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KERR
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Land Rover people
So im walking out of the market when i see two guys about 40 years old looking at the G. I walk up and say hello, conversation goes like this:
Them. That yours?
Me: Yes
Them: You take it off road
Me: sometimes
Them: oh... you ever had a Rover?
Me: No the wife would not me get a D90 or 110.
THem: a what?
Me: Defender 90
Them: oh oh yea I got a discovery, You should have gotten one two. They are awsome and go like crazy off road.
Me: We considerd a Range rover but the closest dealer is 180 miles away.. long way to go when it has a problem
Them: Rovers dont have a problmes. Weve gota Discovery. Funny ive never seen you on the hard trails around here... You live around here?
Me: Yea yea i do..
Them: did you just get it, ive never seen it before.
Me: Yea back in nov 02..
Them... Ah... yea.. well you should have gotten a diso man... they are awasome, they do this and this and this and that....
Me: Now i have figured out they 1) dont understand what im saying or 2) are not listening to what im saying...3) dont give a poop of what im saying 4) just retarded..
So i go really that sounds nice, where do you guys go off road at? Maybe i can join you guys...
Them...... Yea yea maybe some time...
Then they walk off... with the one guy telling the other guy my stuff is ugly and he would have gotten a rover for sure...
What strikes me as od, is i also get that same qustion.. You take that off road. Now you all have seen my paint, and battle scars, I havent waxed or buffed the turck so its worse now that it ever has been.... but yet the same questions... I think next time ill just go No, those tree limb came over one night did that damage in the garage, im going to have make sure i shut the garage door next time. |
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RUYSENAARS
Member
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Texas
Vehicle(s): Land Rover Discovery(For Now)
Posts: 36
| RE: Land Rover people
KERR - 3/8/2007 2:28 PM
Me: Now i have figured out they 1) dont understand what im saying or 2) are not listening to what im saying...3) dont give a poop of what im saying 4) just retarded..
I say 5)All of the above!!!
Man..... A Land Rover person not knowing what a D90 or D110 is?!!  what is this world comming to??
As a serious LR owner, and a G-wana-be too(sigh) resons of "closest dealer 180 miles away" is pure insanity! No dealer TOUCHES my $hit!! Those guyes have STUPID written on their foreheads!! I get the same thing from Hummer owners! They snub their noses at LR, and G's, I guess they think their crap don't stink!!  They are usually A-holes too! Wonder why?........ |
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hus55
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: north cyprus,lapta.
Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
Posts: 2230
| RE: Land Rover people
you should have just ignored them
all landy owners do is ,:blahblah: 
they crack me up  |
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Chris
Veteran
Date registered: Sep 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
Vehicle(s): 2012 G550, 2012 GL350 BT
Posts: 241
| RE: Land Rover people
They are usually A-holes too! Wonder why?........
YOu must be talking about some of the regulars on Discoweb.... Not the nicest of place for people to share their opinions and stories. I would continue with this story but it would be
Edited by Chris 3/8/2007 4:52 PM
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DesertStar
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| RE: Land Rover people
Kerr, that was just another form of "flexing" for them. By the time they get to where they were going the story will have grown to "how they outwheeled a G....etc etc" while their tribal members look at them in awe asking for more stories of how superior their 4x4 of choice is and for more recruitment into their secret handshake club.
Mike |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| RE: Land Rover people
Wow guys - listen to yourself!
Sounds like 10,000 years ago. Only the "tools" are different.
Remember this one revolutionary guy 2,000 years ago?
Powerful stuff.
Smile and wish anyone a good day. Whatever they say. |
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DesertStar
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| RE: Land Rover people
Have a good day all !!!
Mike |
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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| Re: Land Rover people
I sometimes carry pictures of my some extreme off-road adventures. I usually leave them in the seat pocket behind the front seats.
I will show them some of the pictures, and then ask them if they would like to meet me there some time... |
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roughneck
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: UK, Germany & USA
Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2
Posts: 4398
| RE: Land Rover people
Silence is golden.  |
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beepers90
Regular
Date registered: Dec 2006
Location: charlotte, nc
Vehicle(s): 02 G500, 05 C230 Kompressor
Posts: 52
| Re: Land Rover people
say, how come you didnt no what a d90 or 110 is, apparently you dont know anything about offroad vehicles. it sucks that to my knowledge the discos cant ford past the wheel hub. |
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JamesG
Regular
Date registered: May 2006
Location: Conifer, Colorado
Vehicle(s): 2011 G550, 2000 L.C.,1997 L.C.1987 FJ60
Posts: 98
| RE: Land Rover people
WOW!...........This is what happens when cousins marry  What genetic cesspool did they climb out of? |
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hus55
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: north cyprus,lapta.
Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
Posts: 2230
| RE: Land Rover people
the thing is that l/r owners think they were the first on the planet and look down on all else,which seems sillybecause they forget the icon....."JEEP" .one off my customers owns a lovely 90,but he always has a dig at my G.I always laugh at him and say nothing,that winds him up more.i have owned a brand new disco and defender when living in n-cyprus,but what do i own now  |
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d34x4
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Land Rover people
Man, that sounds just like my conversations with "jeepers" when I'm driving my 90!
Seriously though, discos are great if you need to go get your kids from soccer practice or hit the mall in a snowstorm. |
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KERR
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Land Rover people
lol... i figured you all would get a kick out of it... ive also noticed some ML owners are like this...
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beepers90
Regular
Date registered: Dec 2006
Location: charlotte, nc
Vehicle(s): 02 G500, 05 C230 Kompressor
Posts: 52
| Re: Land Rover people
does anyone else think mls look like mini mini vans? |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: Land Rover people
beepers90 - 3/9/2007 10:40 AM
does anyone else think mls look like mini mini vans?
Perhaps a minivan on steroids. The ML is actually physically wider and has wider tracking than the G. |
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Adoni
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Sacramento, CA
Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4
Posts: 1283
| Re: Land Rover people
The ML is/was a great vehicle for what it is/was. I say was due to the fact that the 163 series had a two speed transfer case. Off-Road Pro is of course unavailable on the ML these days. However, if set up correctly, i.e. tires, torsion bars cranked a bit like mine, it is a fairly capable off-roader, however, as you can see, I own a G-Wagen too...so that should tell everyone here that beyond my love of my old ML, mechanical problems aside, there are just some places I wouldn't/couldn't take my ML but am more than excited to go motoring along in my G. |
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hus55
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: north cyprus,lapta.
Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
Posts: 2230
| RE: Land Rover people
i left my 1-2-1 fitness club on monday night and saw a new model ml parked right next to my G.I think it looked really nice (for my wife and daughter)but the only thing i compare to the G is the wrangler,(although its not as practical.
dont get me wrong the 90 is a great tool no doubt,but after owning a G NOTHING COMPARES!
as for my disco 300 tdi,the valve hit the piston on day 2 with 163 miles on the clock :angry:,and i was just beginning to think hmmmmm...... maybe it is as goog as a G 
I am now thinking of selling my clk55 cab and wise-up a little.i will however get another vehicle ,this time a mint 460 swb to complete the collection i have |
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SocalAstro
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Vehicle(s): 03 G500, 06 Audi A3 2.0
Posts: 116
| RE: Land Rover people
Agreed. What do you guys care what anyone else thinks? To each his/her own, live and let live, etc..
FWIW, I ran into a D110 owner at a gas station recently, and he was a very nice guy, and we had a pleasant conversation.
Not once did I think that his dog loves him more than my dog loves me or v.v. because of the cars we drove :-)
Peace,
Leon
4x4abc - 3/8/2007 2:23 PM
Wow guys - listen to yourself!
Sounds like 10,000 years ago. Only the "tools" are different.
Remember this one revolutionary guy 2,000 years ago?
Powerful stuff.
Smile and wish anyone a good day. Whatever they say. |
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TWODOGS
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: UK
Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD
Posts: 584
| Re: Land Rover people
Well said Leon , |
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