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GUM97



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LRO free gift...
Just received this month's LRO, and free gift..

One question.. What the hell is it? Laughing

Is it a Buff type thingy? An engine to TDi for!
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Green Machine



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Yeah, that's the conclusion I came to! It's destined for the bin. I suppose it's nice to give free stuff away, but when it's just utter crap, what's the point? Just more stuff to go to landfill. 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
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"Its destined for the bin" Rolling with laughter its that good eh?
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Green Machine wrote:
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Just more stuff to go to landfill.


Kinda sums up LRO really! Rolling with laughter
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It's a buff. I'm happy as you can never have enough of these. Loads of uses.

If you do a lot of outdoor stuff, keep one in the truck just in case.

http://www.rigcast.com/r3/r3-buffwear-head-buffs/ Craig Rogers

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Green Machine



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I think I may be being grumpy and ungrateful!

@Blackwolf - Rolling with laughter I do quite enjoy having a flick through it every month, but I do get where you're coming from. It can be a bit hit and miss. Also subscribe to Car magazine and must admit that I generally enjoy that more these days. 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
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GUM97



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Suspected it was a Buff, wasn't sure though! Got about 3 already, I'll keep this one in the cubby box! Thumbs Up An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"
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LRO is okay if you don't mind paying for half a book of ads that are always the same. ____\We|Will|Win/___
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blackwolf



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My comment was, of course, not meant to be taken too seriously!

I started buying what became LRO (then called something like Overlander I seem to recall) back in the 80's when it first became available on subscription only. I also seem to recall that David Bowyer was the creator. I bought it avidly for years, as well as several of the other similar mags that have appeared over the years.

Now I buy none.

Over the years I have observed that:-

1. All the mags are essentially the same, and usually run similar main articles at about the same time.

2. All the mags run through a sort of cycle of articles which repeats every couple of years or so.

3. All are increasingly filling up with advertising for obvious reasons, and since the advertisers tend to run identical ads in all of them the mags are losing their individual identity.

4. Britpart sponsors far too many articles it too many titles!

After a few years I realised that I had read just about everything before, and when I factored in the cumulative cost I just stopped.
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I might actually buy it this month then...... could do with another buff as the winter season is approaching

Can't say I buy any of them anymore. Tend to be full of trucks built by people with one thing in common..... A endless budget to pay a company to build them a truck.

Glyn Dog Sheep
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Stick your head through it and put it round your neck Russell
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GUM97



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Here we go...

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Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Mr. Green  An engine to TDi for!
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blackwolf wrote:


Over the years I have observed that:-

1. All the mags are essentially the same, and usually run similar main articles at about the same time.

2. All the mags run through a sort of cycle of articles which repeats every couple of years or so.

3. All are increasingly filling up with advertising for obvious reasons, and since the advertisers tend to run identical ads in all of them the mags are losing their individual identity.

4. Britpart sponsors far too many articles it too many titles!

After a few years I realised that I had read just about everything before, and when I factored in the cumulative cost I just stopped.


I found exactly the same thing with photography magazines -- I suspect tips the same model for all enthusiast and hobby press. The natural subscription period is a year, perhaps as a gift from someone. In that time you see a full cycle of articles and topics, helpfully driven by annual product updates and releases. I suspect the aim is to hold interest over a subscription period then hope for new owners to keep the numbers up. 2009 110 XS Station Wagon
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