SUV's vs proper Utes

I am sure this will stir up a hornets nest of partisan posts from those who
love there SUV's

But my opinion is that though they are capable of off road use, they are not
really intended for it, with all that trim and bits that can fall off, get
scuffed, dented or whatever, whereas Defenders and Series are designed from
the outset as pure utilities.

They are really two different kinds of vehicle entirely and those who hate
SUV's realy need to grasp that and not persecute 4 x 4's for the sake of it.

The point about my Landie is she ain't pretty in the conventional sence,
dents and scratches don't matter, they add to the "patina"

The other main reason I drive a landie is because there is nothing that
cannot be fixed, unlike some cheap old banger that would inherently be less
safe and more expensive to keep in the long run.

I like something that was built to last and does (with the appropriate
constant attention of course)


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Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

Larry wrote:
> I am sure this will stir up a hornets nest of partisan posts from
> those who love there SUV's
>
> But my opinion is that though they are capable of off road use, they
> are not really intended for it, with all that trim and bits that can
> fall off, get scuffed, dented or whatever, whereas Defenders and
> Series are designed from the outset as pure utilities.
>
> They are really two different kinds of vehicle entirely and those
who
> hate SUV's realy need to grasp that and not persecute 4 x 4's for
the
> sake of it.
>
> The point about my Landie is she ain't pretty in the conventional
> sence, dents and scratches don't matter, they add to the "patina"
>

Do dents and scratches matter to a Range Rover or Discovery owner?
Possibly when newish maybe, and no one actually *wants* more dents,
but it is all relative and variable. Someone who buys a new Range
Rover as a work truck will be less concerned than a swank about
cosmetic dings ISTM.

Huw


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On or around Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:36:22 +0100, "Huw"
<hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>Do dents and scratches matter to a Range Rover or Discovery owner?
>Possibly when newish maybe, and no one actually *wants* more dents,
>but it is all relative and variable. Someone who buys a new Range
>Rover as a work truck will be less concerned than a swank about
>cosmetic dings ISTM.

quite a few on my disco, they don't worry me much. One in the bonnet
according to propabably-aprocryphal tale was made by the
previous-owner-but-one shooting a pheasant while same was overhead the car,
and the luckless bird falling in on the bonnet. 's a good story, even if it
ain't true.

>> The point about my Landie is she ain't pretty in the conventional
>> sence, dents and scratches don't matter, they add to the "patina"
I agree!

> Do dents and scratches matter to a Range Rover or Discovery owner?
Not me! I *love* 'em! Adds 'character'!

> Possibly when newish maybe, and no one actually *wants* more dents,
I *do* It ****es off the uptight tossers that inhabit my estate!
The so called 'adults' look at my RR and sneer, but their kids love it's
battered look!
I'm with the kids!

Regards,

horse

horse wrote:
>>> The point about my Landie is she ain't pretty in the conventional
>>> sence, dents and scratches don't matter, they add to the "patina"
> I agree!
>
>> Do dents and scratches matter to a Range Rover or Discovery owner?
> Not me! I *love* 'em! Adds 'character'!
>
>> Possibly when newish maybe, and no one actually *wants* more dents,
> I *do* It ****es off the uptight tossers that inhabit my estate!
> The so called 'adults' look at my RR and sneer, but their kids love
> it's battered look!
> I'm with the kids!
>
> Regards,
>
> horse

Well there we are then. It takes all sorts. Proven!

Huw


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The message <[email protected]>
from Austin Shackles <[email protected]> contains these words:



> quite a few on my disco, they don't worry me much. One in the bonnet
> according to propabably-aprocryphal tale was made by the
> previous-owner-but-one shooting a pheasant while same was overhead the car,
> and the luckless bird falling in on the bonnet. 's a good story, even if it
> ain't true.


yes it is I was there!
well in the sense of one particular vehicle and one particular pheasant.
well more than once actually but only one was a disco.

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On or around Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:42:02 +0100, Warwick Barnes
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>The message <[email protected]>
>from Austin Shackles <[email protected]> contains these words:
>
>
>
>> quite a few on my disco, they don't worry me much. One in the bonnet
>> according to propabably-aprocryphal tale was made by the
>> previous-owner-but-one shooting a pheasant while same was overhead the car,
>> and the luckless bird falling in on the bonnet. 's a good story, even if it
>> ain't true.
>
>
>yes it is I was there!
>well in the sense of one particular vehicle and one particular pheasant.
>well more than once actually but only one was a disco.

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