# land rover appreciation thread
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280
**Category:** Pub
**Created:** [October 21, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280 "2015-10-21T15:16:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@Dave1](https://fixed.org.au/u/Dave1)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/41 "2017-04-17T17:35:38Z")
Saw this on the weekend when camping, not a land rover but I’m sure it’ll get some love anyway:
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### Author:  [@jaseyjase](https://fixed.org.au/u/jaseyjase)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/42 "2017-09-22T19:49:21Z")
trailer queen
[](https://flic.kr/p/YHyJRW)[20170922\_161417](https://flic.kr/p/YHyJRW) by [jaseyjase](https://www.flickr.com/photos/46198377@N04/), on Flickr
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### Author:  [@Rhino](https://fixed.org.au/u/Rhino)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/43 "2017-09-23T23:13:19Z")
$65k to $75k of Defender…bonkers.
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### Author:  [@bob](https://fixed.org.au/u/bob)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/44 "2017-10-12T19:35:17Z")
I’m not sure if there are any Disco fans here, but I just noticed this thread. Here’s a story I did for The Versatile Gent. We got to drive a fleet of the new disco’s down to a farm. Really nice cars.
[https://www.theversatilegent.com/land-rover-discovery-rural-heritage-city-sleek/](https://www.theversatilegent.com/land-rover-discovery-rural-heritage-city-sleek/)
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### Author:  [@Big\_Banana\_Bob](https://fixed.org.au/u/Big_Banana_Bob)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/45 "2017-10-15T04:42:24Z")
> [@bob](#):
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> I’m not sure if there are any Disco fans here, but I just noticed this thread. Here’s a story I did for The Versatile Gent. We got to drive a fleet of the new disco’s down to a farm. Really nice cars.
>
> [https://www.theversatilegent.com/land-rover-discovery-rural-heritage-city-sleek/](https://www.theversatilegent.com/land-rover-discovery-rural-heritage-city-sleek/)
I don’t understand why they’re fitting such low profile tyres to Discos and Range Rovers these days. How do you reduce the pressure for sand and rough roads? There’s just not enough volume. These low profile tyres must have stiffer sidewalls so reducing pressure won’t help much anyway. Not to mention potential damage to the rims. I know you can always fit smaller wheels with bigger tyres (and then you will be limited by those big disk brakes) but the fact that they fit those as standard tells me that they don’t expect too many owners to take them off-road or up the beach.
[](http://cyclebucket.com/images/landroverd.jpg)
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### Author:  [@Bigadz](https://fixed.org.au/u/Bigadz)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/46 "2017-10-15T04:47:59Z")
But they look great when you pick up the kids from school or get a latte after yoga…
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/47 "2017-10-15T13:15:38Z")
> [@Big\_Banana\_Bob](#):
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> the fact that they fit those as standard tells me that they don’t expect too many owners to take them off-road or up the beach.
Gosh, you could really be onto something here.
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### Author:  [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/48 "2017-10-15T13:23:15Z")
i couldn’t find an image, but i remember there was a massive billboard on the Tulla fwy for the new RR SVR model.
Tag line was something like “The fastest Range Rover we’ve ever made”.
Compared to something like this…
Says it all i reckon.
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/49 "2017-10-15T13:42:28Z")
Dude near my house has an ex-army Perentie, complete with the shovel/pick/whatever strapped to the bonnet, jerry cans on the back etc. I quite often just stop and stand next to it for a while.
tc: I spend a lot of time daydreaming about owning a Perentie.
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### Author:  [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/50 "2017-10-15T13:45:14Z")
hahaha brilliant.
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### Author:  [@WestToastPete](https://fixed.org.au/u/WestToastPete)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/51 "2017-10-15T16:11:08Z")
Me too I really want one
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### Author:  [@geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/u/geoff_tewierik)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/52 "2017-10-15T19:38:15Z")
> [@WestToastPete](#):
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> Me too I really want one
The Ambo version on Gumtree at the moment is already setup with two beds.
> **[Free local classified ads](https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-cars-vans-utes/pakenham-melbourne/c18320l3001403)**
>
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### Author:  [@WestToastPete](https://fixed.org.au/u/WestToastPete)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/53 "2017-10-15T20:28:41Z")
6wd? Na
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### Author:  [@Bigadz](https://fixed.org.au/u/Bigadz)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/54 "2017-10-15T20:37:57Z")
> [@geoff\_tewierik](#):
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> The Ambo version on Gumtree at the moment is already setup with two beds.
>
> [Buy New and Used Cars in Pakenham 3810, VIC | Cars, Vans & Utes for Sale](https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/pakenham/cars-vans-utes/1990-land-rover-110-green-manual-cab-chassis/1158197862)
says it’s only got 24196km. Surely it’s missing a ‘0’???
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/55 "2017-10-15T20:38:53Z")
> [@WestToastPete](#):
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> 6wd? Na
yeah, I looked these up and there’s a shitload of reasonably special parts in these. Would be a very expensive exercise if a 6-speed transfer case shit itself.
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/56 "2017-10-15T20:43:15Z")
> [@Bigadz](#):
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> says it’s only got 24196km. Surely it’s missing a ‘0’???
nah, some of them are seriously low kms.
also, most of the standard 4wd ones are rebuilt from the ground up before being released into civilian hands.
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### Author:  [@WestToastPete](https://fixed.org.au/u/WestToastPete)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/57 "2017-10-16T00:04:23Z")
> [@heavymetal](#):
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> yeah, I looked these up and there’s a shitload of reasonably special parts in these. Would be a very expensive exercise if a 6-speed transfer case shit itself.
And they burn way more fuel, and they’re much more cumbersome
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### Author:  [@munga](https://fixed.org.au/u/munga)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/58 "2017-10-16T16:07:02Z")
my mate has a 6x6 perentie. plenty of resources, and parts aren’t that special. go for it, but they are fuggin hooooge, no perentie is water-tight, and they don’t have locks or keys either… great as an off-roader, not so great as a car.
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### Author:  [@munga](https://fixed.org.au/u/munga)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/59 "2017-10-16T16:08:25Z")
also, not all perenties are created equal. low km doesn’t mean they haven’t been well-used.
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### Author:  [@rcoh](https://fixed.org.au/u/rcoh)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/land-rover-appreciation-thread/68280/60 "2017-10-16T18:43:07Z")
This vid has some nice footage of the Parentie testing:
[//youtu.be/r20rbDn6Td8](https://youtu.be/r20rbDn6Td8)
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