By Mike Koch
Why must all my most memorable Land Rover weekend experiences begin with an alarm clock blaring in my ear at some ungodly hour? It really shouldn’t surprise me at this point. After getting myself together, I met up with some co-workers from Rovers North at the Pour House in South Burlington, VT for one of the greasiest –yet tasty – breakfasts in recent memory. Our group of four, Les Parker, Steve Haskell, Matt Martin and I loaded our larded-up selves into the vehicle and pointed it south down Route 7 towards Manchester, VT. Our destination: the Land Rover Experience Driving School at the posh Equinox resort, about 100 miles south of Westford, VT. Just south of Rutland, VT, we met up our fifth teammate from Rovers North, Calef Letorney, our specialist in Waxoyl products.

Story by: Mike Koch Photos by: Matt Martin The Range Rover Classic has a presence. It possesses a certain flair, a standing. It is so much better than anything I expected. Since purchasing my 1993 Range Rover Classic on 10 October 2007 there has only been one repair bill. It wasn’t even a “bad” one, [...]

Story by Mike Koch Photos by Matt Martin I’ve done something that I never thought I’d do. I recently purchased an Alpine White 1993 Range Rover Classic short wheelbase. How exciting, until you hear what I paid for it. It’s an $1,100 Range Rover Classic. “I thought those were expensive, Mike.” A 175,000-mile Range Rover [...]

Story by: Mike Koch Photos by: Matt Martin It seemed all too familiar. At 5:45am, my alarm clock interrupted a great dream. Fumbling around my nightstand for my eyeglasses, I reluctantly rested them on my nose only to focus on the steady rain outside my bedroom windowing. Brilliant. Being the morning of British Invasion, it [...]

Story by: Mike Koch / Photo by: Matt Martin One dark and snowy December evening, I opted to drive my 109” military home instead of my “winter beater” Volkswagen. The VW trumps the Land Rover in one area – its substantial heat, something I cherish when it’s -18 degrees F during the morning commute. Yes, [...]

Story by: Mike Koch Photo by: Jason Weaderhorn Last August, I sold my old Rover and bought a 1978 Series III 109” military with roughly 25,000 original miles on the clock. Our adventures began as soon as I treated it to its first drink of fresh petrol. After lifting up the driver’s seat and filling [...]