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“It's not reliable (see above), it's not secure (my...”

written by muddyandclueless on 27/07/2007

Good Points
Nothing the outside world can throw at it daunts it. More space and more off-roading ability than anything I know. Simply makes me feel happy. I can't explain why but it's very real.

Bad Points
Prone to breaking down. I have had to walk four times since I've owned it, for: alternator burning out, head gasket blowing, inner tubes popping (I don't recommend the inner-tube variety of wheels!), and radiator blowing.

General Comments
It's not reliable (see above), it's not secure (my friend's Peugeot 106 key unlocks my 110), it's not cheap to run, but, on the other hand, it is not a matter of being the best of its kind, it is THE ONLY of its kind. I can fit 9 people seatbelted in mine, with 9 expedition rucksacks on the top. I have pulled a car-carrying lorry out of mud, at a towing angle of about 60 degrees. I have hit a pothole in a forestry track, 10 miles from the road, at 30 miles an hour and bounced straight back out. I have clawed my way up 50 metres of snow/ice covered road on the Long Mynd (gliders club road - terrifying drops!) and been fine. We've put a table in the back when camping on a windy day and fed four around it. The dogs love it and we're not fussed about them being muddy. And, like I say, I get a happiness from driving it that I can't imagine in anything else - it's part of the countryside, part of the world.