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haymeister



Member Since: 24 May 2021
Location: Saitama
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Japan 
22MY D300 S (Japan)
Ordered in March... 3 months on the boat and it's finally here!
Bit of a beast compared to all the small cars here in Japan. Done less than 100km but so far the ride quality and torque from the D300 is sensational.

Here's the spec:

Pangea Green
19" 6010 wheels in gloss
Contrast roof in white
Sliding pan roof
Black exterior pack
Privacy glass
Premium LED with signature DRL with fog lamps
Family Pack
Rough cut walnut veneer
Meridian Sound
Air suspension
Cold climate pack
Wheel arch extension
Fixed side step (got the dealer to paint them black)


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Hairy Dan



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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Chawton White
Looks great Mr. Green Thumbs Up Cheers Ian
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Post #933826 16th Dec 2021 11:51am
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mbso



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Italy 
Wow Thumbs Up

Great car !! DISCOVERY 4 2013
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MY23.5 110 D250 SE in Santorini Black
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J77



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Nice colour combo Thumbs Up 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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stingray



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Looks great. Not dissimilar in colour scheme and appearance to what I have on order. Many months to wait for mine though!
Enjoy.
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haymeister



Member Since: 24 May 2021
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Japan 
Thanks for all your kind comments.
It’s been a long time coming, but grateful it’s finally here! Have to pinch myself at times!
Cruising at a steady indicated 115kmph (70mph) gives 14km/l of fuel assumption, or around 39mpg. Better than I imagined!
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ginjez



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2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Santorini Black
Let me know when you are done with it. I'll repatriate it back to the UK Laughing
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LandRoverAnorak



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Can you repatriate something that's never been here? Laughing Darren

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ginjez



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2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Santorini Black
Arghh the shame. I'll never dare log in again.
Am I right in thinking that UK cars do go to Solihull prior to dealer distribution?
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LandRoverAnorak



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Hmm, not sure but don't think so Confused I was under the impression that they go straight from the ferry to the dealership. Darren

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J77



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They go from the dock they arrive at straight to the dealer. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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haymeister



Member Since: 24 May 2021
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ginjez wrote:
Let me know when you are done with it. I'll repatriate it back to the UK Laughing


ha! early days but might be a keeper... the kids love it and the Mrs can't stop complementing the ride and lofty view.

According to Vista 2 it finished production on the 12th Aug, left port on 18th Sep, arrived in Japan on the 12th Nov.
There isn't any data which port, but I'm assuming it's Slovakia, and it did not make a trip to England.
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zilch



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The vista schedule should have the ships name, you may be able to trace the route it took via
one of the marine tracker websites. I know ours left Rotterdam, a few days in Southampton
and then the long route round to Oz via the US and the Panama yet another pommie bar steward down under

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haymeister



Member Since: 24 May 2021
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Japan 
Mine was the Morning Carina. Had a look at a few marine vessel tracking sites but need to pay to unlock historical data.
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haymeister



Member Since: 24 May 2021
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Japan 
Quick update after almost 9 months and close to 10,000 KM of roving here in Japan.

Q: Has anything whistled, vibrated, broken, fallen off?
Only one thing: a touch sensitive module in the overhead console that is missing which activates all interior lights (I've written in another thread). This is on back order, God knows when it will arrive.
Apart from that, to the surprise of many, everything else is good.

Q: What accessories did I install that made a difference:
Overhead boot LED lighting from Defender3D
Upgraded Door LED lighting from Powerful UK (must with young kids getting in and out in the dark)
Generally the lighting is poor in the Defender, including the main beam. I have the Premium LED (not Matrix) and they aren't up to scratch.
I've installed a lot of other 'stuff' which is generally cosmetic in nature...

Q: How's the fuel consumption?
I did an update ~6 months ago on another thread, and have seen this question pop up recently.
For a 2.6 ton behemoth it's better than expected.

NB: MPG is imperial, and data is from the export function in the Remote app

If you're doing short distances (<10km or 6 miles) in stop start urban/town traffic with aircon, you will struggle to achieve anything above 9km/l or 25 MPG.
Summer in Japan is atrocious and I noticed a big dip in fuel econony the last few months.

No aircon, free flowing town traffic you'll get 11km/l or 31mpg (I did that this morning)

On motorways you can get up to 14km/l or 40mpg. YMMV depending on how heavy your foot is. My foot isn't that light.

First graph is total fuel consumption from the beginning. Bottom graph are the last 30 trips I have done.


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 22MY Defender 110 D300 S in Pangea Green and Contrast White Roof
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