Winter Storage

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Adrian Ford

Guest

• Nov 24, 2004

• #1

Where have all the series Landrovers gone? In the Summer I see loads of em
on the roads spent half my time on the road Flashing and waving and now
winter is here none to be seen....
Do they wrap em up and stick em in the garage in case they get dirty or a
bit of salt on the chassis...

Being a Tight Yorkshireman i pay the tax i'm going to bloody use it not
polish it and buy fancy bits I'll never use.
Or are they starting to become collectors pieces just for sunny afternoons?

Adrian Ford

 

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Nigel

Guest

• Nov 24, 2004

• #2

Mine is still out and about every day!

Only difference is that now it is winter it has a fan heater on a time plug
and an extension from the socket I fitted at the front of the house.

Fan heater comes on for an hour before I get in in the morning, gets
unpluged, put in the house, kids are under strict instructions to get in the
back quick. Drive kids to school, everyone is nice and polite and keep out
of my way (driving an old beat up car seems to help), then it gets parked in
the supermarket car park all day while I go to work. - I do like to let it
drive in the 4x4 natural environment, school run and supermarket run!

Lovely and warm in the mornings but the trouble is when it freezes in the
afternoon, takes ages to defrost.

....and I'm a semi tight Yorkshireman (only semi cos if I was a proper tight
yorkshireman I would have a car that did lots of miles to the gallon
(petrol and oil))


Adrian Ford wrote:
> Where have all the series Landrovers gone? In the Summer I see loads
> of em on the roads spent half my time on the road Flashing and waving
> and now winter is here none to be seen....
> Do they wrap em up and stick em in the garage in case they get dirty
> or a bit of salt on the chassis...
>
> Being a Tight Yorkshireman i pay the tax i'm going to bloody use it
> not polish it and buy fancy bits I'll never use.
> Or are they starting to become collectors pieces just for sunny
> afternoons?
>
> Adrian Ford

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Larry

Guest

• Nov 24, 2004

• #3

Mine is still out there too, and I drive in bare feet

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes



"Nigel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mine is still out and about every day!
>
> Only difference is that now it is winter it has a fan heater on a time
plug
> and an extension from the socket I fitted at the front of the house.
>
> Fan heater comes on for an hour before I get in in the morning, gets
> unpluged, put in the house, kids are under strict instructions to get in
the
> back quick. Drive kids to school, everyone is nice and polite and keep out
> of my way (driving an old beat up car seems to help), then it gets parked
in
> the supermarket car park all day while I go to work. - I do like to let it
> drive in the 4x4 natural environment, school run and supermarket run!
>
> Lovely and warm in the mornings but the trouble is when it freezes in the
> afternoon, takes ages to defrost.
>
> ...and I'm a semi tight Yorkshireman (only semi cos if I was a proper
tight
> yorkshireman I would have a car that did lots of miles to the gallon
> (petrol and oil))
>
>

 

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John Oakes

Guest

• Nov 25, 2004

• #4

I am still in daily use to and from work.

Adrian Ford wrote:

> Where have all the series Landrovers gone? In the Summer I see loads of em
> on the roads spent half my time on the road Flashing and waving and now
> winter is here none to be seen....
> Do they wrap em up and stick em in the garage in case they get dirty or a
> bit of salt on the chassis...
>
> Being a Tight Yorkshireman i pay the tax i'm going to bloody use it not
> polish it and buy fancy bits I'll never use.
> Or are they starting to become collectors pieces just for sunny afternoons?
>
> Adrian Ford
>
>

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Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS

Guest

• Nov 25, 2004

• #5

"Adrian Ford" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Where have all the series Landrovers gone? In the Summer I see loads of em
>on the roads spent half my time on the road Flashing and waving and now
>winter is here none to be seen....

Speaking of Defenders in germany, we have found out that there are big
regional differences in the Defender density We had been in two
areas of germany during the last months with many hills, and almost no
Defenders could be seen Lots of 4wd, but mostly japanese/korean
make. Then here around nuremberg, very flat area, my wife meets up to
five or six per day, just on the way to and from work.

>Adrian Ford
>




regards - Ralph

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Tom Woods

Guest

• Nov 25, 2004

• #6

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:38:49 -0000, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Mine is still out there too, and I drive in bare feet

when i went out in mine yesterday i felt like i was going to get
frostbite as i had only put one pair of socks on (and shoes!).

 

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Adrian Ford

Guest

• Nov 25, 2004

• #7

The only Off Roading here in Dewsbury is the speed humps but we have five
landrover garages within a cock hair of where we live.Must just be a town
thing or something.
Being a super tight yorkshireman landy works on gas thats why i always use
it........

Adrian Ford
"Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Adrian Ford" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Where have all the series Landrovers gone? In the Summer I see loads of
em
> >on the roads spent half my time on the road Flashing and waving and now
> >winter is here none to be seen....
>
> Speaking of Defenders in germany, we have found out that there are big
> regional differences in the Defender density We had been in two
> areas of germany during the last months with many hills, and almost no
> Defenders could be seen Lots of 4wd, but mostly japanese/korean
> make. Then here around nuremberg, very flat area, my wife meets up to
> five or six per day, just on the way to and from work.
>
> >Adrian Ford
> >
>
>
>
>
> regards - Ralph
>
> --
>
> Want to get in touch? http://www.radio-link.net/whereisralph.txt

 

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Tim Hobbs

Guest

• Nov 27, 2004

• #8

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:17:17 -0000, "Adrian Ford"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>The only Off Roading here in Dewsbury is the speed humps but we have five
>landrover garages within a cock hair of where we live.Must just be a town
>thing or something.
>Being a super tight yorkshireman landy works on gas thats why i always use
>it........
>

Have you used any of them? Martyn Dransfield at Lanro rechassised my
Series 2, but I haven't used any of the others.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

 

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Reg

Guest

• Nov 28, 2004

• #9

"Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS" <[email protected]> wrote

> >Where have all the series Landrovers gone? In the Summer I see
loads of em
> >on the roads spent half my time on the road Flashing and waving and
now
> >winter is here none to be seen....
>
> Speaking of Defenders in germany, we have found out that there are
big
> regional differences in the Defender density We had been in two
> areas of germany during the last months with many hills, and almost
no
> Defenders could be seen Lots of 4wd, but mostly japanese/korean
> make. Then here around nuremberg, very flat area, my wife meets up
to
> five or six per day, just on the way to and from work.

Adrian if have you driven a Series Landy in winter, then you would
know why. I prefer my newer Defender's heater.

Ralph, when I was in Germany this year for the Alrad off-road show and
the DLRC Hessen rally, I did not see as many Landys (of any type) as
back here in the UK. I'll have another look next October on my way to
Horstwalde. (Ralph for a keyboard OSO, e-mail me direct.)

Reg.

 

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Adrian Ford

Guest

• Nov 30, 2004

• #10

Dewsbury 4x4 bought my first landrover from there. Turned out to be a piece
of junk came with 12 months MOT ..Death Trap. Never been back......

Browns 4X4 nice lads I go here if i want a job doing.

Lanro.. Once went to collect a part waited twenty minutes while he chatted
to his mate .A bit ignorant obviously doesn't need the money never been
back.The younger one that works there seems ok though...

4Xforty one or whatever its called near showcase I have never used..

Never been to the main dealer in Mirfield or the one in Lockwood...

Generally I use Paddocks and do the job myself its a lot cheaper and you
know its getting done properley...

Reg, are you a southerner?

Adrian Ford
"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:17:17 -0000, "Adrian Ford"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >The only Off Roading here in Dewsbury is the speed humps but we have five
> >landrover garages within a cock hair of where we live.Must just be a town
> >thing or something.
> >Being a super tight yorkshireman landy works on gas thats why i always
use
> >it........
> >
>
> Have you used any of them? Martyn Dransfield at Lanro rechassised my
> Series 2, but I haven't used any of the others.
>
>
> --
>
> Tim Hobbs
>
> '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
> '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
> '03 Volvo V70
>
> My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
> Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
> Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

 

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George Spigot

Guest

• Dec 1, 2004

• #11

"Adrian Ford" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dewsbury 4x4 bought my first landrover from there. Turned out to be a
piece
> of junk came with 12 months MOT ..Death Trap. Never been back......
>
> Browns 4X4 nice lads I go here if i want a job doing.
>
> Lanro.. Once went to collect a part waited twenty minutes while he chatted
> to his mate .A bit ignorant obviously doesn't need the money never been
> back.The younger one that works there seems ok though...
>
> 4Xforty one or whatever its called near showcase I have never used..
>
> Never been to the main dealer in Mirfield or the one in Lockwood...
>
> Generally I use Paddocks and do the job myself its a lot cheaper and you
> know its getting done properley...

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