What kind of car do you drive?

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeah he took the blame straight off from the beginning which was undisputable, especially since a cop was right behind me when it happened. I was a bit rude at first but that is because my baby was hurt.

My Jeep came out actually pretty good. I can drive her with no problem. She just is dented up. I just chose not to drive her until she gets turned into the shop on monday so that nothing else happens to her before she gets and estimate done on her.

The BMW is pretty bad. There is a big hole in the front and pieces kept falling off her. I realized how much crap sports cars are when they are in a wreck. They are made of such light weight materials that they just desintrigate in a wreck.

 

[Matt308]

Yeah

I have never forgotten being in a bar in the 90s with my Uncle. This cute older lady came up and asked him what he drove. He said a Mercedes 400SEL. She said, "I drive a Corvette". He turned away from her and mumbled, "I'm alergic to fiberglass".

I about pissed my pants.

 

[Screaming Eagle]

I dont drive but I have a car. Its a 1990 Ford Falcon EA.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

no adler it's the Land Rover figures i'm disputing not the Jeep's, the fact it's based off the American Land Rover site goes some way to explaining it, but also they're not even mentioning the Defender! for example the UK manufacturers give the towing weight as 7,716lbs and quite how you can think 79.3 doesn't beat 68.5 inches is beyond me!

Either way I can't see either of us giving up on this one anytime, i'm not playing the "It's British" card here I genuinely believe the Landy to be the better vehicle (so do all the thousands that've kept them in almost constant production for nearly 60 years ), but for some reason you seem to prefer the jeep, neither of us are convincing either of us any differently, wanna call it truce, you go your way i'll go mine?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Either way I can't see either of us giving up on this one anytime, i'm not playing the "It's British" card here I genuinely believe the Landy to be the better vehicle (so do all the thousands that've kept them in almost constant production for nearly 60 years ), but for some reason you seem to prefer the jeep, neither of us are convincing either of us any differently, wanna call it truce, you go your way i'll go mine?

My whole arguement is this. The Land Rovers (all versions of it) are great vehicles. That is not even disputed here. Am I saying the Jeep is better. No. What I am saying is this. The Jeep is just as good. It will go where the Land Rover goes, It can carry and haul just as much as well.

The only reason I like Jeep over Land Rover is because frankly the Jeeps look better than a Land Rover. Jeeps are just as sturdy and just as rugged.

But okay we can each live in our own little world...

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Oh and Jeep has been making vehicals for as long as Land Rover has Lanc...
...So that 60 years of production is nothing special.

 

[Matt308]

Adler. Let him go his way. You don't WANT to go his way.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

 

[cheddar cheese]

Been making them longer Adler, remember Willys Jeep

Land Rover and Jeep are very similar and both make superb vehicles. The Cherokee is better than a Defender though because its easier to live with every day, it would be fairer to copare the Cherokee to the Range Rover in all honesty. It would still be very close and just boils down to personal taste - I'd have the Range Rover because the interior is fantastic and I think they look superb.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Land Rover and Jeep are very similar and both make superb vehicles.

That I agree with completely.

It would still be very close and just boils down to personal taste

Again that is probably the best way I have seen anyone put it yet.

- I'd have the Range Rover because the interior is fantastic and I think they look superb.

I think the Jeep looks better and the interior is better and more attractive as well I find. The consoles are more user friendly in a Jeep as well.

 

[cheddar cheese]

The Grand Cherokee interior is nice when its not all grey and black...I still prefer the Range Rover interior though, the great big slabs of timber and piped cream leather look wonderful.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Oh I agree. I dont particularly like it all grey or all black either.

 

[Matt308]

The Grand Cherokee interior is nice when its not all grey and black...I still prefer the Range Rover interior though, the great big slabs of timber and piped cream leather look wonderful.

If you still live in the 70s. Don't know what Jeeps look like so can't comment on those to be fair.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I posted some interior pics of the Jeep.

Well waiting on the estimate for my Jeep from the shop. Gave me a nice Mercedes C Class to drive around until they figure out the cost. It actually coudl be total damage because the part that is damaged can not just be replaced. It has to be completely built from scratch because my Jeep is an older one.

If that is the case I will take the money from the insurance and probably keep driving the damn thing. It will just have a dent in it. I think I can live with that since I love my damn beast.

 

[Matt308]

Alas, one must admit that their loved one is no longer the pretty lass she once was.

Hold yer head high, Adler. Welcome to the world of beaters like the rest of us.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

It just pisses me off. Because some ******* cant pay attention on the road, I get my baby dented up.

People like this guy should not be allowed on the road.

 

[Matt308]

I hear ya. What year is it? Will you get some decent money out of it or is it likely old enough that the repair exceeds the cost by a large margin? It's so dang expensive to do body work on cars anymore, that its cheaper to throw them away. Sad actually.

No wonder the poorest of poor in America own 1 or 2 cars.

 

[pbfoot]

I posted some interior pics of the Jeep.

Well waiting on the estimate for my Jeep from the shop. Gave me a nice Mercedes C Class to drive around until they figure out the cost. It actually coudl be total damage because the part that is damaged can not just be replaced. It has to be completely built from scratch because my Jeep is an older one.

If that is the case I will take the money from the insurance and probably keep driving the damn thing. It will just have a dent in it. I think I can live with that since I love my damn beast.

let insurers call it a right off check to see if its possible to buy it back from them for less and get the piece off some wreckers when you when get back to this side of the ocean

 

[cheddar cheese]

How big in the dent and where is it Adler? You could attempt to flatten it out yourself. Back in my banger racing days we had a hydraulic ram for just such things and it worked pretty well. Obviously doesnt make it perfect, the area will be slightly rippled from the metal having stretched, but I suppose you could flatten it out witl filler and spray the area. That sorta thing wouldnt cost too much if you wanted to have a go yourself and it might look somewhat better than leaving the orginal dent there.

 

[Matt308]

Not likely if this is a key panel with compound curves or is related to the structural integrity of the vehicle. Sounds like it might be.