Are farmers moving away from Land Rover?

[Hilly]

200 and 300 tdi were fantastic. We still have a 200 here in daily use. The first TD5's were terrible but after 2004 they were ok. The last one we owned was a 2.4 transit engine type. Far better reliability but the build quality was absolutely dire.

i drove a transit engine one the other day, i fit a 300 tdi and td5 no problem but could hardly fit into one of them, wont be buying one of them ever.

 

[slackjawedyokel]

I got an end of production one so fingers crossed that with a bit of care and attention it will last forever; it'll prob be the last one I ever own.

Unless I total it.

Like I did the last one.

 

[GTB]

i drove a transit engine one the other day, i fit a 300 tdi and td5 no problem but could hardly fit into one of them, wont be buying one of them ever.

The last three we had were 110 double cabs because I couldn't get into a 90 truck cab very well plus we had kids etc. On the double cab the front seats went back a bit further. The back seat was really handy for carrying coats and lunch boxes etc even if you didn't have passengers.

 

[Hilly]

Id like a shogun next i think, about the only swb there is now, dont like lwb anything find pickups far to long and big.

 

[GTB]

Id like a shogun next i think, about the only swb there is now, dont like lwb anything find pickups far to long and big.

Shoguns are good but a bit expensive compared to a pickup.

 

[Nithsdale]

Id like a shogun next i think, about the only swb there is now, dont like lwb anything find pickups far to long and big.

They are automatic, and only the LWB tows 3.5t - if you care about that...
SWB is 3t tow.

 

[Hilly]

They are automatic, and only the LWB tows 3.5t - if you care about that...
SWB is 3t tow.

Couldnt give a sh!t about towing capacity, they more than capable of towing 3.5 ton and for decades folk been towing 3.5 ton trailers with pickups rated at 2.8 so i aint going to give a toss, got 33` tractor box now anyway hardy use ifor, and would prefer auto over man anyway, so nothing to dislike about them apart from the price.

 

[Hilly]

Shoguns are good but a bit expensive compared to a pickup.

get what you pay for, have 2 pickups and have had a go in a shogun and they in a different league to pickups for driving.

 

[GTB]

get what you pay for, have 2 pickups and have had a go in a shogun and they in a different league to pickups for driving.

Maybe so, depends what you want it for. For us a pickup is a better all round workhorse. Take the canopy off and it will carry a big bag or a pallet.

 

[Hilly]

Maybe so, depends what you want it for. For us a pickup is a better all round workhorse. Take the canopy off and it will carry a big bag or a pallet.

More of a car than a workhorse for me, cant have cars here roads to rough just destroys them, floods,snow,ice potholes you could loose a family in five cattle grids everytime go out all broken, cows out winterd on open roads sh!t everywhere you name it third world countries have better infrastructure, actually after typing that i dont know why anyone buys a decent car in this country anymore to be wrecked by sh!t roads.

 

[JP1]

More of a car than a workhorse for me, cant have cars here roads to rough just destroys them, floods,snow,ice potholes you could loose a family in five cattle grids everytime go out all broken, cows out winterd on open roads sh!t everywhere you name it third world countries have better infrastructure, actually after typing that i dont know why anyone buys a decent car in this country anymore to be wrecked by sh!t roads.

I thought it quite a civilised place - just don't drive in to overflowing fords or go too far when the snow comes down. You're hardly in Namibia

 

[Hilly]

I thought it quite a civilised place - just don't drive in to overflowing fords or go too far when the snow comes down. You're hardly in Namibia

No doubt there is worse but since i have lived here the roads have deteriorated alot ! im not optimistic this will turn around and after havng several cars not make it past 40k miles 4x4 is the future.

 

[jcb360]

No doubt there is worse but since i have lived here the roads have deteriorated alot ! im not optimistic this will turn around and after havng several cars not make it past 40k miles 4x4 is the future.

40K miles?
What did you do to them?

 

[JP1]

No doubt there is worse but since i have lived here the roads have deteriorated alot ! im not optimistic this will turn around and after havng several cars not make it past 40k miles 4x4 is the future.

 

[Hilly]

40K miles?
What did you do to them?

Drowned one, others fell to bits, you no idea the damage knackered cattle grids do to cars, and if you go under a lift at a garage you will be amazed how sh!t cars are made they are feeble.

 

[Hilly]

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In the 90`s i nearly bought a unimog to double as tractor and personal transport but thought better of it.

 

[JP1]

In the 90`s i nearly bought a unimog to double as tractor and personal transport but thought better of it.

You thought that or Mrs Hilly decided?

 

[Hilly]

Roads this side of the border used to be beautiful compared with England now they are worse imo.

 

[Hilly]

You thought that or Mrs Hilly decided?

Ha before Mrs Hilly, but she has proved her worth when last month i said i was going to sell the defender and she wanted to keep it, that is proof i choose a good un ! lol

 

[JP1]

Ha before Mrs Hilly, but she has proved her worth when last month i said i was going to sell the defender and she wanted to keep it, that is proof i choose a good un ! lol

She's defo a good un and certainly your better half