Land Rover Monthly

THE BEAST OF MERIBEL

I am a Rolling Stones fan, and one of my favourite tracks is ‘You can’t always get what you want’. I often find myself singing it to my son. He does not like it but such is life. As Land Rover enthusiasts we drool over websites, magazines, brochures and adverts dedicated to the marque. We have a permanent itch that permanent scratching will never fix. We are always dreaming of the next purchase or project, or if you are a Land Rover thief in the UK, the next Defender theft.

I would love an early Series I, while my wife wants a new Defender 90 and my son wants a Traxxas TR4 radio control Defender. My son already has every other RC Defender in the world so he is not getting a Traxxas, the new Defender 90 is not out

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