Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kent, You can't compare it to stuff from Detroit. The average car sold in the U.S. is in the junk yard before it reaches 100K. As I mentioned in another post, it's Mercedes and Toyota that Rover has to match. Best Regards, Bud - ----- Original Message ----- From: Kent Jon Peters <KPETERS@huntel.net> > I have nearly 200K on my '89 rover and have only replaced the water > pump. On third set of spark plugs and original distributer! I have > owned a Grand Cherokee, a Wagoneer, a Suburban, a Ford Econoline van and > this rover is the most dependable motor (albeit not the best puller-- > ie. 460cc in the Ford Econoline "tanker valdez") of the bunch. The > carberation system of the earlier Jeeps was pathetic and my cherokee was > the worst of the bunch. Absolute crap. And another thing: the frame of > the land rover is the best of all. Sturdy box/ladder style that is much > more rugged than any unibody style. Kent >