What a sexy car

[Nickygoat]

Don't be dissing Land Rovers. Which model were they?

V8 Discoveries. Great engine (the classic Rover V8) but that was about it.

Wouldn't that be funny if the Spaniards named a car the "wanker"?

LOL. The naming thing gets a lot of companies, sometimes with hilarious consequences.

Here in the States Landcruisers are pretty expensive (you can't get one without all the luxery appointments in the $40-50k range) but they're built like a tank.

Same price roughly over there but no-one really cares. Saudi is such a c***hole that the only way anyone will go and work there is to bribe them massively. Happy days

Maybe the Saudis should take a page from Libya's book and buy some Lamborghini LM002 trucks. Countach engine, yeah!

Saw a couple over there but I thought they were discontinued a long time ago. and wasn't it basically a tractor with the Countach engine?

Hmmm, I guess a Hummer makes a different sort of statement in the Middle East than it does here....

Just slightly

You were using the "Windows ME" of cars in Saudi Arabia. Sorry, but those Rovers aren't the best, are they.

I couldn't recommend a Land Rover to anyone - even someone I didn't like . So many problems.
Rover didn't have any problems - it was all the fault of Jeremy Clarkson

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Saw a couple over there but I thought they were discontinued a long time ago. and wasn't it basically a tractor with the Countach engine?

I've never seen one in person, but they look very '80s. And I would never choose an Italian vehicle for military use. Why would you want a super-complex V-12 in a military truck? Imagine the maintainance woes - it would make the Landrover's look like swiss watches by comaprison.

Have you any experience with those Austrian Pinzgauers or Mercedes Unimogs? Ugly b*stards but extremely capable by all accounts.

I couldn't recommend a Land Rover to anyone - even someone I didn't like . So many problems.
Rover didn't have any problems - it was all the fault of Jeremy Clarkson

I find Clarkson less offensive than many - he's got a big mouth but he makes me laugh. Top Gear is great.

 

[groovebuster]

I've never seen one in person, but they look very '80s.

Because they are from the 80's...

I've seen some ofthem in person and they were very impressive/huge compared to other cars back then. It was before the Hummer saw the light of day...

And I would never choose an Italian vehicle for military use. Why would you want a super-complex V-12 in a military truck?

As a status symbol! At that time back then it was the fastest off-road vehicle one could buy! The Saudis loved that car!

Imagine the maintainance woes - it would make the Landrover's look like swiss watches by comaprison.

I don't think that for somebody who is drivinhg that vehicle the maintenance is an important decision factor...

 

[Lord Blackadder]

I don't think that for somebody who is drivinhg that vehicle the maintenance is an important decision factor...

True, it was partially a status symbol, but buying an unreliable truck for military operations is a good way to get soldiers killed.

When the US Army held trials for the vehicle to replace the Jeep, a chrysler-powered Lamborghini LM002-like prototype participated in the trials. In the course of testing the vehicle was destroyed, and the Army judged it's performance inferior to that of the Hummer (having a gasoline engine was one siginificant drawback, since gas explodes while diesel mererly burns). That, coupled with the fact that the Humvee was a US design ensured that the Lambo would not be accepted for use by the US military.

 

[jayb2000]

I like the Liberty, its a cross between the wrangler and the cherokee. Great small SUV. Plus anything that has "Trail Rated" stamped on the side is alright with me.

Huh, I thought the Liberty was a cross between a cherokee and a neon (seeing as how Dodge owns them both)!
Sorry, the liberty is just ugly. Its got as much appeal as a CRV, RAV4, etc.

On the other hand, I like most jeeps prior to 1990, and I still love the wranglers. Just got an 05 Rubicon Unlimited (sweeet) and its a blast. But the Grand Cherokees are just too small inside and not tough enough outside. The old Cherokees were good, it was a sad day when they dropped that for the liberty.

 

[vixy]

not really sexy is it

its your pride and joy though

 

[pseudobrit]

My brother has one of those. Sexy is not the first word that pops into mind when I see it.

 

[Xtremehkr]

What's the new supersized Jeep called, it has to be one of the ugliest things I have ever seen.