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lohr500

Member Since: 14 Sep 2014
Location: Skipton
Posts: 1295

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Returning to the fold.

So after 18 months without any Land Rover ownership, I am kind of returning to the fold.
Just bought this late 1999 300tdi Auto Disco for £1200.
Its going to be used as a trailer towing motor at our sailing club.
Last few vehicles have been Mitsubishi Shoguns and I'm fed up mending them with all their complicated electronics and seizing brake calipers.

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Starts and drives as sweet as a nut. No smoke, no transmission noise, shifts through the auto box really smoothly, quiet transfer box, diff lock OK, etc. Bit rusty underneath but no serious holes or terminal rot. I have seen a lot worse. Some bubbling on a few of the body panels but it won't matter to us. It's had a 2" lift kit added which I might take off at some point, although it will help keep the body electrics a bit higher out of the water when launching boats.
Only one key and a single 2 button fob, so 1st job before someone loses them will be to get another key cut and a second fob. www.remotekey.co.uk seems favourite as I don't have a Nanocom or Hawkeye to programme a new one myself.

So indirectly, its good to be back

Last edited by lohr500 on 2nd Sep 2020 9:12am. Edited 1 time in total

29th Aug 2020 4:00pm

discomog

Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2497

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Welcome back (well kind of). Bet you get another Defender at some point

Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S
Morgan Plus 8

29th Aug 2020 4:05pm

lohr500

Member Since: 14 Sep 2014
Location: Skipton
Posts: 1295

Cheers discomog. It's so tidy I thought about buying it for myself as a cheap green laner, but then I realised I couldn't cope with the grief from swmbo.

29th Aug 2020 4:10pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10568

Nice to have you back

With SWMBO do what i do, in one ear and straight out the other, sorted

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.

Clayton.

1st Sep 2020 9:15pm

DAZ110

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 2012

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Barolo Black

Good advice there Clayton.

1st Sep 2020 10:15pm

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