If you stopped doin' the chew,you wouldn't need those wipers on the inisiede-). Paul
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 26/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: > > >One has to wonder how many of those Defenders with the 62 Buick engines > >lasted ten years. > >But they are cool. > > You mean the V8? There are still a few around. I ran a 230 hp version > in a cut down Range Rover form 1988 through 1997. Built the engine from > scratch over a winter. Loved it. > > The Defender in general lasts very well here in the UK, with plenty from > the early 80s still doing the rounds. They do have corrosion points, > especially where aluminium meets steel (electrolysis) and the streel > chassis and outriggers do go, but can be plated or replaced. Here, they > are mainly either farm vehicles, 'utes' (as the Aussie's say) or > shopping trolleys. > > Mine is a long wheel base (110 inches) 5 cylinder diesel chucking out > 170 break horse, full time 4wd and will do into three figures mph if I > remove the speed limiter from the roof. It's also in the most polluting > bracket of vehicles of this kind, and that does weigh on the mind. > However, it's the means to my livelihood and so it will stay for now. > It's three years old, I've put 50k miles on it so far and I anticipate > having it for another 6 years or so. It's the best vehicle for the job: > > <http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/equipment.html> > > My Land Rover has windscreen wipers on the *inside* - well you know, all > that saliva..... > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
