[BiTurbo]

Originally posted by NoOne
Thanx, what usually doesn't get mentioned with older cars is that no matter how cool or sexy people think they look.... they got a ton of hidden problems, that 'runner for example had squeeks and rattles I never could track down, the windows would leak when I washed it if I had the hose at the wrong angle, exterior trim was lifting due to the body twisting from heavy launches down the track.... and if all that wasn't enough ... it had that electrical burning smell, its hard to describe but once you smell it you won't forget it

Later.

I agree,
but - there's always a but -
As a car fanatic I have developed a herd mentality and tend to associate with others of my kind.
My neighbour is a Landrover freak and has owned nothing else in the 11 years I've known him.
Everyone of the problems you mentioned have been duplicated in the 3 Discovery's he's owned. -
A rattle in the passenger side sill that could not be traced within the two year warranty - it drove him mad.
Headlights that would fog whenever he washed the car.
A split along the (plastic?) trim under the window within 6 months of picking up his 2nd Disco and in one of his earliest Landrovers he was unable to trace a headlight fault (turned out to be 2 faults).
Problems like these in cars manufactured 30 years ago, you can live with, it's part of their charm..
With the absence of ABS, PBS, ESP, HDC, DOHC's, traction control and fuel injection (Holley's rule) most people can work on an early model car - and at least get it running -
most of the time.