tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34721760.post565617730194218637..comments2024-02-22T01:47:22.646-07:00Comments on Kyality: a blog about music, movies, tv, cars and design: Land Rovingkyalityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13802490036441961796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34721760.post-76199632334814055412010-11-08T13:35:13.354-07:002010-11-08T13:35:13.354-07:00Great thoughts Doogs. What's crazy to me is ho...Great thoughts Doogs. What's crazy to me is how Land Rover has forfeited their position as the ultimate go-anywhere/weekend-warrior vehicle to the likes of the Xterra crowd. And let's be honest, this new generation of multi-configuration Jeep Wranglers are looking suspiciously like the Defenders of yore. <br /><br />Also Icon NEEDS a LR Series, for sure.kyalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802490036441961796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34721760.post-66591126994983340532010-11-08T11:33:22.763-07:002010-11-08T11:33:22.763-07:00I come from a Land Rover family. My mom got her fi...I come from a Land Rover family. My mom got her first Range Rover back in 1987, back when Land Rover's idea of luxury was leather seats and power windows (well...power when they worked). I can't tell you how many we've had since. <br /><br />I used to offroad a '95 Defender 90. Obnoxious AA Yellow. God I loved that thing. IMO the Series I through Defender is every bit as legendary a lineage as the 911 or Mini. It's hard to find a vehicle with more functionality or character anywhere in the world.<br /><br />Though I have to admit, I also love the old Range Rover classic. The generation that came to the US in the late 80's is actually based on the Defender platform. Same suspension, same drivetrain. <br /><br />These days though...I hate what Land Rover has become. Once upon a time, it was functionality first. The vehicles, all the way up to the Range Rover, were built in a way that they could be fixed with duct tape and zip ties and limped back to civilization. I know. I've done it once or twice! <br /><br />Starting in '94 that all changed. What was once go anywhere capability with a dash of luxury became luxury with a dash of offroad capability. Land Rover used to occupy a very unique niche, and they gave it up to play with BMW and Mercedes. <br /><br />But I still love pretty much everything they ever made up through about 1993, and when the kids get older and I can consider something like a project car, if I don't get an old Bronco, I'm getting an old Land Rover. Well, unless I win the lottery. Then I'll just buy one of Icon's (icon4x4.com) machines!Matthttp://doogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com