Simply Amazing. That is all.

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 08/12/2018 at 22:55 • Filed to: Land Rover, Defender, land rover defender

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In the heart of the Himalayas, there is a tiny region known as the ‘Land of Land Rovers.’ Sitting at an altitude of 3,636 metres (12,000 feet) above sea level, the village of Sandakpu is accessible only by a mountainous track. The community relies on a fleet of 42 Series Land Rovers to survive, some of which date back as far as 1957.

The British marque recently visited this amazing area as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations and has put together an awesome clip that shows how important Land Rovers are for the community.

Residents in the region often embark on a 31 km (19 mile) journey in the Land Rovers to travel from Maneybhanjang to Sandakphu and, thanks to a number of local mechanics, the off-roaders are well maintained and continue to solider on.

For some, owning a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! has become a status symbol. To these folks, however, the Defender is a necessity and it’s nice to see it still kicking around in its original form and being used as it was originally intended.

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Berang > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/12/2018 at 23:54

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Aluminum.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/13/2018 at 00:02

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Dear Land Rover,

I quote : “These days there are lots of cars with lots of complexity...”

This is why you fail.

Yours sincerely,

Most of your former customers.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 08/13/2018 at 00:12

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No, they fail because they’re built by r oberts. Same reason British cars have always failed.

(Yes, that is a very young Rowan Atkinson).

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 08/13/2018 at 00:18

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The other Bob is pretty well known these days too.

M.T. Blake > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/13/2018 at 00:40

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Good find. Hadn’t ever heard of this. Reminds me of seeing all the cars Cuba had maintained during their isolation. 

Svend > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/13/2018 at 01:20

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There’s actually a few places like this around the world.

I recall of one region that uses Series I Land Rovers on the cocoa plantations as it’s the only thing narrow enough to get up between the vines, before the Land Rovers they used animals and carts. But they needed trucks to take the cocoa to market and distribute it, to use the trucks on the plantations would of meant making the rows between each row larger and lose a number of rows of vines. The Series Is fitted perfectly and still go about their duty.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 08/13/2018 at 07:05

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Mel Smith (dec)  and Griff Rhys-Jones

Just Jeepin' > Svend 08/13/2018 at 08:56

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the only thing narrow enough to get up between the vines

The Crosley FarmOroad would like to have a word with you.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/dotcs-updated-1828237678

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Berang 08/13/2018 at 10:19

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You misspelled Alumin i um .

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/13/2018 at 10:39

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I wonder if they have any “weird ginger foreigner” positions open in the village...

Also, side note; I don’t understand why Land Rover decided to embrace people calling Series Land Rovers “Defenders”. That is a Land Rover Series 1 as in:
Model Name: Land Rover

Model Designation: Series 1 88' 

HammerheadFistpunch > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 08/13/2018 at 12:14

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“To drive a land rover you need a bit bit of courage.”

Svend > Just Jeepin' 08/13/2018 at 12:15

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Ye', I'm sure there are other just as smaller or even small vehicles. But Land Rover built their vehicles in very large numbers and very much doubt Crossleys were even known about in much of the developed world, never mind some of the world where the first vehicle they ever saw was a Land Rover. 

Just Jeepin' > Svend 08/13/2018 at 12:30

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Oh, sure, I just discovered them myself. Certainly a Land Rover is far more practical.

Svend > Just Jeepin' 08/13/2018 at 13:58

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All this talk of Land Rovers makes me want a Land Rover coffee.

Unfortunately they stopped making it four or five years ago.

It was a fantastic fairer than Fair Trade Costa Rican coffee, in that Land Rover paid a higher price for the coffee and helped build a school and community centre.

They did beans, ground and freeze dried. The freeze dried tasted exactly the same as the filtered which isn’t always the case with many coffee. 

Unfortunately now.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 08/13/2018 at 18:13

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If you use this film as the sole piece of evidence , it is a marvel that that they don’t still build and sell Series Land Rovers.  

Especially since the subject matter is of no relevance to a modern LR Complexity Blob Sport.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 08/14/2018 at 10:02

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They don’t need to, they make more money on selling replacement parts for Series Land Rovers then they would selling new ones in countries that would still allow the sale.

https://www.landrover.com/explore-land-rover/land-rover-classic/genuine-parts.html

As the saying goes,  you never throw away a perfectly good Land Rover.

Although to be honest, I think Land Rover would make a killing selling a Series 1 80" as an off road only Side by Side here in the US.