The CycleChat Large SUV Owners Club thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

Interesting!!

Hmm, a 5-door diesel/manual with steel wheels would be nice!

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news...31&cvid=aa57f5f46edb41d0b127bd1540908480&ei=9

https://arcadecars.com/products/the-sojourn

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This is good!

Everything to scale (apparently!)
1/10th scale; tyres/steering lock/suspension travel (it even has leaf-springs!)

https://www.boomracing.com/brx02-land-rover-series-ii-88-station-wagon

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

With regard to this 6x6 Discovery camper
A short film clip

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/KihyNn55n4QpbsKg/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This museum looks very interesting; https://greatbritishcarjourney.com/
The 'Drive Dads Car' section even more so!!

Journalist tries a 2A

 

[Venod]

Is this one of the first Land Cruisers ? Much more interesting than the modern stuff.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Is this one of the first Land Cruisers ? Much more interesting than the modern stuff.

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No, there were older models, that's a 60s/70s model
The original shape; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Land_Cruiser#Light_Duty_series

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Forgot!!!
On Tuesday (10th), or Wednesday (11th), there was an INEOS Grenadier pulled up in the drop-off bay
It was (as they call it) a Utility Wagon, with blanked off panels behind the c-pillar (instead of windows)
It was hitched up to an Ifor-Williams flat-bed, probably a 14 footer

 

[fossyant]

We saw a new off road EV thing on the KAW this week. Looked a bit like an old land rover/old Toyota land cruiser, and used by the county council/local forestry peeps. Can't recall what make it was.

Ideas, not a make we had heard of, and my riding buddy is a 'proper' Land Rover nut.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I keep telling my wife that I'd happily px the Kodiaq for one, it seems that they are 'day to day' vehicles!!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1s4URvSrUo


'Supercrawl' ratio (still available, I believe)
CIrca 10metres per hour (at tickover)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVF2_MNkC4

 

[Venod]

A sunburnt Nissan don't know the model or year.

 

[Gunk]

A sunburnt Nissan don't know the model or year.

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It’s a Patrol, or was one!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 18th

New edition

WH Smiths
Market Place
Pontefract

I remember the 50th Anniversary models being in the showrooms & still have the special brochure, that came in its own folder!
I’ve driven an Anniversary Defender & they’re nice! (4.0 V8, but an automatic)
(my Discovery was a 50th Anniversary model; a 300Tdi/manual)

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7703092

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 29th

A very late 'Tdi' body
A few modifications!
The circular headlights
‘Mach 5’ (or copy?) wheels


ASDA
Glasshoughton
Near to ‘Xscape’ & jct 31/M62

 

[Venod]

A Russian GAZ M72, looks a bit of a beast.

 

[Jody]

Sunday 29th

A very late 'Tdi' body
A few modifications!
The circular headlights
‘Mach 5’ (or copy?) wheels


ASDA
Glasshoughton
Near to ‘Xscape’ & jct 31/M62

I'd like to have a fee hours off road in that.