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land rover

series III

disco 200tdi

tomcat 100(built from the disco)

range rover classic(for spares)

off road

ABS freestyle(road legal kit car mini based)

cars

3 mini saloons

1 mini cabrolet

2 mini vans

3 mini jems(kit car)

4 mini marcos(kit car)

i may have a bit of a mini thing going on :blink:

bikes

kawasaki KE125

MZ skorpion sport

honda fire storm

honda africa twin(crashed)

aprilia caponord

mike

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4x4

hardtop 2.5na (blew up a lot :D but strangely didn't put me off)

lightweight with 3.1L essex v6 (warped heads regularly :rolleyes: still didn't put me off)

90 pick up with 200tdi cracking truck, should have kept it

200tdi disco

80" series 1

honda big red quad

cars

2 vw polo's (one for £80 T&T that was a brilliant motor)

pug 307

mazda 6 (company)

bikes

cb250n (yep a superdream cool huh? B) )

xj650

xl600

gs1000

gt750

oh and briefly owned 'revenge' - volvo engined bike

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Well ok i have owned since 1989

1 x Seris 3 (diesel)

1 x 90 2.5 petrol

1 x Suzuki Jeep

1 x Rangie 200 Tdi

1 x 90 2.5 N/A Diesel

1 x Rangie V8

1 x 100" Hybrid (made by Rapid Rovers)

1 x 90 200 Tdi

1 x 90 Tubo Diesel

1 x Freelander TD4 (3 door)

1 x Disco 200 Tdi

1 x 90 300 TDi

1 x Disco 3.9 V8

1 x Disco 300 Tdi

So that is my list if Land Rover so far :)

Cars so far

Escort 1.4 Mine

and company cars i have had

1 x Astra estate

1 x 405

2 x 406

1 x passat

1 x Holdern V8 Ute

1 x Toyota Camry

Ok forgot experiance

Been off roading since i was 16

Started (and ran for serveral years as Chairman ) the Shire Land Rover Club

Land Rover and conreco off road driving instructor since about 2000

Won a few Off road winch challenges

Drive 25,000 miles around Aus in a 90 ( including the center where there is some of the most remote off roading tracks in the world)

Worked as a Salesman at a Land Rover Dealership in Brisbane in my time :)

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Limiting it to 4x4 only;

Sierra V6 4x4

Sierra Cosworth

Audi Quattro

Jeep Cherokee 4.0L

Series III 88" diesel

Series IIA 88" V8 Hybrid - ALF (still got)

RRC 3.5 Efi

RR P38 DSE

Defender 110 CSW TD5

Defender 110 CSW TDci (still got)

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I've done a bit of off roading as well!

I had such a close escape - driving my first LR a SIII into an on-coming Rolls Royce within 500yards of buying it

I've driven a LandCruiser around LandCruiser mountain park

I've broken down in an Isuzu twice

Nothing else to prove as at 5'2" my dad isn't bigger than anyone elses dad :P

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I had such a close escape - driving my first LR a SIII into an on-coming Rolls Royce within 500yards of buying it

Nothing else to prove as at 5'2" my dad isn't bigger than anyone elses dad :P

Pray tell more about the Roller V's S3 incident, Obiwan

My Dad is 5'3" now but was 5'6" so most people's dads are taller than my dad proving that I have nothing to gain in a p!**!ng contest

I have never been to Landcruiser Park either but I have been to see the Queen at the trooping of the colour and eaten chips on Blackpool beach...

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series 3 (gold in colour when bought and changed to Oslo Metallic Blue after too many people pointed and laughed) :(

Disco 200TDi My most reliable car ever after it had been my brothers most unreliable (he spent a fortune on it and left it for six months in my old mans garden after he got sick of it). It replaced the above after an offer I couldn't refuse.

1985 90 currently consisting of a complete rear axle (fanfare please) and the front axle 2/3 rds the way there.

G :)

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I'll only list the offroad vehicles i've owned.

1965 88'' LandRover,my first back in 1969.

1948,!951 80'' LandRovers. Good fun at the time but now wonder how I put up with the bonejarringly noisy rattletraps.

1957 86''and 1957 107'' series ones. same comments as above.

1989 RangeRover Hiline Auto wih Viscous transfercase. Uninspiring and worrisome vehicle to take into isolated remote areas.

1965,1966, 71, 76 ,78 , 88' model in various body configurations. I converted the 1966 model to 6x6 drive back in 1978, the 65 model is mycurrent portal axled conveyance.

2 1965 Lwb models in truck cab and hardtop configs.

2 1963 International Scout pickups. these were fitted with one bank ofa 304 cu inch 'V8 giving a 152 cu inch slant 4. POS with 3 speed gearbox tiny Dana 27 diffs and spindly axle housings.

1964 beam axled leaf sprung Austin Gipsey LWB pickup. Excellant Austin interpretation of series LandRover without the weak gearbox/diffs or front axle tramp. Strong oval section chassis but unfortunately a body prone to severe rust out.

1940 Chevrolet Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) 15 cwt 4x4 truck.Very heavy duty slow, noisy, rough riding world war 2 truck that had very little offroad ability unless it was carrying a couple of tons on the back. It was powered by an oil drip lubricated 215 cu inch overhead valve 6 similar to early British Bedfords.

!942 Dodge Weapons Carrier. Good looking, strong 3/4ton world war 2 truck with torquey92 bhp 230cu inch side valve 6cyl,a highly flexible chassis that kept its wheels firmly planted in conditions that would stop a non difflocked Defender dead in its tracks.Performance was let down a little by only having a single speed transfercase.

one 1985 and one 1989 Holden Jackaroo( Isuzu Trooper) Station Wagon. Probably the least capable but most reliable of all the vehicles mentioned, but gee when something does go wrong they are an absolute%$&*??? :angry: to work on that would test the patience of a very patient person.

Bill.

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4x4's - Series 3 109

2 x RRC'S - both 3.9

Mitsubishi Delica 2.5 - such a beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Series 3 Lightweight - wish I'd kept in now but made a nice profit!

Now got 300tdi 110

Other cars (bearing in mind I'm 'only' 28....

Cavalier Mk 2 1.6

Peugeot 309 1.6 SRI

Sierra Sapphire 1.8

Peugeot 405 1.6 estate

Orion 1.6i Ghia (later condemed by MOT garage due to corrosion!)

Vauxhall Chevette 1.3 (inherited from sister as a 'toy')

Cavalier Mk 3 1.8

VW MK 1 Golf GTI 1.6 (Tuned 'just slightly' above standard - something broke every time I drove it but heck did it move!)

VW Polo 1.4

Peugeot 406 estate

Also driven/played with:

Forklifts

Telehandlers

Tractors

Mobile Cranes

Boat Hoists (straddle carrier type) inc biggest one in uk at 200 t capacity (at the mo - but ask miketomcat - he knows the one!).

Plus many years as a pizza delivery boy on mopeds - soooooo much fun!

And numerous other cars/vans/trucks and minibuses. (including claim to fame as when I was 21 I was the uk's youngest examiner under MIDAS - the minibus training/assesment process for voluntary drivers)

But like others I really want to learn to drive an HGV.......

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Only got into 4x4'sdue to sheeppimp. :rolleyes:

First was a 1989 Disco 200tdi( ex's technically)

That was replaced with a 1994 110 200tdi (via sheeppimp, ex kept)

My own first 4x4 was a bargain £275 with 6months T&T 1973 RRC( how it had MOT i will never know) in 2005.

Above sold for what i paid for it after 2 months and bought a 'good' 1990 3.9 RRC...... umm 3 months later discovered it was suffering with a mild corrosion problem........ spent 6months being stripped and turned into the current Hybrid.

Also have a Lotus 7 Replica, got at 20yrs old, built & registered in 1999, still have, longest owned car ever.

Normal cars

83 Metro 1.0( replaced every possible part in 18months)

90 Rover Metro GTa 1.4 K series

88 Mk2 Golf Gti (written off by silly moo hitting me on M3)

89 Cav Mk2

Various Company Cars, (Pug 106, Toyota Corrola, Renault Extra, Astra diesel)

89 Ford Orion ghia ( very rusty arches)

98 Nissan Primera SRi

05 Honda Civic Type S (work funded lease car)

Just purchased yesterday to replace above lease car when change job in Feb

2000 Honda Accord 2.0SE Executive Sport

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Land Rover history

B-reg 90 2.25 petrol sold to fund-

F-reg 90 turbo

K-reg Disco 200 tdi

N-reg Disco 300 tdi ES

V-reg Disco TD5 gs current

Bikes ( they`re in my blood)

B-reg Suzuki gs 550 E

E-reg Suzuki gsxr 750 streetfighter

K-reg Suzuki gsxr 750 slingshot (short stroke motor) trashed in a big way

L-reg Suzuki gsxr 750 with a 908 big bore (very fast)

Rreg Suziuki gsxr 600

52 reg Suzuki gsxr 600 Corona replica (currant)

and a few in between not worth mentioning

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4x4's

110 hicap pickup 2.25 deisel A reg

110 safari ex sweb rolled to make hicap a new chassie

S3 2.5td P reg

S3 2.25petrol N reg

s2 2.25petrol ??? reg not road going

90 2.5td not fitting a 200tdi in to it F reg

disco 200tdi G reg broke for parts

disco 200tdi K reg still driving every day

disco 200tdi K reg putting the engine into my 90

all the above i still have. but the G reg disco went 2 weeks ago

plus many more 2x4 but theres too many to list

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Loads of cars, usually modified and thrashed.

Land-Rovers:

S3 diesel truck cab 88" 1977

Range Rover 3.5V8 1979

110 Commercial SW 1989 200TDi (still got it)

Discovery 1993 V8i 3 door

Discovery 1994 V8i 5 door

Discovery 1995 V8i 5 Door auto lpg (yuk)

Range Rover p38a 1996 4.0SE

Discovery 1994 300TDi (still got it)

S3 88" SW petrol 1981

I think thats it ...

Driven most LRs in my time from trialing a mates old S2 to larking around in new shape RRs offroad.

Will :)

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....first 4x4 was a Austin Champ back in 1980 on the road

then 1955 86" 2litre canvas with rollbar

1952 80" rover 60 engined trialler

1969 IIA 2 1/4 then 3.5V8

1979 RRC 2dr rebuilt from a write off -took bl**dy ages to do

1949 80" 1.6 road going

1953 80" 2litre /FC gearbox/hyd winch/atlas rear difflock on terratyres- road going!

401 diesel unimog

404 petrol unimog

V8 90 TC on 11.50 - 15 terra tyres (xt's) with ramsey winch

Max 6x6 ATV with cage amphibious offroad toy

Honda TRX350 4x4 road legal to which I added 26/12x12 agri tread terra's and a X1 winch ......wish I still had it

109SIIA ambulance 2 1/4 diesel- travelled to pyrenees with this one

several RRC's auto and manual

and now the 109 SW

cars start with a Hillman Hunter 1725 TC

then Pontiac Firebird 455HO pos :P

Opel Monza 3.0 GSE manual ....lovely car, in 7 yrs and 80k miles all it needed was tyres and engine services

Astra 1.7 td ...snore... the ex took that with her...so thats alright :lol:

Bikes on the road : triumph 650...not for long..px'ed it for cash and a diesel dumper smoother and more reliable

BMW R80GS paralever still got it imo one of the best allround bikes ever

......most memorable drive off road still has to be the 6X6 Explorer- fantastic

Cheers

Steveb

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It's quite interesting seeing peoples car history B)

4x4's:

My first car: MY98 Subaru Impreza Turbo (well it is 4wd!) sold for...

'Bob' : 300TDi Land Rover Discovery sold for...

MY00 Subaru Impreza Turbo (they're adictive :huh: )

George: ...er... piles of SIIA ;):lol:

Sold my last Scooby for a Rover Mini Cooper to save up for the Canada/America Trip, missing it like mad even though I love the mini.

Also kinda half a share in 'Charlie'; a Camel Defender 110, otherwise known as 'Big Yellow Moneysponge' B) Who we've taken overlanding and to stupid places like Moab, Alaska and the Colorado Mountains.

Most memorable off roading: 'Hells Revenge' ...in the dark led by Rob from Portal Tek. Poor Charlie!

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Just the one 90, had it 7 years now I think, started off as dads mini mid-life crisis, then I had it once I'd passed my driving test and then Jonathan had it once he'd passed his and I was away at Uni. Changed quite a bit in that time, spent a fortune on it and it still breaks every five minutes. No plans to sell it, just try to build some reliability into it at some point...

My other cars have been 2 Rovers that have been passed onto me through the family (free!), current one goes fast enough to scare me so will do until I can afford an Impreza!

Richard

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