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The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red

Defender crash test results

The crash test did not go to plan

For all those defender owners who worry about safety. Borrowed from another forum and a South African friend.

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated

6th Nov 2012 1:23pm

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

superb! Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

6th Nov 2012 1:28pm

Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
Posts: 2110

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Very good! Eduardo

MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64'
MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"

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6th Nov 2012 1:42pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4786

Brilliant

2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton

6th Nov 2012 2:33pm

Martin
Site Admin

Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6609

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

6th Nov 2012 2:39pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20428

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6th Nov 2012 3:03pm

rustyboxx

Member Since: 08 Oct 2012
Location: Poole
Posts: 548

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Montalcino Red

On a positive note, it just goes to prove dummies don't tend to drive Defenders.

6th Nov 2012 3:09pm

Norm4n

Member Since: 31 Aug 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 329

... And on a serious note are they that bad in a collision ?

6th Nov 2012 3:14pm

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Probably, there are no air bags, no crumple zones, solid chassis, solid bumper etc ....

6th Nov 2012 3:27pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4786

Quote:
... And on a serious note are they that bad in a collision ?

Have you never seen a crashed defender on eBay?

6th Nov 2012 3:50pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20428

Chances are with the muppets about on the road it could happen. Came across a 17yr old driving like a total

in a Corsa on mud and skidded right up to about 2ft in front of my bumper

Needless to say I stopped beside him and gave him a piece of my mind. He nodded went white and then drove off when I let him.

Ego hit

$W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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6th Nov 2012 4:23pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Go Beyond wrote:
Probably, there are no air bags, no crumple zones, solid chassis, solid bumper etc ....

WRONG a Defender has a crumple zone. It is the other car!

A Defender has two weak points in the event of an accident.

1) The roof in the event of a roll over without a roll cage

2) Side impact as there is next to nothing bewteen drivers leg in the event of side impact UNLESS you have Rock and Tree sliders on

In the event of a front or rear end collision then Defenders are

Basically impact is straight onto the chassis which is strong.

A Volvo managed to write itself off on back of red 110. Damage to 110? Slightly damaged rear bumperette

Brendan

6th Nov 2012 7:33pm

yobbie

Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 713

1999 Defender 90 Td5 Heritage LE Bronze Green

I had a brand new Volvo run into the back of my S2a just after I had just rebuilt it on a new chassis, he nearly hit me a few times in some stop start traffic, when he did it folded the bonnet up so that it hit my spare wheel bending the rear door. The Volvo had a wrecked bonnet, bumper was on the floor, wings bent & the rad was busted with coolant everywhere. He was a Volvo salesman & had the cheek to ask for a tow back to the showroom.

6th Nov 2012 7:58pm

chadjizz

Member Since: 25 Apr 2012
Location: sussex
Posts: 559

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Orkney Grey

hahahahahaha

6th Nov 2012 8:11pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

leeds wrote:
A Defender has two weak points in the event of an accident.

1) The roof in the event of a roll over without a roll cage

2) Side impact as there is next to nothing bewteen drivers leg in the event of side impact UNLESS you have Rock and Tree sliders on

I believe trees and other Defenders are also a problem

Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

6th Nov 2012 8:19pm

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