[Rob Brownfield]

The thought of driving 45 miles each way every day to work in a Landy fills me with dread!

And that is exactly why Landrover built the original Discovery. When I bought mine (Secondhand, £3000), we jumped in it and drove just over 1500 miles in a week, all round Scotland. That was 3 of us with enough luggage to sink the Titanic (teenage daughter!) and we drove every kind of road imaginable, from motorway  to hill tracks, and never once felt tired or stressed. Superb vehicle.

I kept her 4 years and got £2k for her as a trade in

[Mike Barrio]

Discovery doesn't really have the same 'iconic' attraction though Rob, plenty of alternatives out there.

Trouble is, gathering my thoughts, I don't think I could swap my daily Golf for a Defender, I simply don't do enough off road stuff to make the benefits worthwhile .......... But it will always be a 'Big Boys Toy' that I fancy owning

Cheers
Mike

[Rob Brownfield]

Discovery doesn't really have the same 'iconic' attraction though Rob, plenty of alternatives out there.

Series 1 and 2 Discovery have become collectable Prices are rising again as people realize they are getting something that will compete with a defender off road, but has a heater that works, is watertight (mostly..lol) and is comfy.

Get a Subaru Forrester..will out last your golf, will swallow your tackle...I mean gear...lol...will return decent MPG and will do 200k easily if you want to keep it Get an XT version and it will do all of the above and 0-60 in about 5.5 seconds..lol

And its become a bit of an icon and a following is building up. I am going back to Subaru after 18 faultless months in a Skoda...but it does not have the "Soul" of a Subaru

[Derek Roxborough]

I have little need for a 4X4 these days my fiesta does every thing I want,I carry a roll of Plastic mesh in the boot that gets me out of the clarts if I am daft enough to get in them, it's heavy duty plastic I got of the shore ( I just love beach combing) got a police car out of trouble in the last big snow we had a few years back, easgach 1

[Mike Barrio]

Looks like fun 

[Derek Roxborough]

It would make turning over in bed a bit of an adventure, easgach 1

[Rob Brownfield]

Mike, these chaps might become close friends...congrats

http://www.lrparts.net/vehicle/freelander-2.html

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff ....... Thanks Rob

[Mike Barrio]

[Rob Brownfield]

I remember that advert...thought it was genius at the time!!

[Mike Barrio]

Looks like fun

[Mike Barrio]

[Rob Brownfield]

If you want proper wading, have a look at this 1970's Landy at Billing Aquadrome.

Not the best quality, but point me to any Japanese vehicle that could do the same and survive.

Its a little long so skip to the middle for the fun bit

[Rob Brownfield]

And believe it or not...these are V8 petrol engines....there is a waterproofing kit that gives them a covered distributor, lead caps and extended axle breathers and air intake. It does not give them a waterproof cabin!

[Mike Barrio]

Can't see myself subjecting mine to any of this stuff