You know your driving a series rover when...
Well when I was on a trip this spring I had a number of events that say you know your driving a series land rover when;
1) your 1/2 hr from home on a 900 mile trip and smoke starts bellowing out from behind the dash. Dosn't look serious press on.
2) Your driving up and small incline and you get passed by three military 18 wheelers with tanks on them
3)You have to change your alternator in the parking area at your daughters apartment
4)Your driving over the blue ridge in NC and you pull over to let the 15 cars go by.
Add on.....,,,...
You know you are a long time Series owner when
You know you are a long time Series owner when:
- The smell of hot gear oil on metal is the comforting smell of home.
- When the first sight of your truck as you head out to it brings a smile to your lips and the feeling of meeting an old trusted companion with whom you share decades of experiences.
- When you know your truck's every mood like a long established marriage. You know what to expect under different conditions and how best to sooth it and coax it to do what you want it to do. You know if you take care of it, it will bring you home when other trucks would have long since fallen by the wayside.
- You have the torque value of lug nuts memorized because you know that the guy putting on a new set of tyres will look up the Toyota Land Cruiser spec which is way higher. And you only go to tyre shops that offer centre hole mount spin balancing.
- When a mechanic or vehicle inspector tells you to start shopping for a new car because your frame has too much rust, you automatically start trying to decide if you want to get a new galvanized stock frame or convert to a coil sprung frame.
- When you finally get tired of cold weather or comfort issues and yearn for something a little more plush, instead of looking at newer cars you start looking in parts books for newer Series and Defender trucks for upgrades. And you expect parts for a 30 year newer vehicle to fit.
- You know more about the mechanics of your truck than you ever dreamed you could know in a lifetime. The white 2 volume bible stays at home because you no longer need to refer to it after breaking something on a trail. You have a bunch of torque values and uses for different colours of wire insulation memorized.
- You think of terms and spelling used in Land Rover manuals as the normal usage & spelling in the US
- You feel you have more in common with early Bronco, Scout and FJ40 owners than you do with Range Rover or coiler Land Rover owners. And you not only know that owners of newish Rovers, other than Defenders, don't know what you are driving but that they don't care in the slightest.
- You are convinced that driving is a participant activity, that you should experience your environment while driving (cold, hot, wet, dusty) and you know that when transversing rough ground what is between your ears is more important than any button you might push in a newish SUV.
you know your driving a series, when,,
Ok some of those were pretty funny, here I go,
You know your driving a series rover when, you can't hear the person sitting next to you,
you can't here your radio either,
you look in the rear view and see a line of cars,
mom's in a family van are passing you,
you start getting nervous when the gas gauge is around 1/4,
you buy the big jugs of 90w from the auto store,
and finally,
you love driving a series rover when your at the top of a difficult climb and everyone else had a problem
to name just a few,