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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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Spotted a Santana at work today. Never seen one before in the flesh. Managed to have a mooch round it. Parabolic springs, resin roof, awful interior. Only thing I saw that possibly had anything going for it was the Iveco 2.8 lump fitted as standard under the bonnet. 'Touch and go' if you're actually going to make it going round corners apparently but may have had something to do with the cherry picker nailed on the posterior? Interesting 20 minutes though.
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17th Dec 2013 8:12pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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 That's FUGLY! An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948" |
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17th Dec 2013 8:45pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2724
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yep, nearly as bad as a JEEP!
 Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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17th Dec 2013 9:11pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3346 
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Much rather have that over a DC100 though!
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17th Dec 2013 9:56pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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Not even remotely 'Defender', unfortunately. Much closer to the last of the Series III's, if anything. 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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17th Dec 2013 10:02pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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It may have the mechanical heritage of a Series but it does have more visual characteristics of a Defender I think.
A few others think so too...obviously.... 
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=defender...mp;bih=575 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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17th Dec 2013 10:39pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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Ah well, must be true then
 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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17th Dec 2013 10:53pm |
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| rustyboxx Member Since: 08 Oct 2012 Location: Poole Posts: 548 
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I followed one through Wiltshire on Monday, a 110 used by the local Fire Service. Not the most appealing aesthetics and the lack of the characteristic rear crossmember just made it look wrong. Not my cup of tea at all. 2015 90 XS CSW TDCi - Beautiful
2007 110 XS DCPU - An itch that needed scratching 2005 90 Td5 XS CSW - Utterly brilliant 2001 Discovery 2 ES Auto - A phase I went through 1996 90 Tdi CSW - Uber reliable 1989 90 2.5 Petrol Hardtop - My first proper Landy 1985 Range Rover Vogue V8 -Troublesome |
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21st Dec 2013 11:06am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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With the issues experienced of some forum members with HTs and the roof sweating Santana seemed to have cured it by affixing a premoulded double skin fibreglass roof on. Job jobbed then, looks great I think. The curved top-edge windscreen makes it look a bit like a Lada. Cheap as chips though and it does have quite a large following.
If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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21st Dec 2013 11:22am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6265  
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I'd rather have flue and sick bug.
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21st Dec 2013 11:24am |
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| bell-auto-services Member Since: 08 Jul 2007 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 2232
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LOL I have just been looking at a "110" version in the same white at my dealers this morning. They use it as a work horse type car or as a loaner to farmers if their is nothing else available with a tow bar fitted.
Odd looking I must say. Pete |
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21st Dec 2013 11:55am |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405 
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Jeeps are lovely cars 4x4s! And the Wranglers heritage, relationship to the original is honoured & kept alive. Will the "Defender replacement" be such a homage to its predecessors? Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender |
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20th Feb 2014 9:54pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2724
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^ they look bloody awful though. Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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20th Feb 2014 10:02pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2724
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I mean, just look it. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jeep-Wrangler.jpg Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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20th Feb 2014 10:03pm |
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