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gazman

Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 652

I'm surprised no one has said their defender!!
As good as they are, they are also

! They rival the worst parts of the all worst of the cars I've had.
levels of comfort and technology the same as the worst car I've ever owned for this a early nova.

The capacity to understeer in the wet like the corsa I had.
Electrical problems like the audi turbo sport a3 that tried to bankrupt me.
Suspension bushes that didn't last like on the A4 turbo
The will it get me there factor like the vauxhall omega that used to stop when it liked, or not if the brake pedal was pressed and would still run with no key in the ignition.
Levels of rust not seen since my xr3i!

still wouldn't get rid of it though, it's a boss motor! 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r

30th Aug 2016 8:40am

Ryderoo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2015
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 1666

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black

^^^^^ Maybe so gazman, but I love mine

And it is rude to mock the afflicted

Cheers Simon

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you

1990 110 TD5 county, my first Land Rover - gone
2012 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone
2014 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone
2015 Evoque SD4 dynamic - Wife’s - gone
2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone
2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE - gone March 24
2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 HT - gone March 24
2023 Evoque P300e SE wife’s current vehicle

30th Aug 2016 7:30pm

John Fair

Member Since: 10 May 2016
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 150

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Santorini Black

Citroen cactus. 1970's caravan seats.

drop and roll. Hope no one see's you.

30th Aug 2016 8:11pm

RED-DOT

Member Since: 29 Jun 2009
Location: stirling
Posts: 2363

A brand new Triumph TR6. Reverted to kit car in no time. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..

31st Aug 2016 5:10am

rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Stornoway Grey

Bit of shtick going on for BL here and there above but I once had a Metro van 1.3. It went like stink and I loved it. Used to fly past 1.6 Cortinas and the like.

31st Aug 2016 1:30pm

Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2971

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey

gazman wrote:
I'm surprised no one has said their defender!!

Goodness no, I've driven far worse than a Defender!

31st Aug 2016 4:12pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5804

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

Would have to be a first gen Renault Twingo hire car. Mrs Grenadier still reminds me how scared she was when it hit 70mph (very steep motorway section with tail wind). I thought I was Colin McRae (RIP), she didn't agree.

That or many of the Austin range that were popular cars for students in the late 80s/early 90s. Allegro, Metro, Princess etc. Awful, the lot of them. No wonder BL went bust.

Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

1st Sep 2016 6:37am

dlks151

Member Since: 30 Jun 2014
Location: Auchinloch
Posts: 67

RED-DOT wrote:
A brand new Triumph TR6. Reverted to kit car in no time.

Really, if I knew that you weren't a TR enthusiast I wouldn't have passed you those killer flies !!

1st Sep 2016 7:50pm

300TDi CSW Phil

Member Since: 03 Apr 2016
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 750

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green

Thats easy I think.... no wait a minute.

I actually have a few:

Citroen Xsara Picasso 2002 - could give me agonising back ache in 120 miles and after 200 I couldn't walk (the C4 Grand Picasso 2008 extends the same syptoms to 250 and 350 miles)

Vauxhall Nova, Loud and uncorfortable and the sunroof leaked more than the one in my 300 Tdi 110 CSW.

Honda Civic hire car (think it was a civic) with passive rear wheel steer. The first time it worked was on a wet motorway slip road, still not sure how I kept it facing forward.

C4 Grand Picasso 2008 - so boring to drive that it wouldn't be impossible to fall asleep within half an hour of getting up in the morning.

Think thats its for now. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
Wide Track Sankey- In bits- Gone to a new home
M0XQS

1st Sep 2016 8:00pm

Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2971

I learnt to drive in a Xsara Picasso with cow splodges on it.
And then had to drive that to the interview for my current job as I didn't own a car at the time.

Still, beat walking!

Mum finally got rid of that about about 130k miles as it was starting to fall to bits.

1st Sep 2016 9:28pm

PK1

Member Since: 19 Oct 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 96

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

FIAT 126 - engine in the back with cable operated starter lever. Mine was broke so I had to run around the back and use a long stick to push the lever on starter motor.

This was ok until I left it in gear and it would radomly drive off with out me.

Defender 110 TDCi XS SW
Range Rover Sport HSE

1st Sep 2016 9:36pm

TheWarden

Member Since: 25 Feb 2013
Location: Southampton
Posts: 179

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

Ford Explorer in the US - it was like driving a sloppy bowl of porridge.... 2013 Aintree Green 110 Station Wagon SX

2nd Sep 2016 7:49am

mike21

Member Since: 02 Sep 2016
Location: uk
Posts: 5

12 seater minibus in USA steering useless

2nd Sep 2016 8:27pm

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