I've never had a Landrover, not really my cup of tea, but I have two friends who do have thewm- one has a diesel series 3, the other has an ex army lightweight, and it's safe to say that neither of them would use them for a sixty mile commute..........they're essentially agricultural vehicles, designed for dragging a stuck cow out of a pond, not for hacking round the M25. John who has the series has the larger diameter wheels (apparently there were various sizes available..i'm no expert!) because the gearing is otherwise so low that it's painful on an A road, and locking freewheeling front hubs, and even then it's a remarkably thirsty beast. Kev's lightweight is incredibly short on creature comforts, and there's all manner of sharp sticky out brackets for squaddy gear in there, it's also absolutely freezing in winter...the heater's hopeless and the tilt is more flappy than a washing line in a hurricane...on a summers day though it's a great ride, but slooooowwwwwwww. Oh, one other thing to beware of, lightweights have no door locks and there's been the remains of the occasional drunk's takeaway in there in the morning after a rainy night!
I suppose it depends on how uncomfortable you're prepared to be to enjoy the ride!
living with an older landrover?
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Re: living with an older landrover?
1968 Triumph Vitesse Mk1 2 litre convertible, Junior Miss rusty has a 1989 998cc Mk2 Metro, Mrs Rusty has a modern common rail diesel thing.