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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1633  
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Well, having just sold YOLO, my tricked up 110, I am now the VERY proud owner of a brand spankers Defender 90...
in lovely Keswick Green! Always deep down wanted the classic simplicity of this... white steelies, white roof. Love it! Quite nicely specced as is usual for OZ cars... A/C and Premium Leather seats too, which are very comfortable! Built in June 2015 too, so a quick trip out here. As my local dealer could not source me one, I had to fly up to mid New South Wales to collect it from a country dealer who gave me excellent customer service through the entire process and a bottle of wine and chocolates on delivery! An umbrella too.... which I will bring back to the UK lol! Had a 680 km drive back home which I did over 2 leisurely days... and for a brand new tight motor with only 14km on the clock when I left, I averaged 30 mpg!!! Well impressed! This one will remain pretty much standard as I don't really want to defile it! I will add my favourite Momo steering wheel plus a few leather trim pieces to the interior, plus some sound-proofing and maybe carpet too. Here she is with about 350km on the clock in a typical Oz 'rest area'!  Click image to enlarge I will post some more photos soon! Cheers, Pete :D Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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17th Aug 2015 7:09am |
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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087 
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Congratulations Pete...
Neat looking truck in that awesome Green colour and a great back story...
I am torn about the wheels for Mamba's replacement, I like the HDs, but I also really like the Sawtooth look...  Rog...
The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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17th Aug 2015 7:21am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3752 
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Congratulations Pete.
A real "Keswick Classic."! Martin. |
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17th Aug 2015 7:26am |
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| AndyTunn Member Since: 10 Jan 2015 Location: Auckland Posts: 313  
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Beautiful! Awesome truck mate!
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17th Aug 2015 7:29am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Very nice truck Pete. The best colour combo for a Defender. That Keswick/white would have been my choice too, but for my particular version JLR gave me the same colour options as Henry Ford gave for the Ford T model (if someone on here still remembers what that was),.... "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black". 
If, and I say if, you ever change those wheels, I would not go further than the white steel Wolf wheels, which give you a wider choice of tires in 235 width, but will look equally good on your truck. By the way, I have a friend with a Keswick 110 here with same standard wheels and tires as yours, and he is very happy with their performance and quietness. Congrats.
Eric P.S. only one thing wrong I see,.... Solihull put the steering wheel at the wrong side.  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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17th Aug 2015 7:38am |
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| Darcy Fairfax Member Since: 06 Oct 2014 Location: London Posts: 721  
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Very, very nice mate
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17th Aug 2015 8:13am |
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| Vintagepaul Member Since: 20 Jan 2015 Location: Rye, East Sussex Posts: 481 
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Really like that Pete, will go great with your heritage.
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17th Aug 2015 8:22am |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1633
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Cheers for all the replies guys!
I LOVE this truck! Interesting about the HD 'Wolf' wheels. I thought I would definitely get these to replace the simple solid white 5.5 inch steels with the 'old fashioned' 7.5 c X 16 R tyres... but having the truck now, I do believe I have changed my mind about this! HD's look great and yes, give a better range of tyre options. But having seen and now living with this combo, it actually REALLY suits the classic look... I love it! Not to mention the obvious that keeping is standard will save me some good wedge! Having now gone from my 110 to the 90, I think I prefer the 90... it feels 'tighter' and boy, the turning circle (if you can call it that) is SO much better too! Went up into the Oz bush to see the sun set tonight and the Keswick green just felt so at home with the environment... I think, no I KNOW that I will have many happy miles and experiences with 'her'... name TBD! YES indeed, I am now also REALLY looking fwd to the Heritage... for my dotage in the UK with happy memories of a great decision and choice to buy this one and sell YOLO! And yes, sold YOLO at a good profit of all things... thanks to the end of the era and the crazy Oz dollar!!! Happy days!  YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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17th Aug 2015 12:39pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3346 
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Awesome looking truck
I still think Australian Defenders have the most adventurous lives! Hope she gives you many happy miles and memorys! Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter |
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17th Aug 2015 12:49pm |
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| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720 
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Looks excellent, such a nice truck
All the best with her, and enjoy the classic look! MY15 Aintree 110 SW - for sale - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic82781.html
MY16 Santorini 90 HT - sold |
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17th Aug 2015 2:04pm |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1633
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Cheers, Pete
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Great looking truck mate ...how are you liking the 90 over the 110..i have a 90 and sometimes i yearn for extra space of a 110 but in the end i think the 90 is better suited for my needs......wish i could afford both![/quote] I prefer the 90! Just me, so it suits my needs better. Surprisingly, I think it drives better too! YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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17th Aug 2015 2:57pm |
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| nitram17 Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2260 |
I have never driven a puma 110 so i cannot comment .....but many on here prefer the 110 over the 90 foverall drive experience ......i suppose size does matter to some people...anyway good luck with your keswick beauty!
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17th Aug 2015 5:48pm |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1756  
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Many happy miles together Pete, she's a beauty
2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 250D XS |
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17th Aug 2015 8:19pm |
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| SS90 Member Since: 16 Nov 2013 Location: Uk Posts: 372
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Very nice, still don't think you can beat a white roof
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18th Aug 2015 1:38am |
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