[jetson]

Hello All - new member and new to offroading. For the record, I own a 99 Disco with 84,000 miles on it and I have just started to play off road. I've always had the itch, but never managed my time well enough.

I looked seriously at the H2 when it first came out. I thought hard about selling my honda and disco because I love the look of the H2. Unfortunately, this economy and the resale value of the disco wouldn't allow it (yes, the $42,000 Land Rover wouldn't even sell for $15,000).

I think it's important to remember humility and "sportsmanship", for lack of a better term. I have been joining some younger folks off road and basically just watching them play in the mud with their weekend trucks. The thing that struck me is that they immediately dismissed the landrover as an expensive, barely capable vehicle made for soccer moms - sound familiar?

I wouldn't try to keep up with those folks because they drive fast and wreckless - not really that concerned with the damaging trails or their vehicles.

I've been mostly impressed with Steve's posts, videos, etc. on discoweb - albeit without knwing him personally. He seemed cool and knowledgable. I can also understand that a lot of ribbing from the anti-H2 crowd may have fuled some hostility and given hime the "go-ahead" to rub some noses.

No harm done really - he accomplished something that the other drivers couldn't do that day and he deserves credit. If feelings were hurt, it was probably a reaction to frustration more than anything else.

Wasn't Steve the guy who organized the rally at the hummer dealership? That was commendable and showed humility and conern for the sport and for people he may not have even known. I can say with relative confidence that he is a decent person and probably meant no disrespect to anyone personally.

I think I'll lurk around here some more - I hear the used H2 market is getting easier!

BTW - I love my landrover, but I've always wanted an H1!

Kenny