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| BogMonster Member Since: 05 Feb 2008 Location: Stanley Posts: 389   
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Three Defenders in our house:
The shiny one ... 2015 2.2 Tdci 110 USW  Click image to enlarge The usually less shiny one ... 2007 (last of the line 2006 model year) 300Tdi SW - mostly use this for off-road trips. Still prefer the 300Tdi to anything else when the going gets tough. Click image to enlarge The wife's one ... 2005 300Tdi 110SW Click image to enlarge All of them (along with most vehicles in the Falklands that do much off road work) have wide tyres on because most of the terrain here is peat, peat and more peat, only the depth that varies, so every other Defender in the islands is fitted with 33x12.50R15 MTs of one sort or another. We also have a 2011 Ford Ranger doublecab for gardening, rubbish runs and towing the RIB, and a 2015 Mitsubishi Shogun for other duties. --- 2006 Defender 110 SW 300Tdi • 2011 Ford Ranger XLT crewcab • 2015 Defender 110 Station Wagon Utility TDCi |
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27th Jan 2019 2:31pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1025  
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Nice collection
I'm curious as to how you get new vehicles over there? Are these Uk spec'd trucks or do you buy from that place we shall not mention over the water or anywhere in South America? What was the logistics of the latest one you have being shipped etc? |
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27th Jan 2019 3:54pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4784 
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Very nice collection
2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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27th Jan 2019 4:35pm |
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| Fatbaron Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Devon Posts: 297
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Lovely looking trucks!
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27th Jan 2019 4:41pm |
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| TACK Member Since: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1045 |
Nice trucks, is the 2nd picture taken at port Howard lodge?
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27th Jan 2019 4:45pm |
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| BogMonster Member Since: 05 Feb 2008 Location: Stanley Posts: 389
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Most of the surfaced roads are either in the town or at the MOD base, most of the rest of the road network is graded gravel of, let's say, 'variable quality'
The vehicle specs have varied over the years according to the whim of Land Rover but most are one sort or other of Rest of World spec. No emissions regulations here so the 300Tdi was sold right up to the end of production, mine is one of the last and I bought it in April 2007. They tend to be basic (and used to be much cheaper than the UK market) so even the Puma has no central locking or alarm/immobiliser, just not needed here. All the Land Rovers (and most other vehicles) are shipped on a military vessel that comes down once a month from Marchwood near Southampton and brings a mix of military and civilian freight. We're a RHD MPH market and South America is LHD and kph, so although the odd vehicles do come in from Chile (there's a couple of Ford F-150s here for example) most are new, or used ones either from the UK market or from Japan. Yep, that's taken at Port Howard lodge ---
2006 Defender 110 SW 300Tdi • 2011 Ford Ranger XLT crewcab • 2015 Defender 110 Station Wagon Utility TDCi |
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27th Jan 2019 6:50pm |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1523
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i had this one from down your way. it didnt look like this when it made it home
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge after a good bit of tlc its now running around the lake district |
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27th Jan 2019 7:12pm |
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| TACK Member Since: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1045 |
I was at the lodge in November, Wayne at the lodge was a great host. We also stayed at Darwin house, pebble island and the malvinas in Stanley, Steve dent was our host while in Stanley. Fantastic time.
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27th Jan 2019 8:17pm |
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