Anyone who has ever repaired something on a Land Rover, can now write a guide on the repair or fix. Almost like a workshop manual entry, but done by the community, for the community. As repair knowledge evolves — new parts, superseded numbers, better methods — the protocol updates. Contributors propose changes. The community reviews them. The best answer wins. We all win.
At the foot of the dune was a sneaky little bump before the climb. With a mighty 2.25l petrol under the bonnet — producing somewhere between “enthusiastic lawnmower” and “angry sewing machine” levels of power — a flat-foot run-up was required. This is a Series 3, not an FJ Cruiser or a Raptor with launch control and emotional support electronics.
As the S3 hit the bump, it politely exited its own tracks, climbed the shoulder of the dune like it had other plans for the afternoon, and gracefully rolled onto its side.
A little fuel spilled. Pride took a mild knock. Otherwise, surprisingly little damage.
We flipped it back onto its wheels, checked if everyone was alive, and carried on like this was all part of the recovery procedure.
Great success (Borat voice)
Re-uploading the ’67 SA2 with a few extra photos.
This is my first diesel, and possibly one of my favourite Land Rovers I’ve owned. “Fast” was clearly never part of the design brief — overtaking requires prayer, commitment, and sometimes a downhill. But the torque on these little diesels is ridiculously good fun.
And that idle… honestly sounds like agricultural machinery achieving inner peace. It belongs in the Smithsonian.
Also the only Series I’ve ever managed to keep clean, because it was completely refurbished and I was emotionally afraid of scratching it.
'62 SA2 88' P & '72 S3 88' P surviving a week up the coast.