The Rover-Landers of BC

Hey Dave, congrats on your Disco's birthday :drunken: . Here's a gauge shot of my 90 from June of 2012. It turned 450 at Allison Pass last summer but I can't find the photo.

http://roverlanders.bc.ca/gallery-photo ... e_2012.jpg

Hi Bill, I doubt if my Discovery will ever see 450!

Hmm... driving since 1981 Started buying cars in 1978 :)

In no particular order...

1967 MGB
1956 Chevy 210 Wagon
1976 Vette... (okay a Chevette)
1976 Fiat 128 Sedan
1960 Chevy 1/2 ton
1965 Fairlane sedan
1959 GMC 1/2ton
1969 Austin Mini
1986 Firefly (First new car!)
1988 Ford Ranger
1984 Cherokee
1974 Pontiac Grandville Convertible
1949 Ford F47 Pick up
1980 Rabbit
1978 Rabbit
1979 GTI
1981 Rabbit Diesel
1980 Rabbit
1982 Jetta
1990 s-10 Blazer
1968 Chev Pickup
1979 Austin Mini 1000
1962 Morris Mini Wagon (Countryman woodie) - Feature in Air Bud II (Seventh Inning Fetch)
1989 Suburban
1974 Volvo 164
1980 Volvo 245
1984 Volvo 245
1974 Volvo 145
1990 Volvo 740 Wagon
1989 Volvo 740 Wagon
2005 Jetta TDI Wagon (still have)
1990 Range Rover
1995 Range Rover
1996 Range Rover
1974 Range Rover 2 door
1999 Discovery
1996 Grand Cherokee
1995 Jeep YJ
1996 Jeep YL
1988 Cherokee
1999 Jeep TJ (still have)
1997 Jeep TJ
1988 VW Cabriolet (Gift for Wife)
1974 Ford Econoline (Boogie van)
1964 Ford Fairlane Wagon
1964 Humber SuperSnipe
1964 Ford F100
1964 Olds Super 88
1964 Vauxhall Victor
1949 Plymouth Deluxe
1974 Mazda B1800
1962 Pontiac Stratochief
1964 Rover 2000TC
1970 Rover TC
1968 Rover TC
1968 Cooper S
1968 Mini Cooper
1965 Cooper

and probably more I am forgetting or blocking out...

cool idea for a (failing) memory test..

1968 Healy sprite 1275 awesome and completely unreliable sold
1975 MG Midget 1500 just worthless junk from Ross International Motors. parted out/abandoned
1971 Buick Skylark Custom 2 door no pillar ( gift from Grandpa, thank you...) sold (regret)
197? International Scout 4sp with ford 300 ci 6. abandoned at side of road missing one tire/axle
1991 Suzuki Samurai bought new- lost to tide in Fraser River!
1990 VW GTI 16v - sold
1978 VW Rabbit- died
197? VW Rabbit Diesel. Rusted out.
1984 VW Rabbit- written off
1985 Honda VF1000R sold
1980 Toyota Corolla 300,000 km. Perfectly reliable car! $300.00! Stolen!
1982 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Limited. Elegant plastic wood cladding (pure class!) sold
1981 Toyota Land Cruiser BJ60- 300,000km with no failures! Sold at 450km with all original drivetrain!
2001 Honda CBR 1100XX Super Blackbird blue. Tuned. I think I went 295 KMH on it. Sold.
1991 Jeep YJ black 4cyl. Garbage. sold
1991 Jeep YJ white 4cyl. not quite as crappy but still junk. sold
1991 Toyota Landcruiser HDJ 81 TD. (Japan). Beast. Keep forever
2012 Ford Transit Connect. Work appliance. Tax write off. Meh..

oh- and many boats too..

Mostly in the UK:

The poor student/graduate years:

1981 Fiat Strada 75CL in red. The first robot-built car in the world. Fell to bits due to the built-in Rust and structural failure of the chassis.
1979 Ford Fiesta 957cc in black with red vinyl interior
1988 Ford Orion 1.4L in Burgundy. Parked it in the end of someone's cottage in County Durham in 1993.
1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1LX in Burgundy

Then I went in to a series of company cars....

Ford Escort 1.4L in Red
Ford Escort 1.4LX in Graphite
Ford Mondeo 1.6LX in Red
Ford Escort 1.6LX in Red
Ford Focus 1.6LX in Red
Renault Laguna Estates, Mazda 6 (various, short term company rentals)

Had an Austin Montego during that time as well somewhere. Nasty. That and the Maestro were probably the start of the end of BL/AR/Rover etc...

Then I started running my own again as Company Car tax made them more tax efficient....

2003 Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI (aka VW Sharan)
Vauxhall Vectras, 1 estate (aka hearse) 2.2SRi 56 reg and 1 hatchback 03 reg. Think it was a diesel.
2011 Vauxhall Insignia 2.2SRi estate. (That's the same as a Buick Regal over here)

At some stage around this point, my wife had a Honda Insight hybrid thing. This was Honda's straight rip-off of a Toyota Prius. Only it was really REALLY crap.

Insignias and Vectras were bought at 9 months old for very low prices, as they have one of the worst 1st year deprecations known to man!

2007 Nissan X-Trail 2.2 diesel. First engine lasted 70,000 miles/3 years. Second engine probably still going....

2011 Mercedes C220CDI Estate. Damn good car, but I did 60,000 miles in 2 years in it!

Then I moved to BC:

Currently have:

2013 Nissan Frontier provided by work
2013 Hyundai Genesis sedan 3.8 V6 Premium. A very under-rated car and everyone thinks it's a Lexus or something!

and of course...

1997 Land Rover Defender 110 TDi CSW in white. From Germany via England and a shipping container. One previous owner. Currently on 210,000km.

That's the first Landy I've owned, but I've used and abused many over 25 years in the construction industry in the UK.

I purchased my first car at 14 - rebuilt the engine and traded for two others before I got my license at 16.

I'm sure I'll miss something:

1967 - VW/Bug - light blue - purchased for $100 from neighbor who cracked case/drained oil, fixed/traded
1971 - Toyota/FJ40 - light blue - all stock 72K miles no rust purchased for $1200 in 1979
1966 - Pontiac/GTO - blue - 389 Tri-Power - purchased from my father after I totaled it drag racing
1971 - Ford/Ranchero - green - 351C burnout king, couldn't keep tires on the rear
1956 - Chev/Pickup - dark green - put in engine and trans from GTO
1963 - Ford/Galaxie - white - 4 door 390, could move my entire life in the trunk and back seat
1966 - Pontiac/Catalina wagon - blue - 389 2v snow beast
1966 - Dodge/Coronet - white - 440 (yeah baby)
1979 - Lancia/Beta Coupe - Red - the beginning of the "Italian years"
1978 - Fiat/128 - rust - 4dr fun machine
1966 - International/Travelall - blue..ish- 4x4 ex forestry truck
1983 - Alfa Romeo GTV6 - silver - the end of the "Italian years"
1967 - Ford/Mustang - green - GTA 390
1983 - Subaru/GL - maroon - bought it totaled and fixed it 1.8l FWD
1985 - Ford/F150 4x4 - silver - 300 inline six
1971 - Ford/Pinto - green - automatic German 2L engine - not as bad as it sounds
1972 - GMC/pick up - blue - purchased from my best friends dad, I was there when they got it new
1977 - Datsun/280Z - silver - was one of the original "Z-Hawk" cars to promote the Seahawks
1990 - Mazda/Protoge - maroon - drove it 225K miles before it was totaled by an impaired driver
1955 - AM General/M35A2 - OD - 6x6 crane truck
1971 - Ford/F700 - blue - flatbed (sans floorboads) fish truck
1972 - Chev/C60 - blue - flatbed fish truck
1981 - International/4600 - white - DT466 box truck
1987 - Ford/E350 - white - 7.3l delivery
1985 - Kenworth/600 - white - long haul/delivery
1989 - Ford/E350 - white - 7.3l delivery, stolen by employee after he robbed us in the office - he was fired
1991 - UD/2600 - white - 26 ft box truck
1989 - BMW/525i - silver - head bolts backed out at 40K - sold after warranty service
1977 - Chev/K1500 - red - step side pickup with wood floor in bed, very stout off road
1983 - Toyota/Pickup - tan - matching gemtop canopy longbed 2wd - very nice truck
1972 - GMC/Suburban - blue - 2wd - bored a 307 out to 4" and built a cheap hot rod
1974 - Toyota/Pickup - green - 1.8L engine 2wd nicknamed the "pickle"
1962 - AM Genera/M35A2 - OD - flatbed with singles on rear 20 ton Braden winch
1974 - Toyota/Pickup - yellow - parts truck for the pickle - sold the hulk to the junk yard
1982 - Chev/Suburban - dark blue - 4x4, built my first 383 stroker small block - very fast for a big truck
1986 - Izuzu/Trooper - blue/silver - fun camp mobile - made start thinking about Land Rovers
1996 - Ford/F350 - red - 6 pack Diesel 4x4 - total beast and hard to park
1979 - Toyota/Corolla wagon - silver - purchased from local police chief, clutch was down to metal blades
1997 - Ford/F150 - white - 4x4 extended cab, replaced the F350 was designated as our company "runner"
1972 - Ford/F250 - green - 2wd auto, purchased with blown 360
1965 - Ford/F100 - white - purchased for 390 motor for 1972 F250 - traded to a friend for the swap labor
1989 - Isuzu/Trooper - maroon - purchased from a PCRC member with blown engine
1994 - Ford/Taurus wagon - maroon - traded in 1997 F150 and took Taurus as partial trade - total junk
1962 - Land Rover/Series IIa 88 - green - purchased from a fellow in Victoria, former BC Hydro truck
1993 - Ford/Explorer - black - received from my sister's estate 4L, 5 spd vinyl interior
1999 - Chev/Suburban - blue - 4x4 8 passenger 350, nice looking but evil truck with Gemini junk on board
1970 - Land Rover/Series IIa 109 - limestone - purchased in Red Deer AB, originally delivered to W. Africa
2003 - Toyota/Corolla - silver green mica - 225k and still going
2005 - Toyota/Sienna - gold - 215K and still going, traded in 99 suburban to save my marriage :)
1972 - Ford/F250 - blue - 2wd 390 2V, sold when 1992 F150 fell in my lap
1992 - Ford/F150 - white - 2wd 87K original miles, use for yard work and lend out to my friends
2004 - Subaru/Outback - white/bronze - 35th anniversary 3.0 H6 timing belt nightmare - want to sell it
1988 - Land Rover/Range Rover - white - swapped in 3.9, added winch, named Reggie, great for camping
1990 - Land Rover/Range Rover - white - purchased for parts truck for Reggie - too nice to part out

Wow Bryan, not sure how old you are but 54 vehicles owned and I would have to say you spent way more time buying than you did driving :-) They say women are bad with shoes!!! The best one is buying the 7 year old FJ40 with no rust Haha. That was definitely something to brag about in "79.

I'm 52, so I definitely buzzed through them. Some the light and all of the medium trucks were owned through my business - so a lot of people drove them. There are 25 or 30 additional titles that passed through my hands that were for parts or part of a batch of vehicles - I didn't include those because I never drove them at all. My wife, as you can imagine is a bit perplexed and says things like "we live in a junk yard" or "at least you don't beat me". Poor woman.

1970 Ford Maverick - 3 in the tree standard; painted Crown Z orange (with a brush); a 15th birthday gift from my uncle in CR.
1974 Triumph Spitfire - convertible; 4 speed; green; great for picking-up the girls at Willows Beach in Victoria.
1970ish Mazda B1800 pick-up - red; 4 speed; bought it when the transmission packed in on the Spitfire; no good for the girls.
1984 VW Rabbit GTI - black with red trim; 5 speed; sunroof; very fast and fun to play with; even better for picking-up girls!
1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88 - metallic green; automatic; lost my mind and thought I could sell real estate while driving a couch!!
1990 Ford Explorer XL - red and silver; 5 speed; no more girls but found? a wife and looking to the future.
1994 Ford Explorer XLT - silver and white; automatic; domesticated with room for the dog.
2000 Ford Explorer Limited - gold; automatic; the wife liked to drive it.
2007 Ford Explorer Limited - black on black; automatic; fully loaded luxury; the wife really liked to drive this one.
2008 Hyundai Tiburon - blue; 4 cylinder; automatic with sport shift; the commuter car to and from work. Still have it 60K.
2002 Land Rover Discovery II - silver; V8; my project vehicle.
2016 Lincoln Navigator - white metallic; V6 Eco-Boost; the concession made to the wife for buying the Discovery.
1984 Land Rover Series 3 half-ton (Lightweight) - green; right-hand drive; 4 speed manual; yet another project vehicle.

Of them all I regret selling the GTI the most. The one I miss the least was the Olds Delta 88. What was I thinking?

80 VW Rabbit, baby blue with a brown vinyl interior.....
84 Honda Prelude, I killed it
87 Scirocco 16V, 2L, cams, ported, fun
89 Toyota 4X4 31" BFGs
91 Firefly, blech
95 Talon TSI, so fun
95 Sunfire, blech
98 Mazda B4000, wife killed it
01 Ranger, hale creek broke a mudflap...
04 F150
05 Mazda 3
13 F150 Raptor

Couldn't resist commenting after seeing the VWs in most peoples lineage.
Now if I listed all my downhill mountain bikes, dirtbikes and street bikes that would be a longer list.

90 Jeep YJ 2.5L... gutless and terrifying on the highway, but top off fun!
91 MX-5 1.8L swap. Absolute go-cart!!
97 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro. Bright yellow, foundry known as the banana
90 Audi 90 Coupe Quattro 20v Turbo swap. Lots and lots done to this monster!! Loved it!!!
92 VW GTi 12v VR6 swap, coilovers, the works... 95% of the part for synchro swap but never finished :(
90 Celica Alltrac (GT4) 2L turbo, awd, short wheel base. So much fun!
99 Subaru Forester. The Toaster!
01 Audi Allroad 2.7T. Pure comfort and luxury. Dad bought it off me.
92 VW GTi 12v VR6 project car sold for school
91 MX-5 British racing green.... loved
01 VW Jetta AWP 1.8T swap, stage 2 tune. Sold for school
03 VW GTi 24v VR6. Loved this car! Non of the common VW problems with this gem, sold to move to BC
01 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro - currently own, but selling for a Discovery!

Guess I'll do mine - but not as many as others :wink:

1985 VW Golf Wolfsberg Edition - boring grey, great student car
1990 VW Golf - red, five speed, fun car while living in Toronto with first full time job
1995 VW Golf - white, automatic - easier to drive in a new city like Victoria, BC
1999 VW Passat Wagon - burgundy, heated everything, automatic, drove across Canada
1994 Land Rover - Range Rover - burgundy - tons of fun
1989 Saab - brown, five speed, cleaned it up a bit, then sold it after a year
1995 Land Rover Discovery - dark green, great with my dog and hauling horsey stuff around
2002 Volvo Wagon - Cross Country - white, amazing car until the rear differential gave out
2008 Volvo SUV - white, piece of garbage
2008 Ford Explorer - black, automatic, was a great car, no issues
2004 Ford 150 - King Ranch - black, super cab, automatic, amazing truck
2006 Ford Freestyle - burgundy, wagon, needed a new transmission so got it fixed up and sold it
2000 Land Rover Discovery II - dark grey, automatic, got it cheap and put $$ towards it, just LOVE it.

So not bad of a history - drives my Mum nuts though.

Its been awhile, like 8 years since anyone added a vehicle to this list. Is it worth bringing it to the surface again? I know I have a few to add to my post. And Bill, my Disco 2 made it to 442,000 km so almost made 450!

cheers, Dave Blair (Posting as Rova Parts)