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Happyoldgit

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  1. Kudos to him / them for being honest but cannot help but feel their purchase was somewhat naive and not well researched. Being first to own a brand new model, speccing big tyres, driving it in such a manner to appear "cool" are perhaps indicators of the some of the reasoning behind their purchase. An "adventurer" where image is an important factor. The trim finish highlighted is poor and while it may be a fairly easy DIY fix that is not what ought to be required on a vehicle in this price bracket - even one with a commercial bias.
  2. Another video from these folks but this time concentrating on the "infotainment" - with a better microphone!
  3. The ability to increase rear loadspace by being able to fold rear seats is sometimes handy. I'm pretty sure that in at least my last few 110's the middle row seat backs unlocked and hinged forward then maybe the whole lot tipped up and folded forward vastly increasing the rear loadspace which was often useful for loading up with stuff like animal feedstuff or longer items. Having that ability in a unitary cabin utility vehicle IS useful. A Td5 Disco 2 or diesel P38 RR auto are from a different era.
  4. Good thread, potential for being made sticky [pun intended] if enough people contribute.
  5. Harry's "how does it work as a farm car" review...
  6. Sticking it in a freezer used to be an old trick didn’t it?
  7. Apart from the dire sound quality due to location and the questionable steering techniques that is a useful review. Rear seats that don’t fold flat to increase rear load space and the dire fuel consumption are things that really do need addressing.
  8. Still waiting for a call from the local dealer who has had my name for a while. He said he would ring when he had a demo to try. I am not going to chase.
  9. The summary is probably correct but if a manufacturer can make more profit from a certain sector then that is the market they will pursue regardless.
  10. Crikey.... What is she after?😉
  11. Agree with all that, the format is well past its sell by date. I hardly watch any mainstream broadcast stuff now barring the occasional old film or programme from back in the day on the Talking Pictures old f@rts channel. The missus and I will admit to being regular viewers of Forged In Fire despite it being based on artificial deadlines.
  12. Thanks chaps, I shall have a browse...
  13. My commercial inspection lamp is years old and getting a bit past it. It's a 240v mains but with a 12v transformer built into the plug, the lamp itself takes heavy duty bulbs that seem to last forever. That said the transformer occasionally buzzes and despite various repairs in the past the ball and socket joint in the clamp is loose again so the lamp itself doesn't stay in position for very long which was a chore when working on the MB transfer box last week. I quite fancy updating to a cordless rechargeable LED job so would be interested in what others are using.
  14. Is your petrol Freelander comparable to a new Grenadier? (Thanks for the unnecessary advice regarding the etiquette of this forum - speaking as one of the team who wrote the rules and assisted in managing the place before you joined. Please feel free to message me personally if you wish to discuss further).
  15. Thanks for the first impressions Jeremy. Imposing vehicle. 23 mpg is likely to have Greta blubbing.
  16. I had a TD5 90 that had been through Special Vehicles for additional equipment and mods some years ago. I was able to get full info from either JLR... or was it Gaydon? Hmmmm. I'm not sure where the records are held now.
  17. I understand what is being said but there are ways and means of cutting through snotty sales staff who's allegiance to one brand is fickle to non existent. Most I have encountered dance from dealership to dealership, BMW one / month year, Volvo the next. Hanging around a showroom showing obvious interest in this or that is time consuming, a direct approach is better. Ignore the receptionist but approach a salesperson, make eye contact, introduce yourself, offer to shake hands or whatever the post pandemic norm is, tell them exactly what you are considering, make it clear you have considered funding, know what you are talking about and cut short any attempts to sidetrack. It works.
  18. Life really is too short to worry about the motivations behind the buying habits of others. If having a shiny new reg vehicle regularly on the drive makes them happy then so be it. Their means of funding same is irrelevant. Those "gimps" provide the hand me downs for non gimp types.
  19. Very true and after decades of owning, fettling and faffing with more Land Rover's than I care to remember your last line probably holds true for me too. Still, if Ineos gets its act together and manages to get the the Grenadier out to customers in some kind of numbers the trickle down in decades to come will enable some to tinker with what will then be venerable vehicles. Perhaps these will still capable of exploring parts of the world that have been explored by thousands of others before.
  20. That's a pretty broad brush. There are still enough people willing to buy new, by whatever means and who are we to judge, and not all buy just to keep up with the neighbours. Without those who purchase new there will be no vehicles for those further down the used chain to buy and perhaps spend their time fettling / improving.
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