Lynny
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Considering a four-wheel drive car for going up the farm everyday in bad weather, any suggestions? Cant get anything brand new as will be keeping the Vectra, just been looking at Imprezas..... Want something fun though as well as good in snow
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Nath
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Suzuki Samurai
[Edited on 02-11-2008 by Nath]
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Lynny
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a what sorry?
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K17STY
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Defender 90
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AK
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you need a car just to get up a farm road, but you want to keep a vectra ?
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Lynny
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Vectra is my everyday senisble car. Want a car to carry all my dirty, farm stuff up the farm. Not just a farm track, where the farm is is high up in hills where snow gets bad etc, all roads around it get bad in winter. My Vectra will be useless, especially with current wheels/tyres on
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davieslim
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defenders are great, suspension kit on it, snorkel and good tyres and every field has a welcome sign
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AK
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by the sounds ok that an impeza wont be much use either then.
Old Hilux and range rover LPG
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by Alex_NSM
a what sorry?
Old skool jeep. Used to be all the rage as a rental in countries like Spain and Greece We had one in Cyprus back in '96
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Lynny
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defenders look canny, something like that. quite cheap and quite reliable, plus can pull a horse box as im getting him hunting/racing again.
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Lynny
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quote: Originally posted by Nath
quote: Originally posted by Alex_NSM
a what sorry?
Old skool jeep. Used to be all the rage as a rental in countries like Spain and Greece We had one in Cyprus back in '96
you can rent spain?
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davieslim
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some fun options on the ebay but you might need to put bigger wheels on the horse box
http://motors.shop.ebay.co.uk/items/Cars__monster-truck_W0QQ_nkwZmonsterQ20truckQQ_catrefZ1QQ_sacatZ9801QQ_trksidZp3913Q2ec0Q2em24?_trksid=p3913.c0.m24
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K17STY
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defenders are a fookinh fortune, well for a good one.
Hows he getting on? figured out his issue yet?
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by Alex_NSM
quote: Originally posted by Nath
quote: Originally posted by Alex_NSM
a what sorry?
Old skool jeep. Used to be all the rage as a rental in countries like Spain and Greece We had one in Cyprus back in '96
you can rent spain?
Guess so
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Lynny
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monster trucks are cheaper than i expected OMG thats sooo cool
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Lynny
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quote: Originally posted by K17STY
defenders are a fookinh fortune, well for a good one.
Hows he getting on? figured out his issue yet?
Rode him today and he didnt ditch me first time in weeks! Lunged him for half an hour first, he cantered silly none stop, nearly fell over few times as he was going to fast. When I got on he was pulling the whole time to be off, when i let him canter (was just in the school), he just cantered round silly fast for ages. Think it's just him having too much energy. Think I might hunt him over winter to see if that sorts him out!
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l15ter
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range rover sport
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Lynny
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looking at spending no more than £2-3k
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K17STY
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quote: Originally posted by Alex_NSM
quote: Originally posted by K17STY
defenders are a fookinh fortune, well for a good one.
Hows he getting on? figured out his issue yet?
Rode him today and he didnt ditch me first time in weeks! Lunged him for half an hour first, he cantered silly none stop, nearly fell over few times as he was going to fast. When I got on he was pulling the whole time to be off, when i let him canter (was just in the school), he just cantered round silly fast for ages. Think it's just him having too much energy. Think I might hunt him over winter to see if that sorts him out!
What you feeding him? What bit is he in?
Should try long reining him fully tacked ect, also get the voice commands down, helps when they at least listen a bit.
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Lynny
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hes been on cool mix and H&P cubes, with carrots etc and usual supplements, but recently cut down the cubes, and bulked his food up with Happy hoof and applechaf for winter, so nothing high energy. He's just in an eggbutt snaffle but been recommended to try a loose-ring.
Once he gets his initial sillyness out the way, hes great on the lunge, listens to voice commands almost perfectly, trying to lunge him as much as possible but weather has been awful.
Also been freeschooling him a fairbit recently. He looks really happy when exercising and have noticed he's starting to put on more muscle already
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davieslim
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how crap was the blue hilux but ive gto thicker wheels on my skateboard
david
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Lynny
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quote: Originally posted by davieslim
how crap was the blue hilux but ive gto thicker wheels on my skateboard
david
i quite liked it! i'd have one
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l15ter
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you should of brought the essex boys range rover
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Lynny
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K17STY
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quote: Originally posted by Alex_NSM
hes been on cool mix and H&P cubes, with carrots etc and usual supplements, but recently cut down the cubes, and bulked his food up with Happy hoof and applechaf for winter, so nothing high energy. He's just in an eggbutt snaffle but been recommended to try a loose-ring.
Once he gets his initial sillyness out the way, hes great on the lunge, listens to voice commands almost perfectly, trying to lunge him as much as possible but weather has been awful.
Also been freeschooling him a fairbit recently. He looks really happy when exercising and have noticed he's starting to put on more muscle already
You just lunging him on cavesson and line or you tacking him up and side reins job?
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