Not that anyone on here needs telling, it's just that today was an excellent example of the versatility of a Land Rover
7:15am- Left home for college 20 miles away. The previous evening I had hitched up the box trailer which had a Truck Cab roof in, whilst the Roof Rack had a Hard Top roof on. I was selling these parts to a fellow Land Rover Owner at college. In the back of the 88 I had my mountain bike since Wednesay is activities day.
8:20am- arrived at college. Have just driven through some country lanes, some dual carriageway and some city centre grid-lock.
12:30pm-Lunch break. Churn through the grid lock again to my friend's house. Unload the roofs, money is exchanged. Churn back to college, have lunch.
1:30pm- The 6 of us who do biking load up. 3 in the front, 3 in the back. On bike (with wheels removed) in the back, 2 on the roof-rack, 2 in the trailer. Drive back out into the country to some Forestry Comission land.
3:00pm- Mountain biking ends early due to terribly muddy, wet impassable conditions, plus numerous mechanical failures. 6 people and 6 bikes taken back to college. I suggest some off-roading, 2 others decide that would be a good idea. On to the motorway, thrash up a couple of junctions until we're back near my home. Do 1 hour green-laning. Pound back down the motorway.
4:30pm- arrive back at college so people can catch various buses/drive home, and so I can pick up the trailer again.
5:20pm- arrive back home.
In one day I towed some loads, did city centre driving, carried 6 bikes and 6 people, ate up about 30 miles of motorway, did some off-roading, and then it carried me home again. If only all days could be like this (very disrupted timetable at the moment due to various exams).
What a marvelous machine! :drive:
Jack
7:15am- Left home for college 20 miles away. The previous evening I had hitched up the box trailer which had a Truck Cab roof in, whilst the Roof Rack had a Hard Top roof on. I was selling these parts to a fellow Land Rover Owner at college. In the back of the 88 I had my mountain bike since Wednesay is activities day.
8:20am- arrived at college. Have just driven through some country lanes, some dual carriageway and some city centre grid-lock.
12:30pm-Lunch break. Churn through the grid lock again to my friend's house. Unload the roofs, money is exchanged. Churn back to college, have lunch.
1:30pm- The 6 of us who do biking load up. 3 in the front, 3 in the back. On bike (with wheels removed) in the back, 2 on the roof-rack, 2 in the trailer. Drive back out into the country to some Forestry Comission land.
3:00pm- Mountain biking ends early due to terribly muddy, wet impassable conditions, plus numerous mechanical failures. 6 people and 6 bikes taken back to college. I suggest some off-roading, 2 others decide that would be a good idea. On to the motorway, thrash up a couple of junctions until we're back near my home. Do 1 hour green-laning. Pound back down the motorway.
4:30pm- arrive back at college so people can catch various buses/drive home, and so I can pick up the trailer again.
5:20pm- arrive back home.
In one day I towed some loads, did city centre driving, carried 6 bikes and 6 people, ate up about 30 miles of motorway, did some off-roading, and then it carried me home again. If only all days could be like this (very disrupted timetable at the moment due to various exams).
What a marvelous machine! :drive:
Jack
I couldn,t agree more as a series 3 owner :wave:
