[/quote] I find it worrying that LR owners always seem to fall back on the LRs having more character than LCs as if that is the only reason they can justify for going for a LR - if that's the case it's their loss.[/quote]


You'll probably find that most LR owners don't really care too much to justify beyond that - they're an enthusiasts 4x4 and do what they do very well - buuuut -

If you want more reasons than character though, come green laning with me in Shropshire and Wales and draw your own conclusions.
Then perhaps the next day I could take my canvas off and have half a ton of gravel dropped in the back by a JCB at the garden centre (did that in the summer), doesn't matter if it gets dirty 'cos I can hose it out.
Then the next day I could fit a 8 seater dining table and chairs in it (did that yesterday!) .
Then the same motor can be taking me to the Libyan desert, pulling big lardy toyotas out of the dunes.
I can also cook pasties and croque monsieur on the engine, use my front bumper like an anvil, open bottles with my doors, and if I bend a panel I can hit it back out with the bottom of a shoe. On top of all that, the more battered it gets the cooler it looks, it's worth more now than when I bought it six years ago, is 22 years old and will still be around in another 22.

I've got more if you want me to go on

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