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| Minch90 Member Since: 15 Sep 2017 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 236  
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Agree completely, every time I go to London it's heaving with lowered 90s with heavy tint and very clean mud terrains. Train it up when I have to go, so no opportunity for waving, but lots of that in the Cotswolds, 3 regulars on my morning commute of 14miles!
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16th May 2018 8:35pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6093 
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I live in deepest Wiltshire and never bother to wave at people. Grew out of it years back
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16th May 2018 8:49pm |
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| Hollywood Member Since: 03 May 2017 Location: Essex Posts: 22  
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Grew out of it or just become miserable and old? Lol
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16th May 2018 8:52pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6093
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Both probably... especially the latter if you ask Mrs D-J....
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16th May 2018 8:53pm |
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| acuss01 Member Since: 27 Jun 2014 Location: London Posts: 225 
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Haha, what you talking about. Us people in London are very friendly
 . Its those miserable farmers in Wales that don't wave
I agree there are a fair few Defenders in central London and sure enough there's some Kahn poseurs, but still plenty of 'real' owners. Me, I ride a bicycle in London, Defender is for leaving the city not driving around it  2015 110 XS CSW Montalcino Red with Black Pack |
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16th May 2018 9:48pm |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2529 
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Got a wave from two guys in an Austin Champ last week! Most of my farming neighbours got rid of their Land Rovers years ago and it seems the Amorok is their vehicle of choice at the moment so I get plenty of waves from them. But hey we're a friendly lot in Lincolnshire.
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17th May 2018 5:02am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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It's not unusual for me to see 4-5 on my way work... All wave,including a lady 110 owner, especially when I'm in the v8, though the guy who had a Kahn truck now rolls past in a new Rangey (private plate off his 110).. He doesn't look anymore!! I even once stopped to help him when his 110 crapped itself
I'm just trying get the girl in the McLaren wave now |
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17th May 2018 5:39am |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1763 
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I'd be trying for more than a wave
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17th May 2018 6:24am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829  
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Your journey from Essex takes you through all the helplessly hip/cool/fashionable parts of London where how you act and look is only one layer deep and only one day away from a complete change as you switch to the next fashion. From beard to bald. Tattoo to tattoo-less. Cool urbanités who’ve never been near the country, let alone a farm, to have ever used a Def in its original setting and own one not because of its history, character and individuality but because it happens to be fashionable. They don’t understand or ‘do’ Defender ownership the way we do. They’ll grow out of it.
Prime example. Went to pick up some bits and bobs from a well known modifier of Defenders based in Luton. As I arrived, surrounded by lowered, modified Defs, RRS, RR etc, looking more like Man U’s player carpark, a chap drove in in a fully loaded 110SW that could have had more than a few hundred KMs on the clock. Total Urbanite wearing every label imaginable. Wife totters out of the other side in her latest tracksuit, glued to her iPhone, 5000 quid hand bag on her arm, covered in make up. He had a quick chat with the rep before walking out to be picked up by a mate in a pimped Cayenne. When I asked the rep why he’d come back with the SW that looked faultless, I was told he was selling it. He’d owned it just 4 weeks, having bought it and customised everything inside bar upgrading to a V8. But he had suspension, remap, custom paint, full leather, full carpet, Recaros, Focl sound upgrade, double din, 18” wheels etc etc etc. But he hated it. He bought it for fashion, but couldn’t handle the agricultural nature and was swapping it for a RRS. No understanding of the vehicle or it’s history whatsoever. Interestingly the rep said that at least a third of the fashion-bought Defs were brought back within a month or so. Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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17th May 2018 6:29am |
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| 300TDi CSW Phil Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Bracknell Posts: 750 
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Living near Heathrow I consider myself to be a London based Defender owner and I always wave (even if I don't get a wave back).
I just need to remember to stop waving when I'm driving the van (or get a big sticker that says " my other vehicle is a Defender). 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
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17th May 2018 6:55am |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1364
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Exactly the same for us up north in the Cheshire. Alderley edge area
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17th May 2018 7:05am |
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| Mother superior Member Since: 05 Aug 2013 Location: Surrey Posts: 504
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I'm from London village, and I wave to everyone in a Deafner Oh woe, oh woe
My crusty old landrover, It will not go. |
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17th May 2018 8:51am |
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| Scoobeenut Member Since: 04 Mar 2015 Location: West London Posts: 310 
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Always wave here, not all London Def owners are the same. Love to get out of the big smoke at the weekends to go shooting, camping/bushcraft or off road. Just getting into the 90 on the weekend and you can feel the weight lifting off your shoulders as you head out.
I think like Grenadier says they are just considered a fashion accessory in and around central London but the reality of driving them after a while sinks in and they get chopped in for the next latest accessory. |
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17th May 2018 8:57am |
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| LEZ Member Since: 22 Oct 2015 Location: London Posts: 167
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Post reported, most discriminating and offensive thread I have ever seen on this site.
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17th May 2018 10:11am |
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