What was the last "proper" Landy?

jamesmartin said:

hmm the series looks the better out of those 2

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agree, i've sometimes got rid of those that i should have kept and worse, kept those that should have gone. sticking with the last one...despite the thirsty nature of the v8, i like the sound.

but in a kind of the answer to the original poll question, i would love to still have the Series 1 and that is the last "proper" Land Rover....but i'm biased!

Series 1 it would have to be as its the first there fore a proper landie all the others are improved refined and comfy but still the 1 is got to be the proper one though I got v8 rangie love it sounds awesome

Discovery 4
Seperate chassis
3.5 tonne towing
Larger rear load bed than a 110 pick up
Incredible offroad
Car for every type of person farmer or city slicker
Not afraid to put tools / dog /parts in the back

And you don't end up at your destination deaf, with pneumonia and shaken to death

Whats not to love ?

200tdi ayre said:

And you don't end up at your destination deaf, with pneumonia and shaken to death

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But thats all part of the fun I ended up going on a fast road earlier with binding brakes not being able to go faster than 30 (couldnt change up a gear as it would stall with the load), came home smelling of hot brakes but it was fun driving it Be even better once Ive adjusted the pedal back off a touch

Ask the Aussies, they reckon the last real landy was S11(A) because they could remove the metal rad grille to use on the barbecue.

200tdi ayre said:

Discovery 4
Seperate chassis
3.5 tonne towing
Larger rear load bed than a 110 pick up
Incredible offroad
Car for every type of person farmer or city slicker
Not afraid to put tools / dog /parts in the back

And you don't end up at your destination deaf, with pneumonia and shaken to death

Whats not to love ?

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Agreed, but are they still an expedition vehicle. Would you do the Kolyma road in one, or Equatorial Guinea via Chad ?

Series 3 preferably the Stage one

defender11069 said:

It's the Fender. 200tdi for me..

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Oh well, I guess it's a dumb reply for a dumb question.

MJI said:

That said Ford engines make them seem less Land Rover than previous models.

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WTF??

Because using Buick, Rover cars, BMW and VM engines makes a huge difference

MJI said:

TD5 has slightly too many non LR parts to be as LR as say a 90/110 despite being LR designed.

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WTF again...

MJI said:

Anyway I don't like Fords.

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:whoosh:

I've owned most of the older ones up to (let's see) the D2.

Wer it me and wannting to go somewhere with no support, my IIA would be the answer, closely followed by my 110. Tough, no-nonsense vehicles, simple to maintain and not a computer in sight other than my iPod.

Barring that, it would be a pre-ECU RR Classic with that lovely V8 in. Damn near as indestructible as the 110 and just as capable off-road.

The D2 is a lovely vehicle, but the electrickery in that thing is a right pain when it comes to maintenance. Brkaes you can't bleed properly without a diagnostoc computer just annoyed me no end...and annoyed my wallet for 650 bucks for the tool to do the diagnostic work.

Alan

mrchurchill109 said:

I've owned most of the older ones up to (let's see) the D2.

Wer it me and wannting to go somewhere with no support, my IIA would be the answer

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Trouble is, the S3 is newer than the S2/2a, yet so similar. If a 2a is a "proper" Landy, then an S3 must be too. So, no reason or logic could ever make a 2/2a the last proper one.

300bhp/ton said:

Trouble is, the S3 is newer than the S2/2a, yet so similar. If a 2a is a "proper" Landy, then an S3 must be too. So, no reason or logic could ever make a 2/2a the last proper one.

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Re: III vs: 2A:

Too much plastic, and a markedly inferior build quality. When they went to the more modern design with the binnacle in front of the driver thematerials used were not well suited to longevity. I don;t know how many of those stupid binnacles I've had to plastic weld for people.

This extended to the chassis and such as well - thinner metal and more prone to rot out.

All in my opinion, of course, but i do infinitely prefer the IIA to the III.

Don't disregard the modern stuff until you've actually driven one of them. Admittedly, you can't fix them with a box of spanners and a hammer anymore, but name a modern vehicle that you can. With the right tools any vehicle can be maintained by anyone with some mechanical sense. While there's not much you can do if the engine management fails miles from anywhere, exactly the same is true of a mechanical injection pump.

The current Discovery is very much designed to go anywhere and do just about anything you'd ask of a 'proper' landy.

The last proper Landy is a P38

FlyingPete said:

Don't disregard the modern stuff until you've actually driven one of them. Admittedly, you can't fix them with a box of spanners and a hammer anymore, but name a modern vehicle that you can. With the right tools any vehicle can be maintained by anyone with some mechanical sense. While there's not much you can do if the engine management fails miles from anywhere, exactly the same is true of a mechanical injection pump.

The current Discovery is very much designed to go anywhere and do just about anything you'd ask of a 'proper' landy.

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A proper Landy does not have independent suspension.

For me its the series 1 2 and three together with the Defender before it became too complicated to fix in the Sahara desert with a pair of your girlfriends tights and a couple of her hairclips! Their simplicity made them ALL the last of the proper Landy! If that makes any sense? Chris

Beam axles are where it ends.

bobupndown said:

Beam axles are where it ends.

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bollocks

birmabright leafers were the last

rest is tinfoil ****e trading on the name

d2 ,proper engine and axles and seperate chassie.and still drips oil .