| Defender or Discovery? |
| Defender 07MY on |
19%
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19% |
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| Discovery 3 |
80%
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80% |
[37] |
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| Total Votes: 46 |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
  
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Seeing as some get upset by criticism of an ironic iconic vehicle, for everything you buy a landrover for, in standard form would you buy a Defender or a Discovery 3?
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 2nd Apr 2009 12:55 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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Got both.  If I want to lug stuff around fields, pull trees out of the line in forests, carry a tonne of well rotted horse cack.... and don't care about scratches, smell etc, it's 'fender every time.
On the other hand, if I want something that does most things well and does distances over 15 miles then it's D3 every time. An example might be driving from Dorset to Sussex and back. My head/back/everything hurts after a week in the 90 
Struggling to find a slot that the Freelander fits into  I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:11 am |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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NoDo$h wrote:Struggling to find a slot that the Freelander fits into
touch your toes and i'll show you 
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:17 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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I know they're not as tall as the Defender but
Oh 
Right, yes, anyway..... Seriously, Freebie is a nice drive, but the boot is tiny and as my daughter (9) put it: "I can't see us going skiing with this, can you daddy?"
Smart kid I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:21 am |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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TBH, as a second car the FL2 ticks all the boxes - especially when it gets air suspension and 7 seats next year especially if it got air suspension and 7 seats next year, for me, it'd need a transfer box and more boot space, otherwise it's a cracking piece of kit!
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:27 am |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
Posts: 1605
 
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For me, it depends on how far i am
going to travel to get to a dealer when im away.
In June last year i had to do a 1400km round trip to get to
a dealer. I was lucky i wasnt in the Kimberley ranges or
the Simpson Desert when the problem happened
at least i can fix a defender myself.
The D3 is a great town car and an awesome 4X4.......but Pete
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:29 am |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
Posts: 1605
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Quote:otherwise it's a cracking piece of kit!
Its a great car to drive ...the wife
wants one for a town car. Pete
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:34 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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Boot (or lack of) is a serious no-no on the Freelander for me. Smaller than the boot in my old 156  Will be interesting to see how they repackage it as a 7-seater. If they go down the Mitsbubishi Outlander route of putting a milk crate in the boot and calling it a seat I'll be making the effort to post on FL2. The posts will consist of  
If on the other hand they manage to find an extra 20 cu.ft. of space in the rear of the car and keep the handling?
But I'll still be nagging Mrs D to change the 90 for a 110 I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:34 am |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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what couldn't be fixed or ignored? - not taking the pizz, serious question, maybe I've been luckier but I've transited through some pretty arduous terrain and not had any issues for 000's of Km's with nothing more than spare air & fuel filters, FEAD belt, top-up oil, cetane booster and airline splices - oh, and an Autologic diagnostic system 8)
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:35 am |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
Posts: 1605
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I have a serious lack of funds at the present
and the thing has run out of warranty
I guess im worried about a major $ repair in the future.
 Pete
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| 2nd Apr 2009 1:39 am |
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
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10forcash wrote:what couldn't be fixed or ignored?
the suspension lowering to access height every time the brake pedal was applied, even at 110kmph  and the loss of cruise control and a few other things that make it an offroad vehicle.
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| 2nd Apr 2009 7:36 am |
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Jonty
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: On the beach
Posts: 417
 
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The new Defender seem to be a POS
It's like they got children to assemble it. And LR don't understand why companies choose Landcruisers over Defenders these days......
D3 all the way
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| 2nd Apr 2009 11:05 am |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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catweasel wrote:10forcash wrote:what couldn't be fixed or ignored?
the suspension lowering to access height every time the brake pedal was applied, even at 110kmph and the loss of cruise control and a few other things that make it an offroad vehicle.
all down to a dodgy brake light switch or stop / tail lamp probably - anyway, easily sorted by not using the brake pedal
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| 2nd Apr 2009 11:53 am |
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SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
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catweasel wrote:and the loss of cruise control and a few other things that make it an offroad vehicle.
I didn't think they fitted cruise control to Defender's  I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
Buzz Aldrin (1930 -
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| 2nd Apr 2009 12:00 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
Posts: 10438
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There is no both option so I cant vote. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 2nd Apr 2009 12:04 pm |
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