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MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2664

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Approached to buy my Defender - bizarre sequence of events

Last Sunday, I was driving back from the North of Scotland, and I became aware of a Range Rover following me. I did notice he was having a good look at my Defender, and just thought of him as a fellow LR enthusiast (albeit with more money than me because he had a FFRR)... We were whizzing on a bit on the lovely bendy A835 road...

Today, I had a text from MrsK, and then a phone call from a Dealer.

The FFRR driver had been so impressed with my Defender, he had gone into the local dealership (same as my spare wheel cover), shown the dealer a photo of my car (taken on Sunday on his iphone), and asked the dealer if he knows me (based on the fact that the spare wheel cover was bearing the dealer's name).

Turns out yes the dealer did know my car (I talk to this particular chap occasionally when we're in there because he's a Defender enthusiast). He called MrsK first (her mobile number on their database), and then phoned me.

The FFRR guy wants MY Defender

Apparently, he owns an older TD5 Defender but couldn't believe how mine handled (following me down the twisty A835 from Garve to Inverness), and liked the mods I had done (at least the ones he could see when following me). I explained to the dealer that I'd spent ~£500 on Koni Shocks and spring upgrades to get it to handle well on-road, and also listed many of the other mods I've done...

Not keen to sell, unless I get offered a very fair amount of £...I did tell the dealer that I would straight-swap for a new RR Sport when they arrive

However...an interesting day

I wonder if I'll hear anything else

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

9th Apr 2013 5:44pm

steve E

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Tenby
Posts: 2073

Hey Martin
Nice to know your defender is the envy of people driving cars that cost twice the price.

And a great reflection on how competent you are at making a great car better

9th Apr 2013 5:57pm

Mr B

Member Since: 10 Jul 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 33

Hi Martin,

What avgreat story - have to ask what suspension you're running then. What spring upgrade did you opt for? Thanks Nath

10th Apr 2013 12:15am

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