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XS Pete

Member Since: 13 Jan 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 632

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Spotted in Jakarta on Friday morning (16/03/12)

I spotted this on Friday morning in downtown Jakarta on the edge of the financial district, and wondered if it was anyone on here. A nice green TD5 CSW with roof rack and LED light bar.

I tried to get my driver to play tag with it in the traffic so that I could take some better pictures, but he doesn't speak hardly any english, so it was difficult to make him understand, and I only had my 'phone camera, so these were the best three I manage to take:

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There are a few Range Rovers (FFs, Sports & Evoques) about, but it's the only Defender I've ever seen out here.

Pete

18th Mar 2012 11:04am

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
Posts: 5013

It looks really nice Pete, all nicely done and he's on top of his mods with the light bar

What are you doing over there

It's the highlight of the week if I get to the end of my road at the moment

18th Mar 2012 12:25pm

XS Pete

Member Since: 13 Jan 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 632

Cherrs Zag. I'm in the process of helping our local factory out here to set up an EMC lab, to enable them to perform their own testing in house, rather than subcontracting it all out to a third party, which is very expensive.

Agreed, travelling with work can be a bit of a novelty, but I find it soon wears off and you just want to get home after a while. I've got a 4 day meeting in Austin TX to do after this, and then 10 days in Florida before I get home.

Pete

18th Mar 2012 12:33pm

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
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It's a hard life

JSG and others who used to travel a lot said it was great at first but as you say the novelty wears off. I'm just going for a wander up to the end of the road now to see how the rest of the world is

Enjoy the rest of the trip

18th Mar 2012 12:40pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Hi XS Pete,

Chris H is out there in JK. doing stuff for BP

cheers
bp

18th Mar 2012 12:51pm

XS Pete

Member Since: 13 Jan 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 632

Cheers BP. Depending on whos statistics you take notice of, there's between 6 million and 8 million people living in this city, and so far, I've seen 1 Defender. If Chris is out here in his, I've probably got a pretty godd chance of spotting him as most of the population ride mopeds

Pete

18th Mar 2012 5:18pm

JSG

Member Since: 12 Jul 2007
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2412

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Zagato wrote:
It's a hard life JSG and others who used to travel a lot said it was great at first but as you say the novelty wears off. I'm just going for a wander up to the end of the road now to see how the rest of the world is Enjoy the rest of the trip

Yup, the novelty wears off. Having said that - I'm in Bangalore all this week and then Gurgaon all next week. At least I don't have to travel as much as I used to.

It's been 30 degrees plus today so the hotel's poolside bar looked inviting this evening ...

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John

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2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS

19th Mar 2012 4:09pm

chris h

Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
Location: West Devon
Posts: 47

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

As BP man says I am in Jakarta at the moment. No car or driver - I have to take taxis wherever I go. I do see the odd land rover especially at the weekend. (I am in South Jakarta, staying at Kristal Hotel and working at Arkadia building).
The traffic is getting worse everyday with increasing numbers of motorcycles. 2009 110 SVX 60th Anniversary - Santorini Black

19th Mar 2012 11:49pm

XS Pete

Member Since: 13 Jan 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 632

Hi Chris. Good luck with the taxis! I've been reccommended to only use the 'Blue Bird' ones, although I haven't needed to yet.

I'm working in East Jakarta over on EJIP, and was staying in the Sahid Lippo over there, although I'm shortly going to be moving to the Ritz-Carlton downtown for the last couple of days.

Enjoy yourself and avoid those mopeds!

Pete

20th Mar 2012 10:56am

adafish

Member Since: 30 Mar 2009
Location: atherstone
Posts: 1385

1984 Defender 110 300 Tdi DCPU Stornoway Grey

have a few customers out there....can get thier club address if you need a Landy fix whilst away from your own. Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull..

20th Mar 2012 2:14pm

chris h

Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
Location: West Devon
Posts: 47

I saw this in the car park at work (Jakarta). Found out that the owner is a colleague! It is a modified 1982 Series 3. Through him I found out that a lady on my floor has a 1991 double cab. They both belong to Land Rover Club Indonesia. Their website can be found at www.landroverclubindonesia.org

2009 110 SVX 60th Anniversary - Santorini Black

16th Jul 2012 7:46am

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