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[Djongo Unchained]

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My new neighbor wants to sell/dump his Range Rover Classic… retired here from California and it’s been sitting all Summer. He doesn’t have indoor storage for it and New England Winter is coming. Unfortunately, I’m actually considering it with the price he quoted... especially after I pointed out the wet carpets from a leaking sunroof. Help me.

OOOf.

Man, if the price and condition are right, I'd be hard pressed to pass up that cherry.

[Meadow Skipper]

Please buy it and make a TR thread foryour old range Rover ownership.

This.

[hawkgt]

Edit: wrong thread

[halliday]

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My new neighbor wants to sell/dump his Range Rover Classic… retired here from California and it’s been sitting all Summer. He doesn’t have indoor storage for it and New England Winter is coming. Unfortunately, I’m actually considering it with the price he quoted... especially after I pointed out the wet carpets from a leaking sunroof. Help me.

Land Rovers (Range Rovers-same thing) are unique vehicles. Enjoy the new truck. www.atlanticbritish.com I have three Land Rovers and enjoy them all for all of their faults and misgivings.

[TBS]

Speaking of British classics
A TR6 owned by a guy in town


Guy came by while I was snapping the pic and asked “this yours?”
“Nope”
“You wish though, right?
“Nope - I’ve owned two British cars before.”

[exsparky]

Speaking of British classics
A TR6 owned by a guy in town


Guy came by while I was snapping the pic and asked “this yours?”
“Nope”
“You wish though, right?
“Nope - I’ve owned two British cars before.”

I've never fully understood the wiring of classic English cars. Its seems to me neither did those that wired them.

[skaredshtles]

Speaking of British classics
A TR6 owned by a guy in town


Guy came by while I was snapping the pic and asked “this yours?”
“Nope”
“You wish though, right?
“Nope - I’ve owned two British cars before.”

I gotta admit... I've got a soft spot for those old TR-6's.

Then again, it's been a *really* long time since I've owned one...

[gravitylover]

[TBS]

I've never fully understood the wiring of classic English cars. Its seems to me neither did those that wired them.

“Wanna experience the thrill of British motoring? Take your car out on a rainy winter night. Roll all windows halfway down. Stop at every intersection and throw out a $20 bill. Halfway through the drive, turn off the windshield wipers. Then the headlights.”

—fake ad spot for Bruce’s Morris Garage on our local non-commercial radio station

[exsparky]

“Wanna experience the thrill of British motoring? Take your car out on a rainy winter night. Roll all windows halfway down. Stop at every intersection and throw out a $20 bill. Halfway through the drive, turn off the windshield wipers. Then the headlights.”

—fake ad spot for Bruce’s Morris Garage on our local non-commercial radio station

When driving a 40-50 year old English car in the rain your don't have to turn off the lights and wipers. They will turn them selves off if you drive the car long enough. They used cotton insulated wiring way longer than anybody else did. Their solder wasn't that great either.

[riser4]

Where is that? It looks so damn familiar.

[Gepeto]

When driving a new 60's era English car in the rain, you don't have to turn off the lights and wipers.

fify

Most (all?) Brit autos and motos were manufactured using "Lucas Electric" bits

The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."

Lucas = Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices


Let's not forget vacuum actuated oil dampened (dashpot) carburetors

A little dribble of marvel mystery oil in the cups first thing in the morning would make the rest of your day easier.

[Aldo]

Where is that? It looks so damn familiar.

Redline Engineering Canaan NY

[gravitylover]

Yeah, that's the place. Not a recent pic though, I've been saving them up for a few years for when I eventually started this thread.

[TBS]

When driving a 40-50 year old English car in the rain your don't have to turn off the lights and wipers. They will turn them selves off if you drive the car long enough. They used cotton insulated wiring way longer than anybody else did. Their solder wasn't that great either.

Yup - wife’s 69 MGBGT would blow an alternator diode every three months. And had an intermittent mystery battery drain. And I hated jump starting it - two 6v batteries wired in series located under the “back seat”.

But the worst day was when I pulled it out of the garage, pushed on the brakes and pedal went to floor. Yet another real wheel cylinder gave up - it’s like you had to service them when you changed the oil.

Back into garage, start beating on knockoff to release wheel and I see something dripping from the gas tank. Yup, gasoline.

Drain tank and first thing out is water. Drop the tank, take it to a radiator shop. Long story long, moisture got in, sank to the bottom and rotted out the tank. That exposed filler line and crappy filler cap are not designed for a wet climate like NorCal coast.

Closest wrecking yard with a tank was 50 miles away. And all I had to get it with was my Alfa duetto spider. And the “new” tank came from one that had been rear ended so capacity was reduced.

Don’t get me started on her ‘02 Disco…

[TBS]

fify

Most (all?) Brit autos and motos were manufactured using "Lucas Electric" bits

The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."

Lucas = Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices


Let's not forget vacuum actuated oil dampened (dashpot) carburetors

A little dribble of marvel mystery oil in the cups first thing in the morning would make the rest of your day easier.

Lucas - Prince of Darkness

[Djongo Unchained]

Lucas - Prince of Darkness

As a former Triumph owner, I find this hilarious...

I learned early that I don't have the patience to chase/trace electrical gremlins.

[singlecross]

Q: Why didn’t the British invent the personal computer?

A: They couldn’t figure out how to make it leak oil.

[halliday]

Its not leaking oil, its marking its territory

[exsparky]

Why do the British drink luke warm beer?

Lucas makes their refrigerators too.

I laughed so hard about the two battery thing, I forgot about those. Why can't hey just make one battery?

The English just seem to be 10-15 years behind everybody else and then sometimes way out in left field.

[evdog]

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way....


No one told them when to run, they missed the starting gun

[Ted Striker]

The cars are the same, in a relative way, but they're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

[halliday]

Why do the British drink luke warm beer?

Lucas makes their refrigerators too.

I laughed so hard about the two battery thing, I forgot about those. Why can't hey just make one battery?

The English just seem to be 10-15 years behind everybody else and then sometimes way out in left field.

Yeah but they are fun to drive and if you are handy with a wrench and multi meter you can usually get things sorted pretty easily.

[Ted Striker]

^^^ yep.

And it's always good to have a spare

[skaredshtles]

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way....


No one told them when to run, they missed the starting gun

The cars are the same, in a relative way, but they're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death