Just a kid!

I think its bloody great , also it does get me wondering whether any on-coming traffic is blinded for miles on end by this 'star wars' like beam.

Nah....I never slow down to let the lake drain...far more fun to let it try and build up as much as possible till the next set of lights and then let it cascade like a waterfall :o)

Here's one as well you might be familiar with , that when driving at night the inside of the cabin becomes a virtual hall of mirrors from your centre mirror to the back window , things appearing from all angles reflected here there and everywhere.

Probably a hell of a lot more as well.....

Cheers

Rossi.

in article snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Neil at snipped-for-privacy@thisaddy.com wrote on 9/20/05 12:43 AM:

Nope.

What about parking your mud covered Landrover next to the brightest ,cleanest softroader in the car park, or better still,parking it between two chav cars and then climing out the back , standing back and watching the dozy buggers trying to get in.

then go and start it with the crank handle. thats always a good one!

Sam.

The signs have a covering that only reflects the light directly back to where it came from so others won't see it.

Richard

Yes, but the beam, as well as hitting signs, can also hit people... thus blinding them. Last trip we did (to sunny south of France), my kids kept saying "Dad, why do you have your lights on?".

Fred

As a former Rangie owner I can confirm you are not alone. Peggy used to accumulate a couple of gallons on the bonnet a lowish speeds the bonnet shape being ideal and the front edge of the lake would spray off cleaning the screen underbreaking the whole lot was dumped make note slow down past cyclists. My big weakness was rocking at traffic lights, wind the windows down and blip the throttle to enjoy the music of the V8. Pity I have a scooby estate now which has a horrible engine note more like a punk band. Derek

The surface is highly reflective - it's rather like a mirror flashing in the sun. People would just see a quick flash, if they noticed it at all, just like the sun glinting off a window.

Richard

my chosen route to the local supermarked was down an often flooded and always very muddy (surfaced) backroad. I would often park-up next to the mercedes, rav4, chavmobiles with masses of mud dripping off-all-sides of the 110. And the looks I got as I wiped the lights, numberplates and rear window before heading home again, much puzzlement, and I live in the countryside where muddy land rovers are common.

-- Mark.

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My WRX sounds very nice indeed,what scooby you got?

Nige

Just the cooking Legacy 16v 1.8 GL Wagon when its cold it sounds a lot like a beetle due in part to about 50kgs of stainless steel heatshields the last one I had I removed quite a lot of it to stop the rattles god knows if I find the right Rangie I will sell it with no regrets not a bad bus tho and it pulls a trailer like it isnt there Derek

All boxer type engines do make a rough as shit sounding clatter at cold, soon warm up though!

Some cracking RRC's on eBay at giveaway prices right now.

Gonna bag me an LSE soon enough to tow the caravan to Wales in October!

Nige

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

On or around Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:36:31 GMT, "Derek" enlightened us thusly:

they all sound like VW beetles, 'a on account of the flat-4 engine configuration.

On or around Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:00:42 +0100, "Nige" enlightened us thusly:

RRCs and discos are defineitly a buyer's market these days, 'specailly V8s.

hmmm, that's a point, i was gonna case the joint for 2.9 grannys to get an engine and box for the minibus...

Well, I must admit to getting pleasure out of creating huge splashes when driving through puddles on my country routes. Kinda like a grownup version of splashing through puddles in your wellies when much younger.

Alex

I really fancy an original Audi Quattro Turbo, rare as hens teeth in good nick!!

Cracking article in this months practical classics about the AQT, shame some of the other mags (like LRO) don't go into as much detail.

Nige

-- Subaru WRX Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson) WTB a clean RRC pref 3.9 or LSE 4.2

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

splashing through puddles can loose its appeal after you do it in a series 2 and forget to close the top bulkhead vents first..

Fortunately my sister who was in the passenger seat took the worst of the puddle full of cow piss :)

Worse hitting deep water on green lane in Wales (Series IIA) forgetting that the hasty clutch replacement ment no time to bolt the floor plates back down! forced slow down due to feet pushed off pedals as the floor rose & sludge hit the roof!

Jon

I did a massive pool of cow piss and s**te a few years back, unknown exactly what it was at the time. Smealt real nice on the sound proofing of the engine bay (V8 Rangie) for months. Ended up spraying it with a garden sprayer with water and bleech sevral times to make the car less repulsive.

Lee D

Heh, I did it with the windscreen folded down once - won't make that mistake again.

Alex