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  • Rat Patrol
    1st Gear
    • Nov 2006
    • 162

    #31
    Your better half has to fight the dogs for a seat 'cause its time for a ride.
    1973 Series III 88. "PHYDXO"

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    • antichrist
      2nd Gear
      • Mar 2009
      • 272

      #32
      Originally posted by Rat Patrol
      Your better half has to fight the dogs for a seat 'cause its time for a ride.
      LOL
      My dog loved riding in the back, even if it was just to the other side of the house to park it after hauling a load of wood up.
      Tom Rowe

      Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck
      in places even more inaccessible.

      62 88 reg
      67 NADA x2
      74 Air Portable - The Antichrist (tag 6A666)
      95 D1 - R380
      95 D90 - R380
      97 D1 - ZF

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      • siii8873
        Overdrive
        • Jul 2007
        • 1013

        #33
        I like the one about every 3rd person calls it a jeep. I was about to give my daughter crap about that one day until I realized she was pulling my chain, got me good!
        THING 1 - 1973 88 SIII - SOLD
        THING 2 -1974 88 SIII Daily Driver - SOLD
        THING 3 - 1969 88 SIIA Bugeye Project
        THING 4 - 1971 109 SIIA ExMod - SOLD
        THING 5 - 1958 109 PU
        THING 6 - 1954 86" HT

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        • smukai
          Low Range
          • Jul 2007
          • 75

          #34
          ...when the smell of 90 wt gear oil comforts you the same way as the smell of your parents home when you walk in.

          ...when your 1.5 year old figures out how to fire up the engine the moment your attention turns to the mess in the backseat (don't worry, it was in neutral...I'm not that daft).

          ...when the same daughter, if given the choice, always chooses the Rover since it is the "cool" car during weekend adventures into town.

          ...when it is the only vehicle that has performed reliably over the course of the 12 years you have owned it, despite all the times it has left you stranded on the side of the road.

          ...when you put in parabolic springs and suddenly you are willing to make an argument for how comfortably it rides.
          Seth

          '67 IIa 109 Station Wagon (the daughter's toy)
          2003 XC70 (for the dog)
          2006 XC70 (for the wife/daughter/son)
          2002 650 Dakar (for trip planning purposes)

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          • cedryck
            5th Gear
            • Sep 2010
            • 836

            #35
            yes, the love

            parabolics do enhance the luxury ride of a Rover, yes,
            add one more, this is true,
            ....when you meet people like an army Vet.(US) from the Vietnam era, who told me stories of rescuing injured soldiers, in a Land Rover, (the Australians used them, My88 is ex MOD) and with a tear in his eye said,and I quote "we chose land rovers because they went places the Jeep's would not go".
            you meet great people driving Rovers!

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            • Billy5
              1st Gear
              • Aug 2010
              • 172

              #36
              Got some more..lol

              Your wife says " hell no you are not selling your truck" despite the complaints about the waterproofed driveway.

              Same wife says you should put a nice stereo in it, but then after her first ride she says save the money its useless.

              At a four way stop, they wave you to go first even though they have right of way.

              You look for parts before they break so you know exactly who has it when you need it.
              1969 Series 2a Bugeye

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              • siii8873
                Overdrive
                • Jul 2007
                • 1013

                #37
                few more;
                slower traffic keep right means you
                The only time you hit the speed limit is through construction sites
                THING 1 - 1973 88 SIII - SOLD
                THING 2 -1974 88 SIII Daily Driver - SOLD
                THING 3 - 1969 88 SIIA Bugeye Project
                THING 4 - 1971 109 SIIA ExMod - SOLD
                THING 5 - 1958 109 PU
                THING 6 - 1954 86" HT

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                • Rat Patrol
                  1st Gear
                  • Nov 2006
                  • 162

                  #38
                  You've become accustomed to the constent horns beeping and now consider the one-finger salute a greeting
                  1973 Series III 88. "PHYDXO"

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                  • Rat Patrol
                    1st Gear
                    • Nov 2006
                    • 162

                    #39
                    Originally posted by antichrist
                    LOL
                    My dog loved riding in the back, even if it was just to the other side of the house to park it after hauling a load of wood up.
                    Ours get upset if they see the 88 pull out and they're not in it.

                    By "loved" are you emplying your pups watching over you and the Landy?...I hope not.
                    1973 Series III 88. "PHYDXO"

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                    • derekchace
                      4th Gear
                      • May 2008
                      • 463

                      #40
                      When people as stop lights ask you are those real machine guns?
                      At least this happens all the time with mine.
                      GMR Imports
                      802-655-4874
                      802-324-3370
                      gmr4x4.com

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                      • cedryck
                        5th Gear
                        • Sep 2010
                        • 836

                        #41
                        you know,,,,

                        when total strangers walk up to you at the gas stop and talk to you like you have known them for years, telling you about some relationship to a Rover they have had in the past, you listen nicely and thank them for not calling it a Jeep.

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                        • Skookumchuck
                          2nd Gear
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 269

                          #42
                          Originally posted by cedryck
                          when total strangers walk up to you at the gas stop and talk to you like you have known them for years, telling you about some relationship to a Rover they have had in the past, you listen nicely and thank them for not calling it a Jeep.
                          That happens all of the time. I even took on guy for a ride around town. Hopefully the new 200TDI will make me less enemys on the highway.
                          1968 Series IIA
                          1987 D90 Kid's project
                          German wirehair Pointer (Wood Hound)

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                          • Dietersrover
                            Low Range
                            • Aug 2011
                            • 76

                            #43
                            Originally posted by Rat Patrol
                            You've become accustomed to the constent horns beeping and now consider the one-finger salute a greeting
                            That's hilarious!

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                            • 73series88
                              5th Gear
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 587

                              #44
                              i wAs leAving work lAst night And someone asked what year my jeep wAs.
                              i just gAve him a look
                              And one of the nurses sAid thats things not A jeep. its A rover cruser.
                              well atleast they were halph right
                              aaron
                              73 series III 88 2.5 na diesel daily driver
                              67 series 2a 88 RHD sold
                              88 RRC sold
                              60 mga coupe

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                              • Dietersrover
                                Low Range
                                • Aug 2011
                                • 76

                                #45
                                Last night, a guy a work said, " nice rover, who makes that, Toyota?"

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