| Author | Message | ||
     Melissa Nance (Roverchic) New Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 33 Registered: 02-2004 |
Ever since I bought the Disco, all of my friends have been accusing me of buying a "SOCCER MOM MOBILE" ?? I do not like kids, nor do I EVER plan on having them.. My theory is Land Rover=KID. | ||
| KJ (Karen) Senior Member Username: Karen Post Number: 241 Registered: 02-2002 |
Don't sweat it, Melissa, just look at whatever they drive and then go hug your truck. Karen  | ||
| Jeff Mclaird (Granitedisco) Member Username: Granitedisco Post Number: 242 Registered: 08-2003 |
Melissa - take a look at the gallery. Then take a look at http://www.northbyrover.com/index.html This is not a soccer mum mobile (oops mom). Enjoy your truck - plain and simple - you don't need ot do any mods to it - until you are ready - disco's, defenders, and series are plenty capable as they are. Jeff | ||
| Jamil Abbasy (Jamooche) Senior Member Username: Jamooche Post Number: 380 Registered: 05-2003 |
Melissa, I get the same thing from my friends in the Dental school. Just show them some photos of you off-road and they will shup up. A few guys were actually interested in coming along next time when they saw the winter romp photos on my website. Jamil | ||
| Peter Carey (Peterca) Member Username: Peterca Post Number: 72 Registered: 10-2003 |
Get it muddy once. Never wash it. Comments go away. | ||
| Aaron Richardet (Draaronr) Senior Member Username: Draaronr Post Number: 472 Registered: 09-2002 |
Roverchic. that username is pretty hot. | ||
| Melissa Nance (Roverchic) New Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 34 Registered: 02-2004 |
Can I call you "Doctor" Aaron? I like the user name too.. Thanks for your help on the fan clutch I got it off finally, changed it out and the woble is now gone. My nails got dirty though.. I need some gloves. I was @ Target yesterday, and this lady pulls up in a DII full of screaming kids, car seats, diaper bags... I was like oh my GOSH!!! PLEASE do not park next to me..Her gas cap was open.. the car was all full of finger prints. AHHHH!!!! | ||
| SSV (Susannah) Senior Member Username: Susannah Post Number: 760 Registered: 06-2002 |
That's hilarious! Have you seen that Discover commerical with the DII Melissa? Kids bouncing around inside and flinging pudding?! NO WAY will that ever happen in MY rover! | ||
| Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Senior Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 325 Registered: 08-2003 |
Melissa - now now.. Right side of me XTerra is full of fingerprints too, but truck made its way (with that passenger) over trails in Utah and Colorado Including me son sleeping over Top-Of-The-World. So no picking on lill fingerprints, please As of soccer mom image - hey, any woman driving SUV gets that till she sorts those jokers out. And reason is that its usual math - no kids - car 1 kid - SUV / sedan 2+ kids - minivan Susannah - never say never | ||
| SSV (Susannah) Senior Member Username: Susannah Post Number: 761 Registered: 06-2002 |
Hey, I love kids....but my DOG is my kid for now...hence the SUV! I guess maybe little nose prints for now?! | ||
| Melissa Nance (Roverchic) New Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 36 Registered: 02-2004 |
OK .. I do not hate kids..They just get in the way a bit ...THEY WHINE .. CRY..Beg.. You can not take off for the weekend to go kayaking without planning a babysitter..ect If I have a kid (IF) it better be boy! | ||
| Justin Sherfy (Jrsherfy) Member Username: Jrsherfy Post Number: 77 Registered: 08-2003 |
Jamil, Your friends called you a soccer mom? :-) JRS | ||
| Matt Anderson (Disco01) Senior Member Username: Disco01 Post Number: 318 Registered: 10-2003 |
Look I think I found a picture of you in a few years....  I dont know if it is gonna be a boy but I bet it will be a soccer player. | ||
| Tim '92 RR (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 696 Registered: 12-2002 |
Don't forget what some wise person once pointed out. All those soccer mom's are driving the nice well maintained Disco's everyone can buy at a later date. A pair of seatcovers and the juicy juice stains and formula disappear! Tim VT | ||
| Ian Kreidich (Ian95rrc) Member Username: Ian95rrc Post Number: 192 Registered: 03-2003 |
It's my experience that the soccer moms don't do shit to properly maintain their rovers. At least they don't in this town. | ||
| Ray Wallace (Rayd2) Member Username: Rayd2 Post Number: 45 Registered: 05-2003 |
Roverchic, I know for a fact that some girls can kayak pretty well, too (prolly like you do), but you're correct-- delay kids just as long as possible and enjoy the freedom of no kids, no dogs, no baby/animal sitters. When you're 39 or thereabouts, reevaluate and see what you want. Ray | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Senior Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 513 Registered: 10-2002 |
I have two daughters (age 7 and 10) who love to offroad and who I am training to be the world's greatest spotters. Kids certainly enrich the offroading experience. I figure putting up with bottles, diapers, food and spilled drinks early in life will give me leverage to make them take me wheeling with their families when I'm in diapers, dentures and a colostomy bag in a few years down the road... Guilt equity? | ||
| Peter Carey (Peterca) Member Username: Peterca Post Number: 73 Registered: 10-2003 |
Why better it be a boy? Sure girls can be more, well, girly than boys but there's no reason they can't do all the fun stuff boys can. The only thing limiting most kids from doing cool stuff is the parents. If you encourage your kids to get out and enjoy life be it on a bike, kayak, rope or anything else you normally do, they won't know much different. That's my theory at least.  | ||
| michael a. kerr (Ethanrover98) Member Username: Ethanrover98 Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2003 |
Peter, I agree........... it is all about parenting.... | ||
| Adrian Strata (Adrians) Member Username: Adrians Post Number: 56 Registered: 02-2003 |
My girls (2 1/2 and 5 1/2) love to go wheelin. They think it's like being on a rollercoaster. The big tailgate on my 91RRC made for a great changing table while out on the trail. The swaying when rock crawlin always put them to sleep. Their always pointing out Disco's and Rangies when were driving or in a parking lot. As for "screaming kids"....it's like Ethanrover98 said, "it's all about parenting". | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 696 Registered: 11-2002 |
I, too, will have to disagree with Melissa on this one. I have a 12 yeor old daughter who is always begging me to go out and do these things. If I go wheeling without her, she won't talk to me for a few days. Our garage is full of Kayaks and surf boards, and we just built a 30 foot rock climbung wall on our house. Of course, she doesn't shut up the whole time we are together, whereas a boy knows how to do these things without rambling on and on about nothing. Maybe Melissa has a point after all! | ||
| Melissa Nance (Roverchic) New Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 38 Registered: 02-2004 |
What I meant is if the child is anything like me, I AM DOOMED!! When I was kid I used to sneak out my dad's rover(1993 LWB), and trench the property (we have a horse ranch). One time my sister and I ran it into the garage and blamed it on the UPS MAN!! That and girls want purses and make up, Barbie's.. Give a boy a Land Rover and he is happy :0)Not too many female's that I am friends with are into Rover's ..they are more into the whole Beemer Scene.. ( they are always like oh my gosh Melissa, I can not believe you are changing your own oil?) OK.. Every time I post on this site I get slammed.. Maybe for awhile I will just read and not post? | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 698 Registered: 11-2002 |
It makes sense now that you put it that way! You're right, though...not too many females like that out there. My daughter used to make fun of her friends that played with Barbies. | ||
| Bruno Tome (Bruno_tome) Member Username: Bruno_tome Post Number: 76 Registered: 01-2004 |
Quote; " I do not hate kids ...THEY WHINE .. CRY..Beg.." followed by, Quote; "OK.. Every time I post on this site I get slammed.. Maybe for awhile I will just read and not post?" LOL, | ||
| Peter Carey (Peterca) Member Username: Peterca Post Number: 74 Registered: 10-2003 |
Melissa, this isn't getting slammed. Getting slammed is saying Item #1 is supperior to Item #2 and all the people with bad interpersonal skills, amplified by being on the Internet and never having met you, come out of the woodwork to tell you you are a horrible person in words befitting a sailor. Here you simply have a number of parents who have daughters telling you there's another side to the story. No one's really putting you down, except for maybe Bruno. As for the prissy girls who think a girl shouldn't know how to change oil, I'd highly suggest you do what Greg did and have them mock people who CAN'T change their oil. :-P pwc | ||
| Melissa Nance (Roverchic) New Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 40 Registered: 02-2004 |
""No one's really putting you down except for maybe Bruno"" Which is par for the course. I am used to that from Bruno. | ||
| Chris von C. (Chrisvonc) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Chrisvonc Post Number: 447 Registered: 07-2002 |
Melissa... Next time someone says you drive a soccar mom car, punch them in the face. I would bet they dont do it again. Chris von C. | ||
| Tyler kinghorn (Flippedrover) Member Username: Flippedrover Post Number: 58 Registered: 12-2003 |
We pick because we care. Yeah yeah yeah sappy crap I know. You try hanging off a cliff all day then have a few beers. :-) | ||
| Aaron Richardet (Draaronr) Senior Member Username: Draaronr Post Number: 479 Registered: 09-2002 |
But Peter Item #1 is superior to Item #2 so what's your point. LOL | ||
| Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Senior Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 326 Registered: 08-2003 |
Melissa - sorry if me post looked like slamming - really didnt mean it. I just wanted to say that kids and rovers (as well as kids and 4-wheeling rig) mixes nicely. And life is full of surprizes on the whole I never thought i will get into 4-wheeling, and i did. I never though i will have kids before i turned certain age - and hey.. I did On the childhood note - i WISH my son would be anything like me in behavior And he is different like night and day from what i was like as kid. But then again - i hope his childhood is way better than mine And again - just dont react on those soccer mom comments. It will fall off if you ignore it, but it will stick and push you harder to do crazy things, if you will try to prove them wrong just for sake of proving them wrong Peace | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 701 Registered: 11-2002 |
Why not just put a Soccer ball tire cover on the back to shut them up, then take them off road with you. That gives me an idea for a new bumper sticker! A soccer ball covered in mud. Kind of like the "Muddy Oval" Maybe no one would get it. While I'm thinking of it, I thought of one the other day: "I don't need a sticker to be 'Trail Rated'" | ||
| SSV (Susannah) Senior Member Username: Susannah Post Number: 762 Registered: 06-2002 |
PETER---that picture is absolutely PRECIOUS! (Not to mention awesome!) Does she have a "future Rover owner" T-Shirt?! Melissa, I agree. I do like kids, but (as I was just mentioning to my brother in law this weekend) sometimes I wish you could fast forward to the age when they are more communicative and interesting. Babies are cute, but a lot of work. Kids about 8-14 are fun. Yes yes, I know you can adopt...that's not the point. I was the type of girl who mixed Matchbox cars and barbies. My mom pushed pink and dolls and manners, which I think served me well...but I love surprising people at work with pictures of me in my mud-covered truck. Like that Lincoln Navigator commercial a few years back...dressed in a ball gown and driving through the woods! But I'm a southerner through and through and maybe that's why... | ||
| Peter Carey (Peterca) Member Username: Peterca Post Number: 76 Registered: 10-2003 |
No shirt as of yet (mind you, she was wearing a Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville shirt). I figure I won't force it on her other than offering to buy her a broken RRC when she's 16. If she can fix it, she can keep it. She only lost two tools the day that picture was taken and I found them both the next weekend, so she has a promising career. If she buys a lowered rice burner with neon effects, she's not allowed to park it on our property. pwc PS Aaron, you're a moron. I've been using Item #2 for 70 years and never had the problems you describe. Maybe you should own Item #1 for a while before you go spouting off about how great it is!!! | ||
| SSV (Susannah) Senior Member Username: Susannah Post Number: 765 Registered: 06-2002 |
Well, if she turns out to be a Parrothead, Rover-driving, mechanical kinda-girl...she'll be the best in my opinion!!! I hear 'ya on the ricer. I already have visions of buying my kids old Rovers....guess I have to have KIDS first! | ||
| Bud Lane (Hrrovr) New Member Username: Hrrovr Post Number: 14 Registered: 12-2003 |
http://68.49.112.94/budlane/index.htm Please note the top set of pictures. Next, please note the lower left picture. Please ignore the lower right picture. Bud | ||
| Glenn Guinto (Glenn) Senior Member Username: Glenn Post Number: 839 Registered: 02-2002 |
Oh damn it's Bud Lane.... Man, that mall-curb picture sure brings memories of the old dweb. Glenn | ||
| Melissa (Roverchic) Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 159 Registered: 02-2004 |
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| Perry Ray Miller (Discojunky) Member Username: Discojunky Post Number: 101 Registered: 03-2003 |
Most of the Land Rovers I see around here are always rrreeeaaalll clean waxed up and the drivers are always on a cell and look like they have never been off road, but when I got my from a female local radio DJ it made me real happy. The under carraige looked like it hadn't even been driven in the rain let alone stained with good old South Carolina red clay. But thats the type of project truck I was lookin' for. Lift, lockers, sliders, winch, front and rear bumpers and I could drive right next to the old owner and they wouldn't recognize it. It much happier with me! | ||
| S.C.Young (Youngsc) New Member Username: Youngsc Post Number: 27 Registered: 10-2003 |
When kids get to about six, they make the best tool fetchers. Teach them fractions and metric to standard conversions quickly too- they're like little sponges for information. Mine can convert standard to metric and back again on the fly- his teacher is baffled. At that age they can also fetch beer and read the label so they don't actually grab the cheap crap in the fridge for guests You could also get a 6 year old boy to run through mud with the winch lead without asking twice and hose him down in the yard afterwards- they love that stuff. |
