Showing my blind-spot ....these modern generic SUVs don't even register as Land Rovers with me .... if it's not Perpendicular Gothic and can be fixed with a hammer it passes me by .... have to say that come the winter drifts my old girl is the trailblazer punching through them down the mile of forest track between us and the road .... my neighbours then feel able to follow in their big butch pickups🙂
K
I well remember in RSA in the rainy season having go out and recover our Land Rover in the Toyota Land Cruiser as it was lighter and had far better ground clearance. The locals took the piss something chronic which was totally justified in this case, at this time the vehicles had to have local content so they were built out there unlike the LR.
I have enjoyed many miles in very varied terrain in a 110 V8 special though which was fitted with 24v battery bank behind the seats under the floor, it had the standard 12v system for the running gear but the electrical screening involved was unreal to deal with when it developed a misfire.. It did far less to the gallon than my Morgan with a full set of gear onboard though.. Happy days in a previous life..
I didn't think we were talking about SUV type things, well I was talking utility jobs with a metal floor that the mafia could use
