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From: kmk@hlwpc.UUCP (Ken Keyzer)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Rover reliabilty (and reliability in general)
Message-ID: <541@hlwpc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-May-85 11:23:09 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 11:23:09 1985
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> Now, one of the heroes of the movie is a rather abused Land Rover. Being of an
> inquisitive nature, I was curious about how reliable they really are.
> [...]
> as a second car. But, if you are actually intending to cross the Kalahari, or
> merely drive into Upper Volta (which now is called something else), I would
> think that you would want something more reliable. Also, Land Rovers are quite
> common in Africa, in part because much of it once was english, and in part
> because they are so exceptionally simple that they are very rugged. 
> 
> Now, does anybody out in netland own a Rover? Or does anybody merely know the
> answer?
> 
> Bernard H. Schwab
> Siemens RTL, Princeton, NJ

I, too, would like to know about Rover reliability.

Also, the more general question:

What are the most reliable vehicles?	

What vehicle would you want to use in a remote area with:
	1) Limited fuel supply
	2) no parts support
	3) bad roads

-- 
						Ken Keyzer
						AT&T Bell Laboratories
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