djoptix":64x1uyg9 said:
Wow, lots of replies!
Disco - nowhere near big enough unfortunately, in fact I find them generally a lot smaller than you would think?
I had a '98 model, a '50th Anniversary' model (2 years old when I bought it), & it was certainly big enough for most stuff I wanted to use it for (remember it's a
high load-space as well)
Yes!!!, mine did get used on ByWays & RUPPs (as well as 'pay & play-days')
They can be 'roly-poly' handling though, due to being a lot taller (& a higher 'C of G') than the ('proper') Range Rover that donated the mechanicals & the inner body-structure.
Very sadly, possibly due to the misheld belief that "Land Rovers last forever", or too poor a rust-proofing at the factory, they rotted out in the footwells/inner-sills & rear-floors
I had to be brutal (or be towing the 'BWSOW') with mine to get less than 29-30MPG as a day-to-day average figure (300Tdi, manual)
djoptix":64x1uyg9 said:
Omega - not a bad idea but the majority are rusty and have been to the moon and back
I almost bought one before the Discovery - the 2.5Tdi (with the B*W 6-cylinder), still regret it in a way, despite how good the Discovery was.
(it wasn't heavy enough to be safe with the 'BWSOW' though, so the Discovery wasbought - to take its place alongside a 90-V8 CSW - t'was nice having 2 Landies for a while)
After all, dozens of Police Forces can't be wrong, remenber how many Omegas you saw as Traffic Cars on the M-ways?
Most days, in my job, I see lots of Traffic Cops & the older ones still regret the passing of the Omega & Senator
.
djoptix":64x1uyg9 said:
Volvo V70, yes a bit small really
Wouldn't have thought so, but I know they're not as big as the old 740's & 960's (we had a 740 estate for a while. And a V40)
Just for a guide to prices to ex-traffic cars (don't foget.... top-notch drivers & serviced
on the button)
http://www.expolicecar.co.uk/
http://www.xpcarsales.co.uk/#
djoptix":64x1uyg9 said:
Octavia estate - good idea, one I hadn't thought of. Would probably need to add a trailer to make it big enough though
Damned good build quality though - so you can forget all the crappy jokes
djoptix":64x1uyg9 said:
Passat TDi, yes! But pricey for a diesel that doesn't have stratospheric miles on it
Even the mid-90's models??
(ie;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Passat see 'B4'/'B5' details)
