Comments by "SeanBZA" (@SeanBZA) on "TFLclassics" channel.

Worried about Americans figuring out that big is not better. They are popular world wide, and they are sold new all over the world.
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My mother had a succession of those, as that suspension is the only thing that could handle the roads of Central Africa, and not break.Yes low and underpowered, but perfect if you wanted to travel around, and that did drive all around, including a few 2600 miles trips, one way, to the coast as well. On roads that only later on even saw tar, and in general which were, at best, unpaved dirt, that possibly had seen a grader in the last decade.
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Available very cheap in Ukraine, only one one owner, needs a new paint job, and ready to restore, once you collect all the pieces of it after the drone hit.
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I did drive a 1960's Renault van that had under 1000km on the odometer, and rolled it to over the 1000km mar, after it was over 30 years old. it drove 12km a year, 6km towed, 6km driven. A mobile test bench, which spent all it's time in a hanger, and with a massive roof mounted walkway that made it very top heavy. The 12km a year was for service.
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@Fydron They were the first to have collapsible steering columns, and as the steering axle is below the driver the shaft actually is an impact absorbing member. Designed to fit a space envelope, and have maximum cargo space, so yes there are compromises. Also mostly used for short distance movement in a city, where you have many starts and stops, and lots of times you load and offload, which they are perfect for. The passenger versions are very common as taxi's, as you can get 6 people plus luggage in with no problem, and if no luggage 9 plus the driver as well, with some work. Had one at work, nicknamed the half loaf, and it fitted 10 including the driver, and went around the clock at least twice, with just regular service, and lots of brake pads and disks, seeing as it went up and down a mountain pass every day.
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400m and you get a refuel warning in low range, because it has a range below 80km then. BTW try the handling over speed bumps, with the air suspension it does not even notice them. Yes the reliability is suspect, BIL had one, and it had it's own demarcated bay at the dealership, and yes it has hundreds of niggly faults and issues, but the engine and trans is reasonably capable. Not that any of that applied to the baby Freelander, they all had multiple engine and transmission replacements under warranty.
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@dundonrl Funny enough that Chevy LUV, badged as NP200 by me, just went out of production after 22 years of making the exact same vehicle. Now Suzuki is leading in sales, as they have 3 small pickups that fit that market, and they sell well. The Courier was discontinued a while ago, taken over by the Ranger.
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@ronmorrell9809 Yes, but tell me of the 300 million US citizens just how many do that on a regular basis, that they need a 3 ton tuck to do it. most I will bet do not, and still they need the 3 ton pavement poser, to drive a half mile to get to the gym.
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@tristanvoltaire2058 No, current Suzuki small vans, which are a big seller, and which are reasonably safe. 3 stars for the smaller cars, and 4 for some of them, with the vans also getting a 3 star rating.
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Leans more than the Harley though in corners.
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The Chelsea tractor will bankrupt you though, as the spares are not cheap, and the electronics they used made even jaguar look reliable. The BMW made ones were a lot better though, at least those had electronics that were more reliable, and an engine that had heard of the word fuel economy and reliability.
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