Pages: [1]   Go Down

AuthorTopic: Is it me?  (Read 831 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Old Warthog

  • Posts: 109
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« on: September 19, 2007, 13:06:59 »
or is there some sort of madness that afflicts 4x4 offroaders in general?  I've just totted up the amount of vehicles that I've had since taking up off roading.  Eight in the last 3 years.

Apart from my Grand Vitara, which has only been off road twice, I've either broken, got fed up with, found terminal rot or other major problems with the other eight.

My current off road cum plaything is a 3.5 RRC EFI auto.  This has been converted back to twin carbs so all the electro-trickery is not needed  :lol:

This month I was going to put a 2" lift on it and some MTs ready for winter, but the autobox (ZF) has gone t*ts up :cry:   I'm going to change to oil and filter as that seems to be the only thing that you can do to them.  Everything else is "specialist" according to Haynes.

So - is it just me or have other people gone through similar amounts of rusty metal :?

Cheers

Keith
Logged

Offline simdeb

  • Posts: 624
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2007, 13:33:08 »
we tend to keep them till its more expensive to repair than buy another!!

but at the moment we have -
l reg disco
2 suzuki's
simons freelander
j reg rrc
and my aold fatihfull  h reg volvo
Logged
North Nottinghamshire rep for GLASS

nottinghamshirenorth.rep@glass-uk.org

Offline Big Rich

  • Posts: 799
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2007, 19:17:33 »
At the moment I have 4. But  :roll:  there is at least 2 more on the cards.

1991 200 Disco
1991 3.9 EFi Range Rover
1969 Series 2b forward control
1956 Series 1

Rich
Logged
The difference between men and boys.....
Is the size of their toys.

2003 Discovery 2 "Buck"
1991 Discovery 200Tdi "ROO"   
1986 110 Hardtop "Crash"        
1969 Series 2b Forward Control "Manfred"
1956 Series One "Scrat"
1991 Range Rover 3.9 EFi "Diego"

www.bigrich.org.uk


Clean Green Posse #6<img

Offline Bunnie

  • Posts: 566
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
    • portsmouth
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2007, 19:26:18 »
we seem to have acumilated the following over 2 years

puggy - 206cc
evilgoat - Audi quattro turbo
rabbit - Suzuki vit
Serenity -  Disco 200tdi

but we only have room for 3 on the drive :S
Logged
Suzuki Vitara (Rabbit)- Alive and well
206cc (Puggy) -Sold Defender Black (mummys 90)
Disco 200tdi (Serenity)- Sold
Audi S2 - Rich's beast
Audi 100 - The work horse
Sapphire the Siberian Husky
Skye the Alaskan Marlamute
Devil Ducks (Howard, River & Jayne)

Offline iomlr

  • Posts: 216
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2007, 15:46:07 »
V8 90 CSW rebuilt,  (sold)
Citron Ax                (crashed by a mate)
Xr2i                        (sold)
BMW E30                 (sold)
Range rover Vogue Classics x 2 (sold one got the other)
pug 106 diesel       (sold)
110 csw                (still got, rebuilding to a crew cab v8 Auto is the plan)
3000gt twin turbo  (still got but up for sale)
Range rover bobtail (process of being built)

all in the last 2 and 1/2 years.  :shock:
Logged
Bobtail Range Rover 300tdi Manual
Body lifted, Gywn Lewis Challenge Suspension. Mach 5's with Jungle trekker Tyres ARB Locking Diffs Front and Rear. Steering Guard and Axel / Track Rod Guard. Modified bumpers front and rear Custome Rock sliders. Roccia Comp Arches,  Eleci Fans with X switch.

V8 90 County Defender. Rebuilt with galvanised chassi and bulkhead, Tubular sports manifodls and sports pipe. Old Man Emu suspension, under axel guard. BFGoodrich Muds on Mods.

Offline MuddyMachine

  • Posts: 610
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2007, 15:50:26 »
I have had the series 11 for 6 years, the 90 for 6 months and the disco for 3months.

Also had 2 RRC and a V8i disco.

Only after keeping the 90 :lol:
Logged
Baz
300Tdi Modded 90
H&B Response Call Sign HR039

http://muddymachine.googlepages.com/home

Offline TechnoTurkey

  • Posts: 707
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2007, 15:53:02 »
109" Series 3 Ex Mil, Arctic Spec - for sale
90 N/A D, - Sold, thought it would be a project but it was too much for me
110 V8 CSW - my current toy of choice
BMW 320d - daily drive

Still need to thin out the collection by selling the 109", hoping to get MOT on her within a couple of weeks then onto ebay.
Logged
2007 Honda Civic Type R GT
1982 VW Camper - Current Project
1991 Pajero SWB 2.5TD - SOLD
1990 Range Rover Vouge 3.9 V8 - SCRAPPED
1989 110 3.5 V8 CSW - SOLD
1984 Series 3, Ex MoD, 109 SOLD
1986 90 2.5D Pick Up - SOLD

Offline Thrasher

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 3102
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +7/-0
    • Northampton
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2007, 16:31:07 »
Hmmm .. 1x Explorer, 3 x Series 3, 2 x Freelander, 2 x Discovery, 1x Mitsubishi, 2 x RRIII .. getting to be a habit lol ....
Logged
--
Neil

Offline Old Warthog

  • Posts: 109
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2007, 02:02:30 »
Sorry guys, you've all named your motors and I didn't :cry:

What got me started off road was  a 1997 Vitara.  Went to Tong with the Rhino Club (now sadly defunct) and was totally hooked.

So     Vitara 1600  - P/X for
         Grand Vitara 1600 2005  Bought new and only offroaded twice.
         Still got it.
         Isuzu Trooper 2.8 TD - Chassis rot and broke too many bits
         Range Rover 3.9 EFI - Again tinworm and loads of electrical faults.
         Spent more time fixing it than driving it.
         Series 3 Y Reg.  The bloke who sold me this saw me coming.
         Great bit of rotten chassis hiding.  The bulkheads were good tho
         Fourtrak 2.0 petrol.  Very good motor.  Only got rid because a
         back injury.  The ride was pretty hard, but good off road.
         Frontera Sport 2.0.  Converted to pickup with 2" lift.  Actually sold
         this for a profit.  Drunk with money I then bought:-
         RRC 3.5 EFI Auto.  Converted back to twin carb and currently
         suffering from gearbox problems.  So finally - bought today
         Jeep Cherokee 4.0 L Petrol Auto.  Electric everything, leather and
         in very good nick (for now  :(bigwicked): )

So I've actually reached 9 now.  I'll have to change my sig when I can remember how to do it. :P

So what do you do with 3 motors?  Well the RRC will be my green lane and mud playing toy (when fettled).  The Jeep is for my 100 mile plus regular trips for treatment and general load lugging and the GV will be used by my new lady friend.  She's not into offroading :cry:   Tried it once and didn't like it:  glad she doesn't think the same way about everything :wink:

Still I think my point is made, once you start this game you always think that something can be improved or a new model is better or you break something terminally :)

Cheers

Keith
Logged

Offline spy

  • Posts: 599
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Is it me?
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2007, 21:48:50 »
sportrak
88 series 3
109 series 3 ragtop
disco 200tdi
range rover bobtail
300tdi disco
110 2.5 petrol  (only just got)

Thats my collection over the last 3 years or so!  Thats without the 2 fronteras my missus has owned!

Yep, its a kind of madnes!
Logged
110 2.5 Petrol LPG powered
Discovery 300tdi - Sold to Sooty
Discovery 200tdi  - SPY - SOLD
Series 3 - XUXY - SOLD :(

www.landyworld.co.uk

wrecker

  • Guest
Is it me?
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2007, 22:20:38 »
im 21 and in the last 2 years

1994 swb vitara tin top,bought for £200,had it 2 days and sold it for £500 :D  :D

1998 lwb vitara,went head on with a 56 plate merc and won :twisted:

1993 swb vitara still got at the moment :D  and the best yet 8)

mark
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
 





SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal