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| doublea Member Since: 12 Jul 2011 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 495   
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Mrs Doublea likes a 90 for the maneuver ability, so she has the phoenix orange 90. I like a 110 for the practicality and ride, so mine's a phoenix 110. I do like an orange defender and for me, Adventure=orange, as per the launch vehicles. It is a little conspicuous though!
I coated the chassis seams and welds with por15 and then applied dinitrol liberally inside and out of the chassis. I didn't bother protecting the mudflaps, steps, bumpers etc as I figured these will all be replaced under warranty at 3 years old . I tend to save up warranty items until 3 years. All that has been done so far is windscreen blocks and fillet pieces below the rear quarter windows on the 90. It is showing corrosion through pinholes to the powder coat on the roof rack, but I'm holding back until it gets worse, the aim being a new rack at 3 years old. At the second service of the 110, I mentioned surface corrosion on the aluminium under body protection. Still waiting to hear back from land rover on this. Disappointed with land rover being tight on the UK heritage. I emailed them about specifying air con and got a  reply about keeping it true to the original 1948! And no radio was just taking the p***. I felt it should have had leather seats, ala the previous 1999 heritage. Then prices went up and the decision was made. Effectively, Mrs Doublea got her adventure for the price of a heritage. Current Steeds:
2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green 2003 BMW F650 the Hack 2000 Elise 1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo) 1990 TDR 250 (in bits again) 1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale |
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25th May 2018 10:34pm |
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| APK Member Since: 13 Jan 2015 Location: London Posts: 255  
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I've done 11k and she is coming up for her 3 year service early next year. Various bits and pieces have been pointed out and fixed during the regular service. For example, one of the 3rd row seat locks didn't clasp properly when I folded the seat back down in the first year. The latest is that the bonnet needs to be adjusted as I can see a gap even when its closed. I figured that if I don't use it, I will find all these issues only after the warranty period is over.  APK
MY2016 110 Adventure Corris Grey MY1997 110 County Station Wagon 300 Tdi Alpine White |
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25th May 2018 11:44pm |
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| doublea Member Since: 12 Jul 2011 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 495
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In my experience, the warranty items at 3 years are no problem if the dealer wants the work; the secret is to find that dealer. I had an extensive list of mainly cosmetic issues with the 3 year old utility and asked the warranty man if land rover were likely to accept these. He simply replied "there is nothing here I've not seen before". Everything was rectified.
I've not modified the adventures much - gywn Lewis wheel arch liners all round, nakantenga wheel carrier on the 110 (no bodywork drilling), mantec wheel carrier on 90 (I actually prefer it because it looks "factory"), rear led indicators on both (as land rover should have done). Side runners steps on 90 (Mrs Doublea is not too tall). Glove box conversion on the 90. That's about it. I'd like to sort out reverse cameras on both and swap cigar lighters to twin usbs. One day, I'd like to swap the roof racks for patriot or Hannibal as the expedition racks are so noisy and impractical without a deck. Finally, the 110 badly needs more power. The extra weight of the underbody protection, rearmost seats and the drag of the rack, rai and chunky tyres make it really sluggish compared with the 90 adventure and 110 utility. Current Steeds: 2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green 2003 BMW F650 the Hack 2000 Elise 1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo) 1990 TDR 250 (in bits again) 1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale |
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1st Jun 2018 10:41pm |
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| Vintagepaul Member Since: 20 Jan 2015 Location: Rye, East Sussex Posts: 482 
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Am I right in remembering that the adventure 90 got the 150ps upgrade but the 110 didn't?
That never seemed to make much sense to me nor JLR's decision to have no radio or air con available on the heritage, I sold mine too.... I'm a big fan of phoenix orange on the adventure, definitely the best colour. 2015 Defender 90XS HT |
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4th Jun 2018 6:14am |
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| doublea Member Since: 12 Jul 2011 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 495
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Yes, both 90 and 110 were priced the same. The 90 has the power upgrade and up rated clutch but the 110 has the extra seats. I reckon the 110 was better value for money, as the power upgrade can be retro installed. And if it were ever used for overland Adventure, the 110 would be the better choice (rear seats removed, of course). Current Steeds:
2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green 2003 BMW F650 the Hack 2000 Elise 1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo) 1990 TDR 250 (in bits again) 1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale |
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9th Jun 2018 11:33am |
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