The Third Man wrote:snipWe (my brother and I) have some plans for the Landy, its getting a 2.0 turbo deisel in the near future, slight drawback is I now have the horrible barge-like donor vehicle (something called an Austin Montego, you won't know it cos I think the UK govt banned export as it would be a national disgrace) as my hopefully temporary personal transport
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Austin Montego? you have one? Buhahahaha! you poor bastard. We got those thing out here in NZ, we think they are crap..and thats saying something as most British cars here are considered to be rubbish.
An Austin Montego isn't that bad a vehicle - although it's hard to get spare parts for it.
You poor lad.
BTW - I've found another Unimog picture, allegedly representing a newer model: snip interesting pic
That thing's absolutely enormous.
It has an interesting look at any rate.
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I've checked out a "used car guide" and it says about the Austin Montego that it's very, very cheap and has an OK engine - but it's hard to find spare parts for and has quite clumsy handling. And if you're dissatisfied with it, it's impossible to sell and you might just as well scrap it.
But according to that used-car guide, the Montego is by no means a horrible car - just mediocre.
BTW - I've never even known a Montego owner, much less sat inside one. However, when I was in England I saw quite a lot of them.
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Simon H.Johansen wrote:I've checked out a "used car guide" and it says about the Austin Montego that it's very, very cheap and has an OK engine - but it's hard to find spare parts for and has quite clumsy handling. And if you're dissatisfied with it, it's impossible to sell and you might just as well scrap it.
But according to that used-car guide, the Montego is by no means a horrible car - just mediocre.
BTW - I've never even known a Montego owner, much less sat inside one. However, when I was in England I saw quite a lot of them.
Well, NZ as a nation has not been overly fond of British cars. They piss oil, build quality is a joke and they tend to be unreliable. There are a few excpetions, of course.
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Stuart Mackey wrote:Well, NZ as a nation has not been overly fond of British cars. They piss oil, build quality is a joke and they tend to be unreliable. There are a few excpetions, of course.
What cars do most New Zealanders drive?
BTW - in Denmark, British cars don't have that good a reputation either... although they are by no means as ill-regarded as Italian and French cars.
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Stuart Mackey wrote:Well, NZ as a nation has not been overly fond of British cars. They piss oil, build quality is a joke and they tend to be unreliable. There are a few excpetions, of course.
What cars do most New Zealanders drive?
BTW - in Denmark, British cars don't have that good a reputation either... although they are by no means as ill-regarded as Italian and French cars.
We drive mainly Japanese cars plus Aussie Fords and Holdens. There are a sprinkling of euro cars and a few old Brits. The Japanese know how to build a good car..of course on some of them you run the risk of dying at the wheel of boardom as a lot have no character. At All.
Oh, French and Italain cars are not well thought of either esp by mechanics.
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I won't mention the first thing that popped into my head when I read this title...
Actually, a Hummer is a great off road vehicle, that is, if you use it off road. The H1 especially. The H2, however, it is a femininized version of the H1... It would probably go off road pretty well, but only if you have half of an idea as to how to drive it.
Seeing people driving these huge SUV's without any intention of driving it for it's inteded usage (4WD wasn't invented for the looks), well, it just kind of pisses me off.
Stuart Mackey wrote:Oh, French and Italain cars are not well thought of either esp by mechanics.
However, I should take note that newer-era cars from France and Italy ar nowhere as mechanically unreliable than their forebears.
However, older cars from those countries - particularly really old Alfa Romeos - well, they are good performers but the build quality is generally below their German and Japanese counterparts.
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Stuart Mackey wrote:Oh, French and Italain cars are not well thought of either esp by mechanics.
However, I should take note that newer-era cars from France and Italy ar nowhere as mechanically unreliable than their forebears.
However, older cars from those countries - particularly really old Alfa Romeos - well, they are good performers but the build quality is generally below their German and Japanese counterparts.
Even the newer ones have issues, trust me. German cars have a limited shelf life and are over enginered and are a expensive pig of a thing to fix.
Infact forgo the purchace of a car and walk, its good exersize
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Stuart Mackey wrote:Even the newer ones have issues, trust me. German cars have a limited shelf life and are over enginered and are a expensive pig of a thing to fix.
I didn't say they were perfect.
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Stuart Mackey wrote:Even the newer ones have issues, trust me. German cars have a limited shelf life and are over enginered and are a expensive pig of a thing to fix.
I didn't say they were perfect.
I know, but as I said..be on the safe side and walk
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You poor lad.
esp by mechanics.
