Insult from a Land Rover owner!!

[TONUP]

I went to buy a couple of rear tyres on Saturday and as I pulled up to the fitting bay, I noticed two fitters with their head and hands deep under the bonnet of a SWB Land Rover Pick Up.

Once one of the tyre fitters (who must be the lowest on motoring services evolutionery tree) took the time to notice me, he grunted and gestured for me to pull up to the vacant fitting bay. As you do, I then asked for the cheapest tyres they had, for which I was quoted £79.99 each fitted. Upon agreeing I was dismayed withthe gorilla like fashion that he pulled the wheel centre off, and how he managed to break the lugs off it at the same time. Being an easy going type of bloke I joked 'careful mate it isn't a Land Rover'!

At this point he seemed to take considerable offence by telling me in no uncertain terms that the Terrano wasn't a proper off road vehicle and that it had many design faults and loads to go wrong with it. I reminded him that it was him up to his elbows in his Land Rover and not me, and that the Terrano was generally recognised as being a fairly capable off road vehicle.

Anyway I went to pay for the tyres and they appeared to get confused over what I had been quoted, and I ended up paying £59.99 a tyre. Under the circumstance I felt justified in letting this slide. I now feel like I have been the victim of Land Rover snobbery .

Regards

Alan

 

[zippy656]

Anyway I went to pay for the tyres and they appeared to get confused over what I had been quoted, and I ended up paying £59.99 a tyre. Under the circumstance I felt justified in letting this slide. I now feel like I have been the victim of Land Rover snobbery .

Regards

Alan

Im sure you pointed here error out..

dont froget the think theres is the best 4x4, but hay you DROVE in and they had there hands ANDS arms in the landy..


Nuff said

 

[spinna]

Defo landrover snobbery there mate, ive owned 3 classic rangerovers in the past and all of them cost me the earth to keep road worthy. Dont get me wrong i like landies but how often do u see jap 4x4's broken down. I drove past a p38 rangeposer other day, it was all blinged up with huge rims and rubberband tyres etc and i had to smerk as he was looking very sheepish cus it had broken down :lol:lol

 

[Muckypup]

Yeah i'd love a Landy but simply cannot afford the running costs...

Biggest snobs you'll ever come accross too. Number of Land-Rover owners that have said "he'll never get that through there" or "that wont make it up there" at events i've lost count of...

Love making them eat their words afterwards

And love their faces even more when I then say "go on then, lets see you do it in yours..." :lol

 

[kbekl]

actually i have to disagree, most of the land rover owners that i have met (ok not many lol) have never really had a bad thing to say about the mav or the trooper when i have been out with landy owners they always tell that the motor i have is quite a capable 4wd

 

[The Patrolman]

actually i have to disagree, most of the land rover owners that i have met (ok not many lol) have never really had a bad thing to say about the mav or the trooper when i have been out with landy owners they always tell that the motor i have is quite a capable 4wd

That's cos they know there is someone there to help them when they get stuck!!!!1:naughty:sly:thumb2

 

[chip]

I am a member of an air rifle club on the grounds of a shotgun shooting ground, so plenty of posh nobs walking around.

As i was loading my stuff into the back of my terrano a posh bint walked past signalled to my terrano and commented to her accompanying nob "that's nice".

"Oh that" he replied, "that's a poor mans Land Rover".

Then he got into his freelander:lol:lol:lol

What a plick.

 

[zippy656]

lol

 

[BigBlack]

Go to a livestock auction and have a look what the farmers have parked outside with cattle trailers on....

No.1 prob daihatsu's, closley followed by... Nissans, Isuzu's, Mitzubishis

Nuff said!!!

 

[zippy656]

thats only cause they dont want to spend £££££ fixing them..

or wast the time!

 

[BigBlack]

thats only cause they dont want to spend £££££ fixing them..

Exactly... and when its your livelyhood you need something reliable!!!

 

[Fez_uk]

As i was loading my stuff into the back of my terrano a posh bint walked past signalled to my terrano and commented to her accompanying nob "that's nice".

"Oh that" he replied, "that's a poor mans Land Rover".

Then he got into his freelander:lol:lol:lol

HAHAHAHA thats the funniest thing I have heard! :clap

 

[Deleted account DD]

Freelanders should have a sticker on the back saying "i wanted a real 4x4 but wasnt bright enough or rich enough to buy one"

As far as the chimp in the tyre place, just tell him to **** off

 

[zippy656]

Freelanders should have a sticker on the back saying "i wanted a real 4x4 but wasnt bright enough

thats more to the point..

 

[Deleted account DD]

thats more to the point..

most people I know who have freelanders lust after a disco or rangie :doh

Tragic.

 

[kbekl]

most people who buy 4x4's nowadays aint buying it for its off road ability

otherwise who in their right mind would buy a je...............






:lol :lol oh no a esculade

 

[Deleted account DD]

most people who buy 4x4's nowadays aint buying it for its off road ability

otherwise who in their right mind would buy a je...............






:lol :lol oh no a esculade

I can see how you nearly got it wrong.................it does err look like a jeep :doh:doh:doh

 

[The Patrolman]

Just an Idea:nenau

One up from hedgehogs

 

[The Patrolman]

Only the hedgehog has the Pricks on the outside!!

 

[kbekl]

I can see how you nearly got it wrong.................it does err look like a jeep :doh:doh:doh

i get confsed between that and the cherry :augie:lol:thumbs