The Military Vehicle Thread

[Profpointy]

That was part of my sales pitch to the wife. I argued we could use the hoist to lift her in her wheelchair and put her in the back.

Not keen

I had similarly predictable outcome explaining that a Landrover 101 was the ideal vehicle to tow her horse box. It was designed from off to tow a light gun, so would have been perfect I'd have thought. She did get a 110 TDi which I thought pretty cool though

 

[Jameshow]

https://tanks-alot.co.uk/product/alvis-saracen/

Nice!

https://tanks-alot.co.uk/product/chieftain-tank/

 

[stephec]

That was part of my sales pitch to the wife. I argued we could use the hoist to lift her in her wheelchair and put her in the back.

Not keen

What a silver tongued charmer. 😂

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I had similarly predictable outcome explaining that a Landrover 101 was the ideal vehicle to tow her horse box. It was designed from off to tow a light gun, so would have been perfect I'd have thought. She did get a 110 TDi which I thought pretty cool though

101's are fun to drive!

 

[Profpointy]

101's are fun to drive!

A pal used to drive them "for work" and said they did 90!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A pal used to drive them "for work" and said they did 90!

I'd reckon on an indicated 80MPH, from one that a friend owned
At that speed, the canvas is flapping like crazy, door-tops rattling, absolutely no change of even shouting at each other
Plus........ the scary prospect of braking on aging bar-grips (awful tyres in the wet!!)
The (4-speed) gearbox is shared with the (earlier) 'series 1' Range-Rover, so can accept the overdrive that was optional for that

 

[Profpointy]

I'd reckon on an indicated 80MPH, from one that a friend owned
At that speed, the canvas is flapping like crazy, door-tops rattling, absolutely no change of even shouting at each other
Plus........ the scary prospect of braking on aging bar-grips (awful tyres in the wet!!)
The (4-speed) gearbox is shared with the (earlier) 'series 1' Range-Rover, so can accept the overdrive that was optional for that

His usual vehicle was an Abbot so maybe he'd only had the odd go in a 101

 

[DRM]

A pal used to drive them "for work" and said they did 90!

i think that was yards per gallon!