That house is much to large for me ^^ Im thinking of something much more primitive and much smaller. But yes Im glad you guys got a kick out of that! Funny thing its been my dream since I was a kid (Im 26 now)

PS: My apologies for the recent tragedy that took place in Paris. Im glad you were not anywhere near by though.... this world has gone absolutely mad.

 

In full disclosure, I own a 2004 Discovery 2 and a 2012 LR4. Hopefully I'll have a 109 in my near future...

Ok that said, my wife's stock LR4 with decent all season tires, outperforms my modified D2 in every worthwhile category I can think of.

Land Rover also sells non luxury, more modest trims of their current vehicles elsewhere in the world.

 

PS: My apologies for the recent tragedy that took place in Paris. Im glad you were not anywhere near by though.... this world has gone absolutely mad.

No need to apalogise TRIARR, it's another result of extremism and fanatics under the banner of religion, which of course, has nothng to do with it.

Unfortunately the French have had this sad rude awakening to their 9/11 0r 7/7 but sadly innocent people have to die once again. Why? we will never know. It's the new order of this world, which as you say, has gone completely mad.

 

All the more reason to buy or build a small cottage deep in the bush and live out the days in peace.... far from the conflict.

 

[QUOTE=TRIARII;499501]You are one grumpy old man Paul

Keep in mind this thread is just my opinion of Land Rover, and you know what they say about opinions? " Opinions are like **** holes, everyones got one and they all stink"! [QUOTE=TRIARII;499501]

No, Julian, I'm just a realistic old man.

Now, as far as your comment about opinions, frankly, it's one of a grotesquely simple mind. Yes, there are opinions that aren't worth the ink they're written on and then there are opinions that serve to change the world. Yours, sadly, is in the former camp.

What you fail to realize is how utterly void of anything substantive you've chosen to base that opinion. You hate computers yet you use them every single day. You dislike luxury but I suspect you pine for it. Whether you know it or not, your opinion expresses negativity all over the place. You seem to have distaste for people from India, China, celebrities, politicians and anyone who wants a sunroof or a mobile phone in their car. You have issues you need to overcome.

Now, as far as the inanity of some of your comments in the original post and your follow up to mine, you show a fundamental misunderstanding of Land Rover.

You express your undying admiration for the old Series Rover which I can understand, to a degree, having owned and restored one many years ago. However, you then make statements extolling the virtues of coil springs in another comment. You do realize that the Series Rovers all used leaf springs that had more in common with horse carriages than modern automobiles.

Following along these lines, while touting the advantages of coil springs you fail to acknowledge the first coil sprung Land Rover was, in fact, a Range Rover. Said Range Rover, with it's advanced coil sprung suspension, predated the first 110 by 13 years. I guess it could be said that due to the success Land Rover had with the coil sprung suspension, it led to the abandonment of leafs on the 110 and 90.

Perhaps you've never heard of a little Spanish company called Santana. They owned the license for selling Land Rover models in Spain. They, like you, were so enamored with the old Series Rover that even after Land Rover switched to coils, they maintained the horse carriage suspension. By the way, they're no longer in business.

 

Here is another example of why your opinion on Land Rover is vacuous. You use one article that you are unsure you remember correctly, are unable to cite and use is to condemn an entire technology. I cannot believe how many times I get into discussions with people on this board who have absolutely no idea what anecdotal evidence means.

 

Let me ask you a blunt question. Why haven't you sold that piece of outdated technology wrapped in distasteful luxury you're driving now? Why haven't you picked up a 109 in anticipation of your sojourn northward? Keep in mind, actions speak much louder than words.

By the way, I'll offering up this personal information having read of what you want in life. My wife and I live in a 175 year old trappers cabin in a bucolic portion of Litchfield County, CT on a sizeable piece of land with a magnificent Komondor, a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf goats, an enormous garden that provides for a substantial portion of our food needs and, aside from our Rovers, have several vehicles that we use regularly that are at least 30 years old.

Not that different than what you seem to be looking for.

I am not, in any way a prepper or someone awaiting the rapture. Quite the opposite. I am excitedly looking forward to the future that lies ahead.

I guess, in the end, my point and my advise to you comes as a simple warning. Before you write, before you speak, before you act, think. Think long and hard about what you want to say, how you want to say it and how others may view what you've said. When making assertions, speak from a position of strength using facts, tangible facts. When offering an opinion try to make it more than a rant. Even when making a post on a bulletin board, before letting fingers flail, think about both the purpose and the need for what you're about to say.

I'm an old man in your mind and I remember what I was like in my early 20's. One thing I acutely remember is that it was much harder back then to carve my words into eternity than it is today. Today, on the internet, your words live on. Make them as meaningful as you can.

 

I gotta say, after my failed attempt to get that fuel line connector from you, I too thought you were kind of a grumpy old man.

However, after reading your off topic posts, you seem more like a wise old Native American Chief who just happens to get grumpy when he feels time is being wasted or verbal diarrhea is being spewed

 

you mean the kind of evidence that counteracts the effects of poising.....duh

 

Like Paul, that makes two of us ..................... I'm nicknamed Victor Meldrew by some for my ............ eerrr outlook and attitude maybe

BBC - Comedy - One Foot in the Grave

Grumpy is good ................... it keeps all the pr@ts away from you