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Pickles



Member Since: 26 May 2013
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Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
Gracie, ..... "Asleep".
I never cease to be very impressed by the work some of you guys in the U.K. do on your "pride & joy" Defenders without the luxury of a garage.
So, here are some pictures of Gracie, who lives in a garage, when she is not being enjoyed.
Sometimes it could be a couple of weeks before we use her, so she just sits in our garage. The sheets are just ordinary fleecy bedsheets sewn together by Wifey,...this "cover" is about 25+yrs old now,...it's been used on heaps of cars,...just keeps the dust off, ....& saves me washing.
A garage is very important in Aus,...I haven't got freezing temps/snow like you guys,....but I have got lots of 35-40C periods where the ultra hot sun can do a lot of damage to paint/trim, over a period.
Pickles.

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Post #489506 7th Jan 2016 9:21am
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steve E



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I would love a garage that size Pickles

Very nice Thumbs Up
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Caterham



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I'd love a garage that big.........with that little in it Laughing


good to see you're looking after her Thumbs Up and wish we could have some of your sunshine.
Post #489510 7th Jan 2016 9:33am
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Like the US and Canada you guys don't exactly have a problem with space to put a garage, and you can make one as big as you like.

Would you beleive it Pickles but over here, when they build new houses with a garage they don't make them big enough to put even a compact car in (and so you can open the doors etc) as apparently the trend is just to use the garage as a dumping ground for all manner of stuff, rather than house a car.

I had a 3 car open front garage at my last house, with enough height that the Defender went in perfectly, it was dry, fully lit, and I had a double garage sized workshop too with storage above the entire space. It was truly awesome and I miss it every single day Big Cry 2016 D4 HSE

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1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol
Post #489511 7th Jan 2016 9:38am
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Pickles



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Wifey has an Audi S3, which is basically our everydayer,....it will fit in the garage alongside Gracie no worries, but it's too much of a hassle opening & shutting the garage door every time etc, so the Audi mostly sits under our carport which is more accessable, & still keeps the weather off.
Pickles.
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This was my lovely garage, and it was made even better having three LR stable mates


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1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol
Post #489515 7th Jan 2016 9:43am
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Won't be space in the garage for my 110!
May move the series 3 to the barn if away for a while and 110 can go in for a bit...


Click image to enlarge Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
Post #489519 7th Jan 2016 9:52am
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chrispy



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I've got a nice sized double garage, sadly it doesn't have a roof after lightning struck it a few years ago and damaged it and I was too lazy to repair it. It doesn't have a door either come to think of it and is filled with my old Mercedes and loads of household rubbish I haven't yet taken to the tip. I'm hoping to get it sorted this year as i'd love somewhere to work on Monty when the bad weather is upon us which seems to be 10 months of the year. I swear to God I saw Noah sail past my house last night in his ark!
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ken



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Is this cheating Whistle


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Post #489572 7th Jan 2016 12:45pm
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jimbob7



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Ken wins.....again Neutral ! Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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Caterham



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reminds me of playing 'top trumps'

I think Kens won in terms of space and cleanliness but probably looses on biggest electricity bill Very Happy
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ken wrote:
Is this cheating Whistle


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Cheating or just a perk of the job ? 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
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Caterham



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ooh !

just noticed the drl front bumper......VERY nice Mr. Green
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ken



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I am the Job Rolling with laughter
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Caterham



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big electricity bill then Laughing
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