What the feck have you done today?

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The skitz said:
If its an older mark 5 disco 17-21 it could have had a 3 litre V6 which are a great engine. I have had several but the fookers chanced them in late 21 to the 3 litre ingenium engine which is pretty shit but not nearly as bad as the 2 litre which will go bang once a year.. that's not a an exaggeration if any sort of miles are been done ... disgraceful how its not a major court case at this stage
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Land rovers and range rovers are
Crap made I had the new defender for a while
And it was always going
Wrong with various lights on etc and headlights not working.
I’d say worse than Ferrari for build quality and reliability
 
Dox said:
A previous gen Suzuki Jimny would - not sure about the Vitara
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I had a mk2 Grand Vit and it was superb off-road. Proper ladder frame chassis and high/low transfer box. It would go almost anywhere, helped because it was quite a tinny, plasticky car, which was no bad thing as that made it light.

Only downside really was a lacklustre engine and restrictive ground clearance, though you can buy lift kits for them.
When I bought my Freelander I seriously considered another Grand Vit. But they're getting long on the tooth now and it's hard to find clean one. The mk 3 was just a caravanners car with a monocoque chassis, no transfer box and electrically activated 4wd rather than proper manual selection.

The Jimny is better because it's so small and light. It's like a little mountain goat. Gamekeepers everywhere have them with lift kits and balloon tyres.

If I had a spare 20 grand I'd have one of these like a shot:
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Gimlet said:
I had a mk2 Grand Vit and it was superb off-road. Proper ladder frame chassis and high/low transfer box. It would go almost anywhere, helped because it was quite a tinny, plasticky car, which was no bad thing as that made it light.

Only downside really was a lacklustre engine and restrictive ground clearance, though you can buy lift kits for them.
When I bought my Freelander I seriously considered another Grand Vit. But they're getting long on the tooth now and it's hard to find clean one. The mk 3 was just a caravanners car with a monocoque chassis, no transfer box and electrically activated 4wd rather than proper manual selection.

The Jimny is better because it's so small and light. It's like a little mountain goat. Gamekeepers everywhere have them with lift kits and balloon tyres.

If I had a spare 20 grand I'd have one of these like a shot:
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I drove a Jimny a few miles on and off road back in the 1980s . At sensible off road speeds it was brilliant and easy to see why farmers and the like would use them. On road it was abysmal, probably the most painful thing I have ever driven or ridden. At the time I had a bevel 900ss, itself the type of bike that would make your internal organs hurt on a bumpy road but it was like a luxury armchair compared to the Jimny.
 
Dukesox said:
I drove a Jimny a few miles on and off road back in the 1980s . At sensible off road speeds it was brilliant and easy to see why farmers and the like would use them. On road it was abysmal, probably the most painful thing I have ever driven or ridden. At the time I had a bevel 900ss, itself the type of bike that would make your internal organs hurt on a bumpy road but it was like a luxury armchair compared to the Jimny.
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It's true they're not comfortable road cars. On the other hand a custom conversion like the KAP Jimny I pictured would be vastly superior on-road to a UTV and as good off it, with the benefit of a proper cab and heater.

I have to travel 40+ miles each way to my current hedging job. The estate when I get there is like the Somme in winter. I can't leave a UTV or quad on-site because it'll get nicked. And I can't drive all those road miles every day in a UTV. Even a fast one will only do 40 mph, they have a short service life and they're bloody expensive to buy.

I reckon a jacked-up balloon tyred KAP Jimny will still do 30+ mpg at around 45-50 mph. Acceptable on road and about the same as my Landrover in running costs. Sure it'll be noisy jarring and tiring to drive on-road but the pay-off when you get to the job would make it worthwhile. You just couldn't think of it as anything other than a working farm vehicle, not a regular car.

If I had the same volume of work booked in year on year that I've had this year I'd definitely buy one.
 
Dukesox said:
I drove a Jimny a few miles on and off road back in the 1980s . At sensible off road speeds it was brilliant and easy to see why farmers and the like would use them. On road it was abysmal, probably the most painful thing I have ever driven or ridden. At the time I had a bevel 900ss, itself the type of bike that would make your internal organs hurt on a bumpy road but it was like a luxury armchair compared to the Jimny.
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That and it made you look gay ? 👀😂
 
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