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bpman



Member Since: 21 May 2008
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2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
all the above and silicone spray to stop the door rubbers freezing Thumbs Up and winter tyres
Post #258893 15th Aug 2013 5:34pm
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Sockpuppet



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ARC99 wrote:
leeds wrote:


FULL fuel tanks with winter fuel.

Brendan


What is that?
Do you get the allowance for that?


Usually just diesel with a few litres of petrol in it to stop it waxing over. All UK refineries put some additives in to stop this happening anyway I believe.
Post #258910 15th Aug 2013 6:30pm
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ericvv



Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
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Switzerland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
Sockpuppet wrote:
ARC99 wrote:
leeds wrote:


FULL fuel tanks with winter fuel.

Brendan


What is that?
Do you get the allowance for that?


Usually just diesel with a few litres of petrol in it to stop it waxing over. All UK refineries put some additives in to stop this happening anyway I believe.


Not petrol anymore. That worked with old diesels of 20 years and more ago, when you could add a few liters of petrol to a tank of diesel to avoid the parafine to solidify. Modern common rail diesels would not react very well to that practice anymore. You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #258912 15th Aug 2013 6:36pm
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shaggydog



Member Since: 12 Aug 2012
Location: Kent
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United Kingdom 1991 Defender 110 200 Tdi USW Arles Blue
Tow Rope And Shackle (for recovering bmw's and audi's from hedges and ditches)

Spray of wd40 in the wheel arches so snow and ice doesn’t stick (clearly avoid breaks)

New windscreen wiper blades.

Maybe a Radiator muff, but I have only ever seen a benefit when it was -20 and even then it was marginal.
Post #258918 15th Aug 2013 6:57pm
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johnnyd



Member Since: 13 Apr 2013
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
Stop it guys....my first winter with a defender, think ill wrap it in cling film for the winter and use the golf, is it really so baaaaddddddd Big Cry

JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW
Post #258936 15th Aug 2013 8:03pm
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party monkey



Member Since: 31 Dec 2010
Location: Oxon.
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England 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Cairns Blue
My main preparation this year is to learn to shout 'START YOU BARSTERD' (phonetic to stop the censor) in as many different languages as I can.

Guess we can expect the 'What are you buying your Defender for Christmas' thread next week then ? Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.
Post #258937 15th Aug 2013 8:05pm
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Sphere



Member Since: 26 Apr 2013
Location: Midlands
Posts: 725
United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Keswick Green
Fit new snow plough!
Take off gritter.
Post #258945 15th Aug 2013 8:34pm
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mattlab



Member Since: 16 May 2011
Location: suffolk
Posts: 143
England 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Galway Green
winter prep !!!!! i just turn my central heating timer back on Thumbs Up Thumbs Up LIFE`S TOO SHORT TO DRIVE A BORING VEHICLE
Post #258947 15th Aug 2013 8:36pm
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jimbob7



Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
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Quick engine oil change (in October), finish insulating the seat box,fit mi "new" steering guard (bar),new NAS rear lights,Dinatrol the freshly painted chassis,thats mi list of the first 5 things to do.
Still got the excellent Michelin XPC so am good fer tyres.
May insulate the exterior of the heater matrix box see if it makes a difference,got plenty of insulating foil bubble wrap left over.
Wonder if I should buy a radiator cover and snow cowl for heater intake???
Post #258953 15th Aug 2013 8:43pm
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ericvv



Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
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Switzerland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
johnnyd wrote:
Stop it guys....my first winter with a defender, think ill wrap it in cling film for the winter and use the golf, is it really so baaaaddddddd Big Cry

JD


Actually even worse,..... but that is all the fun Thumbs Up You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #258961 15th Aug 2013 8:54pm
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ericvv



Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
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Switzerland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
party monkey wrote:
Guess we can expect the 'What are you buying your Defender for Christmas' thread next week then ?


No need to wait, can pick the below thread up again if you like..... Rolling with laughter
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17231....p;start=45 You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #258962 15th Aug 2013 8:57pm
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LandRoverAnorak



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It's the sort of thing that Land Rovers are intended for. Stop being such a girl Rolling Eyes Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
Post #258963 15th Aug 2013 8:58pm
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johnnyd



Member Since: 13 Apr 2013
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
Fun and cold........they don't go together in my dictionary Rolling with laughter

JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW
Post #258964 15th Aug 2013 8:58pm
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custom90



Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
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LRA - Here's another one of them above ^^^^

Rolling with laughter NEVER SURRENDER! ⛽ï¸ðŸ›¢ï¸ðŸ‘¨â€ðŸ”§ðŸ§°âš™ï¸ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧
Post #258965 15th Aug 2013 9:04pm
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Happyoldgit



Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
Get some decent wellies .....there's a helpful thread on the subject around here somewhere Whistle

Rolling with laughter Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades.
Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW.

[Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc]

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I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic.
Post #259006 15th Aug 2013 10:25pm
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