Why do we drive them

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Jeremy Mortimer

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #21

[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:

> Torak <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I have a sticker on mine that says :- 'The Toyota in front is my
> crumple zone'

I was in a Discovery in Tunisia a few weeks ago that ran into the back of a
Land Cruiser (no, I wasn't driving). I'm sorry to have to report that the
Discovery suffered a smashed headlight and a few dents, while there was no
perceptible damage to the Land Cruiser at all.

I was impressed at the lack of damage on both sides, actually; the
occupants of both vehicles got thrown around quite a lot.

Jeremy

 

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Nikki Cluley

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #22

in article [email protected], Ralph A. Schmid,
DK5RAS at [email protected] wrote on 2/11/04 8:16 pm:

> Mr.Nice. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> For me it's about character I think. it's a 10 minute walk from my
>> house to the landy (I live in a fishing village with skinny streets,
>> really skinny) and when I walk along to it I smile as soon as I see it
>> poking up above the line of cars, I can't help it, I just grin like a
>> bloody idiot.
>
> Same with my wife. When we come back from a walk and do not have the
> landy in sight she urges me to walk past it, just to touch it and say
> "hi", and I enjoy this, too *g*
>
Lee-D has a sister who broke her leg/ankle when she ran over to kiss hers.
>
> regards - Ralph

--
Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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Nikki Cluley

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #23

in article [email protected], Mr.Nice. at
[email protected] wrote on 3/11/04 10:50 am:

> I was out photographing the flooding recently, it was causing problems
> for lots of people with closed roads under a couple of feet of water.
> not a problem for me D

We have a road that floods very easily near to where we live in Leicester
and its great to be able to ignore the flood warnings and drive through it -
avoiding the big traffic build up the road closure causes.
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Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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Nikki Cluley

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #24

in article [email protected], Paul S. Brown at
[email protected] wrote on 3/11/04 7:23 pm:

> AN6530 wrote:
>
>>> Subject: Re: Why do we drive them
>>> From: "Shayne" [email protected]
>>> Date: 02/11/2004 21:17 GMT
>>
>>> Hear Hear .....
>>>
>>> Well said that man
>>> i couldent agree more
>>
>> Quite. Apart from I absolutely refuse to call any of my Land Rovers
>> 'Landy's'.
>>
>
> Too polite and indescriptive?
>
> P.

Probably got names!

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Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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Paul S. Brown

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #25

Nikki Cluley wrote:

> in article [email protected], Paul S. Brown at
> [email protected] wrote on 3/11/04 7:23 pm:
>
>> AN6530 wrote:
>>
>>>> Subject: Re: Why do we drive them
>>>> From: "Shayne" [email protected]
>>>> Date: 02/11/2004 21:17 GMT
>>>
>>>> Hear Hear .....
>>>>
>>>> Well said that man
>>>> i couldent agree more
>>>
>>> Quite. Apart from I absolutely refuse to call any of my Land Rovers
>>> 'Landy's'.
>>>
>>
>> Too polite and indescriptive?
>>
>> P.
>
> Probably got names!
>

Yeah, still trying to figure out one for my Disco.

It replaced Skippy the Rangie, so one of my friends started with Skipinder
as a replacement name.

My normal response to this is "No" - I hate the name.

So my wife now maintains that it's called "Skipinderno"

It's heading for "Skipindernof**koff" at the moment.

I really need to figure out a useful name for it.

P.
--
If Mind over Matter is a Matter of Course
Does it Matter if Nobody Minds?

 

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Torak

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #26

Jeremy Mortimer wrote:
> [email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>>I have a sticker on mine that says :- 'The Toyota in front is my
>>crumple zone'
>
> I was in a Discovery in Tunisia a few weeks ago that ran into the back of a
> Land Cruiser (no, I wasn't driving). I'm sorry to have to report that the
> Discovery suffered a smashed headlight and a few dents, while there was no
> perceptible damage to the Land Cruiser at all.
>
> I was impressed at the lack of damage on both sides, actually; the
> occupants of both vehicles got thrown around quite a lot.

I'm still impressed by Top Gear testing their invincible Toyota...

 

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Torak

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #27

Paul S. Brown wrote:
>
> Yeah, still trying to figure out [a name] for my Disco.
>
> It replaced Skippy the Rangie, so one of my friends started with Skipinder
> as a replacement name.
>
> My normal response to this is "No" - I hate the name.
>
> So my wife now maintains that it's called "Skipinderno"
>
> It's heading for "Skipindernof**koff" at the moment.
>
> I really need to figure out a useful name for it.

I need a good name for mine, too. Any ideas? 1987 ex-RAF 90 hardtop?

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #28

So Paul S. Brown was, like

> I really need to figure out a useful name for it.
>
> P.

ISTR that John Cleese (aka Basil Fawlty) had a Morris 1100 called "vicious
bastard". Any help?

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Rich

Nullum Gratuitum Prandium

 

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Mother

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• Nov 4, 2004

• #29

On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 11:29:04 +0000, "Paul S. Brown"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I really need to figure out a useful name for it.

And what, exactly, is wrong with "Gerald"?

 

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hugh

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• Nov 5, 2004

• #30

In message <[email protected]>, Torak
<[email protected]> writes
>Mr.Nice. wrote:
>> I go to pick the kids up from school and I park among the shiny
>> mercedes and pristine discos and rangies and there I am in my
>> mud-splattered landy, and all the kids love-it, big chunky tyres,
>> mud-spray, daft bloke in it in a funny hat, they always want to stop
>> and look at it, the boys come over with comments like "cool truck" or
>> "I like your landy" or sometimes, "cool jeep" (little sod).
>
>Ought to make bumper stickers:
>
>"It's not a bloody JEEP!"
>
Have seen one on the back of a v8 90 Something like "The car in front is
NOT a BLOODY JEEP. He had one or two amusing ones. "Keep Clear Bits may
Fall Off" was another one.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

 

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Tom Woods

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• Nov 7, 2004

• #31

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:06:29 +0000, hugh <hugh@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

>In message <[email protected]>, Torak
><[email protected]> writes
>>Mr.Nice. wrote:
>>> I go to pick the kids up from school and I park among the shiny
>>> mercedes and pristine discos and rangies and there I am in my
>>> mud-splattered landy, and all the kids love-it, big chunky tyres,
>>> mud-spray, daft bloke in it in a funny hat, they always want to stop
>>> and look at it, the boys come over with comments like "cool truck" or
>>> "I like your landy" or sometimes, "cool jeep" (little sod).
>>
>>Ought to make bumper stickers:
>>
>>"It's not a bloody JEEP!"
>>
>Have seen one on the back of a v8 90 Something like "The car in front is
>NOT a BLOODY JEEP. He had one or two amusing ones. "Keep Clear Bits may
>Fall Off" was another one.

I'm not generally a fan of those stickers, but i did see one that said
'Its not leaking, its marking it's territory", and i would really like
one!

 

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Mother

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• Nov 7, 2004

• #32

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:46:22 +0000, Tom Woods <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I'm not generally a fan of those stickers, but i did see one that said
>'Its not leaking, its marking it's territory", and i would really like
>one!

Go to the MuddyWeb stand at any of the major shows and ask them to
make you one

Or go see: www.muddyweb.com