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jonnyboy

Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 161

New 110 - Firenze Red

Having had the 05 TD5 90 for a year now, we decided to trade our Discovery 4 for a 110 as the main family lugger. Had been looking for a Keswick Green one for a while but no joy getting the spec/low mileage I was after but saw an advert for a Firenze red one with white roof, HD wheels and matt black arches and thought that looked pretty good. Didn't buy that one as it had a few extras I didn't want.

Whilst I was looking myself, one of my Scout's dads has an independent LR garage and was looking too. He came across a MY12 Firenze Red County in his network with 7,000 miles on it. It needed the roof painting white, the alloys changing (he had a set of new take-off wheels), air-con fitting (that came out of car where a customer didn't want it), the grey grill changing to black and black spats fitting, all of which he did as part of a great deal. So here she is....

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Had her a few days and had do a quick motorway blast to deal with some family stuff and am overall chuffed

Love the look. He has fitted unpainted spats which I assumed would be matt but allegedly LR don't do matt any more. TBH the gloss ones are growing on me.

Love the fact I can hear the radio at motorway speeds (Not possible in the TD5) without your ears bleeding!!)

On the down side, she seems a little "difficult" to drive compared with the TD5. Got to be really careful changing gear getting the revs right or she's clunky and jumpy. Maybe its just me getting used to her. And seems like the engine is holding the revs when changing up thorough the box accelerating onto the motorway. Like I say, only been a couple of days mainly shooting up and down motorways. Will see how I settle in or get her looked at

Only other downside is the gear stick fouls my coffee in the cubby cupholder when in 6th....

Jobs on the list: Better stereo, speakers and subwoofer, second battery install with USB ports front and rear, dog guard, remove seats 6&7 - look at a longline drawer to hide the crapola, glove box. That's a good start.

21st Sep 2015 1:48pm

bluebottle

Member Since: 08 May 2015
Location: Not in my Landy enough!
Posts: 705

Lovely truck. Got to love a proper red Landy. Stands in the countryside like a post box or an old style telephone box, bright, but somehow it just belongs.

21st Sep 2015 2:56pm

CR

Member Since: 28 Jan 2010
Location: Ireland
Posts: 947

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Santorini Black

very nice

21st Sep 2015 6:30pm

AndyTunn

Member Since: 10 Jan 2015
Location: Auckland
Posts: 313

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Beautiful truck! Classic

21st Sep 2015 6:56pm

StuRRS

Member Since: 22 Feb 2013
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 38

That looks absolutely great, super colour combo

Stu

21st Sep 2015 7:31pm

Avion8

Member Since: 26 Jan 2015
Location: Perth
Posts: 281

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 Heritage Edition SW Grasmere Green

Love it, but then I have a slight bias, although a different red. I have a ninety due shortly & am very concerned about the gear lever fouling the coffee cup when in 6th.

22nd Sep 2015 5:28am

jonnyboy

Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 161

Just spotted on the two front door hinges these bolts....

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Both front doors, top most bolt of the upper hinge

Any ideas? Bodged in bolt of for something specific.

25th Sep 2015 2:21pm

bpman

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

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Did you buy it from a dealer in Trowbridge ?

Lovely looking truck, colour combo works!

25th Sep 2015 3:43pm

DonH2000

Member Since: 12 Jan 2015
Location: North Kent
Posts: 551

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

jonnyboy wrote:
Just spotted on the two front door hinges these bolts....

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Both front doors, top most bolt of the upper hinge

Any ideas? Bodged in bolt of for something specific.

I think you will find that is within Land Rover tolerances

....... Cheers Don.

25th Sep 2015 3:47pm

jonnyboy

Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 161

bpman wrote:
Did you buy it from a dealer in Trowbridge ?

Yes. You can tell that by looking at some spurious bolts...

Looks like they are being used as door-stops. You can see how they're eating a hole in the wing mirror mount.

25th Sep 2015 4:01pm

SailingTom

Member Since: 19 Nov 2013
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 1722

bolt might have had a pair of small spotlights on if its the same both sides

25th Sep 2015 4:04pm

Avion8

Member Since: 26 Jan 2015
Location: Perth
Posts: 281

I think it's to foil the door/bonnet thieves. They turn up with the correct torq bit, but then find they don't have the Whitworth size spanner they need.

25th Sep 2015 11:10pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

jonnyboy wrote:
Just spotted on the two front door hinges these bolts....

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Both front doors, top most bolt of the upper hinge

Any ideas? Bodged in bolt of for something specific.

SHB 4x4 by any chance i had black 90 pickup Bodged in bolt too

26th Sep 2015 7:06am

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