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 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
 29th Dec 2019 9:10pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
As long as it fits my requirements yes, what family needs a mobile forge, snow plow and cherry pickers ? I know mine doesn’t.
It needs to do 70mph on the motorway and be able to carry my neare ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
29th Dec 2019 8:06pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
It is an addictive noise, especially on over run, pops bangs and crackles like a distant thunderstorm and goes like a scalded cat !
It’s a brutal thing, and shouldn’t ever be able to achieve t ... |
| New Defender Forum |
chalky
29th Dec 2019 2:04pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 51 · Views: 22843 · Subject: New Defender Forum |
| Well, they managed to make a 1 ton pick up from the original incarnation and with over 70 years of automotive know how and even with Land Rovers appallingly slow product development I’d imagine tha ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
29th Dec 2019 12:37pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
Look forward to getting the P400 in June, the vehicle is more suited to the distances
that people in Australia travel as part of their off road tours, such as Cape York, the
Kimberleys, which usua ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
22nd Dec 2019 10:50pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
| The defender pictured has a few bed side tables in it, and a table, not sure what you are trying to prove there? In my earlier post I was trying to make reference to A post stating the fact that plank ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
18th Dec 2019 8:50pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
| Again, it’s odd that the new car should be be the same size or smaller, for me the major selling point would be bigger doors, and again..... I’m clearly the only person who has got into an old on ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
18th Dec 2019 9:51am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
| I’m obviously in the minority here as I’ve never put a defender in a garage at home ? I can also say that I already have a car in my garage so even if I did want to park it up I couldn’t, so it ... |
| Article on adding 2 stoke to your fuel |
chalky
18th Dec 2019 1:20am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 4839 · Subject: Article on adding 2 stoke to your fuel |
I ran this stuff in my D3 from 2009 to 2016, in that time it covered 160k miles !
Tesco were selling the Castrol Actevo off at £1.07 a litre which at that time was cheaper than fuel, as I only e ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
15th Dec 2019 2:51am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
I gained a fair bit from that video, “Squrcles” For one.......
The legislation surrounding the rear lights and angles, the requirement for not putting the spare tyre underneath,
The front ... |
| Defender had its doors stolen Newark Northgate train station |
chalky
13th Dec 2019 4:40pm
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Forum: Stolen · Replies: 31 · Views: 18086 · Subject: Defender had its doors stolen Newark Northgate train station |
Unfortunately some people want and need replacement doors, tailgate, and adding a Puma bonnet brings an old Defender bang up to date,
The difference for some..... £250 for a bonnet or £25,000 fo ... |
| Frenched... |
chalky
12th Dec 2019 10:57am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 8 · Views: 4034 · Subject: Frenched... |
more GERRY CAN'T than JERRY CAN
Well done 👍 that made me chuckle,
If you dress like Austin Powers you can get away with almost anything, unless you are Gerry McGovern ! |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
12th Dec 2019 3:15am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
| I bought a 300tdi Cobar Blue 90 CSW in 1999, late registered, Because of the concerns surrounding the Td5, they were definately there, LRO and Land Rover Monthly at that time were still big sellers a ... |
| David Bellamy- RIP |
chalky
11th Dec 2019 11:18pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 13 · Views: 5388 · Subject: David Bellamy- RIP |
| Such sad news, remember him in The late 70’s & 80‘s rummaging about in bushes with manure and peat muck all over his hands, one of the first people I thought about actually when it came to pr ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
chalky
10th Dec 2019 9:26pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 2118498 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
I get exactly what you mean...... Like when I ride my Yeti Cyclo-X bike on the road and stop off at a cafe......
Some of the lads ride bikes worth 10 - 12K, they can’t believe how an aluminium ... |
| life after the Land Rover Defender |
chalky
10th Dec 2019 3:22pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 7 · Views: 3650 · Subject: life after the Land Rover Defender |
| These little trucks are great for this application, a small vehicle capable of crossing terrain and leaving a much smaller footprint than a heavily laden 110, I’d have thought a good replacement fo ... |
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