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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3708   
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^ thank you
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3rd Apr 2021 10:40am |
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| Gareth Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: Woodford Posts: 1107 
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Just got the first road tax reminder for mine! Your right, a year has flown. Mine still feels new too, it hasn’t really had a problem. Couple of software blips but nothing that a quick reboot didn’t fix, or anything to make me worry. 10k miles covered. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
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26th Dec 2021 8:20am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6300 
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out of interest lining the tank is all well and good resolve the leak but (and I appreciate this may not be something you need to worry about / not your remit) has any consideration been given to the structural integrity of the tank? can't tell too much from a photo like that but looking at the base to raise the above question. |
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26th Dec 2021 12:02pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3406 
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Mine will be 1 in March, this time last year I was counting down the days until it was built and on its way to the dealer. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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26th Dec 2021 12:21pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5038 
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Mines a year old last week, those 2000miles have been hard lol. It’s nice on the long drives 1 500 mile round trip being it’s main test
I still think the d5 is a better cruiser and has a bigger boot but the defender feels far more invincible off road/traction wise and cool despite everyone having them Mike |
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26th Dec 2021 1:13pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3708
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Who said we lined it? However we normally do
The tanks are normally lined from new with cheap EPDM rubber liners that go brittle and shrink over time. The manufacturer provides a 12 month warranty. The EPDM will fail any time after about 5 years. We take the crap liner out and re-line with a Butyl rubber liner. What you can see on the outside is just moss. To answer your structural integrity question. Prior to any works being carried out we complete a full survey of the tank, we send our ROV into the tank to carry out the internal survey. The the tank wall thickness is measured using ultrasonic equipment. We can then determine if corrosion has occured or not and run calculations to confirm that the tank is structurally sound. If its all ok we proceed with the refurbishment and we put a 10 year warranty on the tank. If the calculations dont add up its a new tank. 130's have feeling's as well you know |
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29th Dec 2021 1:41am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 820 
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Likewise, 14 months and just shy of 25,000 KM’s on the clock (15k in old coinage), It is still a reasonably rare vehicle in Oz and many 4x4 owners stop for a chat  Click image to enlarge yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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29th Dec 2021 9:22am |
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