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| JR Member Since: 07 Dec 2012 Location: Auchtermuchty Posts: 532   
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It's not often you hear someone say a Land Rover is more reliable than a Toyota!
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13th Feb 2015 6:59pm |
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| Spookytooth Member Since: 19 Jan 2014 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 202  
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Hi, very impressed you went over to Svalbard. Do you mind me asking what you were doing up there at that time of year as I notice bird watchers etc tend to go spring/ early summer and just planning out when best to go myself
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14th Feb 2015 8:15am |
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| splatt Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: North Essex Posts: 44 
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It was just a holiday...a few days in Tromso and then flew up to Svalbard to do husky sledding, ice caving and a look around. It's an interesting place in winter if you like desolate places but gets busier with cruise ships in summer. Has a feel of a frontier town in winter but not terribly cold, about -8c or so due to the gulf stream.
Finland at -27c was much colder a couple of weeks ago! 2008 Defender 110 |
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14th Feb 2015 10:22am |
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| Spookytooth Member Since: 19 Jan 2014 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 202
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Brilliant!
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14th Feb 2015 11:32am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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We are off there later this year, really looking forward to it
Good to see working defenders there and no need for a radiator blanket  |
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14th Feb 2015 11:53am |
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| mrd1990 Member Since: 16 Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 601  
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Is the owner Michael Parkinson?
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15th Feb 2015 6:12pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816 
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You did not pay attention to which winter tires he is running, did you? From your last picture the pattern look like they could be the Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT (not the LT2), possibly studded, but not fully certain about that.
Confirmation would be a good indication on here for what is a really good winter tire to run in what you can describe as extreme wintry conditions. Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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16th Feb 2015 5:14am |
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| splatt Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: North Essex Posts: 44
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You're right, they were Nokian Hakkapeliitta because I remember looking as I was thinking about getting winter tyres but can't remember if they were LT or LT2. 2008 Defender 110
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16th Feb 2015 5:18pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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^^ Ok, clear then. If they were Nokians indeed, the picture corresponds with the pattern of the original LT version (which I also use), but which 2 years ago was superseded by the LT2. Great(est) wintertire for a Defender.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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16th Feb 2015 6:06pm |
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