 | Home > Off Topic > This vehicle does not identify as a Land Rover |
 
|
|
|
| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1407  
|
Define a Land Rover. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
|
||
20th Apr 2023 12:30pm |
|
| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5732 
|
That’s easy.
 Click image to enlarge |
||
|
20th Apr 2023 12:40pm |
|
| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2644  
|
The definition of ‘Land Rover’ is
Necessity, following the war Rover and Britain needed to export Flexible and resourceful, basing a required vehicle on a Jeep chassis, left over aluminium and RAF paint Working, a farm vehicle, small and cheap enough to do some of the work of a tractor, a multi purpose utility truck that can build and modified for purpose. Adventurous, a vehicle that opened up the world for exploration, whether off to Australia or a week away to Scotland with the family, the dog and the caravan. A much loved friend A project A cheap race car A family of vehicles A true enthusiast vehicle Never boring. |
||
|
20th Apr 2023 12:49pm |
|
| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1407
|
Sadly, all in the past. The world has moved on and so has the customer profile. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
|
||
|
20th Apr 2023 12:53pm |
|
| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 748 |
Real Landrovers……
Click image to enlarge |
||
|
20th Apr 2023 3:29pm |
|
| ak615 Member Since: 22 Aug 2018 Location: essex Posts: 181 |
Might Identify mine as a land cruiser in the hope it breaks down less
 |
||
|
20th Apr 2023 5:02pm |
|
| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150  
|
Left over aluminium and leftover ex RAF paint are both debunked myths that need consigning to the dustbin, neither notion is true.
Birmabright was not used on aircraft (Rover had nothing to do with aircraft production) and was chosen as it was rust proof and not subject to rationing as steel was at the time, and the light green paint was chosen to blend in in the countryside and was ordered from Burgess paints just like any other. 2011 110 USW 1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
||
|
20th Apr 2023 8:56pm |
|
| Mother superior Member Since: 05 Aug 2013 Location: Surrey Posts: 504
|
I can define my land rover by stating that it is an entity that constantly tests me via endless rounds of physical, emotional, psychological and financial torture in order to ascertain that I am still worthy of owning it. Oh woe, oh woe
My crusty old landrover, It will not go. |
||
|
21st Apr 2023 7:51am |
|
| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6102 
|
road tyres, parked in the middle of an office complex area (I guess in a city), squeeky clean. 'nuff said. |
||
|
21st Apr 2023 8:25am |
|
| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1429 
|
It was in Westminster, not far from the Abbey and Parliament.
This one stood out, all the others were black... on road tyres, in the city and squeeky clean.  |
||
|
21st Apr 2023 9:36am |
|
| Bowbearer Member Since: 12 Aug 2022 Location: Norfolk Posts: 182 
|
They stopped being Land Rovers in 1990 when they became Defenders as part of the Marketing.
Mine is 1985 so it is a Land Rover 110 not a Defender. |
||
|
21st Apr 2023 12:52pm |
|
| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970  
|
Looks like Martin had a premonition when he named this site “Defender”…..
Covers all angles in my opinion  Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
||
|
21st Apr 2023 1:19pm |
|
| 2hel Member Since: 28 Nov 2022 Location: Essex Posts: 177 
|
This is probably the most accurate definition |
||
|
21st Apr 2023 2:35pm |
|
| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3521 
|
A company in free fall.
It’s not a small player, but it doesn’t have the power of being part of a big group. It has mis-match of products that fight with each other for sales. It has been woefully late to the EV market. It treats its customers like dirt. The reliability of most of its products has been questionable. If you own a Jaguar franchise at present, you too have been screwed by the same organisation. I am afraid this rebrand is a corporate ‘moving the chairs on the deck of the Titanic’. I think this is all about breaking the company up. I would never be surprised if sections get sold to third parties. You never know, Ford might like another go at a bit of it? (maybe Jaguar?) |
||
|
21st Apr 2023 2:47pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2025 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
