Daily Driving in a Series IIa

[lew_sa]

Love the magazine

Vespafitz,

I believe I read about your truck every month in Hemmings Sport & Exotic. Is that you? Next to the Overland Journal, that's my favorite mag . Welcome to the Rover club.

R/,
Lew

[Jim-ME]

Personaly I'd skip the steering stabilizer. I've run them one several 4X4's and wonder why I bothered. Jeff's advice is right on the money. Maintain it as you are supposed to and it won't ever let you down.
Jim

[meatblanket]

Vespafitz,

I believe I read about your truck every month in Hemmings Sport & Exotic. Is that you? Next to the Overland Journal, that's my favorite mag . Welcome to the Rover club.

R/,
Lew

x2. I was very happy to see one of the editors picking up a Land Rover, and I'll look forward to reading more tales of adventure!

[gambrinus]

A rover a day..

Tires and springs will make it MUCH nicer to drive. Why aren't you on your MC for the commute?

RW

[junkyddog11]

Funny thing this....I've sold several Series rig's to customers that normally drive expensive coilers (both Defenders and Range Rovers, as well as other marques) and before very long the Series rig has become the #1 car. People can't stop driving them. They can't stop smiling either. Got to love it.

Personally I could take my pick from the shop stable, but 90% of the time I'll be in my '63 88" diesel. It's slow, noisy, smells like god knows what and has original dirt.....and is perfect in so many ways.

Keep on driving it and you will become one. All the above advice is right on, no need to modify things just keep aware of what is what and keep on driving.

[TeriAnn]

Funny thing this....I've sold several Series rig's to customers that normally drive expensive coilers (both Defenders and Range Rovers, as well as other marques) and before very long the Series rig has become the #1 car. People can't stop driving them. They can't stop smiling either. Got to love it.

For me it is pretty much a split decision bases upon weather, destination and what needs to be carried. Do I drive the 1960 Land Rover or the 1961 Triumph TR3 today? Even after 30 year of driving it, my Land Rover still puts a smile on my face. Of course so does the TR3. But I've ony been driving it for 22 years so it is still newish.

Both cars are very different driving experiences but both make driving a participant activity.

[Tim Smith]

I gotta say, she's a real looker. All the advise above is straight on.

A better set of tires (the Sears tires on it now really stink)

I'm curious about what makes your tires stink.. Not aggressive enough? Too soft or hard compound in the rubber? What model are they?

Currently looking for some cheap road tires (less noise/better mileage) and would like to know what is throwing you off of those.

This probably needs to go into one of the tire threads but I wanted to get your response to those tires in particular.

Cheers,
Tim

[junkyddog11]

slow, noisy, smells like god knows what and has original dirt......

after re-reading this I realized that I was also describing myself.........