Heading off road (soon, I hope)
Hi All,
Name's Craig. I live in a south eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
20 years ago I was an avid off roader. Not extreme, but regular. Had an '82 Suzuki Sierra for a few years, then an '80 Toyota Hilux. Then I got married and had kids. Priorities had to change. No regrets, I'd had my fill of side slope adrenaline rushes. I'd also had my fill of re-building engines, diffs, gearboxes and so on.
I've had a 96 Discovery 3.9 dual fuel V8i for a few years now. While it looked nice (clean and straight) and I loved the idea of finally owning a Landrover, I soon found that I'd bought a poorly maintained car that could almost be classed a lemon. It was a rushed purchase. Due to it being unreliable, I have never taken it off road (very hard to resist). I have a personal reputation to uphold of never having broken down on a trip, unless a rollover in my Suzuki counts as a breakdown.
I've managed to sort out most of the Disco's serious problems (many $$$ later) and my son is now learning to drive and he's keen to go off roading, so I need to properly fix the last few bugs before he gets his license next year.
Be posting soon,
Craig
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