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Shocking Photo: Land-Rover Owner Uses LR3 In Dirt!

 
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muddy Land-Rover LR3

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While Land Rovers can still be seen in the muddy fields and horse paddocks of Great Britain, in the U.S. they tend to be found mostly in tonier suburban precincts.

Though they may have started from humble "British Jeep" roots, these days Land Rovers are far more likely to carry young Justin and Jennifer to soccer practice than to claw their way up dirt tracks--despite the sophisticated Terrain Control system to control their standard all-wheel-drive.

Which is why we felt this photo of a Land-Rover LR3 with genuine mud on its flanks and backside was worthy of mention.

Snapped on the New York State Thruway (aka Interstate) somewhere in the Catskill Mountains, it stands as mute proof that some Landie owners do use the capabilities their trucks were endowed with.

Not to mention that this LR3 passed our photographer's car doing at least 85 miles per hour, rather more than the legal speed limit. Cheers, old boy.





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  1. By Andrew Posted: 1/21/2010 9:40am PST

    Spray on mud anybody??
     
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  2. By  My Wheels On Walls Posted: 1/21/2010 9:40am PST

    John you need to take a trip to Hollister, CA. These are monthly events but the place is open to the public so there are plenty of Land'ies doing their "intended" thing daily.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28cHKhoi6Ys
     
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  3. By  Stu Posted: 1/27/2010 8:07am PST

    Sad to see that you guys don't think the LR3 goes off road. Mine goes in the rough stuff a couple of times a month. Take a look at this link for photos from my last trip.
    http://picasaweb.google.com/StuWebAlbum/SalisburyToPublish#
    The LR3 is a great bit of kit and is wasted if it doesn't go off road.
     
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  4. By P-dog Posted: 4/12/2010 12:05pm PDT

    I love when morons post these articles. The author obviously has failed to show any form of research. Blogs that make headlines are 90% research and 10% writing. I bet you drive a jeep wrangler that has a 2" lift, AT's, and shiny rims. Sadly 90% of lr3s are driven by soccer moms and non adventure type. The other 10% of lr3 owners have a good amount of fun every couple of weeks. :0
     
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