Byways

These are routes that have been open to vehicular access for century’s but know they are being shut down as ‘gas guzzling’ 4×4’s damage them. It is coman knowledge that Tractors walkers and everyone else is to blame as well. But as these get closed and replaced by restricted byways more people will break the law (one Saturday on the Ridgeway last month 4 bikes, a mini motto and Suzuki Vitara. These are not landy drivers don’t blame us.

Any way some clarification of gas guzzlers will be uploaded tomorrow until then it’s good bye from the Landy Mann

 

Best Joke Yet!!! – NOT

Polluting cars will have to pay more tax! That thought has been around for a while but now ‘gas guzzers’ will get a £950 show room tax on top of all the other taxes all ready there. So I propose that we all drive round in pre 1972 vehicles and miss out on allot of tax – Series 2 any one!!!! But then again all this money will be ’spent’ on reducing climate change! Rubbish.

Any way Rant over – until next time I bid the farewell The Landy Mann

P.S. That is a clue about next time!!

 

Geneva

As stated on lro.com Land Rover has showcased a black LRX at Geneva. They also said that all the models have had improvements but I found no mention of the Range Rover. The disco, RR sport & Freelander 2 get minor external changes. The defender SVX is also being show cased. But what will 2008 bring to lr? Suggestions please.

The Landy Mann

 

Selfish, greedy good for nothing’s – NOT

Some of the things Land Rover drivers get branded as are above. But with today’s weather it would not surprise me if some of the 4×4 response groups are out in force helping the emergency services. I haven’t found any that are out today yet but it wouldn’t surprise me if they were. These are people who help others in their times of trouble out of their own pockets and in their own time. For more info on your local group www.4×4response.net.

The Landy Mann

 

Is the Defenders way forward Spanish?

Is the way forward for buyers of new defenders Spanish? The Santana is a Spanish version of the Defender (built under licence) originally it was called Land Rover Santana. The Reason I say it is the way forward is, the current models have simple electronics and leaf springs. and as the Defender steadily go’s up market we may have to change our sights. and as Andrew Pearce, from Farmers Weekly says is “What you see here is not a Land Rover, but as close to one as twins separated at birth, same basic DNA, different upbringing”.  For more info on the Santana www.santanauk.com

The Landy Mann

 

In Response

As you can probably see my good friend Mat has left me some nice comments so here is my reply. People who drive 4×4’s and don’t go off-road are bad. But the people who drive off-road are good, even if they don’t need to it would be like taxing ramblers for walking (the extra were on their body cost the NHS more!!). Also the state of british roads means that most people do actually need one. However 19inch wheels get damaged in the pot holes so that is a bit point less on RR sport HST’s.

Hopefully I can find something better to post tomorrow!

 

The Landy Mann

 

Land Rover or Road Rover

In the 60’s when Rover were trying to create a new land rover one of the concepts was the ‘Road Rover’ (I think it was based on a P5) and ended up with the Range Rover. However I now ask with the LRX concept has Land Rover forgotten the fact that they make Off-Roaders? OK 60 to the gallon and 120 g/km of Co2 is good there is little mention of off roading. Would a new basic defender work (no electrickery, and 80inch wheel base)? I think so. Hopefully Tata will give them a kick up the backside soon!

The Landy Mann 

 

What does it make you think of?

‘Land Rover’! What do those to words make you think of? Mud, Water, Fun, losing money. What does it make your friends think? I know some who would think of me. Today on the way home I saw one and it put a smile on my face (a swb s11 in with a galvanised chassis).

What you think to the comments section please.

The Landy Mann

 

Hello

Welcome to my new blog it is not the first web site I have had about land rovers but none of the others still exist. This is going to be where I give comment on what has happened in the Land Rovering world. I will try to make daily entry’s but that probably wont happen! But I will try to keep it up to date.

The first proper posts will happen tomorrow in the mean time look though my links.

The Landy Mann