in my eyes, the Metrocab comparison can be had for the classic aswell??

goonarmy · May 8, 2018

Henry_b said:
Frankly the P38 looks nice as does the classic.

Mine above ^^

Best comparison shot above..

Frankly the P38 and classic look very similar so in my eyes, the Metrocab comparison can be had for the classic aswell??

Maybe, but the classic looked how it looked before the metro Cab came along. It can look dated cos it's old, and called a classic for a reason. P38s aren't particularly modern looking in a late 90s motor. Not sure how thinking that is a loss but only a snowflake would get upset about it. It's a couple of generations old now and looking it. Not a bad place to site but wouldn' look at one longer than I had to. Not sure how the classic got displayed in the Lourve but it is what it is.

bof · May 9, 2018

Yes metrocab, Its what you use when your classic has rusted away.

johnnyb70 · May 10, 2018

Damn the back of the metro can is pure p38. Which came first? The bonnet slopes off alarmingly though so no room for a v8.
One thing that separates the metro from the p38..........reliability. ours are much less reliable.

goonarmy · May 10, 2018

bof said:
Yes metrocab, Its what you use when you own a range rover

Quite.

johnnyb70 · May 10, 2018

Just seen some pics of the rolls Royce cullinan suv and bugger me that looks like a metrocab.

Pete The Biker · May 11, 2018

johnnyb70 said:
Just seen some pics of the rolls Royce cullinan suv and bugger me that looks like a metrocab.

It looks like they made a box and poured the bodywork into it - not so much a flying lady as a flying brick!

Pete

johnnyb70 · May 11, 2018

Al rollers are pretty styles. I'm slightly partial to the shadow 2 though!

norseman · May 11, 2018

bof said:
Yes metrocab, Its what you use when your classic has rusted away.

That scenario can be avoided, or at least the process slowed considerably, by having corrosion prevention treatment on a regular basis ... you just have to be prepared to spend money by committing to an effective regime.

mikieman · May 12, 2018

im going to jump in here...i think the classic is a way better looking than the p38...but i drive one every day..
when i got my first one ...my friends called it the pope mobile...

tomcat59alan · May 12, 2018

mikieman said:
im going to jump in here...i think the classic is a way better looking than the p38...but i drive one every day..
when i got my first one ...my friends called it the pope mobile...

They wern't talking about your car, it was the cassock and mitre that they found amusing.

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