Grab yep have to admit it the Rangie had a new engine and gearbox 4 years ago. But still not a bad record. The back end (top and bottom tail gate) could do with replacing before too long and wifie reversing into my tractor didnt help the bumper (didnt she see it?), but all that said its still a star.
The very best moment of all was a couple of years ago she turned up at a show and parked next to a rather smart lady with a brand new BMW 4x4 and a matching new trailer. Mrs BMW spent the day looking down her nose at the old Rangie, the old Rice trailer and wifies horse known as the fat hairy pony. You'd think Mrs BMW thought she'd catch something from them.
Well it rained all day as it does and when we came to leave we loaded fat hairy pony, at the same time as Mrs BMW was loading her rather smart horse. Mrs BMW drove away all of about 10 feet and stopped dead wheels spinning going nowhere. Wifie poped the Rangie into first and warned it if it got stuck it was going straight to the scrap yard. You've guessed she gently pulled away through the mud no problem, and she couldnt resist a sweet smile and a wave to Mrs BMW.
Reason enough to keep the old heap I think.