Ewwwww Mondeo. I’m still in mourning over those replacing the almighty Sierra. Look at its poor flabby face!

I would make a slight amendment to point one that particularly applies to cars with a manual; don’t let off the gas entirely. This will shift the weight balance forwards with engine braking, lowering traction at the rear. It’s a great way to end up facing the wrong way even in a wrong wheel drive car. Instead you…

It is pretty well suited to expeditions but mostly does normal work truck stuff. Two bags of compost in the back and it’s mega comfy for those lunchtime naps.

Don’t care what it costs or what fancy tank engine its got, mine is cooler. For starters, it’s white with proper wheels and tires. And mud.

Agricultural college (15yrs plus). Gravel car parks. Pickups sideways everywhere. Many motorcycle wheelies. Occasional tractor NASCAR. And who *didn’t* try to throw rooster tails over that poshos GTR?!

These are basically already on sale in the UK, at least the important bit that fires the blank. Less than ten bob. It comes up every time someone asks about security on the Land Rover pages I frequent. It’s a very common solution to rural theft in general actually.

Turn up the radio so you can’t hear that squealing belt.

Nice price. I paid £5000 for a far rougher 1998 Defender with four bald tyres, no history and a dashboard full of melted toffees and bullet casings so duh.

I used to be quite proud of the 2.0i badge on my Sierra. Yeah! No carbs, bitches! Oh, and the little Ghia badge. That was one fancy Sierra. It had electric door mirrors and everything. In 1988! And I was glad to have a badge that told people as much.

At least when you’re behind them the sixteen year old behind the wheel tends to drive like it’s GTA. Though it’s a double edged sword when they’re coming the other way!

You should come along for my morning commute in the Land Rover. Believe it or not, those tiny roads in the southwest do have a rush hour of sorts. There’s a knack to getting where you’re going without reversing for anyone. Mangled bull bars help give an air of desperation that few dare stand against, and the knowledge…

Oh sure, more convenient. But the comment I was replying to made it sound pretty impossible to drive something as wide as a Mustang around here, and it’d realistically be a fairly mild inconvenience for a competent driver with an ample driveway. My 110 has got to feel small with time, and I’d happily buy the slightly…

No way is it too wide. I’ve seen the things running around Wiltshire (which has no speed cameras, by the way) and they get on fine. And don’t further the misconception of our roads as barely wide enough for a mini, at least one of my customers had a daily driven big old Cadillac and she got it around the country lanes…

Being a semi-pro chainsaw carver has resulted in more than a few cars that shouldn’t haul timber... Hauling timber. Quarter ton in a 206 which necessitated filling the passenger footwell before it’d get enough grip to pull away, half in the Sierra estate and right to the limit with the roof rack stacked Indian style…

I needed a vehicle for my gardening business that could also cover daily driving duties. I had about £3.5k.

So.. About twice as much as my 18 year old, high mileage Defender is worth. Holy cow, you get some fancy trucks for not a lot of money.

Can I get a manual one?

I love this show. Only James May could have my mother enthralled by the workings of an old lawn mower.

Sedans are becoming bloated and uninteresting... And you propose front wheel drive as a solution to that?

Might do this with the Defender later.... might even leave it parked up there just to confuse the neighbours!