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[cooksterz]

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----JeeP----

Love yall. Great catching up with you and Tia, and the cars and the beaches and the snus and the Vice and the ..... I miss rextangle.

Enough said.

[fehquig]

If you convert that 80 thousand dollars to Caadian money,

it will buy a fine home in rural Saskatchewan or New Brunswick with acreage! I'll stick with my ancient Plymouth, but it's nice to dream... Wouldn't you be scared of taking that off-road and getting it dirty? :)

[johnreagannumber1]

I always think that if anyone had the money to truly afford one, they'd also have the money to not worry if it's scratched, hit or stolen. Lease another, buy another.

I'll take the house in Saskatchewan and your Plymouth!

I think the sad truth is that most buyers will never see anything other than clean, straight line asphalt with these things.

[fehquig]

I'll trade the Plymouth for an Alfa Romeo :)

[johnreagannumber1]

I wish I could argue with you there, but I can't!

You're one of the few people I've come across with my same taste in cars :)

[samsarajade]

I saw a landrover Freelander today, it looked SMALL! I prefer the huge thing I saw my neighbours loading canoes into the other day-so sorry I didn't catch it on camera-or spot the name of the model, or the reg so I had no idea what year it was. But it looked pretty cool!

And I spotted a jeep in Liverpool! wahay!

[johnreagannumber1]

I always felt the Freelander was a marketing mistake. Quite agile off roading, but no one took them seriously here. A 'baby' Land Rover was not status. The last redesign was quite pleasing on the eye however. I loved the pic you took of that Jeep in Liverpool. It's a sign, buy one!

[cooksterz]

This is not a Jeep. Run away Tia!! :D

[mrblisterfist]

John just got vehicularly laid. :)

[johnreagannumber1]

I still can't walk!

[JazzyLemmon]

nice drive, i used to love them too

[johnreagannumber1]

It's great to hear from you man. Hope you're doing awesome.

[kidblood1]

looks nice,buy a his and hers

[johnreagannumber1]

She deserves it!

[GramsandPapi]

Admitedly an awesome vehicle....but I think it must be a guy thing. That's way more than I would EVER pay for a vehicle! love ya, Ang

[johnreagannumber1]

It's interesting to see that where I'm from more women drive it than men :) Love ya Ang!

[BattlefieldDoktor]

BMW sold Landrover/Range Rover a few years ago to Ford but the engines and some components of the Range Rover are still made by BMW ;o)

Range Rovers are really majestic ... I own one but only in the scale of 1/18, haha ;o)

[johnreagannumber1]

Thanks for that! Indeed Ford would be the current owner.

It felt light and fast, yet decidedly heavy enough to feel expensive and solid.

And 1/18 scale, well you own more of a Range Rover than me ;)

[oneiblind30]

Shit I watched this this morning and didn't comment.. But hey it was 4 am..I like a Rover too there very nice vehicles that are designed to go wherever ya wanna go... Notice all those African safari trips? there driving rovers thru Africa! No dealership in site to have them serviced? cause there basically bullet proof but when they do break whew! Get out the check book! lol

[oneiblind30]

However give a an OLD jeep grand cherokee and I'll show ya somethin! LOL

[johnreagannumber1]

Had one! With a V8. When they first came out in 93 (V6) they looked like nothing else on the road. I even joked that the 90's re-design of the original Range Rover copied the Grand Cherokee ;)

[johnreagannumber1]

*six in line* I should say - The old AMC Gremlin engine lol

[oneiblind30]

No man the old Grand cherokee had a 360 v8 chrysler engine circa 80-89

[johnreagannumber1]

You mean the OLD OLD one. Oh shit. That's pure class.

[oneiblind30]

exactly.... Once drove about 50 miles hauling ass drunk as heel in the interstate median in one driving over all kinds of stuff cause traffic was stopped.

[johnreagannumber1]

That's fun, but it's on my list of things not to do with you, including letting you cut my hair lol

[johnreagannumber1]

You're still getting up too early man! I'm glad you saw it :)

They are the true and only off-roaders with pedigree. I remember up until not to long ago they used a modified Buick V8 engine. Those were even more bulletproof. But in the end the British Lucas brand electrical system would do them in.

[MrFunny1972]

lol excellent. You sure loved that acceleration John!

[johnreagannumber1]

Thank you Andy! It's been a LONG time since I was thrown around by proper G-forces in a proper car :)

[7seveng7]

I was thinking of getting a jeep myself.

- Paul Seveng

[johnreagannumber1]

Jeeps are chick magnets!

[bearchay889]

Great video i bet i've seen 200 of that model or some near that models age they do look very nice.This makes me want to take my camera with me car shopping here soon when i get the check from my wreck .I wonder how nervous it would make the person riding with me for the test drive:D

[NaturalTwentyFilms]

Stop teasing me! I want one!

[Bl4zz3r]

If we're talkin excessive I'd be going after that 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom coupé with the star light filled headliner.....gahh

[3CoolKats]

Nope not earth friendly at all. There's no denying the attraction of it though:)

[johnreagannumber1]

More than attraction, I'm in love with it lol

[ChristopherMast]

1995?!?! I specifically remember drooling over a Defender at a dealership right after I started nursing school in '93 and I know I was seeing Range Rovers and their dealerships several years before that.

[johnreagannumber1]

Corrected: 1987. I was thinking of the Discovery's introduction and drunk while editing :)

[britishsazzy]

There is 2 Range Rovers down my street ;-p

[thizizliz]

Nope, you're right - it is not an earth friendly vehicle. I admit that they are very attractive though. So, the white out package on the rear lights is factory? Somehow I always thought it was aftermarket. I wish you luck with your dreams.

[johnreagannumber1]

That white out package is factory. A lot of kids put them after market in souped up Honda's and other Jap cars. Many of the auto companies are recently catching on, but it was BMW who first did that for a factory vehicle in Europe - before the kids :)

[samsarajade]

I could definitely go for that! If my jeep is too uncomfortable then I'll get one of those. In fact I'm bloody jealous you got a test-drive. My local jeep dealership has shut down and the nearest one can't spare a precious new jeep just for test-driving! I bet I could get a test drive on a shopping trolley (smart car) but who'd want that!!!

I'm all for responsibility and taking care of the environment. But I'm getting a little bit American when it comes to cars!

[johnreagannumber1]

Good, I plan to corrupt you!

I'd never heard of a dealer not ready and willing to let a potential buyer drive a car. Yet ooolong9 had the same problem here in the States.

And to think we almost arranged a test drive here for a Porsche 911 :)

[samsarajade]

Got to admit, today I just want to pack my bags and take my chances in the New World!

I'm so bloody Impulsive sometimes I probably would, if it wasn't for these little dependants of mine.

I've probably more chance of getting a job and a jeep over there anyway!

And driving on the right hand side was fine. . . as long as I keep going straight!!! lol! x

[johnreagannumber1]

We're nothing if not impulsive, and I love that quality in you!

Imagine being an English teacher here. With your qualifications you'd be in such demand. Regardless, home is where we are happy :) x

[airaudo]

do it...do it....do it.... (little voice inside your head)..

[johnreagannumber1]

I know! You're the best voice ever!

[samsarajade]

Those voices are getting louder every day lol!

[cooksterz]

Silly boys! Jeeps are for Girls! :D

[samsarajade]

That looks like it may be exactly like the car my uncle drove when I visited him in Ireland many years ago, he had a 4L LandRover Automatic that he eventually got rid of because the cost of running it was crazy. He also got rid of his yaught for the same reason. How the other half live eh? lol!

[johnreagannumber1]

Fascinating. I would expect nothing less from the famed actor. Indeed, petrol is much, much more expensive where you are and they aren't cheap to maintain.

Wish we would have had it when you were here though!

[dimebag579]

it looks good man really good! whats youre sudden passion with britain? :P hehe

[johnreagannumber1]

It's the rain and green land of course ;) Nah I've always had a thing for Italy and England.