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DaveGL

Member Since: 19 Dec 2014
Location: Surrey
Posts: 57

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Cairns Blue

My new (to me) 90 XS Station Wagon

Hi

I have owned my Defender for around a month now, having bought through an ad on another car forum.

The colour (Cairns Blue) would certainly not be my first choice and to make matters worse, the previous owner, an MD of a metal fabrication company had colour coded the front bumper, soft A bar and rear cross member. It was therefore very blue when I first bought it!

Since then, I have put on a new bumper and had the rear cross member returned to black. I also tried to plastidip the A bar, but keep getting blistering and have decided she looks better without it anyway.

She's done 118K miles, but has full service history and looks like she's always had whatever she needed, including new clutch and turbo. I got her for a good price too as they'd just taken delivery of a new 90 and seemed to just want rid of the old one

Inside, the guy had the standard XS seats re-upholstered in leather - guess what colour?! Again, not what I would have gone for, but it's actually quite nice having full leather, would have much prefered them to be in black though.

Once I have had a few essential maintenance jobs carried out (steering box), I will be making a few cosmetic changes. Am thinking of the gloss black Flatdog Sawtooth replicas, NAS rear step, black chequer plate on the sills and rear corner. Will also swap the light surrounds and grill for black as I prefer this to the existing silver.

Oh, and I also have the standard water leak to track down, last couple of times it's rained, there's been a pool of water on the passenger side mat!

Really am chuffed to bits with her, she's been a long time coming and has finally allowed me to scratch the itch.

Thanks for reading!

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8th Jan 2015 1:51pm

gilarion

Member Since: 05 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
Posts: 5115

2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green

Welcome to the Happy Defender ownership club

That’s one smart looking Defender

8th Jan 2015 1:54pm

CFB

Member Since: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 803

Nice, interior looks smart Andy

8th Jan 2015 2:05pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

If you don't like the blue seats they can always be re coloured

2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

8th Jan 2015 2:11pm

steve E

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Tenby
Posts: 2073

Very nice Defender

8th Jan 2015 3:40pm

sharkey964

Member Since: 05 Oct 2014
Location: On a muddy track
Posts: 579

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Me likey.
Very smart.

8th Jan 2015 4:49pm

DaveGL

Member Since: 19 Dec 2014
Location: Surrey
Posts: 57

Thanks very much guys, pleased to hear it gets your seal of approval!

Been out this afternoon to have a look at my water leak, pretty sure it's coming in around the bottom corner of the windscreen or possibly the top of the windscreen and running down.

Have squirted some Captain Tolley's stuff in there, will see if that makes any difference.

Cheers

8th Jan 2015 5:01pm

GUM97

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3555

1997 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Stornoway Grey

Very nice, welcome to Defender ownership

An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"

8th Jan 2015 5:37pm

ChrisJ

Member Since: 12 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 231

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey

Very nice, really like the colour and the interior looks to have been well done!

Enjoy

8th Jan 2015 7:24pm

PCA42

Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Church Stretton
Posts: 468

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Tonga Green

Very nice! The black Sawtooths etc will really finish it off

Pete

2010 Discovery 4 GS TDV6
1972 Series III 88" 2.25P

8th Jan 2015 7:57pm

JAY BOY

Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Not here
Posts: 1706

Really nice Fella

8th Jan 2015 8:14pm

Ellisboy

Member Since: 13 Oct 2013
Location: Deep South
Posts: 539

1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green

very nice.

8th Jan 2015 8:15pm

chadjizz

Member Since: 25 Apr 2012
Location: sussex
Posts: 559

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Orkney Grey

tidy, like the interior.

8th Jan 2015 8:21pm

Pickles

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

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

Very nice vehicle mate.
And, there's NOTHING wrong with those seats, actually they look factory, and add a touch of class to the interior.
Pickles.

8th Jan 2015 8:50pm

Roz Dev

Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: East Coast
Posts: 72

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Like that!

9th Jan 2015 5:01pm

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