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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#151: May 2nd 2012 at 9:04:42 AM

[up]Yup there is that. Just before I left I saw my Squadron get the first of their Land Rover Wolfs. Nice vehicles from what I saw of them, and ideal for the roles we had in peace time.

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#152: May 2nd 2012 at 9:10:30 AM

Yep, I know of the Wolf*

. 300 Tdi engined bits of kit. I see a few around here, when THEY are busy near here. A few are getting out of service via Withams, but mostly because they're beyond economic repair.

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#153: May 2nd 2012 at 9:31:24 AM

Given a driving license and the money to buy a vehicle, tax, insure, fuel and run the thing, I would rather have a Wolf than anything else. Scottish roads are no place for super shiny cars if you want to keep them super shiny. Whereas a Wolf with a few surgically placed dents put in by a sledgehammer to discourage thieving types, is damned near ideal.

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#154: May 2nd 2012 at 12:59:20 PM

A standard 300Tdi Defender (or earlier) will do the job just as well — they're not cheap to buy, and you'll probably need to fix it once in a while (it's British, after all). But well, do your research first. Well, to start with there are at least three Land Rover magazines out there.

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#155: May 5th 2012 at 3:54:59 PM

I know, I pass them by on my weekly trip to buy Micro Mart. But Wolfs are just cooler. And the ones I saw had better seats than any previous Defender model.

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#156: May 6th 2012 at 12:31:51 AM

You can get those seats on the civilian market, from Exmoor Trim.

They're probably not cheap, though, but few Land Rover bits are.

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