By Jeffrey B. Aronson Whenever I change the oil and filter on either Land Rover, I also check the fluid levels in the transmission, transfer case, overdrive, front and rear axles, swivel balls and steering box. It’s very telling that the latter items – professionally replaced on the QE I by East Coast Rover with [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson A fisherman friend came up to me in our island’s village parking lot, a wharf on the edge of the main harbor. “You know, Jeff,” he said, “You can actually buy cars made after 1980.” He then touched the door handle on his family minivan and watched the door slide open [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson There are two famous sites in Kennebunkport, ME. One is the summer waterfront home of the Bush family; the second is the home of Leyland British Auto Repair. Recently I made the 3 hour drive to Kennebunkport and passed by the former to visit the latter. Erik Van Sickle has been [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson A friend in Vermont once asked me, “Why do you own such anti-social cars?” Her statement stunned me. “Antisocial? Moi?” Perhaps she had a point with my ’80 Triumph TR-7 Spider; after all, it will only seat me and one friend. Given my short list of friends, that’s often proven to [...]

Admit it; you’ve been here. In a painfully accurate cartoon, a woman wanders by “The Men Only Cemetery.” She reads the tombstones. Their epitaphs read: “Yes, I Know What I’m Doing” “Hey, Trust Me.” “Don’t Worry, I’ve Done This a Million Times” “That Doesn’t Look So Hard to Do” “What’s the Worst That Can Happen?” [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson You might think that “customer service” is like art – you know what it is when you like it – but the practice has undergone radical revision over the past decades. When I bought my first, and current, Land Rover in 1990, customer service meant a high quality catalogue. For Rovers [...]