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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347   
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Hi Guys,
Today I had to face my greatest fear, watching someone else drive my 110. My Girlfriend of 4 years climbed into the driving seat and for the next 2 hours we trundled around quiet streets under L Plate conditions. For the first time in 4 years I was sat in the passenger seat in my own defender being driven. In fairness to her, she did very well and this is the first step of many towards her having her own one. We didn't do anything to difficult, just getting used to the gearbox and steering was enough. But she loved it! But for me it was slightly terrifying watching someone else at the controls of your baby. Does anyone else struggle with "letting go" of the wheel and letting your wife/girlfriend/husband/boyfriend/friends/parents drive your truck? Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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6th Jun 2015 9:18pm |
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| Spruce Pirate Member Since: 08 Feb 2013 Location: Stirlingshire Posts: 124  
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My wife VERY occasionally drives ours, sometimes the boys at work will drive it on site, but I'd estimate I drive it 99%+ of the time. Mostly if someone else is driving I don't really see it but recently when it went into the workshop the mechanic picked it up. Seeing it drive off down the road was a very strange experience.
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6th Jun 2015 9:27pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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YES!
The other half was driving mine a few weeks ago, I thought she was going to rip the clutch out! NEVER AGAIN.....  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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6th Jun 2015 9:29pm |
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| Greggster Member Since: 16 May 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 94 
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I would NEVER let anyone else drive it, I hope
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6th Jun 2015 9:33pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I have sat as a passenger three times since I bought my motor 6 years ago. Twice when I had stuck an axe in my leg on a camping holiday a few years ago, my ex-wife drove a couple of times as I had been advised not to drive as it could open up the wound on my shin. After two trips I couldn't sit in the left hand seat any longer, not because she was a bad driver but because I couldn't let go. I was doing enough leg pressings on the floor pushing those imaginary pedals! The third time was letting my 13 year old have a taste on a Pay and Play site, he did find out about how to cope with a failed hill start. The one thing that did make him think was by getting the pedals mixed up when doing the controlled descent, the throttle is not really the pedal to put to the floor when in reverse downhill
After he composed himself we went up the hill again and he cleared it like a pro 
That's the only people apart from the MoT tester that have been behind the wheel of mine. |
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6th Jun 2015 9:36pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347
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Problem is I drive my 110 every day so I know every single squeak, rattle, creak, quirk and noise she makes.
Trying to explain to your girlfriend calmly and quietly how to go from 3rd to 2nd smoothly is very difficult as I know how to do it instinctively without even thinking, but to someone who is used to a 1.2 diesel Fabia it is very different! But even so, its just odd to be on the wrong side of the wheel! And even weirder to see someone else driving it.... Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter |
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6th Jun 2015 9:37pm |
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| Cafe Latte Member Since: 27 May 2015 Location: Ravenshoe Posts: 10 
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I know what you mean
 it is a stress sitting in the passenger seat when my missus drives. Even in the house when she drives off is bad enough. Her car parks in the carport outside the office so if I am in the office I see her go out. She seems unable to put the car in reverse without grinding the gears. I have gone outside numerous times when she does it and showed her how not to do it ie put the clutch all the way in and wait maybe 3 seconds before putting the car in reverse, but sure enough by the next day she does it again!! My new Defender is coming soon and I am scared . Maybe I need to buy her a nice car so she leaves mine alone.
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6th Jun 2015 9:42pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3785 
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Wifey, and she drives it very well, ...with feeling,..just like I do!
Pickles. |
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6th Jun 2015 9:46pm |
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| Flyingfocrs Member Since: 12 Jan 2015 Location: Deepest darkest Aberdeenshire Posts: 155 
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When I bought mine I sold both our daily cars as my Wife decided we didn't need 2 cars.
Got it home and she was going to drive it the 7 miles to her mum's to show it off. We got approximately 3 miles during which we had gone up a verge pulling out of a junction and i'd heard the thud of elbow on drivers door numerous times despite reminding her to tuck her elbow in. Turned off the main road onto a side road and she jammed on the brakes, stopped and jumped out announcing she was never going to drive it again. We were a one car household for less than 24 hours as I had to go an buy her a Fiesta the next morning! To be honest it suits me fine as she is 5ft6 and I'm 6ft4 so I never have to adjust the seat or mirrors after she has driven it!  |
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7th Jun 2015 12:19am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Regularly the mechanics at my dealership, ...
occasionally Mrs. ericvv, ... more rarely our son, or fellow def2 member kitoper, or Olaf from Entreq (I was recently in the SVX with Olaf driving, well he drives it more enthusiastically than me, I did not know it could accelerate that enthusiastically. ) ...
very rarely the Swiss equivalent of your "MOTters" (sofar only once, 3 years ago, second time will be this September) All combined, those other drivers will make up something around 0.5% of the total mileage on the SVX now I guess.  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 Last edited by ericvv on 7th Jun 2015 5:03pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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7th Jun 2015 5:20am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3645 
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MOT man and Dealers service guys in the past, will be just the MOT man in the future though. My Mrs dose not drive and that suits me 99.9% of the time. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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7th Jun 2015 5:32am |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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SWMBO drives mine happily, she is a good driver and I have no problems letting her use it. I just hope she doesn't decide she wants it, last time I had a D3 now she 'has' it of course I still get to pay for the bits and fix it
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7th Jun 2015 6:15am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Does anyone else drive your Defender?
NEVER!!! Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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7th Jun 2015 6:33am |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1585 
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I let people drive it all the time. It's a piece of machinery not my wife. It's for work it has to earn its keep.
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7th Jun 2015 7:30am |
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