DJR Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 After that I went (and stayed) with a Td5 diesel, but boy oh boy, it took some time to get used to not getting in a hurry! The patience I learnt came in handy though, when it was time to teach my boys to drive. Put it in low range on the farm and all you gave to worry about is that they may unearth a gate post or two. Hairy, Duane_Bosch, Kalahari Vegmot and 3 others 6
Azi Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 I like it... a lot. The initial reviews look very good, especially off-road capabilities. Land Rover invited a bunch of international motoring journalists to Namibia for a few days recently to test the vehicles, including Van Zyls Pass. There are a few YouTube videos. All were very positive. Have to wait for long-terms tests thoughBeen reading and viewing so many reviews, all very complimentary and so few criticisms. And this is the only modern vehicle I can think of that makes white steel wheels look cool - love it! Piston ZA and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2
Kranswurm Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 My first Defender. A 2.8 petrol. Had enough power to pull away and make all 4 tyres squeal, but if you did that too often you ended up with an empty petrol tank waaaay before you expected. Was great fun though. Could actually keep its speed uphill and upwind, storm the dunes with just about anything and tow a bulldozer sideways - but again, you had to carry extra jerry cans of fuel. Really regret selling that one.I had a Series III,then a County 3.5L V8 Petrol which had a Spanish box which packed in.Replaced it and sold it back to Safari Centre for what I originally paid for it.Swore never again after that. DJR 1
geomark Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 My favorite landrover, 1) I was young and like DJR said thought it was cool and MUCH more importantly 2) it had a 24 barrel spider shotgun on the roof that I really really wanted to try! never did Hairy 1
DJR Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 My favorite landrover, 1) I was young and like DJR said thought it was cool and MUCH more importantly 2) it had a 24 barrel spider shotgun on the roof that I really really wanted to try! never did 1980 Rouxdale shed.jpgMust've been Zim, they came up with crazy megafters like that?
geomark Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Must've been Zim, they came up with crazy megafters like that?Indeed, including mine proofing. Edited April 8, 2020 by geomark DJR, Hairy and Ed-Zulu 3
Beattbox Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 After that I went (and stayed) with a Td5 diesel, but boy oh boy, it took some time to get used to not getting in a hurry! The patience I learnt came in handy though, when it was time to teach my boys to drive. Put it in low range on the farm and all you gave to worry about is that they may unearth a gate post or two.Yoh! You can smell the concentration! Hairy 1
geomark Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 Learned to drive sitting on dads lap steering series III landies, no power steering then and a turning circle like an oil tanker so there were several gate post and bush incidents, my sister has a prized photo of a landie protruding near vertically from a hole being dug for a fuel tank that I managed to reverse into as well Had a series of the diesels and they were absolute camels, you could get out, have a smoke and walk after them om a steep hill, forget overtaking anything not animal drawn. They had a top spedd of about 80 if you had ear plugs and and required a lot of "active steering correction". Very prone to air locks, lived with an 8mm spanner in the dash for bleeding. Kept a fleet of them going till the mid 90's. Then started breaking down further from home with a fleet of Tdi's and TD5's in E Africa. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Hairy and DJR 3
DJR Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 Learned to drive sitting on dads lap steering series III landies, no power steering then and a turning circle like an oil tanker so there were several gate post and bush incidents, my sister has a prized photo of a landie protruding near vertically from a hole being dug for a fuel tank that I managed to reverse into as well Had a series of the diesels and they were absolute camels, you could get out, have a smoke and walk after them om a steep hill, forget overtaking anything not animal drawn. They had a top spedd of about 80 if you had ear plugs and and required a lot of "active steering correction". Very prone to air locks, lived with an 8mm spanner in the dash for bleeding. Kept a fleet of them going till the mid 90's. Then started breaking down further from home with a fleet of Tdi's and TD5's in E Africa.Come on, go dig for pictures, we have time!
geomark Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 Come on, go dig for pictures, we have time! Been doing some scanning so have so old ones to hand, would have to deep dive for E Africa. Seems we had a job lot of brown paint for rebuilds. DJR and Ed-Zulu 2
geomark Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Then a job lot of green paint, must have been on special...Anyway too many landrover pictures are extremely bad for your health, will have to ration you to these for now Edited April 8, 2020 by geomark Ed-Zulu 1
Kranswurm Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) . Edited April 8, 2020 by Kranswurm Hairy 1
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