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willy eckerslike

Member Since: 15 Jun 2009
Location: North yorks
Posts: 1789

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Keswick Green

Why get out and cover your Gucci loafers in mud lowering the Tire pressures, just wait for a Defender driver who will only to happy to get muddy recovering you. Just throw him your loose change as you drive off once recovered. Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper

26th May 2014 5:39pm

Paulv8

Member Since: 09 Jun 2013
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 618

1989 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Alpine White

I am surprised the on board computer doesn't do it for you tbh, (that's lower the pressures, not throw change to poor people) V8 90...WIP

26th May 2014 5:56pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

My truck is going to the dealer tomorrow for some minor warranty work, so just sent them the link to this movie with the comment that luckily they still are able to sell Defenders which at times need to come to the rescue of the newer "Road Rovers"...

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

26th May 2014 6:58pm

bpman

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

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

^^ road rovers -

26th May 2014 7:15pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

^^ I doubt that Philippe is going to show the movie to many of his customers.

26th May 2014 7:17pm

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

I had to have assisstance getting the 1948 stand motor off, they were using a Puma 110 double cab to tow a tri-axle Equi-trek horse trailer. The woman driving it got so far and asked for help, I put mine at the front and promptly dug in. The 90 that had winched the Range Rover strapped himself on the front of mine and we both ended up dug in going nowhere. When the female driver of the 110 we were pulling out had some quick education on how to engage low box and difflock we started again and away we went instantly.
It is so frustrating to see people buy Land Rovers and have no idea on how to drive them. It is just another example of the ethos of if there's a problem, chuck money at it and it will be sorted. So these people read that LR's are the best and 90% of the time the motor will do everything they ask of it but when the problem is a little different or technical and requires a certain amount of experience and knowledge on how to use what the motor has to offer, then they will slate the Land Rover they have bought saying that it's useless. There is no substitute for experience and knowledge of the tools you're using.

26th May 2014 8:09pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

^^ The white FFRR that got stuck was a Land Rover Experience specimen.

27th May 2014 3:30am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

roel wrote:
If he had a kinetic rope he could have recovered the RR.

With all those people stood around so close?

Thought the D90 did a text book recovery very well. The lack of grip for the FFRR was demonstrated very effectively by the speed of the pull even when he appeared to be standing on the brake pedal!

Might have been an Experience vehicle but I wonder who was actualy in the driving seat; having said that, it did look like the perfect slimey conditions that can catch any 4x4 out.

1st Jun 2014 2:10pm

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 06 Jun 2012
Location: Bathgate / North Sea
Posts: 340

proof if any more was needed that the range rover is just an expensive heavy fashion accessory these days.

Yes the conditions were shocking but I would have expected the best that LR can come up with to make a bit more progress than that

At one point it looks like the D3 is trying to shift a well rooted tree

1st Jun 2014 2:19pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

That seems overly harsh.

Sometimes the most innocuous of surfaces can defeat even the best equipped vehicle & most experienced driver. Although, the really clever driver gets someone else to drive on these occasions & sits back & laughs as they learn the wet grass lesson.

3rd Jun 2014 6:45am

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