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neilll":12igskum said:
Had Land Rovers for years....went looking for a 101 Forward Control and came back from an Army auction with an Series III Air Portable/Lightweight :roll: Kept this as a daily driver for years - 16mpg, on 750 Mud Terrains and a roll cage
Then a Series III 88 petrol, 110 Turbo Diesel, 200 TDi 90 (stolen) and finally a 300TDi 90 CSW.
Me too
1st; 1969 2A Light-Weight (complete shed!!)
2nd; 1994 Defender 110Tdi ('300' Hard-Top)
3rd; 1989 90CSW-V8 (genuine factory build!, not a 'bitsa')
4th; 1998 Discovery 50th Anniversary
5th; 1999 Defender 110td5 'Heritage'
Sadly the 110 was sold last February
, & we've had a really obnoxious 'blue-van' (C-Max) since then :evil:
I'm hoping it's departing soon, & being replaced with a V50, V70, or an Octavia estate
Oh, & we've got the XKR too
That said, I'm desperate for another Landie, but can't decide whether to go for a 101FC, a 86" Series 1, or (if I can find a good one) a Range Rover 'Classic' 300Tdi/manual
And...........
For those of you who are wondering what the '101FC' that 'neilll' & myself both mention, this is one;
It's an ex-military gun-tractor (main design role)
- They look huge, but, they're shorter/narrower than the (original - & best! - shape) Range Rover
- Powered by a detuned 3.5 litre petrol V8 (as per the Range Rover of the day)
- They can be 'stripped to the waist', & carried under a Helicopter, or parachuted from a Hercules.
Driving them is a knack...
- the gear-lever is by your elbow
- there's no power-steering (9.00 x 16 tyres take some turning!!)
- forward visibility is magnificent (especially off-road & downhill!!)
- brakes are dire, if you're wanting to hold it on a hill, reverse down under control)
On the flip side, they even intimidate taxi & coach drivers
I've been a passenger in one at an (indicated) 80MPH!!! - niosy is an understatement!
To sum up, they're just brilliant fun (& somewhat unusual - less than 2000 were built)