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Maxxed_Ross
 


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The Discovery electronic trickery is always going to trump the skill needed to do the same thing in a Defender for most people... but there's nothing quite like the feeling of doing all the hard work yourself

plus it's very very difficult to get a speeding ticket in a Defender Laughing

lynalldiscovery wrote:
Ive got both the defender and the D3, in this weather my balls spend all their time hiding!


Me too (2001 Defender 90 TD5 and 2013 D4 HSE). The burning wallet keeps you nice and warm though Very Happy
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plus it's very very difficult to get a speeding ticket in a Defender Laughing


It is, the copper that pulled me in my 19j turbo 110 CSW, told me I didnt believe they could do that, after I had just passed a line of 8 vehicles behind Granny Jones and Granny, he let me off with a warning plus I was now behind Granny and co again. Twisted Evil Laughing
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Mother Superior wrote:
Having said that anyone who buys a 12 year old D3 has got to have a pretty good sized pair....


I've owned my 13 years and have HUGE Cahoonas. Laughing
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Maxxed_Ross wrote:
The Discovery electronic trickery is always going to trump the skill needed to do the same thing in a Defender for most people... but there's nothing quite like the feeling of doing all the hard work yourself

plus it's very very difficult to get a speeding ticket in a Defender Laughing

lynalldiscovery wrote:
Ive got both the defender and the D3, in this weather my balls spend all their time hiding!


Me too (2001 Defender 90 TD5 and 2013 D4 HSE). The burning wallet keeps you nice and warm though Very Happy


So you agree with the article that it’s an inferior vehicle?
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I have both, You can not compare, they are two complementary vehicles, you MUST HAVE THEM BOTH, just stop !!! Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
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professorpool
 


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Think I would say most people on here have more than two vehicles..

For me personally, I have Lexus as my every-day-car and a D3 as my expedition, laning, camping, outboard motors in the boot, vehicle.

My next purchase is probably going to be a 300tdi D1.

If I was a farmer, lived in Scotland, had two big dogs or wore women's underwear, I'd probably get a deafener... Thumbs Up
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Whilst my D3 is waiting to be diagnosed as to what's wrong with it, I'm using a defender 90, a friend has kindly lent it to me. You cannot compare, the defender is like going back to basics, but there is just something about it, I just love it.

If the wife would let me, I'd have both!

Hayden
  
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Defender scored 3 for on road... Rolling Eyes That put the whole scoring values into question!
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professorpool
 


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Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
 D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven

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A Disco can do everything a defender can do, but a defender cant do everything a disco can do.

But I still love the Defender. If I had the space and money, I would have both, but I expect I would choose to drive the Disco most of the time!
 

Current: D4 HSE
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professorpool
 


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Of course and it's horses for courses and all about how you use your vehicle.

I use mine, amongst other things, for long expeditions across Europe. So I would guess that on one of those trips I am off tarmac less than 5% of the entire trip with the rest of the trip being on tarmac, probably highways and probably in 100 mile chunks. So the disco is perfect for this and a deafener would make me want to kill my passengers. I spent enough time in the military cutting around the place in a variety of deafeners in various guises to not even look closely at them. But in the event, the disco has enough capability off road that should I need it, it's there.

To steal from Jeremy Clarkson:

"My watch is rated to a depth of 100m. I'm never going to take it to 100m but it's reassuring if I accidentally drop it in the sink when doing the washing up"

I wonder at the motivation behind the article?
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Motivation behind the article ? I’m guessing to fill up pages... I think that the Disco is the best car Landrover make and the defender design was patented just before the design for Stonehenge, any comparison is more for entertainment. Mines a 2010 and I seem to think that there are still a few body parts from the S1
The best part of defender ownership is that you get to wear a leather cowboy hat, hi vis and combat trousers.........,
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The best part of defender ownership is that you get to wear a leather cowboy hat, hi vis and combat trousers.........,
Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven

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lynalldiscovery wrote:
Mother Superior wrote:
Having said that anyone who buys a 12 year old D3 has got to have a pretty good sized pair....


Ive got both the defender and the D3, in this weather my balls spend all their time hiding!


Never mind your voice will deepen when they (re)appear.
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professorpool wrote:
Mother Superior wrote:
Having said that anyone who buys a 12 year old D3 has got to have a pretty good sized pair....


What about an 11 year old one?


What about a 13 year old one? Rolling with laughter
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