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22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3150

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

You drive a Defender, but an Evoque drives you. :/

I drove one a couple of days after launch, I was delivering it to the docks for export but had a quick spin around the dock. Lovely thing and well put together indeed, and no doubt cutting-edge technology, but totally soulless. I find most cars like that anyway. I wouldn't swap my Defender for anything. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
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1966 IIA 88"

28th Mar 2014 11:34am

Braydog

Member Since: 11 Apr 2012
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 27

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White

Agreed. I use my Defender as a daily drive in peak hour mayhem and as chunky as it is in traffic, I wouldn't swap it for the wife's little run around for quids. As Defenders are not very common in Australia, other drivers seem to tolerate and almost respect my slow meandering off from the lights and no doubt look on longingly, dreaming about hitting the outback in such a fine rig. Sometimes It is better to ask for forgiveness, than to ask for permission.

28th Mar 2014 12:36pm

Pickles

Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3790

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

G'Day Braydog from another 90 owner in sunny downtown Aspendale, what suburb are you in?
Cheers, Pickles.

28th Mar 2014 10:36pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Orkney Grey

i havent driven mine in 6 months...given it to the wife to run.

been doing big miles, x3 was nice with 8 speed auto and 45 mpg, did 10k in 6 weeks so they took it off me and now i got an a4 s line thing...again alright at 80 mph and the stereos great.

waiting for the baby disco / xl freelander / dc100 thing to surface.

28th Mar 2014 11:17pm

Smilesapart

Member Since: 28 Sep 2013
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 735

I saw the new baby disco today on test in Banbury. It was LHD and covered in camouflage. It looked like a boxier Evoque to me. I was surprised how small it was

28th Mar 2014 11:25pm

carrotbay

Member Since: 18 Aug 2013
Location: Northants, UK
Posts: 702

2008 Defender 110 BMW M57 3.0 Diesel XS CSW Auto Santorini Black

Good to have another Landy in MK. 2008 Defender 110 XS SW - M57N2 / 6HP28X

29th Mar 2014 9:58am

DarrenJ

Member Since: 07 May 2012
Location: North Beds
Posts: 312

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

I commute in my 90 to MK, I find that it keeps up really well with traffic and I'm not the slowest vehicle through or between all the roundabouts.
It does make people wonder at times! Darren

29th Mar 2014 10:13am

And1145

Member Since: 04 Sep 2013
Location: Howden
Posts: 30

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Buckingham Blue

You made the right choice, I had a new rr sport from land rover assist, for a week, yes fantastic drive, every gadget under the sun. The novelty wore off within a few days and the amount of electronic gizmos scared me to death. I pined for my defender back. I think it's in your blood, you love them or hate them.
Get it re - mapped and it will make the commute smoother and quicker and put a bigger grin on your face !!!
I commute everyday in mine and would never swap for anything else at the minute.

Oh and everybody seemed to hate me in a rr, talk about generating road rage, nearly as bad as the Audi hatred !!!

30th Mar 2014 7:56am

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

carrotbay wrote:
Good to have another Landy in MK.

It halves the chance of having yours nicked!

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

30th Mar 2014 8:03am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Lishlandy wrote:
I'd Skytag it ASAP. Disklok is good but is somewhat impractical to take everywhere.

I got mine through FCX who are doing a deal I believe still.

Yes, still doing a deal on Skytag, PM me for details

30th Mar 2014 8:17am

timbar

Member Since: 30 Jul 2013
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 245

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

DarrenJ wrote:
I commute in my 90 to MK, I find that it keeps up really well with traffic and I'm not the slowest vehicle through or between all the roundabouts.
It does make people wonder at times!

Heh, same here with our 110 -- on the day's when I can prize the keys out of my wife's hands. Shame the multi-storey near the station isn't a bit roomier.

Smilesapart -- nice work, very pleased for you

2009 110 XS Station Wagon

30th Mar 2014 9:31pm

Smilesapart

Member Since: 28 Sep 2013
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 735

Thanks Tim.

30th Mar 2014 9:59pm

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