Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

Highcountry proclaimed:

> Don't know about your world, but here in the Boonies where I am you
> would be forced to Special Order any parts other than an Oil Filter
> and the parts are 3 times the price of comparable Jeep/Chevy/Ford
> parts "IF" you can even get them!
>
> Bruce
>
Minor point of correction but on the newer ones, those ARE ford parts.

Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

Hi Dave,
That's a good looking Ford.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
> Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
> next week.
> Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
> without a Real Chassis.
> Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
want
> a longer wheelbase
> for pulling that weight.
> It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
> wheels, and electric everything
> but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>
> Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
> Waggy.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
>



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Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

Hi Dave,
That's a good looking Ford.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
> Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
> next week.
> Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
> without a Real Chassis.
> Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
want
> a longer wheelbase
> for pulling that weight.
> It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
> wheels, and electric everything
> but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>
> Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
> Waggy.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
>



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Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

Hi Dave,
That's a good looking Ford.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
> Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
> next week.
> Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
> without a Real Chassis.
> Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
want
> a longer wheelbase
> for pulling that weight.
> It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
> wheels, and electric everything
> but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>
> Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
> Waggy.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
>



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Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

Hi Dave,
That's a good looking Ford.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
> Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
> next week.
> Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
> without a Real Chassis.
> Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
want
> a longer wheelbase
> for pulling that weight.
> It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
> wheels, and electric everything
> but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
> http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>
> Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
> Waggy.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
>



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Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

The poor Disco 2 never did seem to get the respect in the USofA it did
in its native land. Part of this may be a preference for genuinely cold
beer over here, plus no young drivers growing up learning to worship the
Prince Of Darkness as they discovered that british roadsters are about
as reliable as teenage mistresses.



Spdloader proclaimed:

> I'm not slammin' your new purchase Dave, I personally like them, a lot, but
> here in NC-USA, you see lots and lots of them in the "buy here pay here"
> type car lots,(that's for folks with troubled credit), and can pick 'em up
> very cheap. Seems after just a few years they develop electrical problems,
> and every one I've ever looked at to consider purchasing was leaking at
> those rear overhead windows. It costs a lot here to keep them up. I know
> that to meet US standards they must undergo different electrical and crash
> modifications, and that may be part of the cause, I don't know.
>
> Again, not slamming yours, I honestly would buy one if it weren't for the
> aforementioned problems.
>
> Hope you enjoy it!
>
> Spdloader
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
>
>>Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
>>next week.
>>Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
>>without a Real Chassis.
>>Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
>>want
>>a longer wheelbase
>>for pulling that weight.
>>It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
>>wheels, and electric everything
>>but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>>
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>>
>>Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
>>Waggy.
>>
>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

The poor Disco 2 never did seem to get the respect in the USofA it did
in its native land. Part of this may be a preference for genuinely cold
beer over here, plus no young drivers growing up learning to worship the
Prince Of Darkness as they discovered that british roadsters are about
as reliable as teenage mistresses.



Spdloader proclaimed:

> I'm not slammin' your new purchase Dave, I personally like them, a lot, but
> here in NC-USA, you see lots and lots of them in the "buy here pay here"
> type car lots,(that's for folks with troubled credit), and can pick 'em up
> very cheap. Seems after just a few years they develop electrical problems,
> and every one I've ever looked at to consider purchasing was leaking at
> those rear overhead windows. It costs a lot here to keep them up. I know
> that to meet US standards they must undergo different electrical and crash
> modifications, and that may be part of the cause, I don't know.
>
> Again, not slamming yours, I honestly would buy one if it weren't for the
> aforementioned problems.
>
> Hope you enjoy it!
>
> Spdloader
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
>
>>Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
>>next week.
>>Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
>>without a Real Chassis.
>>Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
>>want
>>a longer wheelbase
>>for pulling that weight.
>>It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
>>wheels, and electric everything
>>but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>>
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>>
>>Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
>>Waggy.
>>
>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

The poor Disco 2 never did seem to get the respect in the USofA it did
in its native land. Part of this may be a preference for genuinely cold
beer over here, plus no young drivers growing up learning to worship the
Prince Of Darkness as they discovered that british roadsters are about
as reliable as teenage mistresses.



Spdloader proclaimed:

> I'm not slammin' your new purchase Dave, I personally like them, a lot, but
> here in NC-USA, you see lots and lots of them in the "buy here pay here"
> type car lots,(that's for folks with troubled credit), and can pick 'em up
> very cheap. Seems after just a few years they develop electrical problems,
> and every one I've ever looked at to consider purchasing was leaking at
> those rear overhead windows. It costs a lot here to keep them up. I know
> that to meet US standards they must undergo different electrical and crash
> modifications, and that may be part of the cause, I don't know.
>
> Again, not slamming yours, I honestly would buy one if it weren't for the
> aforementioned problems.
>
> Hope you enjoy it!
>
> Spdloader
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
>
>>Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
>>next week.
>>Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
>>without a Real Chassis.
>>Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
>>want
>>a longer wheelbase
>>for pulling that weight.
>>It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
>>wheels, and electric everything
>>but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>>
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>>
>>Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
>>Waggy.
>>
>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

The poor Disco 2 never did seem to get the respect in the USofA it did
in its native land. Part of this may be a preference for genuinely cold
beer over here, plus no young drivers growing up learning to worship the
Prince Of Darkness as they discovered that british roadsters are about
as reliable as teenage mistresses.



Spdloader proclaimed:

> I'm not slammin' your new purchase Dave, I personally like them, a lot, but
> here in NC-USA, you see lots and lots of them in the "buy here pay here"
> type car lots,(that's for folks with troubled credit), and can pick 'em up
> very cheap. Seems after just a few years they develop electrical problems,
> and every one I've ever looked at to consider purchasing was leaking at
> those rear overhead windows. It costs a lot here to keep them up. I know
> that to meet US standards they must undergo different electrical and crash
> modifications, and that may be part of the cause, I don't know.
>
> Again, not slamming yours, I honestly would buy one if it weren't for the
> aforementioned problems.
>
> Hope you enjoy it!
>
> Spdloader
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
>
>>Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
>>next week.
>>Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
>>without a Real Chassis.
>>Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
>>want
>>a longer wheelbase
>>for pulling that weight.
>>It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
>>wheels, and electric everything
>>but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>>
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>>
>>Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
>>Waggy.
>>
>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Defecting to the Dark Side
 

You mean that not EVERY vehicle has parts falling off as they drive down the
roadway?


"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:CbOdnQU3vtGewVPYnZ2dnUVZ_uzinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The poor Disco 2 never did seem to get the respect in the USofA it did in
> its native land. Part of this may be a preference for genuinely cold beer
> over here, plus no young drivers growing up learning to worship the Prince
> Of Darkness as they discovered that british roadsters are about as
> reliable as teenage mistresses.
>
>
>
> Spdloader proclaimed:
>
>> I'm not slammin' your new purchase Dave, I personally like them, a lot,
>> but here in NC-USA, you see lots and lots of them in the "buy here pay
>> here" type car lots,(that's for folks with troubled credit), and can pick
>> 'em up very cheap. Seems after just a few years they develop electrical
>> problems, and every one I've ever looked at to consider purchasing was
>> leaking at those rear overhead windows. It costs a lot here to keep them
>> up. I know that to meet US standards they must undergo different
>> electrical and crash modifications, and that may be part of the cause, I
>> don't know.
>>
>> Again, not slamming yours, I honestly would buy one if it weren't for the
>> aforementioned problems.
>>
>> Hope you enjoy it!
>>
>> Spdloader
>>
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:LEkzh.270086$Kh7.126523@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
>>
>>>Bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 4.0 v8 today, and should take collection
>>>next week.
>>>Would have gone for a Jeep for preference, but decided I couldn't live
>>>without a Real Chassis.
>>>Big axles and hub means its rated for 7800 lb towing, but IMHO I would
>>>want
>>>a longer wheelbase
>>>for pulling that weight.
>>>It doesn't drive like a truck at all - feels like a limo with its 18"
>>>wheels, and electric everything
>>>but it is for towing not offroading, so that's ok.
>>>
>>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco.jpg
>>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco2.jpg
>>>http://milne.info/~dave/disco/disco3.jpg
>>>
>>>Still keeping the Wrangler - this gives me transport and time to fix the
>>>Waggy.
>>>
>>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>
>>>
>>
>>