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My Disco (Land Rover Discovery) only gets 14 mpg, and costs a fortune to get repaired. I've discovered that it will drink mid-range gas -I've actually heard it will drink regular but am afraid to try it. And I've found non-dealer mechanics. The company rips off the dealers so bad, that the dealers feel obliged to pass it own.

That said, I love it. I love the way it looks, I love being high up off the ground, I love all the windows, I love the leather seats, I love the moon roof, I love the sound system. I love knowing that if I hit a deer, I've got a fighting chance. Yes, I am female. To a male, these are probably dumb things to love about a car.

I don't really want to piss off environmentalists, but I am really glad I don't live in Eugene. An old high school buddy, who is now an environmental lawyer, does live in Eugene. He has three vehicles - a Porsche, a pickup truck, and a van. But it's ok because, you see, they aren't SUVs. I only have one vehicle, so actually am *more* eco-friendly, but hey, who cares?

Got myself a black '96 Land Rover Discovery... Old Man Emu lift;4 inches, superswamper tires, ARB bar with attached 8,000pd winch... have I mentioned I love this car? I know it's not an option for everyone, but to avoid mechanic costs I do all the mechanical work myself... it's easy enough, as long as you get used to the sometimes strange way the British engineer a car (don't get me started on the electrical system...), but I love it all the same... and do you know what else I love? Taking this black beast and off-roading as much as I can... gives the local enviromentalists conniptions to think of me and my buddies running over poor defenseless bunny rabbits and endangered moths...