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A-Ro

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The perils of owning a Series 2.
« on: March 26, 2022, 10:20:04 PM »
Admittedly this is probably just me but I have recently managed to damage the fuel tank on my Skoda Octavia by accidentally reversing over a rock and assuming that I could just drive off of it. I don’t think I would have been so gung ho had I not been driving Series vehicles for so many years. Hey ho another expense I can sort of chalk up to my passion for Land Rovers.
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Re: The perils of owning a Series 2.
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2022, 06:54:42 AM »
I did something similar last year, cracked the alloy sump on my Citroen van on a forestry track which wouldn't have been a problem in a LR. Changing that was a nightmare too...
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Re: The perils of owning a Series 2.
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2022, 08:32:02 AM »
Had a similar issue when I had a Rover P6 after running LR's for 10 years, pulled onto a grass verge and it bottomed out on the floor pan, had to phone my mate to come & pull me off . No damage done, but  hadn't given it a second thought.
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Re: The perils of owning a Series 2.
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2022, 10:43:30 AM »
Obvious solution: only drive Land Rovers!

That's what I do.

In a gale last year, a huge bough blew down off a tree in front of me.

No time to stop, and my ancient Freelander1 hit it quite hard.

Bash, bounce, slide over the top and out the other side.

No damage.

Kept going.


My laundry bill was larger that week though.... :coffee
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Re: The perils of owning a Series 2.
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2022, 11:30:17 AM »
It applies to most Land Rovers. I can drive my Series 3 through potholes with no worries but not my MGB GT.
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Re: The perils of owning a Series 2.
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2022, 04:02:44 PM »
Climb behind the wheel of the Mrs's eurobox and chant rhythmically three times….

'This is not a Land Rover, this is not a Land Rover, this is NOT a Land Rover'.

It works the other way too, height barriers in car parks always make me twitchy!

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Re: The perils of owning a Series 2.
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2022, 05:18:11 PM »
Yep, got a lot of grief for driving the girlfriends Citroen down a track in a forest and detaching part of the fuel system on a tree trunk. Apparently I’d forgotten I wasn’t in a Land Rover.

At least she drives a 4x4 now (admittedly a Japanese one l) so if I break it I can blame it on not being as tough as a real 4x4.
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