TEOTWAWKI further down the track.

[Timelord]

>>>"What do you mean, I drive a defender and all you need to keep it going is a 13mm spanner, a hammer, a bigger hammer (and sometimes an even bigger hammer), plus gaffer tape/cable ties (for things that move, but really shouldn't be moving!!) and WD40 (for things that don't move, but should be moving).

I use it for off-roading and green laning and even when things do break, you can usually get them fixed at the side of the road and on your way again without too much trouble.

We even had someone's gearstick snap right off at the base of the gear stick the other day, but fortunately one of the group had a couple of welding rods with them. So jump leads, welding rods and a couple of batteries and we were even able to reweld the gear stick back in place!! The same could have been done for any other welding repairs as well, but its a useful technique for anyone to know, especially when TSHTF"<<<

An example in point! This level of expertise in bodging 4x4's is rarely accumulated across the board to the same degree in the Jap 4x4 crowd! LOL.

The Pajero and Surf I owned were built far more heavy duty than the Landrover I owned. The quality was much higher. The landrover was built with the quality of parts you would expect to find on a larger car ie they were more robust than parts for a smaller car. Whereas the build quality of the Japanese 4x4's was of the same robustness as a light duty truck.
I would have a Landrover again but it would have to be in prime mechanical condition to start off with and I would expect to get my hands dirty far more often. Excellent when working and cheaper to fix against more reliable, less maintenance and more expensive parts (now) for the Jap motors..