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lohr500



Member Since: 14 Sep 2014
Location: Skipton
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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
Returning to the fold.
So after 18 months without any Land Rover ownership, I am kind of returning to the fold.
Just bought this late 1999 300tdi Auto Disco for £1200.
Its going to be used as a trailer towing motor at our sailing club.
Last few vehicles have been Mitsubishi Shoguns and I'm fed up mending them with all their complicated electronics and seizing brake calipers.


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Starts and drives as sweet as a nut. No smoke, no transmission noise, shifts through the auto box really smoothly, quiet transfer box, diff lock OK, etc. Bit rusty underneath but no serious holes or terminal rot. I have seen a lot worse. Some bubbling on a few of the body panels but it won't matter to us. It's had a 2" lift kit added which I might take off at some point, although it will help keep the body electrics a bit higher out of the water when launching boats.
Only one key and a single 2 button fob, so 1st job before someone loses them will be to get another key cut and a second fob. www.remotekey.co.uk seems favourite as I don't have a Nanocom or Hawkeye to programme a new one myself.

So indirectly, its good to be back Very Happy

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discomog



Member Since: 09 May 2015
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Welcome back (well kind of). Bet you get another Defender at some point Cool Defender 90XS SW
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Post #852926 29th Aug 2020 3:05pm
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lohr500



Member Since: 14 Sep 2014
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Cheers discomog. It's so tidy I thought about buying it for myself as a cheap green laner, but then I realised I couldn't cope with the grief from swmbo.
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L110CDL



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Nice to have you back Thumbs Up

With SWMBO do what i do, in one ear and straight out the other, sorted Laughing Clayton.

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper.
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DAZ110



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Good advice there Clayton. Thumbs Up
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