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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816   
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During my morning bike tour saw another SVX like mine. From a (very) good distance away looked fine at first glance, but when I got close to it...
 Not the same condition as mine for sure, outspoken neglect. How can you do that? 
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Click image to enlarge 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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18th May 2019 8:03am |
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| UtilityTruck Member Since: 09 Jan 2014 Location: Oxford Posts: 463 
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I reckon you two are at opposite ends of the ownership spectrum Eric!! 2014 Keswick Utility 2.2
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18th May 2019 9:20am |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4797 
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Owners like him are doing you a favor EricV by making yours worth more money.
We are all different in the way we treat our defenders however the common theme is we all enjoy them, well most of the time anyway 
Live and let live and each to their own  2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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18th May 2019 9:36am |
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| shropshiredefender Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Shropshire Posts: 834  
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A few dents don't look out of place on most (pre-Defender) Land Rovers, adds to the "Patina" along with faded green paintwork.
But black Defenders don't wear that look so well.  |
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18th May 2019 10:03am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6308 
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I could tell it's not yours. It's got different tyres.
regards the rear step Eric - it would appear your standards are dropping. Is that orange peel effect I see in the paint finish? 
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18th May 2019 10:13am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Lets hope the owner doesn't come here and find this almost forensic level of criticism of his vehicle
Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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18th May 2019 10:25am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3328 
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Yep. |
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18th May 2019 10:28am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Wish he would. Nothing to be proud of there. Pretty sure it is a case to run it carelessly further down several more years, at one point it will fail its Swiss MOT, and then it will be dumped at the tip without regrets. No one here will even attempt to start restoring such a truck, just too expensive. Chassis looks horrible too after 10 winters on salty roads without any protection. A pity to see that happening to a limited edition. 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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18th May 2019 10:44am |
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| NoDo$h Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Buried in deer guts in Dorset Posts: 972
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Give me a yell when that happens. I fly into Geneva a couple of times a year (and drive through once or twice too) so could help your local recycling effort by recovering it to the UK
54 Freelander modded for mud 2008 D3 SE 2010 90 XS SW 1978 88 Series 3 undergoing surgery with a new owner 2007 90 County Truck Cab - gone 2006 D3 SE - gone 2004 Freelander Sport - gay 1999 Disco V8 ES rotted to bits |
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18th May 2019 11:05am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3328
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Very uncool but I suppose it was bound to happen. The internet is awash with body shaming, fat shaming, slut shaming, poverty shaming etc. Now on Def2 we have rust shaming. |
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18th May 2019 12:10pm |
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| jrule Member Since: 10 Aug 2015 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 302 
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I dont see an issue with it, their vehicle and entirely up to them how they use it! However it just shows how poorly the defender holds up without regular rust proofing and management of.the corrosion...pretty disgusting considering the cost of them compared to alternative commercial models
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18th May 2019 4:03pm |
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| Grouse Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: on the hill Posts: 521 |
If that was my vehicle I would be pretty p155ed off if somebody photographed it like that and then put the photographs on the internet and then criticised the owner - you should be ashamed !
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18th May 2019 5:00pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Ashamed?
Don’t get excited. My own truck has been photographed numerous times, with number plates and all (not visible in my pictures of this SVX here), and can be spotted on quite a few websites. So what? Plenty of members here occasionally photograph Defenders not theirs, and then post the picture on here. Modern times you know. 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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18th May 2019 5:35pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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[quote=ericvv]During my morning bike tour saw another SVX like mine. From a (very) good distance away looked fine at first glance, but when I got close to it... Shocked Shocked Not the same condition as mine for sure, outspoken neglect. How can you do that? Rolling Eyes[/quote]
Are you so far up your own arse that you feel the need to photograph someone else's vehicle and post the photographs online to shame the owner? Outspoken neglect? What is wrong with you? My landy has bumps and scrapes and is used to do a job, whether that be getting to work, at work or towing horse trailers and camping. What i don't expect is someone to feel the need to get off their bike, and start taking pictures of it so they can feel good about themselves on a forum. Grow up ffs. |
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18th May 2019 8:12pm |
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