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posted by  bosozoku on  Thu Apr 29 13:15 CST 2004
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Same thing with Land Rovers, incidentally. You have the Defender
series that's no longer sold in the USA because it lacks airbags
(that's the official reason, the reality is that airbags can be
added without extensive redesign). Then you have the Range Rover,
which is pretty decent off-road, but far too prissy, and the new
independent-suspension ones are probably less capable. The Discovery
is still good, but, again, the ones sold in the USA are far too
feature-loaded. We won't discuss (disgust) the Freelander station
wagon.


A true work truck should be simple enough to be able to be fixed out
in the bush with no more tools than a set of sockets/screwdrivers,
a jack, and a big hammer. Granted, complexity and computerization
are necessary in some things, like engine control systems which
reduce pollution, but stuff like the brakes, transmission, heater,
and 4wd system should be designed using the maxim KISS.


-b.






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