Land Rover Owner December 2021

18 Other luxury car makers, be afraid – very afraid ‘The devil is in the detail’ If you’ve ever met me, chances are you’ll have noticed that I’m always wearing something with the LRO logo on it – a polo shirt in the summer, or a jacket in the winter. So when I received an invite to preview the new Range Rover saying the dress code was ‘smart business’ I was a bit flummoxed. My normal business attire is hard-wearing clothing, suitable for greenlaning and off-roading – I guessed I’d have to dig out my suit. But what about the LRO branding? Back in the early 1990s LRO used to sell ties adorned with a Pete Wilford-drawn Land Rover and the words ‘I’m a Land Rover owner’ underneath. Perfect. As…

18 Other luxury car makers, be afraid – very afraid ‘The devil is in the detail’ If you’ve ever met me, chances are you’ll have noticed that I’m always wearing something with the LRO logo on it – a polo shirt in the summer, or a jacket in the winter. So when I received an invite to preview the new Range Rover saying the dress code was ‘smart business’ I was a bit flummoxed. My normal business attire is hard-wearing clothing, suitable for greenlaning and off-roading – I guessed I’d have to dig out my suit. But what about the LRO branding? Back in the early 1990s LRO used to sell ties adorned with a Pete Wilford-drawn Land Rover and the words ‘I’m a Land Rover owner’ underneath. Perfect. As it turns out, I…

FREELANDER 1 £1K+ This was the best-selling 4x4 in Europe for five years, and that didn’t happen by accident. Freelander 1s are fun, chunky and loaded with character, and if you don’t need low ratio or towing abilities above 2000kg, they make affordable and practical runabouts, with much better offroad ability than many think. The few mechanical weak points have contributed to keeping values low – but these flaws are well documented, and specialists have had plenty of practice at putting them right. So what’s available at this daringly low £1k budget? The £500 dregs have mostly dropped out of existence, and according to howmanyleft.co.uk there are probably under 1000 pre-millennium, roadworthy Freelanders in the UK. Rare enough to be interesting yet? There are still a few roadworthy pre-facelift (2004) models around the £1k…

FREELANDER 1 £1K+ This was the best-selling 4x4 in Europe for five years, and that didn’t happen by accident. Freelander 1s are fun, chunky and loaded with character, and if you don’t need low ratio or towing abilities above 2000kg, they make affordable and practical runabouts, with much better offroad ability than many think. The few mechanical weak points have contributed to keeping values low – but these flaws are well documented, and specialists have had plenty of practice at putting them right. So what’s available at this daringly low £1k budget? The £500 dregs have mostly dropped out of existence, and according to howmanyleft.co.uk there are probably under 1000 pre-millennium, roadworthy Freelanders in the UK. Rare enough to be interesting yet? There are still a few roadworthy pre-facelift (2004)…

1st Sweeping between Electric Mountain (aka Dinorwig Power Station) and Llyn Peris, STEPHEN BROOKES’ 2008 2.4 TDCi Defender 110 Utility with panoramic windows, winch and roof rack is ideal for exploring Snowdonia. ▸ ‘The low camera angle, curving road and dazzling sky lend plenty of drama to this shot. Nice looking Defender too!’ NEIL WATTERSON EDITOR 2nd STEVE RAYBOULD captured this great shot of his mate Andy Ludford’s 2021 Defender 110 D300 HSE X-Dynamic, flexing its suspension during a great trip along Strata Florida in Wales, earlier this year in this. ▸ ‘I know where this was taken! Waggling a wheel always makes for a great photo and shows just how stiff the Defender body is.’ NEIL WATTERSON, EDITOR WIN! gear in the next issue of LRO To browse the full range of gear, go to exmoortrim.co.uk 1st PRIZE Exmoor…

1st Sweeping between Electric Mountain (aka Dinorwig Power Station) and Llyn Peris, STEPHEN BROOKES’ 2008 2.4 TDCi Defender 110 Utility with panoramic windows, winch and roof rack is ideal for exploring Snowdonia. ▸ ‘The low camera angle, curving road and dazzling sky lend plenty of drama to this shot. Nice looking Defender too!’ NEIL WATTERSON EDITOR 2nd STEVE RAYBOULD captured this great shot of his mate Andy Ludford’s 2021 Defender 110 D300 HSE X-Dynamic, flexing its suspension during a great trip along Strata Florida in Wales, earlier this year in this. ▸ ‘I know where this was taken! Waggling a wheel always makes for a great photo and shows just how stiff the Defender body is.’ NEIL WATTERSON, EDITOR WIN! gear in the next issue of LRO To browse the…