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MBurns48

Member Since: 09 Mar 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 59

6 weeks and 4500 miles into ownership..

I picked up “Dora” 6 weeks ago, and have so far clocked up 4.5k on the odometer. She’s done trips all over the UK from day long motorway journeys, to weekends greenlaning in the Lakes, to touring about Scotland. Coming from a D4 / TD5 90 combo, I’m completely smitten as it’s a real

child of both.

The plan is to slowly set her up for touring further afield with plans for Iceland, the Pyrenees and the Balkans to name a few.

The Tuffant 18” steelies and KO2 combo is an absolute winner and really compliments the vehicle perfectly. I’ve also been very impressed with the FR roof rack, after a little fettling it’s exceptionally quiet even at motorway speeds.

So far, she’s had zero issues or tantrums and I genuinely couldn’t be happier!

Cheers!

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13th Oct 2021 8:29pm

stng110

Member Since: 04 Jun 2021
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 102

Looks fantastic.

I can’t decide between the front runner and OEM rack. The front runner appeals for accessories, but the OEM rack is rated for the car. I’d only ever put spares, water and fuel and maxtrax on the roof because it’s just my wife and I overlanding. Is your the full front runner or the shorter one that fits the OEM rails?

I also have to decide on whether to get the 18” TuffAnt alloys and the new calliper S, but I’ll see how the 20” wheels go.

14th Oct 2021 1:55am

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
Posts: 3403

Looks great and nice to see one without issues

24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue

14th Oct 2021 9:07am

scotty38

Member Since: 21 May 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 571

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

Looks great and very nice to see it being "used"....

14th Oct 2021 9:11am

MBurns48

Member Since: 09 Mar 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 59

Thanks guys!

It’s the shorter rack that fits into the Factory roof rails. Very simple to fit! I’ve been really impressed with it actually. Very well made and low faff with regards to attachments etc, just pricy and I guess sucks you into buying the extortionately priced FR bits if that’s your thing.

14th Oct 2021 9:43am

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 896

2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black

That's a lovely looking example!

I love the rims you've gone for. Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders

14th Oct 2021 10:00am

G4R1

Member Since: 17 Aug 2020
Location: Barnet/Limassol
Posts: 131

That looks great! What tyre size did you get? I’m looking to get ko2 too, but can’t decide on size 255/70 vs 285/65 3.0L MHVE D200 S Pangea Green+Black Pack
Adv. + Off-Road and Family Packs

14th Oct 2021 6:59pm

BRUNEL1

Member Since: 22 Oct 2020
Location: North Somerset
Posts: 54

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Fuji White

Re: 6 weeks and 4500 miles into ownership..

MBurns48 wrote:
I picked up “Dora” 6 weeks ago, and have so far clocked up 4.5k on the odometer. She’s done trips all over the UK from day long motorway journeys, to weekends greenlaning in the Lakes, to touring about Scotland. Coming from a D4 / TD5 90 combo, I’m completely smitten as it’s a real child of both.

The plan is to slowly set her up for touring further afield with plans for Iceland, the Pyrenees and the Balkans to name a few.

The Tuffant 18” steelies and KO2 combo is an absolute winner and really compliments the vehicle perfectly. I’ve also been very impressed with the FR roof rack, after a little fettling it’s exceptionally quiet even at motorway speeds.

So far, she’s had zero issues or tantrums and I genuinely couldn’t be happier!

Cheers!

Nice. How do you plan to get to Iceland? Ferry from Denmark?

14th Oct 2021 9:13pm

MBurns48

Member Since: 09 Mar 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 59

Thanks guys! The tyres are the original 255 size, but weirdly they look noticeably narrower than the Goodyear AT’s that came off. I wonder whether the Tuffant steelies are slightly wider, so the tyres are bulged less. Mega impressed though. They’re super heavy and I think a slightly wider offset so the handling is slightly effected (the car drives noticeably heavier than with the 18” alloys and Goodyear’s) but they withstood a lot of abuse on the narrow stoney lanes of Cumbria.

Iceland wise, looking to get the ferry from Denmark, potentially summer 2023. Plenty of time for research and fettling with the vehicle!

15th Oct 2021 9:40pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Careful how you go in Denmark now:

"A Norway man’s trip to buy a Lamborghini Huracan in Germany went awry when police clocked him driving 147 mph through Denmark and seized the $310,000 supercar.

“It was a little sad for him,” Jess Falberg, the on-duty officer, told the Nordjyske newspaper in northern Denmark.

“Now the car has been confiscated, and he was a little tired of that.”

Under a law enacted this year, Denmark police can take a “reckless” driver’s vehicle and sell it at auction. The law considers exceeding 124 mph and drunken driving to be reckless offenses.

The man was stopped just before reaching the ferry to Norway, on a stretch of highway with an 81 mph speed limit."

https://presslasvegas.com/auto/all-fun-til...ambo-away/

19th Oct 2021 6:01am

BRUNEL1

Member Since: 22 Oct 2020
Location: North Somerset
Posts: 54

“Now the car has been confiscated, and he was a little tired of that.”

Understatement of the year!

19th Oct 2021 7:39am

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