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By *opitinpete OP Man
over a year ago

tipton

Who else is fed up of listening about the land rover defender its a car for f**ks sake.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who else is fed up of listening about the land rover defender its a car for f**ks sake.

What like you're so fed up hearing about them you thought you'd give them an extra mention on here...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beautiful piece of engineering

Iconic design

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

ive not heard what is happening to the people who have been making the defender, more eu rules stop production

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Who's fed up of people moaning about the defender?

It's an icon ffs!

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

I think it a lot more than that but I'm sure you don't want to hear about how they helped revitalise engineering and the economy after the war. How they were the car 75% of the population of Africa first saw.

I won't start about they brought mobility to the armed forces and how they were a small affordable tractor for the farming community.

Obviously the fact that they are used by emergency services and voluntary groups use them to rescue people from places inaccessible to other vehicles won't intrest you.

Over 2 million have been made over a 67 year period. Today the last one, a green soft top 90 rolled off the production line.

They are totally at home up to their axles in mud or parked outside Buckingham Palace. No other vehicle has been so versatile, few have the following that Land Rover has.

Environmentally speaking they can be constantly fixed or improved. If it was just a car it would be scrapped not repaired, restored and rejuvenated...

I have had a Land Roverso in my life since 1980. My current one I have 15 years and I have no intention of ever selling it...

In fact I'm going to be buried in it, because it's never been in a mud hole it couldn't get out of...

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

My boss had one and customers used to come in the shop giving me their details to pass on if he wanted to sell it.

He refused. Then he wrote it off.

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

Frisky said it better to have sex on the bonnet of a Land Rover than a Ford Fiesta...

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

"I think it a lot more than that but I'm sure you don't want to hear about how they helped revitalise engineering and the economy after the war. How they were the car 75% of the population of Africa first saw.

I won't start about they brought mobility to the armed forces and how they were a small affordable tractor for the farming community.

Obviously the fact that they are used by emergency services and voluntary groups use them to rescue people from places inaccessible to other vehicles won't intrest you.

Over 2 million have been made over a 67 year period. Today the last one, a green soft top 90 rolled off the production line.

They are totally at home up to their axles in mud or parked outside Buckingham Palace. No other vehicle has been so versatile, few have the following that Land Rover has.

Environmentally speaking they can be constantly fixed or improved. If it was just a car it would be scrapped not repaired, restored and rejuvenated...

I have had a Land Roverso in my life since 1980. My current one I have 15 years and I have no intention of ever selling it...

In fact I'm going to be buried in it, because it's never been in a mud hole it couldn't get out of...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being a Newcastle United fan I sadly know Fuck all about Defenders

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Never had one, but would love to own a long wheel based version.

What's not to like about them, only thing cooler is the NI snatch van.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I won't start about they brought mobility to the armed forces and how they were a small affordable tractor for the farming community.

Obviously the fact that they are used by emergency services and voluntary groups use them to rescue people from places inaccessible to other vehicles won't intrest you.

Over 2 million have been made over a 67 year period. Today the last one, a green soft top 90 rolled off the production line.

They are totally at home up to their axles in mud or parked outside Buckingham Palace. No other vehicle has been so versatile, few have the following that Land Rover has.

Environmentally speaking they can be constantly fixed or improved. If it was just a car it would be scrapped not repaired, restored and rejuvenated...

I have had a Land Roverso in my life since 1980. My current one I have 15 years and I have no intention of ever selling it...

In fact I'm going to be buried in it, because it's never been in a mud hole it couldn't get out of...

Well said

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are ugly vehicles but very practical for off roading trouble is they never go off road unless driven by careless drivers ,very expensive ,very much fuel guzzlers ,tyre treads to die for but I pay £27 for a tyre for mine how much do them beasts cost of course they last a lot longer ,its like choosing a guy for his personality opposed to his looks

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"ive not heard what is happening to the people who have been making the defender, more eu rules stop production"

It's a combination of things...

It's not pedestrian friendly...

No airbags etc which the EU don't like.

From Land Rover's point of view it's expensive to build. It takes something like 300 employees to build 500 90/110's compared with 150 to build over 1000 Range Rovers...As told on a factory that I did just before Christmas...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's bad news for BMW 4x4 drivers, who is going to pull them out if the mud when they get stuck lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I won't start about they brought mobility to the armed forces and how they were a small affordable tractor for the farming community.

Obviously the fact that they are used by emergency services and voluntary groups use them to rescue people from places inaccessible to other vehicles won't intrest you.

Over 2 million have been made over a 67 year period. Today the last one, a green soft top 90 rolled off the production line.

They are totally at home up to their axles in mud or parked outside Buckingham Palace. No other vehicle has been so versatile, few have the following that Land Rover has.

Environmentally speaking they can be constantly fixed or improved. If it was just a car it would be scrapped not repaired, restored and rejuvenated...

I have had a Land Roverso in my life since 1980. My current one I have 15 years and I have no intention of ever selling it...

In fact I'm going to be buried in it, because it's never been in a mud hole it couldn't get out of...

a sad day for Britain

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By *inkyandperky555Couple
over a year ago

swansea

Yes pile of shit I hate the bloody things had one never again

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"They are ugly vehicles but very practical for off roading trouble is they never go off road unless driven by careless drivers ,very expensive ,very much fuel guzzlers ,tyre treads to die for but I pay £27 for a tyre for mine how much do them beasts cost of course they last a lot longer ,its like choosing a guy for his personality opposed to his looks

My tyres 33x12.5x15 MT's range from £100 to £200. Being honest I wouldn't trust a tyre costing £27 unless it was on my wheelbarrow...

A large percentage of 90/110/130's are used ether for their off road capabilities or for towing. They are capable of towing more than most 4x4's.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I pay £130 a corner for mud terrains.

You pay £27 for a car tyre,my mate pays more than that for his pushbike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My tyres 33x12.5x15 MT's range from £100 to £200. Being honest I wouldn't trust a tyre costing £27 unless it was on my wheelbarrow...

A large percentage of 90/110/130's are used ether for their off road capabilities or for towing. They are capable of towing more than most 4x4's.

Yes Land Rover's other products are mainly used on road even though each one leads its class in off road capability. However they are often bought by people that buy whichever is the car of the moment and will be changed for the latest must have car or 4x4..."
my £27 tyres have done me proud for years on my mondeo and Peugeot estates ,I know you obviously love 4x4s but they've just never had any appeal for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My tyres 33x12.5x15 MT's range from £100 to £200. Being honest I wouldn't trust a tyre costing £27 unless it was on my wheelbarrow...

A large percentage of 90/110/130's are used ether for their off road capabilities or for towing. They are capable of towing more than most 4x4's.

Yes Land Rover's other products are mainly used on road even though each one leads its class in off road capability. However they are often bought by people that buy whichever is the car of the moment and will be changed for the latest must have car or 4x4... my £27 tyres have done me proud for years on my mondeo and Peugeot estates ,I know you obviously love 4x4s but they've just never had any appeal for me

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I learned to drive in one. We had an ex army one at school, I was in the C.C.F. and we spent the autumn term stripping it down to every last nut & bolt, the spring term rebuilding it, then all summer driving it round the school grounds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is the all time classic Defender...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdUlS_cSMoE

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

My tyres 33x12.5x15 MT's range from £100 to £200. Being honest I wouldn't trust a tyre costing £27 unless it was on my wheelbarrow...

A large percentage of 90/110/130's are used ether for their off road capabilities or for towing. They are capable of towing more than most 4x4's.

Yes Land Rover's other products are mainly used on road even though each one leads its class in off road capability. However they are often bought by people that buy whichever is the car of the moment and will be changed for the latest must have car or 4x4... my £27 tyres have done me proud for years on my mondeo and Peugeot estates ,I know you obviously love 4x4s but they've just never had any appeal for me

I do love my Land Rovers but have also owned plenty of normal road cars...

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Iconic. End of.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's bad news for BMW 4x4 drivers, who is going to pull them out if the mud when they get stuck lol"

All other 4x4 drivers lol...

They'll still be around 100 years from now.

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By *r ManxMan
over a year ago

NeverWhere

" my £27 tyres have done me proud for years on my mondeo and Peugeot estates."

I spend more than that on condoms.

People don't realize that the quality of the tyre can make a massive difference in braking and can make the deference between life and death

And for the record I am going to be buried in my Defender as well

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Used to work there on a regular basis many years ago, got chatting to the chief test driver one day over a brew (had the pleasure of being driven round the test track at their site and the one they use down south by him)- I asked him which was the best, the Range Rover or the Discovery for mud plugging. 'Neither! Both are useless compared to the defender- we always take a 110 along on test days to pull out the posh cars"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's bad news for BMW 4x4 drivers, who is going to pull them out if the mud when they get stuck lol

All other 4x4 drivers lol...

They'll still be around 100 years from now."

Yep I think you are right,I was reading somewhere that Land Rover think that 70% are still running

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

they have to redesign and retool, no airbags means not legal to sell in the USA where lots of money is, and the engine is overdue a redesign, but I doubt the replacement will be as good as the original.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My tyres 33x12.5x15 MT's range from £100 to £200. Being honest I wouldn't trust a tyre costing £27 unless it was on my wheelbarrow...

A large percentage of 90/110/130's are used ether for their off road capabilities or for towing. They are capable of towing more than most 4x4's.

Yes Land Rover's other products are mainly used on road even though each one leads its class in off road capability. However they are often bought by people that buy whichever is the car of the moment and will be changed for the latest must have car or 4x4... my £27 tyres have done me proud for years on my mondeo and Peugeot estates ,I know you obviously love 4x4s but they've just never had any appeal for me

I do love my Land Rovers but have also owned plenty of normal road cars...

I'm sorry but I still wouldn't trust a cheap tyre. It's the only contact with the road. It's got to stop you and get you round corners... Brakes, tyres, steering and suspension should never be scrimped on..."
its a new tyre £27 I've been using them for 20 years not had a problem think you've been seduced by the myth "if" but you carry on paying more than you need to xx

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By *athnBobCouple
over a year ago

sandwell

Functional is beautiful and I have been places in mine that you will never see. Expensive? I suppose they are but that is because they last and last and last and are desirable.

Gas guzzler? Don't know about that. I get an average of 28mpg out of recycled chip oil

£115 a corner but I did get over 50k miles out of the last set. They were still good for road use at that but not for the all-round performance I wanted.

They are not for everyone by any means. If you want an adventure then a defender is the car for you. If you want something that just gets you from a 2 b and will be on the scrap pile in an average of 8 years (modern euro boxes expected life span) and you dont care because you change cars as often as you change your underwear then pick a one size fits all eurobox.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are expensive to buy,but you but one,run it for 10 years,then sell it for the same price as what you bought it for.Bargin

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

I'm sorry but I still wouldn't trust a cheap tyre. It's the only contact with the road. It's got to stop you and get you round corners... Brakes, tyres, steering and suspension should never be scrimped on... its a new tyre £27 I've been using them for 20 years not had a problem think you've been seduced by the myth "if" but you carry on paying more than you need to xx

I drive a legend so am happy with a myth...

There's a video filmed at a country estate. A guy drives his Mercedes 4x4 off a track towards a hill and gets stuck. A guy in a BMW X5 drives past and gets stuck at the bottom of the hill. The land owner drives past in his Range Rover and manages to get half way up the hill. The gamekeeper drives past in his Series II and stops when he gets to the top of the hill...

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By *ricky_DickyMan
over a year ago

Mirfield

"Who else is fed up of listening about the land rover defender its a car for f**ks sake.

A car!!! clearly you know little about the Land Rover Defender. Due to its ladder chassis and meccano style construction the Defender and it's series predicessors have been the most versatile vehicles Land Rover ever built.

Land Rover Defender, more than just "a car"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Being a Newcastle United fan I sadly know Fuck all about Defenders

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spat my coffee out my mouth reading this lmao

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never had one, but would love to own a long wheel based version.

What's not to like about them, only thing cooler is the NI snatch van."

Ah, that brings back memories!

I learnt to drive in one, and the snatch vans were amazing bits of kit.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Who else is fed up of listening about the land rover defender its a car for f**ks sake.

I was hoping this would be about the video game

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not heard much about them tbh.

Iconic and all that sure...

Shite to drive though...I get given one at Glastonbury and won't drive it..(much prefer the transit and it handles the rough stuff as well as I need it too)...I barely fit and I'm not big...my pal Eddie is quite big and won't physically fit in the thing...the door won't shut with him in the drivers side. They're ridiculous things and pretty Un comfortable.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's bad news for BMW 4x4 drivers, who is going to pull them out if the mud when they get stuck lol

All other 4x4 drivers lol...

They'll still be around 100 years from now.

Yep I think you are right,I was reading somewhere that Land Rover think that 70% are still running"

that probably right with the other 30% used to keep the others going

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"Not heard much about them tbh.

Iconic and all that sure...

He must be big, I am 6'4" and quite wide across the shoulders and have no problems...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm sorry but I still wouldn't trust a cheap tyre. It's the only contact with the road. It's got to stop you and get you round corners... Brakes, tyres, steering and suspension should never be scrimped on... its a new tyre £27 I've been using them for 20 years not had a problem think you've been seduced by the myth "if" but you carry on paying more than you need to xx

I drive a legend so am happy with a myth...

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hehe but I never drive my cars up steep dirt track roads can't think why hehe do you search these roads out are they sex related areas that can only be reached by landrover owners ,an elite group of swingers

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

Not normally sex related but I like the idea of a Land Rover only dogging site or naturist site...lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not heard much about them tbh.

Iconic and all that sure...

He must be big, I am 6'4" and quite wide across the shoulders and have no problems...

I dunno how tall he is but I'm five eight or five nine and come up to his shoulder..he's not slim either.

When I first met him his car was a Ford ka..The littler old ones...that fit him fine...not the landy though so yeah, you get a bigger comfier cockpit as it were in an old Ford ka. Weird given the size of the landy..you'd think there was enough room to think of driver comfort but apparently not

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

They were built with buff military guys in mind, not lardy security guys

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"Not heard much about them tbh.

Iconic and all that sure...

He must be big, I am 6'4" and quite wide across the shoulders and have no problems...

I dunno how tall he is but I'm five eight or five nine and come up to his shoulder..he's not slim either.

Driver comfort is for wimps...

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By *randmrsminxyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

you mean the copy of that wonderful invention the willys jeep

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not normally sex related but I like the idea of a Land Rover only dogging site or naturist site...lol"
hey maybe you can pick me up and take me there as my car won't make it and your 4x4 with :£300 tyres will xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not heard much about them tbh.

Iconic and all that sure...

He must be big, I am 6'4" and quite wide across the shoulders and have no problems...

I dunno how tall he is but I'm five eight or five nine and come up to his shoulder..he's not slim either.

Driver comfort is for wimps...

I'm sure your right

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"Not normally sex related but I like the idea of a Land Rover only dogging site or naturist site...lol hey maybe you can pick me up and take me there as my car won't make it and your 4x4 with :£300 tyres will xxx"

Haven't found anywhere yet...lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haven't found anywhere yet...lol"
message when you do then xx

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

A great car, a true icon, paragon of British industry, etc, that I've never driven, owned or showed the slightest interest in until it became cool to do so.

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By *adyboy-DaddyCouple
over a year ago

Andover

"ive not heard what is happening to the people who have been making the defender, more eu rules stop production"

They will be making the new Defender Sport. (Already are) which is nothing like a defender but replaces the sidling freelancer.

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"ive not heard what is happening to the people who have been making the defender, more eu rules stop production

They will be making the new Defender Sport. (Already are) which is nothing like a defender but replaces the sidling freelancer. "

Nothing in production yet according to the factory.

There is talk of two new models. The replacement Defender and a new lifestyle model baseductive on the dc100 concept vehicle.

On the factory visit in December, we saw a new convertible Evoque and the new Jag F-pace.

The tour guide said that no one outside of the designers knew what the new Defender looks like and it will be 2017 before it goes into production...

On the bright side Frisky is nearly ready to let me buy a 110 to go with the 90....

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

i notice the last defender came off the production line with its lights flashing and horn blaring .

this was later traced to a fuse box fault

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford

"Who else is fed up of listening about the land rover defender its a car for f**ks sake.

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. It is a vehicle which has a very long history and will be of interest to people who own them. It is probably best described as a utility vehicle.

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford

I won't start about they brought mobility to the armed forces and how they were a small affordable tractor for the farming community.

Obviously the fact that they are used by emergency services and voluntary groups use them to rescue people from places inaccessible to other vehicles won't intrest you.

Over 2 million have been made over a 67 year period. Today the last one, a green soft top 90 rolled off the production line.

They are totally at home up to their axles in mud or parked outside Buckingham Palace. No other vehicle has been so versatile, few have the following that Land Rover has.

Environmentally speaking they can be constantly fixed or improved. If it was just a car it would be scrapped not repaired, restored and rejuvenated...

I have had a Land Roverso in my life since 1980. My current one I have 15 years and I have no intention of ever selling it...

In fact I'm going to be buried in it, because it's never been in a mud hole it couldn't get out of...

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. An interesting history and a good summary of the vehicles achievement throughout the world .

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

I've had Land Rovers since I was 14. The simple fact that 70% of those made still exist says volumes for the soundness of the design. Long may they still be a familiar sight.

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