Member Since: 02 Feb 2008
Location: surrey
Posts: 2752
135k and still going strong!
Passed the mot today but had the wishbones, track rod ends, turbo hoses replaced rather than trade it in against something newer. She's the perfect fishing/camping/ boat dragging/ dog lugged/ off road vehicle I've had. Absolutely faultless apart from consumables, still polishes up ok as well
Keeping this one till it's absolutely knackered!!"you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
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05 plate D3 HSE in Zermat- Gone
11 Plate D4 Landmark in Fuji white- Gone
08 Plate D3 Hse in Buckingham Blue- Gone
58 plate D3 HSE Silver- Gone
10 Plate D4 HSE Stornaway Grey
14th Nov 2014 4:21 pm
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Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 9869
125k on mine and 10 years old in January.
Im running it till it becomes non viable economically.
We love it as there is no car that can do what its done this week.
Monday - Large pallet with a chunk of steel on it delivered to my Irish haulier.
Tuesday - Collected 6 parents and family from the airport in comfort and safety.
Weds - 400 mile round trip to Devon to collect 6 wheels and 4 tyres from Bill Wright.
Fantastic workhorse.
Just hope she can last a couple more years now!!
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26742
Glad its still going strong Steve, always knew it was a good un.
And to think its had a harder life than most, with a trip to Morocco included.
14th Nov 2014 4:46 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72901
Mine's 8 1/2 year old, 123k miles on the clock, and still going strong. Plus keeping Guava in the style they've become accustomed to.
And of course she's being well looked after and I'm taking it easy in her coz she's an old girl now.
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Will be keeping her til she goes to the scrapper.
14th Nov 2014 6:33 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
you will have that photograph worn out !!
its been used nearly as many times as the wheely bin photo Duncan
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14th Nov 2014 6:35 pm
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Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2317
I will likely be keeping mine til it dies too, been used as an up north uni transport bus for the last couple of years, and my daughter sure likes to fill it up with her stuff, son is not so fond of creature comforts fortunately. After their last year there, it will have an easy life again.
14th Nov 2014 6:41 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72901
DiscoDunc wrote:
you will have that photograph worn out !!
its been used nearly as many times as the wheely bin photo
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14th Nov 2014 6:44 pm
A.J.M
Member Since: 31 Oct 2009
Location: Carluke
Posts: 2821
Regular use and good maintanence is key for these cars.
I'm sure they get huffy if left sat around and not driven, huffy landys are expensive landys.
130k on my car, it got registered 10 years ago next month.
I'm going to run it till it's not worth fixing for road use, then turn it into an off road toy.
14th Nov 2014 6:45 pm
dally
Member Since: 29 Jun 2014
Location: Cowplain, Hampshire
Posts: 46
Mine's passed 138k and had its 8th birthday and still as good as it was many moons ago. Love mine and will only sell it to buy a newer one in a couple of years time. Regretted selling my TD5 so not doing that again now I have the D3!
14th Nov 2014 7:30 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72901
Wifey's off to auctions in Essex tomorrow in mine, sofa hunting so she can bring a 2 seater back in it.
Can't have used that photo that often Del, I only took it a few weeks ago!
Mines 8 years and 172K - I've done 110K of it in the last 4 1/2 years.Mark.
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14th Nov 2014 8:05 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72901
Must admit, it's had a few outings in that short time.
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