greenlaner
New Member
Wot do u do as a job then to be on boat like that
Spyderman
New Member
I do carpets for Premieres and parties. £1,000,000 for tonight's one.
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
lol!
greenlaner
New Member
Lol
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Been busy today on me day Orf!
Roll cage painted ready to bolt back on. Still some modification required i.e rear seat belt mounts and front cross bar but these can be added later when on the landy.
Next up was front out rigger to bring upto date with latest msa regs.
Roll cage painted ready to bolt back on. Still some modification required i.e rear seat belt mounts and front cross bar but these can be added later when on the landy.
Next up was front out rigger to bring upto date with latest msa regs.
Booger
New Member
Have peeps seen this abomonation...
Land Rover shows off new Defender ‘concept’ - FT.com
Land Rover shows off new Defender ‘concept’ - FT.com
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Booger
New Member
You made such an effort with the cage, it will almost be a waste if you don't roll your landy...
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
You made such an effort with the cage, it will almost be a waste if you don't roll your landy...
I assure you it will get rolled!!
CCV'ing its almost a certainty. There was talk of having a go at comp aswell. Well maybe a local one!
Comp the saying is: First Race, First corner, First roll over!
The 80 inch on cart springs and a salisbury rear axle is about as wrong as you can get for comp safari racing!
Lol!
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Not liking the new defender! I wonder if they will last 20 odd years and be a faithful servant to the UK armed forces?
Booger
New Member
They won't last 20 minutes in the same zip code as me, cause if I see one, I'll kick seven shades of crap out of it......
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
They won't last 20 minutes in the same zip code as me, cause if I see one, I'll kick seven shades of crap out of it......
ZIP CODE.....ZIP CODE???..............United States of Dorset :doh::doh::doh:
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Lol
Booger
New Member
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
That's where I live, everyone down here is stupid and has a mullet
I take great offense at that slur, I have a sister that lives in Dorset! Just because she's stupid.........
and has a mullet :doh:
Booger
New Member
Just because she's stupid.........
and has a mullet :doh:
I think I may have dated her.......
spitfiremk1uk
Active Member
I really hope that new defender concept is total BS.
If it is for real I think after the initial flurry of orders from the yeehaaas of the world. It will be the death of landrover starting from the point at which they no longer manufacture the best off road car in production and started making fashion statements.
The trouble with fashion is that what is "in" this year might be total crap the next year!
Range rover and Discovery are good luxury road cars with winter driving capability. I dont think I need mention the freelander here! Currently Landrover sell these luxury vehicles BECAUSE they produce the defender with awsome off road ability as standard.
Once you lose the underlying reason for existing a marque will live and die just like rover, TVR and other british cars of the past.
Does anyone at landrover know why they have a reputation for off road vehicles or are they lost in some fantasy world created by BMW and Ford??
If it is for real I think after the initial flurry of orders from the yeehaaas of the world. It will be the death of landrover starting from the point at which they no longer manufacture the best off road car in production and started making fashion statements.
The trouble with fashion is that what is "in" this year might be total crap the next year!
Range rover and Discovery are good luxury road cars with winter driving capability. I dont think I need mention the freelander here! Currently Landrover sell these luxury vehicles BECAUSE they produce the defender with awsome off road ability as standard.
Once you lose the underlying reason for existing a marque will live and die just like rover, TVR and other british cars of the past.
Does anyone at landrover know why they have a reputation for off road vehicles or are they lost in some fantasy world created by BMW and Ford??
Booger
New Member
I think you hit the nail on the head, the fact that the defender concept artwork has alloy wheels and low profile tyres, kind of shows they are clueless...
I guess this is more an exercise in filling a gap in the plastic yuppie car buying market, than actually making a true defender replacement..
After all how would you replace a defender ? Pretty much leave it as it is... Maybe do something clever with the body panels, maybe use a composite plastic that never rots and is strong enough to survive a roll over... And maybe a clever engine that meets emmisons laws without stupid electronics... That's all they need to do...
Kris 300TDI
Active Member
Land Rover will be loosing customers when they do things like this as well. One of the diesel Discovery 4 hire vehicles at work had petrol put in by mistake. The guy that had it on hire agreed to pay to have it sorted thinking the bill would be a few hundred pounds, bill came in today from the local Land Rover dealers, £6900. they claim that it takes 22 hours to remove the fuel, now going to Trading Standards.
