I am a foolish boy, for today I went and looked at a 101. So do I chop in the series three, spend oodles more than i really should on a toy and get the big beast.
I've lusted from afar since i was too young to drive, and now i could reallyown one, with only minimal risk of divorce or bankruptcy....
Do I go for it?
HELL YES do it do it do it NOWWWWWW
i stupidly sold mine 3 years ago and have regreted it ever since..
I WILL be buying one again soon..
Indeed
Ooooooh...
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Bankruptcy only last for a year these days, 101s last forever.
Divorce is only necessary if she doesn't like 101s, in which case, give her the house, other cars, bank accounts - keep the dog and 101. (actually, don't give her all the bank accounts, you'll need a few...)
you couldn't handle it...
...but in case you think you can, download this FIRST:
Too right. Welcome to the madhouse ^h^h^h^h^h club.
Steve
DO IT NOW!!!!!
You won't regret it but your wallet will. Worth it as the 101 gives the most grins per mile of any Land Rover.
Bought mine the day after driving someone elses seven years ago and never looked back.
Sean
73FL74 101GS 1984 110 2.5NA Medway Military Vehicle Group
Yes, I need to fix that back window too.
Steve
Ok, I've done a deal subject to final inspection and test drive....
Guess I need some advice on this pretty quick. What to look at, what to prod and poke, what can be sorted, and what should make me run for the hills?
What is it about the sound of a V8 that makes grown men >
On or around Sat, 16 Apr 2005 22:45:03 +0000 (UTC), "Mark Williamson" enlightened us thusly:
It's like the smell of frying bacon and onions... short-circuits the cognitive part of the brain.
Hi Mark,
Look for a straight frame - some of 101's were dropped from Hercules transports with and withOUT parachutes....
Also read Al's site here-
Practically all you need to know is on Al's site - the rest is in the club magazine "Six Stud", but you only get that- and access to the specialised parts stock- as a member, and Martyn will be along shortly to give you all the details again
Steve
Are they the ones with the tell tale dent in the sump from the front uj?
AJH
Already a member. reading and re-reading the few copies of six stud that I have.
Thanks for the link.
I can't get into the club site at the moment. Any one else have any luck?
Oops, I should have probably read that before I bought mine last week:
Kevin's 6x6 ?
Steve
The very same.
Wow. You kept that quiet.
What are you going to do with it?
I wondered who it was driving past the Sovereigns last Tuesday at
11:00!AJH
I think the mud-clubbers were in on it... but I didn't want to say much until the deal was done. Don't know about quiet though - I set off a Golf car alarm the other day just by driving past it - put a smile on my face! I've never had a car which made the earth move before.
Firstly, start to understand how to pull it apart and put it back together again, before I take it too far off the beaten track. Then maybe some foraging expeditions. In a few years I may use it for something serious overland - Africa or Asia, say. But then again, I may not, but I thought if I didn't buy it, I wouldn't have the option :)
If you're going to blow money on a car, 101s seem to offer low depreciation :)
Nice :)
How hard is it to actually manouver that monster?
On or around Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:01:18 +0100, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:
I bet it scrubs the tyres...
Pretty, and yes, respectively. It's not got power steering, so it's just a liiiiitle heavy for low-speed manoeuvring. The tyre scrub is just something you try to minimise by making wide turns. A couple of people have suggested a hydraulic system for raising the rear axle...
When I picked it up, I drove into Somerfields car park to buy my dinner, and the diff lock came on and stuck on. Trying to turn it on tarmac with the diff lock stuck on is not pretty.
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