I bought mine in the UK with only 8k on the clock and I am the first civilian owner. What a fantastic vehicle. I've fitted a turbo, power steering, wolf wheels and overdrive. I love it.
I love all the variants of the Perentie,they are just terrific.One thing you probably know,but didn't mention,is that the Isuzu engine here is very tolerant of being turbocharged,and I stand corrected,but a lot of the 6x6 variants were,or are.Good to see you have one of these,I can't justify owning more than one Landy at the moment.
Mate I’m so glad I came across your very informative videos and I absolutely love how much I’m learning about the perentie as I’m in the market for one at the moment,looking through the auctions thanks heaps 👍
Hi Adrain. Great to hear you have found Seriously Series channel and great to here that the Perentie content is helping you to learn more about these great vehicle. Welcome to the Seriously Series and I hope your purchase of. a Perentie goes ahead smoothly. Cheers Geoff
You do a wonderful job with your videos, "mate"! I'm an American. Years ago, 1974 to 1986, I, too, had my own Land Rover business. McKane's Rover Imports in San Diego, California sold genuine Land Rover and Rover car parts to people all over the U.S. and Canada. (Some Australian sailors visited my business twice during that period.) I got out of the Land Rover business because I got fed up with the fact that British Leyland, B.L. by that time, had given up importing the Land Rover in 1974 (the very year I started my business). As far as Land Rover and Rover (to say nothing of their owners) were concerned, B.L.'s marketing was terrible in the U.S. I'd run out of patience with B.L. in 1984. I spent the last year or so with my business trying to get Chrysler Corporation under Lee Iacocca to buy Land Rover Limited ("but not the car part of the company"). It broke my heart when in January 1987 it was announced that Chrysler was going to buy AMC/Jeep instead. I still have the letter Lee Iacocca wrote me in August 1986 saying the effort to purchase Land Rover had ceased. He made no mention of their intention to purchase AMC/Jeep. Anyway, I sold my last two personal Land Rovers by April 1995. I've been driving a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, the JK, since April 2012. I will always love Land Rovers. I noticed, however, that during the B.L. period the quality of a number of parts---the rear half shafts in particular---started going down hill. I've watched a number of your videos. You do a great job with them. My wife and I hope to take a cruise to Australia within the next two years. When we get down there, I'd love to talk Land Rovers with you, if you can find the time! My wife and I moved to the Island of Molokai from Utah in March 2019. If you ever get over to the Hawaiian Islands, please look us up. We have a guest room in our house. There would be no charge for you to visit us. Anytime, mate! (P.S. In late 1983, even before I left the Land Rover business, I started researching U.S. entry into WWII. We hope to have our first book on the subject published next year. Its title will be: Time to Reexamine Pearl Harbor. Thanks again for such wonderful videos you are putting on RU-vid!! Andy McKane, P.O. Box 166, Maunaloa, Hawaii 96770.
Hi Andy. Thank you very much for sharing you interesting story. I am sorry to hear that you had to close your business, though it doesn't surprise me from what I have heard of BL. Thank you for you kind and encouraging words and I hope you and your wife are well and safe in this unusual times. Many thanks, Geoff
I think the placard on the drivers seat suggests that if the drover is to be towed for more than 200 ks you need to disconnect the drive shaft. I do not think it has anything to do with air travel. I too used to drive them in the army reserve and it was a hell of a lot more comfortable than the series 2 and 3 that they replaced. I used to look forward to driving the land cruisers that the army was testing as they had a wireless and better turning circle. Cheers
Reminds me of my 300 TDi 90 SWB pickup. That's another story though. Very cool vehicle on your part and worth a story. Apart from the consistent loss of engine and gearbox oil - I was a happy camper in the LR fraternity at the time. Good vehicles.
Great history, and good knowlegde! Love your videos Geoff. Currently driving a Series 3 109" 1971 2.25 Petrol, soon to be 200tdi swapped. Cheers from Denmark
They did cut corners when it came to maintenance up in the Top End mate - all I can say is be very wary when buying surplus from Frontline Machinery. The problem was when Defence contracted out their PMs to civvies.
I am in the uk and have a 1987 ex military 90 (pre ‘Wolf’). I wanted one since I was kid! I love the Australian Perenties and there are now companies in the UK importing them. Very impressive and sorely tempting! Thanks for the video, mate. I enjoyed that👍👍 (and can I second the request for one of the perentie off roading please?).
1:03 - from what I was told, the reason for referencing the Perentie lizard was the unusually long stamina. Project Perentie was intended to produce vehicles with extended range that could cover the large areas of Australia with less frequent need for refueling. However I could be wrong...
Really enjoyed the video man, I feel I learnt a lot. Thank you, I subscribed, so I can watch more. Hoping to pickup a Perentie as my first car when I get my licence! We'll see how that goes!
Hi Osha. Thank you for joining seriously series. Well fingers crossed you can the Perentie of your dreams. they are great car. Many thanks, kind regards Geoff
Great vid Geoff, I heard the other day if we need a new gearbox for our rovers (still use the long range reconnaissance variants) we have to get a custom made one at the cost of over $30,000
Wow.....that's one of the very first 110s issued out in the late 80s. I think you will find that it has always been an FFR, as I have never seen a GS converted to FFR (way to much mucking around with wiring and the like). The FFR would have been used by 152 Signal Sqn at Campbell Barracks in Perth. The SAS wouldnt have used this veh type as they have their own specific fleet for their particular tasks. If you have the GM120 for this vehicle, you're very lucky, as I heard a lot of them have been sold without them. In 2005/2006, all LR 110s across the ADF were put through the B Vehicle Rebuild program, therefore extending their lifespan in service. The major drama with these cars is the acquisition of spare parts, as JRA stopped manufacturing legacy parts for this model in 1997 from memory. Good to see you enjoy these cars as much as I did in my 29 yrs in the Army (as a veh mech.....lol, lol....I might've even worked on that car myself). They are very capable if you know how to drive them correctly to their full potential. Look fwd to seeing more videos 😊
we have just purchased an ex army 110 4x4 perentie at auction, unfortunatley she runs and starts beautiful but we cant turn her off except for stalling ,we have have changed the starter switch but no joy any ideas how or what the problem is? any help would be greatly appreciated.
Not straight away but during this video I was thinking, "What have Land Rover done?" Can you imagine how long the new Defender will last in the bush? I think Ineos have the answer with the Grenadier.
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia I certainly have mate, just funds atm. I'd love a unimog aswell, as a mate bought one and it's just about unstoppable off road,but I've always had a soft spot for the landy. One day... for now,I'll just watch your vids and dream.lol
Well we got 50,000kms out of them and they traveled on some pretty rough roads and tracks. Though you will be hapy to know Ade that we have replaced them with some Toyo Open Country M/T's in a 235/85. Cheers Geoff
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia When the tyre was manufactured they were fine but they have not been made for many years now and they deteriorate and are prone to full delamination and blow out. Fun Fact : Tyres older than 10 years are not insurable. I've done plenty of off-highway with Steel Trek's myself and they grip alright but easily get staked. Toyo steel radials are better. Cheers.
Hi another great vid guys 👍just one question though regarding the convoy lights . If everyone in the covey is following the light shown on the white paint on the diff what is the vehicle infront of the convoy using to see?
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia We only had the 2.25 diesel and later on the 2.5 diesel with turbo. Still no match to the Toyota engines. Only the spanish company Santana had their own 6 cyl diesel build with about 80 hp. Towing option was the 3.5 l v-8 but petrol in europe is very expensive. (i own a 1978 2 door Range rover)
It was due to tax reasons, anything larger than a 2.5 was hit with tax. I think the rule has changed now and it is done on emissions. That Isuzu is a proper engine.
@@harveysmith100 Tax is very high in the Netherlands. Its part CO2 tax and luxery tax based on weight of the car. A Range Rover diesel being 2600-2800 kg will cost you about 800-900 euros per 3 months just raod tax. Thats why we drive snall cars haha.
Ex army Landrover Perenties in Australia even with very low km's are selling for peanuts. The reason?............. they're still Landovers...............
Demand and supply. Thousands have/are being released by the army and they are built for people who enjoy the outdoors, as opposed to air conditioning and multi-media. Each to their own...
