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When floods appear the emergency services are put under additional strain as peeps start diving in. It's not uncommon to see hippo's int water. Problem is the emergency service peeps will want to rescue it. And that puts them at unnecersary risk...

 
Hippo said:
Yer been looking for a betterer 4x4 again? I told yer you'd regret selling yer hippo :p
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ah raspberries, lol , me very content with me grown up landy , :p:D

ps, well for now anyhow, ;)

didn't realise in super extended suspension height , body to floor clearance is nearly 16 inches and to the top of the wheel arches is nearly 36. inches
 
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Hippo said:
When floods appear the emergency services are put under additional strain as peeps start diving in. It's not uncommon to see hippo's int water. Problem is the emergency service peeps will want to rescue it. And that puts them at unnecersary risk...

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blimey , that will get the heart rate going , lol
 
it was only in the main street in Winfarthing norfolk had the defenders down the road the freelander, l200, discovery 2 and a navara up and down the street after we used the canoes first ;). Don't ask me how the vehicles are still working now but they are going strong although my friend blewup his freelander the otherday got stuck in a deep mud run and gearbox went pop clutch is fine but oh well more spare parts :D just got the turbo issue on mine at the moment from when i bought it but managed the difficult part eventually :rolleyes: bloody turbos in difficult places. anyone got a roof rack on their hippo that is a good one. andneed some help with sunroof they say the cable has broken help!!
 
Kyle Sims said:
it was only in the main street in Winfarthing norfolk had the defenders down the road the freelander, l200, discovery 2 and a navara up and down the street after we used the canoes first ;). Don't ask me how the vehicles are still working now but they are going strong although my friend blewup his freelander the otherday got stuck in a deep mud run and gearbox went pop clutch is fine but oh well more spare parts :D just got the turbo issue on mine at the moment from when i bought it but managed the difficult part eventually :rolleyes: bloody turbos in difficult places. anyone got a roof rack on their hippo that is a good one. andneed some help with sunroof they say the cable has broken help!!
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hi mate ,

how the hell did u mate blow his gearbox up,would have thought the clutch will be destroyed if he's given it so much stick , or maybe the pressure plate

that is indeed the restriction of them, lack of height , no diff lock or low transfer box and can easily bottom them out , can't always straddle deep ruts as u can simply just slide into them and ur stuck cause it's bottoms out

when the terrain has very deep ruts they simply can't follow the bigger landies , bigger tyres do help to a certain degree , traction is very good on them,

u wouldn't ever complain if u saw what it takes to remove the turbo on mine, lol

hope things are going well with the hippo, what work u got planned

if u do a search on here there is info ref the sunroof
 
gstuart said:
breath , don't get so stressed, lol, it's called banter between @biketeacherdave and i, blimey make sure the likes of @Nig doesn't see this,

within the land rover world they were designed as soft off roaders and got the name gaylander or hairdresser cars a long while back , they will never loose that name, so i'm afraid being an owner of one u will have to get used to it being called that and ur leg pulled ;)

alas they do have a restricted height clearance they can't keep up with the larger land rovers , not saying there not capable but when there's deep ruts etc they will just bottom out , not having low / high box they do alas have there restrictions , vcu system works very well and the freelander was the first to have the hdc

that's some achievement taking one through 3 foot of water , at least it gave the fishpond in the boot a wash out, lol , ur braver than me that's for sure, i wouldn't take mine through deep water , don't fancy a 5k bill for a new engine

plus don't forget no piccies it didn't happen, lol

surprised the doors don't come off with it getting that wet,

they drive very well on the road, comfortable , within the land rover range there at the bottom for capability

u will find the forum a great place to be and make good friends, but u will need a thick skin, it never personal just banter
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I agree my wifes hairdresser and the lady at the local florists love their Gaylanders :)
 
gstuart said:
ssssssshhhhhhhhhh, don't u let anyone catch u saying that , u could be burnt at the stake as a witch u know , :p:D
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The florist and the hairdresser did test drive the P38, but both said they thought it too manly and prefered the Gaylander. Their words not mine of course. :D
 
kurtjohnson10 said:
The florist and the hairdresser did test drive the P38, but both said they thought it too manly and prefered the Gaylander. Their words not mine of course. :D
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or course not, know one would ever believe u saying things like that ;)

most likely preferred the hippo as u step down into one where the higher classed land rovers to step up :D:D:D

always good to look down at the riff raf , lol
 
Mr S1 said:
No he doesn't. Trust me, he really doesn't.

Freelander through a metre of water ? Really ? :rolleyes:
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ur right , i don't regret selling the hippo , :D:D

max wading depth of a hippo i believe is 18 inches , heard u know the doors are suppose to fall off when they get wet ;)
 
Mr S1 said:
Unlike a Disco....or of course a Defender :D
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absolutely, as they are indeed the grown up versions, wading depth on mine is 28 inches and assume the fenders are the same

plus not forgetting u can tow some proper weight with a disco of fender :D
 
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