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| party monkey Member Since: 31 Dec 2010 Location: Oxon. Posts: 1311   
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Don't get it wet, the doors will fall off !
Whooops.... sorry - wrong forum Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless. |
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26th May 2011 9:26am |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304  
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It's already rained...uh oh...
I have a very narrow and steep driveway - the extremities are VERY hard to judge unlike a Defender. The Freelander has a better turning circle (not hard!) but I found it a bu99er to get up the driveway despite a clutch of parking sensors bleeping at me. Slightly odd. Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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26th May 2011 9:46am |
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| iruffell Member Since: 03 Sep 2010 Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire Posts: 343 
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I had the same thing as a loner earlier this week, totally agree with your sentiments especially the steering, I also found the auto box dreadful, couldn't wait to get back in the Defender.
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26th May 2011 10:07am |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304
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The auto box is indeed cack. I'm not anti auto - the BM has a decent 6 speed ZF one that works very well - but this one is pretty poor. Had the car sliding a wee bit a few times - accidentally on purpose... Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
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26th May 2011 10:18am |
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| Maverick Member Since: 08 Mar 2008 Location: Inverurie! Posts: 261  
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The auto gearbox gets better as you drive it, if its anything like the Disco 3. It 'learns' your driving style and adapts to it, so I've been told. Our old disco started driving like crap, so the dealers reset the memory in the gearbox and it was like new again, and got better! Ben
Rebuilt 1996 black/white Defender 90 300 TDi |
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26th May 2011 11:04am |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
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This was the one they lent me a while back, as you can see I took it for a test run, as with all Land Rovers it was quite good of road considering the tyres and lack of ground clearnce
 Click image to enlarge Weren't too happy when I took it back though  Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper |
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26th May 2011 11:11am |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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26th May 2011 11:36am |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304
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Hmmm - HDC isn't bad but the clearance isn't great - oops
  Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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26th May 2011 12:27pm |
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| eutek Member Since: 03 Mar 2009 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 586 
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I got to drive two versions, an auto XS spec and a stop/start HSE manual. I preferred the latter.
The auto gearbox was very jerky, and the torque from the FWD was really annoying. It was less pronounced in the manual gearbox. They're nice as a car... not as much space inside in spite of the bulky exterior. |
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26th May 2011 12:52pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304
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Hmmm - just done some checking. This is an SD4 HSE model - 187bhp. I thought it felt fairly lively! 0-60 in 8.7s - not bad for an 1800kgs lump!
If I needed two cars in one, this could be a contender (nicer than other soft roaders I've driven) but I don't so two almost "opposite" cars it is - thank f**k for that! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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26th May 2011 12:57pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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don't get a puncture........look in the boot
the new one they lent me while mine was serviced had a little bottle of foam squirty stuff in the wheel well in the boot..........not what i call sensible in a 4x4 BM52 |
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26th May 2011 6:34pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304
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There is room for a spare but you have to pay for one. Doh! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
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27th May 2011 6:42am |
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