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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087  
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Congratulations on joining the Defender fraternity...
One of the first things everyone will say is an absolute must is to have it Dinitrol'd before even driving it... 
Otherwise, take you time, enjoy and do whatever you fancy along the way... 
Oh, and you might need to think about one or three layers of security to keep your precious safe...  Rog...
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24th Dec 2014 9:06pm |
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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706 
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Welcome
Get it under sealed. Just look after it and you will love it. What you have to remember is there a lot of people on here and mostly they are looking for advise when their car when it goes wrong, They are not as unreliable as you would read. there are loads of mods that you can do just have a look around if thats what you want to achieve with your new one. Enjoy it and please post a load of pics when it arrives. |
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24th Dec 2014 9:06pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3615 
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as others have said, security and rust proofing DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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24th Dec 2014 9:08pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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Please, please, PLEASE ... Fit a tracker. Far too many getting nicked, a surprising number of which don't have a tracker fitted.
 Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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24th Dec 2014 10:26pm |
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| Mach1 Member Since: 05 Nov 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 78 
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As Jay Boy says, people generally come on to a forum when they have a problem, not when things are running well. Mine arrived in September & I'm about 3k miles into it now, including a 200 mile motorway trip every & a day off road every week.
No leaks, squeaks or rattles so far. If anything it just gets better as its run in. When I got it the first thing I did was to run it in to Zagato for the Dinitrol treatment. He does a fantastic job & well worth doing. |
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24th Dec 2014 10:57pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Take time to understand it, drive it with mechanical sympathy, in a relaxed way and it will reward you. Drive it like a teenager in a Vauxhall Corsa on the way to a hot date and it will disappoint and then totally frustrate you.
I'd recommend you spray some sort of protection over and inside the chassis - but the application ain't rocket science and can easily be done on a warm day for a fraction of what some companies are charging. In some areas Defenders are very attractive to thieves - in other areas less so. Decide for yourself how many 'layers' of protection you require. Personally I believe their is too much paranoia on the topic - I fitted an Adrenalin pedal lock and I've never had any thieving related problems in Yorkshire, Lancashire. Ireland or Scotland. "Let's enjoy making a drama out of a perceived crisis" said the patient on the couch. |
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24th Dec 2014 11:20pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2626 
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Don't look at this forum... you will end up spending a lot on mods for it, so many around
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24th Dec 2014 11:23pm |
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| MOve Member Since: 24 Dec 2014 Location: East Anglia Posts: 54 
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Wow, so many thoughtful replies, so quickly. Thanks to all. Take on board the points about why it looks unreliable on the site. This looks to be a great source of useful hints if something does go wrong. Will book the waxoyl or dinitrol treatment for first week. Will look at the discussions on security. Had a car recovered a few years back on a tracker. Not cheap, but better than the alternative, and take no time to arm / disarm each trip. Will also go for something visible, to deter the opportunists. But, in the end, if they are organised and you're the target, they'll get it. So don't worry about it, nor scrimp on the insurance co.! It's a Keswick green base model, with a few creature comforts. Will post pics on the big day! Then run it in carefully and wait for squeaks, rattles, leaks....! Thanks again. Merry Christmas. Martin |
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25th Dec 2014 12:34am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8578
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Well do you want to tell that to our ex insurance company? One stolen roof rack and roof tent! Do you want to tell that to Hazels insurance company? Stolen 90 Or do you want to tell it to Gary who had doors stolen off his new 90? Or Alan who had 5 doors stolen off his 10 day old 110 Now what about the GP in Halifax who had his 110 stripped on his drive in Halifax February time Now you might be have been lucky, and hopefully you will continue to be lucky. However do not tell me I am paranoid about the thieving scumbags as they exist and are active. The thieving scumbags are active in different areas apart from Yorkshire. Brendan |
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25th Dec 2014 12:38am |
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