Daryl Webb writes:
>Like Granville its >Lurk-mode off for me to defend the honour of our beloved
>Land-rover no less. Looks like TerriAnn needs all the help she can get!
>
>Whilst I will admit that a Land-Rover at speed is a trifle noisy, the ride is
>much better than other vehicles of a similar nature. Go for a ride in an
>Un-modified Land-Cruiser of Nissan Patrol with leaf springs. On the
>bitumen/tar the two are about the same but on rough dirt roads the Land-rover
>is streaks ahead. On rough tracks point to point times in old Land-rovers
>are as good or better than many of the more modern vehicles.
>
>I will also conceed that the "rover-type" rear axle of the pre-series III's
>is fragile. but so is the early 4sp Land-cruiser transfer case. I'd rather
>blow an axle that I can fix than a transfer case that I cant. ( of course
>I'd rather not blow anything... That why I've got a stage I (series III V8)
>
>
>As for lang distance travelling, well the stage I has done over 200,000 K in
>the last 6 years, 1000 + km (600+ mile) Days are not uncommon (mind you they
>are not common either). If you want to tour long distances in and old Landy
>get an Overdrive, they help more with the noise that anything else.
>
>
>Granvile. I've seen 3.5 rover V8's (215 buick's) in series Landys'
>They are a bit hard on the G/box-transfer-case if not used carefully. I
>think Mark's 4x4 (OZ) makes an adapter. (The address has been posted on
>LRO@team.net, but I could find it if you have lots of time :-)
>A Champ ?? You are a sick puppy arent you..... :-)
Yes... I... am...
>Go on TerriAnn throw Ray to the Crazy Canucks on LRO. Though for his sake
>perhaps you'd better conceal his identity!
She did, she did. Heh, heh... 8~{>
I love Land-Rovers (a lot) but the old four-cylinder, leaf-sprung ones are
not my choice for driving long distances, probably partly because She Who
Must Be Obeyed would refuse to come... Hmmm, maybe they ARE a good choice... ;*>
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