Dan Ray wrote:
>
> Not that I know ANYTHING about these vehicles, but, I'm a voracious reader
> of all things automotive:
>
> 1. Both are/were made by Rover
>
> 2. The Land became Range, when leather seats, stereos, AC, etc, were deemed
> neccesary accessories, or somewhere around that time...sorta like turning a
> Dairy farm into a Horse "ranch" --purpose is the same, just different
> animals in the house and the barn...
>
> 3. As per above, the body design became more refined, as did the interior,
> when land became range, but the chassis, in functionality, remained somewhat
> the same.
>
> 4. The price increased, not because land became range, but because the
> range requirements were so much more while keeping the chassis'
> functionality the same, as well as the fancy shmancy label applied as a
> requirement of the horse rangers as opposed to the cow landers.
>
> 5. As for the technical engine stuff...take off the modern stuff that can't
> be fixed in the Congo, and you'll have generally the same thing.
>
> Right?
> Dan
> '96 Chevy 4X4 Tahoe 2 door, thankyou very much
Essentially - The Land Rover is the British response to the Jeep, only a
lot better! The basic Jeep then equates to your basic Land Rover, whilst
the top of the line Jeep Cherokee would equate to the Range Rover.
Regards Philip
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