Is this the end of army mechanics 🤔

[Donkey Basher]

Really they need a pickup/flatbed type platform which can fit a removeable/interchangeable modular rear unit, of which there would be several variants for different functions.

And yes, I know there are some ‘cruisers up there too.

 

[starr shot]

Could be the MOD Have gone American,Ashchurch have a load of Chevy crew cab pickups in Drab olive with military plates on park there at the moment.

 

[Dunwaters]

If only all motors could be simple to fix as they were in Ford Anglia/Cortina/old Landy times . Paying a lot more now for a lot less qualitiy

No you’re not.
Remember parking your motor in pmo and finding it impossible to start 10 minutes later?
How about the pistons threatening to pop through the bonnet at normal motorway speed?
How about the steering that included half a turn of slack, the free rust package included during assembly and the leaky windshield?
The good old days my arse.
The golden age of cars is around about 25 years ago. Most of the reliability and corrosion issues were solved and we didn’t have the dependence on electronics that makes modern motors so unreliable.
I’d love an old 95 - 05 Land Cruiser or a G Wagon, diesel, automatic, long wheelbase, but Jesus are they expensive.
I had the Land rovers, but I wouldn’t go back, maybe a P38 in racing green with all the bells and whistles and the BMW 2.5 diesel? Or an old classic Rangy with the 4.2 V8?
I either have a very short memory or Im a card carrying masochist, all the tools are still in the garage..

 

[tozzybum]

We had series 3's at Lippstadt ( 27/49 regt ra ) in the workshops.
When 90/ 110 landrovers appeared so did landrover's technicians.
6 months of melted core plugs and wrecked engines till they sorted .
Our old timers cpl and sgt's loved it till they became our problem

 

[Twodogs]

First experience of the 110’s.
We were on a stint in Portugal, the land rovers were shipped to, IIRC, Lisbon docks. Every single one broke down before it reached us, apparently one of the important gaskets didn’t have the required number of holes thereby preventing some fluid or another circulating thereby causing engines to seize.
Land Rover Portugal were kept busy.

 

[Rubicon]

Well if they go the Toyota route in about 30 years time we might get some ex mod cheapies