Hi TeriAnn
I Believe that the Landy in question was either still partaking in the days
events or on its way home after playing, it did have that used and cherished
kind of look to it, with a large toe jack strapped to the rear, and the
telltale marks along the length suggested he had been traversing some of our
green lanes.
I have seen the vehicle about before, and it is usually somewhat cleaner, it
is a small island and I guess it is not easy to miss these vehicles going
around and you get to know which ones are mums taxi and which are enthusiast
owned and regularly muddied up!
I was in no way suggesting that people who need (or enjoy the ownership of)
such vehicles and keep them clean should not be on the road, more that mums
taxi that never gets its wheels dirty is not the ideal use of these
vehicles!
I can see from re reading my message that this is what I had implied, sorry
for the misunderstanding!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: "TeriAnn Wakeman"
Subject: Re: Holidays over
> In town today I saw about 20 Land Rovers, only one of which should have
been
> > on the road IMHO ;-) it was the one that had mud so far up you could
hardly
> > see any paint or canvas. Both Angela and I said simultaneously, "He
knows
> > what that is for then!" All the rest were street fairies,
>
> Interesting.
>
> When I bring my 1960 Land Rover Dormobile home from a run one of the
> first things I do after unpacking is crawl underneath with a high
> pressure washer then follow it up with an outside cleaning and relubing
> everything. I'm a great believer in the old adage "Take care of your
> gear and it will take care of you". It's that mud layer that causes
> accelerated wear as well as rust. I really don't know any experienced
> off road people that keep their vehicles dirty.
>
> You will never see a mud coating on my LR after a couple days of my
> returning from the field. That doesn't mean I never use my Land Rover
> off road. it means I take care to keep my ride reliable.
>
> On the other hand I've seen wannabes run off to the first muddy field on
> the block an wallow in it like a hot pig in a mud bath just to get the
> "look". Then they keep it on for as long as possible so everyone would
> think that are real off roaders. Even if the mud came off a flat field
> next to the mall.
>
> Personally I tend to look for horizontal scratches in the paint. That
> means passage through heavily brushed trails. Equipment that has been
> used and maintained tends to have a certain look about it that maybe
> only another off roader can readily identify, but my respect is for the
> person who uses and maintains their equipment.
>
> TeriAnn
> 1960 Land Rover Dormobile owned since 1978
> 1961 Triumph TR3A, owned since 1986 (the new car)
> Who needs anything else?
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