Have you ever owned a Land Rover?

Wilaspira · Jul 22, 2023

I currently own 1998 300tdi 110 County, 1949 Series 1 80 lights behind grille, 1951 Series 1 80 lights through grille, 2 x 1964 Series 2a 88 (one ex military, one station wagon), 1981 Stage 1 V8 110 County (had Stage 1 V8 pick up and also another station wagon for a while). Only regularly use the 300 tdi and v occasionally the 1951. I got overly interested in the early LR for a while but have cooled and for the most part they now just stand in sheds (slowly rusting [further])

YIPPE · Jul 22, 2023

1982 4 door range rover
300tdi 3dr disco
300tdi 5 door disco
And still currently 1985 range rover.

Acquired a 91 200tdi and 93 4.6v8 disco and another 85 4.2v8 as running project vehicles but just parted instead.

cmurray · Jul 22, 2023

In order of acquisition
1955 86" ( My first car but hasn't run for 25 years )
1951 80" (slowly trying to get back on the road again )
1984 90 ex Hong Kong airport bird control vehicle (sold)
1994 Range Rover Classic (sold)
2002 Range Rover L322 TD6 (to be traded for the Grenadier)
1991 110 Perentie RFSV

Trialmaster · Jul 22, 2023

Bought a Brand new station wagon in 2001, sold it after 4 years. Probably the longest I have kept a vehicle in many years. Was it reliable - not particularly - but it had loads of character.

Shaky · Jul 22, 2023

Had three LR’s

1987 110 Tintop 1 ton. 2.5 petrol with an LPG conversion.
2004 Freelander commercial, converted to four seat three door (very cheap)
2019 Discovery 5

All sold, I wasn’t going to own the discovery out of warranty.

I would have the 110 (not a defender in those days) back in a heartbeat. Now I am older and have a bit more cash and time, I would have loved to spend a bit of money on it and used it as a toy.

The other two you can keep.

Logsplitter · Jul 22, 2023

2014 Defender 2.2tdci. Totally reliable. Never had a problem just needed something more comfortable and with an automatic transmission.
sold it buy the Grenadier.

Shaky · Jul 22, 2023

@Logsplitter; love rear canopy on you lovely old defender. What make was it.

Logsplitter · Jul 22, 2023

Shaky said:
@Logsplitter; love rear canopy on you lovely old defender. What make was it.

Bushtech. Made in South Africa

Cheshire cat · Jul 22, 2023

1 x Defender CSW 300 Tdi
1 x Defender CSW Td5 (Still owned)
Loved them both.

Shaky · Jul 22, 2023

Logsplitter said:
Bushtech. Made in South Africa

I know their stuff well. Good kit.

I can’t wait to see an Ineos QM with some similar or an RSI Smartcap. Think it might change my mind. I love pick-up but generally with a rear canaopy on them.

Miki · Jul 22, 2023

1971 Series III with a N/A BMC engine
1995 D90 300tdi
1994 D90 300tdi - current, rebuilt on a galvy chassis

All the older, more simple cars, no electronics. Characterful.
Front mounted winch, used to rescuer people from ditches, pull out trees and drag trunks around prior to cutting them up for firewood etc.
Spends about 40% of it's life offroad, not a car for a 300 mile round trip, well not a car the Mrs would be happy in

It tows the Ifor well enough though, even with 3 ton of wood in it.
Easy to work on.
Lave it.

Krabby · Jul 22, 2023

gkhaldi said:
Tomb Raider 90

I wanted one of those so badly, but they weren’t coming stateside. They were on sale the first time I went to the UK. I remember clearly the exchange rate was $1.44 to the pound. I so could have afforded one but alas. My best option at the time was a 96 NAS 90 with 60k on the clock and was beat to piss. LR Des Moines, Iowa was firm at $60 grand. Naturally I laughed and walked out.

Tom109 · Jul 22, 2023

I really wanted a Perentie, but instead I’ll just get a Grenadier.

JonSutton · Jul 22, 2023

Owned a lot of Land Rover product over my life to date, first one a S11A XWD 88” 24v petrol bought in 1978.
Currently L405 2017 Vogue (Gren will replace this one), S1 Disco V8 Premium ES, 2 x 80” 1951 ragtops, 1 x 86” 1956 truck cab, S111 1982 lightweight, lhd, diesel 24v (ex Dutch marines), 110 1996 Wolf tdi HT radio truck, 90 1989 NAS copy with 3.9 efi but five speed in lieu of ZF auto.

Tom109 · Jul 22, 2023

Gotta luv a Landy.

Shaky · Jul 22, 2023

Tom109 said:
Gotta luv a Landy.

Agreed. Right up to about 2016 for the defender. Anything else about 2010. After that you have really gotta luv LR.

A do have a massive soft spot for the discovery D3 and D4 and would still love to have a sorted D2 though.

If LR Time (Vera and hubby) were my neighbours then I would have bought one in a heartbeat.

Tom D · Jul 22, 2023

Ex RAF defender 110, which I rebuilt and fitted with a IE Powertourque 2.8 TDI (probably the best one I owned , in some ways anyway)
110 TDCI 2.4
110 TDCI 2.2
Freelander 2 HSE
Discovery3 HSE
The freelander was the most reliable, the disco the least reliable. The 2.8 was such a good engine, its a shame you can’t get them anymore.

Firestarter_phil · Jul 22, 2023

I currently still have a 2013 Defender, which will be shortly sold and have had 5x P38 RR and 2x L322 RR
Used to have an old series III back in the day.

The only LR I would own currently would be an L322 RR!

Kb6tho · Jul 22, 2023

1983 2.25L diesel 110

Asnes · Jul 22, 2023

2004 G4 discovery
2006 range rover
2011 range rover

Krabby does you G4 have a single jump seat in the rear? I sold mine to someone in NJ

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