Which 4x4?

burlington6

Gloomendoom wrote: »

So do 60 year old Land Rovers.

Fair point. But they're bought for the image and history rather than how good they are

Gloomendoom

burlington6 wrote: »

Fair point. But they're bought for the image and history rather than how good they are

Define "good".

I suspect that your definition would be a lot different to my own and many others.

burlington6

You're obviously a Landy fan so we will have to agree to disagree

AdrianC

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Define "good".

I suspect that your definition would be a lot different to my own and many others.

<looks out window at s3 88">
I love my Landy, and that s1 looks bloody fantastic.

But not even their best friend could realistically call them "good", in the context of a vehicle to be used every day by Joe Public, let's be honest.

Gloomendoom

AdrianC wrote: »

<looks out window at s3 88">
I love my Landy, and that s1 looks bloody fantastic.

But not even their best friend could realistically call them "good", in the context of a vehicle to be used every day by Joe Public, let's be honest.

But in comparison to their contempory vehicles, the sheer number of them that are still usable at all 30, 40, 50 or even 60 years on marks them out as "good".

Mr_Toad

AdrianC wrote: »

<looks out window at s3 88">
I love my Landy, and that s1 looks bloody fantastic.

But not even their best friend could realistically call them "good", in the context of a vehicle to be used every day by Joe Public, let's be honest.

Lots of people use them every day and I'm not talking about the Chelsea tractor brigade. I'm talking about farmers, the emergency services, the military, the utility companies etc.

You can't compare them to anything else only other true off road vehicles.

Jeeps have been around since 1941 the Landy since 1948 and they came into existence because the chief designer at Rover, Maurice Wilks, owned a WW2 Jeep and was worried about getting parts as it got older. His first prototype was even built on a Jeep chassis.

My old series 2 was dreadful on the road at 50mph. You couldn't hear yourself think, it wandered all over the road due to the off road tyres and you had to book an appointment in advance to brake!

But in a muddy field or on an unmade road it was superb and would go anywhere. On the road it was like a fish out of water. I can still hear the Landy hum if I close my eyes.

They have improved over the years but never lost their primary ability to go off road straight out of the box.

AdrianC

Mr_Toad wrote: »

Lots of people use them every day and I'm not talking about the Chelsea tractor brigade. I'm talking about farmers, the emergency services, the military, the utility companies etc.

You can't compare them to anything else only other true off road vehicles.

Jeeps have been around since 1941 the Landy since 1948 and they came into existence because the chief designer at Rover, Maurice Wilks, owned a WW2 Jeep and was worried about getting parts as it got older. His first prototype was even built on a Jeep chassis.

My old series 2 was dreadful on the road at 50mph. You couldn't hear yourself think, it wandered all over the road due to the off road tyres and you had to book an appointment in advance to brake!

But in a muddy field or on an unmade road it was superb and would go anywhere. On the road it was like a fish out of water. I can still hear the Landy hum if I close my eyes.

They have improved over the years but never lost their primary ability to go off road straight out of the box.

Couldn't agree more. BUT the fact that you need to say all that just proves my point, in the context of this thread.

epninety

AdrianC wrote: »

<looks out window at s3 88">
But not even their best friend could realistically call them "good", in the context of a vehicle to be used every day by Joe Public, let's be honest.

I commute 80 miles/day in my Discovery 3 and have done for a few years. Previous to that I commuted 100 miles/day in an early 90s Defender for about 6 years, and previous to that a similar journey in a Discovery 1 for a few years.

I guess I'm just not Joe Public :T

In my view, I spend too many hours in a car each day for it to be one that I don't like or that bores me silly. Life's too short!

AdrianC

epninety wrote: »

I commute 80 miles/day in my Discovery 3 and have done for a few years. Previous to that I commuted 100 miles/day in an early 90s Defender for about 6 years, and previous to that a similar journey in a Discovery 1 for a few years.

Well, we were just talking about leaf-sprung series, and even a Def is a very different, much more civilised beastie.

In my view, I spend too many hours in a car each day for it to be one that I don't like or that bores me silly. Life's too short!

Could not agree more!

Gloomendoom

I must admit that, while I wouldn't swap my Series 1 Land Rover for a Disco 4 or a Land Cruiser, I wouldn't really recommend one as an option in the OP's situation.