It 'ain't half hot mum

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It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby ozePhoenix » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:35 am

You chaps may be having to contend with the cold...but
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This is what I'm having to put-up with in my garage. There is cold beer in the fridge however...
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby jeffw » Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:07 pm

Yeah, yeah....but we are in for a cold spell so happy days (just bought a Range Rover !)
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby adithorp » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:36 pm

Justback from skiing so those temps would be a shockto the system.

Jeff, remember that RR is almost 3 tonnes, which makes them a hand-full in the snow. 4x4 is all very well to get you going but not a lot of help stopping... and if it got standard fat low-profile tyres on... :roll:
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby jeffw » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:44 pm

Winter tyres....
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby RobMsport » Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:13 pm

I've pulled a fully loaded truck out of a ditch with a 1970's Range Rover , suitably loaded in the back with seats down and 1 tonne of animal feed bags. Decent tyres of course but it just doddled out in low gear , hardly any rev's -- a great 4 x 4 if you know how to use it ;) Having said that my old 4.2lt Landcruiser was even better :P
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby adithorp » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:39 am

There's aworld of difference between the 70's RR ( My Dad had one of the first and G/Dad had 3) and the Chelsea tractor Jeffs got.
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby jeffw » Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:33 pm

You can be very rude.....
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby adithorp » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:51 pm

Sorry Jeff. Just meant the 70's one is closer to a Defender in the luxury stakes than it's younger brother. Though a lot more comfortable than the series3 of the same era, it was still very utility based by modern standards; You could hose it out and wipe the seats down.
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby dopdog » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:19 pm

I don't understand are you moving to Chelsea Jeff? :roll:
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Re: It 'ain't half hot mum

Postby peter030371 » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:34 pm

dopdog wrote:I don't understand are you moving to Chelsea Jeff? :roll:

Lol, where is the like button :lol:
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