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macnerd93 OP t1_itv9dn5 wrote

Reply to comment by plantymamatiddy in Treated myself to a pair of le chameau wellies. Loving the quality so far by macnerd93

Fairly rural but no farm work. Wellies are an essential for us in winter time in the UK just given how wet it is. I do a lot of off road stuff with my classic Land Rover so be nice when I’m out and about in that

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macnerd93 OP t1_itw1j4c wrote

Lol, Funny enough its 24 years old and in my ownership I’ve never had a breakdown with it. Its been really well looked after though.

Worst thing I ever had was fuse number 20 blew and killed the immobiliser, new fuse and it started working. The 300tdi engine is just uber reliable.

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FrameJump t1_itw22n6 wrote

Congratulations on summoning the first gremlin to possess your Land Rover.

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macnerd93 OP t1_itw2ltj wrote

Be fine I always talk about how reliable she’s been for me. Its just the modern stuff whats rubbish when everything went computerised. The late 1990s period just before the TD5 engine is very good imo. The 200 and 300 are Land Rovers best engines.

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FrameJump t1_itw32sj wrote

I don't know much about cars, but I'll absolutely agree that adding and relying on electronics is much, as well as planned obsolescence, make up the bulk of the problems with modern vehicles. Not to mention most vehicles, and everything really, being designed in a way that requires a dealership to fix it.

Regardless of they tangent, congrats on the boots and your Ol' Reliable. Hope they both keep trucking many years to come.

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Alv2Rde t1_itw1xqq wrote

So you just got it?

(I kid)

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macnerd93 OP t1_itw23m4 wrote

12,000 miles I’ve done in it since last August 2021. It’s my daily driver, my off roader and also my show car.

It just works and works,

Meanwhile my dads 2019 VW Tiguan has had a lot of problems with not starting in cold, issues with the key fob and issues with the alarm.

The 300tdi is so basic, there’s no ECU or anything to worry about and has a manual fuel pump.

Worst car I’ve ever owned is a Nissan Navara D40 model, so many issues we had with that heap. Injectors, electrical, turbo, leaking roof, issues with the 4x4 system use to make a grinding noise. Then the chassis cracking issues were the final staw.

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ADDHimeSama t1_itwinia wrote

So wellies > winter boots? Or they are considered winter boots?

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DevonFromAcme t1_itxwcd0 wrote

You can get liners for them in fur or flannel to make them warmer, but no, they’re not winter boots.

They’re more like rain boots or galoshes.

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robemmy t1_itwrd7w wrote

Calling the car I learned to drive in a "classic" makes me feel very old

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