1986 Land Rover 90 County Station Wagon from UK and Ireland - Comments

4th Oct 2003, 06:51

"I'll never have another, 'because I'm never going to part with this one!"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The fuel gauge (I'm English, and so is my spelling!) didn't work when I bought it, which was fixed a couple of days later.

The heater blower is inoperative, which is being fixed as I write this.

General comments?

I absolutely adore this vehicle. The driving position is a little cramped for me, but then I am over six feet tall! (I'm intending to replace the bulkhead behind the seats with a tubular structure which should allow a little more rearward movement)

It performs on the road rather better than it seemed at first. It's almost quick, in a stiff-legged sort of way! It doesn't handle all that badly, despite its tendency to feel top-heavy until you get used to it.

Off-road performance is nothing short of phenomenal, and that's before I put larger (750X16) mud tyres (English spelling) on!

The engine is a bit noisy, but there are numerous soundproofing kits available, so it won't be for much longer.

The seats are surprisingly comfortable and I'll wait until I've sorted out the legroom before deciding whether or not to change them.


2nd Feb 2006, 12:07

I'm commenting on my own review here, so I may be biased! First, I'm sure I didn't use an apostrophe before the word 'because' - pretty sure it'd have been ''cause' - but that's neither here nor there! I still have the Ninety - it remains brilliant, having benefited from the addition of a set of four white eight spoke wheels with mud terrain tyres and a rather nice 3.5 litre V8 engine - so it now sounds as good as it looks, and goes like the clappers, as unfortunately does the fuel gauge - down! It's getting LPG next, so watch this space.

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