u/llpmathias

I found myself feeling pretty nostalgic a few days ago thinking about my early days of driving in the 90's and listening to Click and Clack on NPR every week. Just wondered if any of you older folks use to listen as well?

And for you younger folks who may not have heard of them - you can find their catalog on Youtube and most Podcast platforms. If you're in to cars, you should give these fellas a listen.

I really miss them. 1977-2012.

I owned a pair of 99 D2's for years. Still miss them to this day. Never had more fun than taking my family thru the Colorado mountain trails in my old Disco. Driving felt comfortable, capable and confident no matter if i was downtown or down a trail. Sure, they always needed a little work - but honestly that was a small part of the fun.

Over the years I've noticed a steep decline in what I believe a Land Rover is suppose to be. I think they grew to look terrible (although the Defenders are still pretty rad..), I think they are less capable and generally speaking, i don't think that the majority of todays new LR drivers even care if they can go places other cars cant. And then upon seeing these new Range Rover and Freelander models - i just think LR have completely given up trying to be what they once were.. I couldn't be more grossed out by these new releases..

Don't get me wrong. I still love older Land Rovers with all my heart and given the right circumstances i would buy one in a heartbeat. I just wanted to rant and see if i'm not alone in my disdain for what this manufacturer has become.

Bring back the Camel Trophy!

I posted a few weeks ago about picking up this 200k mile XC70 - and after a few weeks of ownership I gotta say - goddamn I love this wagon.

I’m still chasing down an elusive P2187 code after replacing the PCV system, but otherwise she’s running fine. Took her out to the Nevada desert to see how she does and I am nothing but impressed. Still a lot of work to do to get where I wanna be - but little by little we’ll get there.

Good news - I dont have plates and i got pulled over!

Just bought a Volvo via private party. Got insured, applied and was approved for a title transfer, registration is submitted via the DMV web portal (waiting for both in the mail) AND i have the temp moving permit until the plates come in - so in the meantime I'm driving (legally) without plates and within a few days of doing all of this (today) i got pulled over. No ticket since it's all on the up and up.

Anyhow, good news considering the fucking constant babble in here about cops doing nothing about unregistered drivers.

Land Rover transplant here. For years I’ve been Volvo-curious and I finally took the plunge. Picked up this XC70 for $1k from a retired aerospace engineer who meticulously maintained it over the years. 3rd photo is the spreadsheet he kept and updated with each service and repair. He also included all service records. Right now she’s sitting at 200k miles and I’m hoping to get at least another 100k out of it - but from what I’ve seen in this sub, I may get even more!

This is gonna be an occasional driver/project car. My goal is to turn this in to an overland/mountain ride for weekend camping and hiking trips. Planning on adding a lift, some A/T tires, roof rack and exterior lamps. The basics for that sort of thing.. however I want to make sure shes mechanically sound before I do any of that.

Super clean inside and out with minor cosmetic wear. The worst is a tiny dent on the driver door and a little whistle coming from the sunroof. Currently runs and drives like a dream! Adding some window tint asap (to beat the Vegas sun) and hopefully a new touchscreen car-play device to replace the very outdated stereo.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I previously owned 99 Disco II that I built up and maintained as an overland truck in for many years back when I lived in CO up until about 2018 when the transmission went kaput at about 250k miles. I didn’t have the $ to fix it back then so I sold it off to another disco owner for parts. Sad day.. Since then I’ve been out of the game - but now I live in Vegas and am in the market again although I’m not hard up to buy.. Anywho - I came across this 13’ LR2 with 105k miles and I’m thinking about it. Dealer is suppose to get me the carfax/maintenace history tomorrow when I go for a test drive.

Took a few pics when I went to look at it today. Body is in great shape, fluids are all topped off, starts and runs just fine. Hoses all seem in good shape. No leaks from what I could see. The coolant looks a little sludgy or jelly-like, but may just be from sitting for a while? From what I know there were two previous owners and no accidents. Just wondering what I should look out for with these. Any advice would be appreciated!

La Mujer Murcielago was a 1968 Luchador monster movie starring Maura Monti as the Bat Woman. This print was designed and printed by me as a companion to the upcoming book Luchadores VS Everything - dubbed “the most expansive book on the Lucha film genre ever written". For anyone interested in having one, I do have AP’s - but sorry, the foils are already gone..