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Green Machine

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1226

Are we organising a singles trip to Skye then?

2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green

18th Jul 2013 10:25pm

Pam W

Member Since: 25 Oct 2011
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1169

I met Dave via CB radio in summer 1985.

We had chatted for a couple of weeks on the CB, I kinda thought he had a nice sounding voice. We eyeballed one evening but I wasn't sure if I was interested in him - having just started to get over a messy break-up - and he looked too 'normal' - my ex having been a rockabilly with a quiff! But then we met again a couple of days later. A lovely sunny afternoon (23rd June) and this time he was wearing scruffy jeans and a Motorhead T shirt with cropped sleeves, more my type. He took me for a drive around Nidderdale in his Vauxhall Viva. I decided I did fancy him after all and that was it really.

Not long after we started going out he got me helping out with the car - pushing the pedals down when he was bleeding the clutch or brakes - that sort of thing - I also took it upon myself to clean the inside (full of fags ends and ash). And so the relationship with cars was also cemented in those early romantic early years !

We got married in May 1987, and the Land Rover thing started in 1991 or thereabouts. Our blog - http://landytravels.com/

Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net

18th Jul 2013 10:44pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2655

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

i don't see the whole wife's not liking defenders, i got my defender at 19, all the local 'young ladies' love it, the last gf before i went away to work for 5 months was demanding i get her insured on it and leave it with her... will pass on that darling,

my friend's family owns 2 very nice restaurants one very close to a premiership teams training ground and in a very affluent area so there all in from time to time, the waitresses are all about my age very pretty and love the defender more than the son's 2011 sirocco... was down tonight and left them with the keys to it all sat in it, music blaring... me and him decided to climb on the roof of the restaurant and sun ourselves
this was about 6:30 before it gets busy

turned 20 january this year..

18th Jul 2013 11:34pm

RFT

Member Since: 13 Nov 2010
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 690

2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Zermatt Silver

Met at College in London 27years ago, took 8 years to get married, then further 8 years to have daughter then further 8 years to get first defender, then 2 more years to get a dog. 130 Puma HCPU with an Artica 240LR Demountable Camper

18th Jul 2013 11:41pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

Pam W wrote:
We got married in May 1987

Belated congratulations by the way. Ours is coming up in September

Meeting your spouse is one thing - staying with them is quite another

Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

19th Jul 2013 7:49am

zahy

Member Since: 02 Jun 2013
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 150

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Barolo Black

Met at university in 1998, married in 2002 and still counting,

when we first met we both had bus season ticket

- no car !

i bought my defender in January 2013 and to date not even once she looked inside the cab (Londoners) 2.2 90 XS

19th Jul 2013 8:13am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Met at work in 1983

Married in May 1985 _ I was young & she was even younger

Fortunately Linda has always liked landrovers just not when I went through my G4 phase

or when I had winches apart from that

to landrovers.

Thought about trading in as the newer models might have much better bodywork & go faster but bit like a landrover love the idiosyncracies

2020 P300 HSE

19th Jul 2013 9:28am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Pam W wrote:
I met Dave via CB radio in summer 1985.

We had chatted for a couple of weeks on the CB, I kinda thought he had a nice sounding voice. We eyeballed one evening but I wasn't sure if I was interested in him - having just started to get over a messy break-up - and he looked too 'normal' - my ex having been a rockabilly with a quiff! But then we met again a couple of days later. A lovely sunny afternoon (23rd June) and this time he was wearing scruffy jeans and a Motorhead T shirt with cropped sleeves, more my type. He took me for a drive around Nidderdale in his Vauxhall Viva. I decided I did fancy him after all and that was it really.

Not long after we started going out he got me helping out with the car - pushing the pedals down when he was bleeding the clutch or brakes - that sort of thing - I also took it upon myself to clean the inside (full of fags ends and ash). And so the relationship with cars was also cemented in those early romantic early years !

We got married in May 1987, and the Land Rover thing started in 1991 or thereabouts.

Typical woman remembers everything

2020 P300 HSE

19th Jul 2013 9:32am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Pam W wrote:
I met Dave via CB radio in summer 1985.

We had chatted for a couple of weeks on the CB, I kinda thought he had a nice sounding voice. We eyeballed one evening but I wasn't sure if I was interested in him - having just started to get over a messy break-up - and he looked too 'normal' - my ex having been a rockabilly with a quiff! But then we met again a couple of days later. A lovely sunny afternoon (23rd June) and this time he was wearing scruffy jeans and a Motorhead T shirt with cropped sleeves, more my type. He took me for a drive around Nidderdale in his Vauxhall Viva. I decided I did fancy him after all and that was it really.

Not long after we started going out he got me helping out with the car - pushing the pedals down when he was bleeding the clutch or brakes - that sort of thing - I also took it upon myself to clean the inside (full of fags ends and ash). And so the relationship with cars was also cemented in those early romantic early years !

We got married in May 1987, and the Land Rover thing started in 1991 or thereabouts.

Typical woman remembers everything

2020 P300 HSE

19th Jul 2013 9:32am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Pam W wrote:
I met Dave via CB radio in summer 1985.

We had chatted for a couple of weeks on the CB, I kinda thought he had a nice sounding voice. We eyeballed one evening but I wasn't sure if I was interested in him - having just started to get over a messy break-up - and he looked too 'normal' - my ex having been a rockabilly with a quiff! But then we met again a couple of days later. A lovely sunny afternoon (23rd June) and this time he was wearing scruffy jeans and a Motorhead T shirt with cropped sleeves, more my type. He took me for a drive around Nidderdale in his Vauxhall Viva. I decided I did fancy him after all and that was it really.

Not long after we started going out he got me helping out with the car - pushing the pedals down when he was bleeding the clutch or brakes - that sort of thing - I also took it upon myself to clean the inside (full of fags ends and ash). And so the relationship with cars was also cemented in those early romantic early years !

We got married in May 1987, and the Land Rover thing started in 1991 or thereabouts.

Typical woman remembers everything

2020 P300 HSE

19th Jul 2013 9:32am

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Pam W wrote:
I met Dave via CB radio in summer 1985.

We had chatted for a couple of weeks on the CB, I kinda thought he had a nice sounding voice. We eyeballed one evening but I wasn't sure if I was interested in him - having just started to get over a messy break-up - and he looked too 'normal' - my ex having been a rockabilly with a quiff! But then we met again a couple of days later. A lovely sunny afternoon (23rd June) and this time he was wearing scruffy jeans and a Motorhead T shirt with cropped sleeves, more my type. He took me for a drive around Nidderdale in his Vauxhall Viva. I decided I did fancy him after all and that was it really.

Not long after we started going out he got me helping out with the car - pushing the pedals down when he was bleeding the clutch or brakes - that sort of thing - I also took it upon myself to clean the inside (full of fags ends and ash). And so the relationship with cars was also cemented in those early romantic early years !

We got married in May 1987, and the Land Rover thing started in 1991 or thereabouts.

Typical woman remembers everything

2020 P300 HSE

19th Jul 2013 9:32am

zone30

Member Since: 07 Sep 2012
Location: Gent
Posts: 669

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Nara Bronze

Met my wife in 2003. Got an "official partners" licence in 2008.
Bought a Freelander 2 in 2009, me becouse it best value for money, but she insisted becouse she loved it. The start of the LR-virus.

We got married (in it) in 2011.

I bought a 2011 110 limited edition earlier this year. She still prefers the FL2 for her day to day use but awknowledges the "Def" as a proper land rover. Only in the Def I stand a chance of having the wheel when travelling together.
I want to sell the FL2 as it now only does 3000 miles a year but she doesn't allow me to.

When I buy things for the Def, I don't get much feedback, so not sure yet where she stands on that.

Went on a 3 day camping/offroading trip and a roadbook and I think she's ok with it.
I think she sees it as "my thing" as I prefer it over any car I've ever owned.

Next month an the month there after we're goung on similar camping/offroad trips so that's good.

We're planning to go to Marocco and Italy one of the comming year so that's good.

19th Jul 2013 10:43am

Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

Immediately after our wedding. She was my girlfriend/fiance 'til then

19th Jul 2013 10:58am

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

Laurie wrote:
Immediately after our wedding. She was my girlfriend/fiance 'til then

Aaaah - the old "toast joke" revisited

Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

19th Jul 2013 12:20pm

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

MrsK was my Boss's personal assistant.

All I wanted was to ravage her in the stationary cupboard

Now married 12 years, still not succeeded in the stationary cupboard

Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

19th Jul 2013 12:54pm

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