Ray Mears Hits Back at Anti 4x4 Lobby

[gregorach]

That's pretty much exactly what's happening. Although they seem to have under-estimated the necessary capacity of the park and ride carparks...

Anyway, I didn't really want to get into a detailed discussion of transport planning - I just wanted to refute the conspiracy-mongering up-thread.

 

[dave k]

Edited to remove my rant. I should know better than to post to the internet after drinking cider!!

 

[Beorn]

Please tell our goverment in Germany about whtat happens if public transport becomes privaticed! They trie this now and I don't want to buy a car, if I don't have to!

 

[John Fenna]

I live in rural West Wales...what is a "bus"?

 

[lavrentyuk]

I saw a bus going past my house (also in West Wales) two days ago. It was going to somewhere called "NOT IN SERVICE".

I've also been using my 4x4 (Fourtrak) to tow crashed cars out of hedgerows in the snow. I would love to have to pull out a Prius.

Richard

 

[lavrentyuk]

Ricksurfgod wrote "I think you'll find the majority of farmers in england binned off landies many a year ago for their jap counterparts. This was mainly because of reliabilty issues and the fact that you get a lot more bang for your buck with toyoter et all (shame for landy really). Its only the rich ones these days that bother with the solihull stuff from new as like most of the townies its a status symbol."

Not round here (West Wales though). Loads of Landies, new and old, whilst the hard core use Fourtraks from when they were cheap from Llanybydder.

There are a number of those cab things though.

Why doesn't anybody make a Utility Vehicle any more (at a utility price). I personally prefer selectable 4WD, tends to imrove the fuel consumption in 'normal' use. Why did Landrover abandon that idea ?

RIchard

 

[sandbender]

"...Its only the rich ones these days that bother with the solihull stuff from new as like most of the townies its a status symbol..."

This was my 'status symbol' on Monday

 

[Adze]

Nothing like the warm glow from the embers of a two year old thread eh?

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

lets see they ban guns then knifes then 4x4s next they will ban legs and arms I can see all the bob jokes when they do that...

 

[helixpteron]

Its only the rich ones these days that bother with the solihull stuff from new as like most of the townies its a status symbol."

Gosh, those ignorant, rich townies have no sense!

Spending their (obviously overpaid) earnings to buy paracord bracelets, and Land Rovers!

Is there no end to their madness?

 

[lavrentyuk]

Originally Posted by lavrentyuk
"Its only the rich ones these days that bother with the solihull stuff from new as like most of the townies its a status symbol."

Wasn't originally posted by me. Spot the quotation marks, it was Ricksurfgod !

I like Landies, as I write, loads round here - old and new.

Richard

 

[helixpteron]

This was my 'status symbol' on Monday

Bloomin townie! Spraying polystyrene onto your status symbol to make it look like you actually use it in snow.

Luckily, lavrentyuk has warned us about the reliability evils of LR, so your photo probably shows your 'status symbol' wanting for a tow truck!

 

[sandbender]

Luckily, lavrentyuk has warned us about the reliability evils of LR, so your photo probably shows your 'status symbol' wanting for a tow truck!

The tow truck wouldn't make it up the track

The battery was a bit ropey but it did start after a few attempts, shoveling the 'polystyrene' of the roof rack took a little longer.

"..."Its only the rich ones these days that bother with the solihull stuff from new as like most of the townies its a status symbol."

Wasn't originally posted by me. Spot the quotation marks, it was Ricksurfgod!..."

No worries Mine isn't 'new' from Solihull anyway.

 

[saffy]

my roof top igloo

couple weeks before the current snows though

 

[Zodiak]

I wanted a Lnadrover, but its a shared car and 'er indoors doesn't do noisy cars.

We ended up with Focus C-Max, which is described as an "Urban Activity" vehicle. I think that it is fantastic around the town and on motorways, and for a 2 wheel drive car it makes a reasonable fist of driving on grass, but its no landy and gets a bit emotional in the snow.

So far I have resisted the temptation to say "I told you so" because I know that she is thinking the same

A mate of mine bought a Range Rover, OK only a small one, on e-bay a few months ago for £1200 and its doing really well. I was almost tempted to get one as a second car, but you try buying one now and it will cost you more than twice that