pigeon controller Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Now most members know that I drive a Discovery Two which I have had from new fourteen years ago and completed 188K miles which has just past its MOT for another pigeon shooting season. The only problem is a replacement, so Ive listed a few options, not sure the farmers will be pleased!!!! Edited March 9, 2019 by pigeon controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B391 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 The bottom picture is the one in my opinion. Just don't be tempted by a Toyota PU with a turret on the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted March 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 31 minutes ago, B391 said: The bottom picture is the one in my opinion. Just don't be tempted by a Toyota PU with a turret on the back Could be a Ford Ranger plus turret???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 a trabant ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted March 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, ditchman said: a trabant ? With trailer???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 28 minutes ago, pigeon controller said: Could be a Ford Ranger plus turret???? Go wash your mouth out !! The second down is attractive because it appears to have the standard pool of oil beneath it, so a genuine Land Rover. A big mans Meccano set, you will never have to buy another vehicle because you can always take 'em apart and put a new part on. The Disco 2 is a good motor but like the Classic Range Rover, once they start to rot your done for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted March 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Go wash your mouth out !! The second down is attractive because it appears to have the standard pool of oil beneath it, so a genuine Land Rover. A big mans Meccano set, you will never have to buy another vehicle because you can always take 'em apart and put a new part on. The Disco 2 is a good motor but like the Classic Range Rover, once they start to rot your done for. Ten out of ten for observation, when I blanked the photographers name I thought it looked like a oil slick. My son keeps sending me pictures of Disco Two's for sale so I can put one in stock. He also runs a Disco Two V8 which he says I can use for Shooting but all my pension would go in petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Put it on LPG, nothing beats being pulled by a V8. 3.9 in my Landie and she does on average about 32mpg money wise. I'm lucky I have an LPG outlet just 3 miles away and on route to one of my farms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, pigeon controller said: With trailer???? we jest ...........................BUT....i knew a keeper who had a deux chevaux...van.............he never got stuck as the wheels were so thin they sunk in the mud until they found good ground...used to carry all the feed in the 2cv.......he loved it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) The French farmers car, got France moving after the war. Certainly a car designed to a brief that it managed to meet for many years. Only three wheel nuts because it's all it needed. The fold back soft top and removable picnic come hide seats could be a great bit of kit for pc. Edited March 10, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 6 hours ago, ditchman said: we jest ...........................BUT....i knew a keeper who had a deux chevaux...van.............he never got stuck as the wheels were so thin they sunk in the mud until they found good ground...used to carry all the feed in the 2cv.......he loved it.. Was asked to provide the entertainment - clay pigeon shooting - at the 2CV Owners Club "do" at the nearby Bicton Arena. Those cars do things and go places that you simply wouldn't credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, wymberley said: Was asked to provide the entertainment - clay pigeon shooting - at the 2CV Owners Club "do" at the nearby Bicton Arena. Those cars do things and go places that you simply wouldn't credit. apparently they are very good in sand ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B391 Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 I really liked the 2CV - their main problem today is safety, they fold up really easily 😣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 11 hours ago, wymberley said: Was asked to provide the entertainment - clay pigeon shooting - at the 2CV Owners Club "do" at the nearby Bicton Arena. Those cars do things and go places that you simply wouldn't credit. Built for French farmers, no kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 11 hours ago, ditchman said: apparently they are very good in sand ........... 2CVs were amazingly capable on the southern fringes of the Sahara, in their heyday in the 1970s. The French certainly knew how to design small cars for rough roads. Ditchman might perhaps remember seeing the nuns in the remote areas of Uganda with their Roho (Renault 4) models. Those ladies didn't stop at anything (driving-wise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 i believe when it was designed....it was tested infront of dealers and it was driven across a ploughed field and fast across cobbles with a basket of chicken eggs in the back ....and none were broken.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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