gold rover
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I do love a reasoned, sensible and most of all knowledgeable reply.
Again I need the thousand likes button
I do love a reasoned, sensible and most of all knowledgeable reply.
Again I need the thousand likes button
gold rover
Well-Known Member
You really are just missing the point. Or possibly refusing to see it, despite it being explained very clearly by Ant a couple of posts back. So in respect this particular issue , I'm not going to bother with you any more, because no matter how hard we try, you are the living embodiment of that old saying 'you just can't educate pork'.
Gazbo
Well-Known Member
Maybe it's just you don't understand the meaning of the word "progress".
myfirstl322
Well-Known Member
From a former 'pig' that's rich GR. lmao
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
The P38 brought something new to the table.
The P38 retained the solid beam axles and ladder chassis, so its offroad ability wasn't compromised
Unlike the Classic it didn't rot the minute it left the factory and it's interior was a massive step up from the Austin Maestro'esq interior that plagued the later hard dash range rovers..
also to some people the 38a was a nicer looking car, and i'm one of those people..
People might say oh but it has electrical gremlins!
And it does, however i'd rather deal with that than have to did out the MIG every few years to repair a new fresh hole that has appeared.
Also if some reviews are to be believed the P38a was a massive step up in the handling department aswell.
Don't think for a minute i dislike the Classic, i still lust after an Ardennes green LSE with the Brooklands kit and lichfield seats..
The Evoque isn't evolution of the RR brand, the L405 is..
The Ejoke is like a tumour attached to the RR brand and tbh i can't wait for it to be removed!!
The P38 retained the solid beam axles and ladder chassis, so its offroad ability wasn't compromised
Unlike the Classic it didn't rot the minute it left the factory and it's interior was a massive step up from the Austin Maestro'esq interior that plagued the later hard dash range rovers..
also to some people the 38a was a nicer looking car, and i'm one of those people..
People might say oh but it has electrical gremlins!
And it does, however i'd rather deal with that than have to did out the MIG every few years to repair a new fresh hole that has appeared.
Also if some reviews are to be believed the P38a was a massive step up in the handling department aswell.
Don't think for a minute i dislike the Classic, i still lust after an Ardennes green LSE with the Brooklands kit and lichfield seats..
The Evoque isn't evolution of the RR brand, the L405 is..
The Ejoke is like a tumour attached to the RR brand and tbh i can't wait for it to be removed!!
myfirstl322
Well-Known Member
Weren't the later classic dash's soft?
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
yes they were, i'm talking about this interior..
Note the old BL switch gear and binnacle..
This is the nicer soft dash.
myfirstl322
Well-Known Member
Maybe I read it wrong?
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
Yes the RRC had many interior revisions
Oldest..
early eighties.
Late 80s to early nineties.
late nineties
The P38, the best...
Ahem..
myfirstl322
Well-Known Member
You said the later ones were hard dash when in fact they were soft........
pedant rules apply.
pedant rules apply.
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
You said the later ones were hard dash when in fact they were soft........
pedant rules apply.
Later "hard dash"
Not soft dash!
myfirstl322
Well-Known Member
Your forgiven.
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
ER1C
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Turboman
Mab An Gov
There is that. I still think it is the LR equivalent of the 480. Volvo took a massive leap into 'the future', when they released it. The Volvo faithful were, mainly, aghast at the horror of it. I must admit I was one of the faithful, but also very young , and I lusted after one. That didnt last long, as soon as I got a glimpse of a 7 series
We can but hope
I have had a couple of Volvos too, both 240 estates, and they were great workhorses.
As it happens, my mate had a 480, which he bought dirt cheap with a years ticket, and ran for several years without spending a lot of money on it.
I wouldn't say I hate them, they are just characterless world market SUVs, like all the others.
I don't think I will be driving one myself at any time though. TBH, I much prefer driving my boat to any wheeled vehicle these days.
Might be a mid life crisis thing.
Yes, and that will mean that there should be masses on sale very cheap second hand in a few years, for those that do fancy trying one.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
I don't have a pooch at all, but I still aint getting an Ejoke.
gold rover
Well-Known Member
Every Volvo I ever had, even the most recent one, just worked. No faffing about, no worries about will it go or not. If the battery had been turned over once in a while, the cars worked. Few parts needed now and then but every car needs upkeep.The last one was put away each winter until middle of spring , then it was turn the key and go. My 343 after a major crash, which I would have not walked out of in any other car,at the time, started without complaint, so they could recover her. I only stopped buying Volvo , when they started to look like every other car on the roadI have had a couple of Volvos too, both 240 estates, and they were great workhorses.
As it happens, my mate had a 480, which he bought dirt cheap with a years ticket, and ran for several years without spending a lot of money on it.
I wouldn't say I hate them, they are just characterless world market SUVs, like all the others.
I don't think I will be driving one myself at any time though. TBH, I much prefer driving my boat to any wheeled vehicle these days.
Might be a mid life crisis thing.
Yes, and that will mean that there should be masses on sale very cheap second hand in a few years, for those that do fancy trying one.
