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UMM

  • 24-02-2011 8:52pm
    #1
    Slig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭


    Just found this on Ebay, looks like an eastern european rip off of a land rover. peugeot powered, ugly as sin but cheap.


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  • #2
    gofaster_s13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭gofaster_s13


    Neighbours had one of these years ago they were Portugeese built and had a Peugeot engine, absolutly horrible yoke to drive and hurt your eyes to look at, there was some garage in Cork importing them at the time.


  • #3
    Slig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭Slig


    Its like a land rover and a humvee had a really ugly baby


  • #4
    Brianmeath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭Brianmeath


    A be fair here lads,








    Would fill a hole in a hedge for someone:p


  • #5
    baldyshane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77 ✭✭baldyshane


    If I'm not mistaken the ESB ran some of those yokes around early 90's. You can imagine how much better they looked in yellow;);)


  • #6
    101sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,884 ✭✭✭101sean


    I remember them, started as a French built yoke by Cournil but later UMM Transcat or Alter 2 was the usual versions seen. Apparently the back windows could blow out if driven at speed with the front windows open.

    The 80s spawned a lot of strange 4x4s cashing in on a new market. Saw a French Auverland last year at Dartfield. Landmaster and Stonefield were other stillborn products from then. You cold even get Peugeot pick ups converted to 4wd.

    Anyone one remember the original godawful Dacia Duster?


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  • #7
    Slidey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭Slidey


    Well the TATA Safari and its pickup brother have to be up there with those dire offerings.

    I felt sea sick driving the Safari


  • #8
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    Meant to be a highly competent off-roader.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #9
    101sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,884 ✭✭✭101sean


    Pretty much same off road as a series Land Rover, there was one at an off road event I was at about 20 years ago. It went everywhere until a brake pipe got torn off!


  • #10
    hughjohn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 135 ✭✭hughjohn


    Drove an UMM in portugal back in 1996. only good up to 50 km/hr. Would go anywhere but not great in the comfort stakes. Was fun to drive around locally though.


  • #11
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    UMM were sold by B&D (long gone) in Cork, not a very big seller.
    A few were supplied ESB & Cork Co.Co as far as I can remember.


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