An indecent proposal in Brisbane

LWB123 · 21st December 2011, 05:53 PM

Hello from Brisbane.

To be brutally honest, if the target of your (other) dreams is anything like Mrs LWB, I'd suggest that you actually forget the ring and use your scant supply of money to buy the Defender - because once you take the vow you'll never get another chance..........................

But then, maybe you will get lucky anyway.

Cheers,

**HPLP** · 28th December 2011, 10:03 AM

Sounds like a brilliant idea! My defender will be as far away from where you are as you can get but all the best anyway!

H

**knodes85** · 2nd January 2012, 09:57 PM

Hi folks

Sorry, been out of phone reception for a while (thankfully).

Thanks to everyone for the ongoing encouragement and offers. Still aiming to do the deed in the next week or so.

Weeds you in town at the moment? I probably won't set up a webcam for this moment, but I'll do my best to add to the "other" thread mentioned when I've got my own Defender!

Don't worry Mr LWB, I'm not spending myself out of a Defender! They say it's all about priorities...

Cheers
John

**Scallops** · 3rd January 2012, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by knodes85

Hi folks

Sorry, been out of phone reception for a while (thankfully).

Thanks to everyone for the ongoing encouragement and offers. Still aiming to do the deed in the next week or so.

Weeds you in town at the moment? I probably won't set up a webcam for this moment, but I'll do my best to add to the "other" thread mentioned when I've got my own Defender!

Don't worry Mr LWB, I'm not spending myself out of a Defender! They say it's all about priorities...

Cheers
John

Do you have a donor vehicle, John?

**weeds** · 3rd January 2012, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by knodes85

Hi folks

Sorry, been out of phone reception for a while (thankfully).

Thanks to everyone for the ongoing encouragement and offers. Still aiming to do the deed in the next week or so.

Weeds you in town at the moment? I probably won't set up a webcam for this moment, but I'll do my best to add to the "other" thread mentioned when I've got my own Defender!

Don't worry Mr LWB, I'm not spending myself out of a Defender! They say it's all about priorities...

Cheers
John

yep am about....

will PM yop my mobile, see what we can work out

**jimb** · 7th January 2012, 06:18 AM

And .....
Did she say yes? Or take a crow bar to you borrowed Landy?

**aew849** · 9th January 2012, 03:57 PM

And......?? Any news for the forum? First time poster has definately make their mark!

One point of all this - surely the LR Dealer(s) from SE QLD could stop being miserable ...'s and get involved with this. They would gain decent cred from the forum and probably gain and retain a customer for life.

aew849
2002 130 that is too long and too far away to help!

**knodes85** · 9th January 2012, 04:11 PM

Haha - sorry to keep everyone on the edge of their seats! I certainly agree with you aew849, if the right Defender were offered for the task, I’d prefer to buy it rather than borrow it. I went “4WDing” in our Freelander 2 yesterday; it’s a very effective technique for increasing Defender desire.

Work’s getting in the way of life a bit at the moment. Hopefully I can get my ducks in a row and do the deed this weekend. To those generous folk who have offered vehicular assistance, I hope one of you is up for a very nice breakfast on me this weekend.

I promise; you’ll all be the first to know once I’ve gotten a response.

**weeds** · 9th January 2012, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by knodes85

Haha - sorry to keep everyone on the edge of their seats! I certainly agree with you aew849, if the right Defender were offered for the task, I’d prefer to buy it rather than borrow it. I went “4WDing” in our Freelander 2 yesterday; it’s a very effective technique for increasing Defender desire.

Work’s getting in the way of life a bit at the moment. Hopefully I can get my ducks in a row and do the deed this weekend. To those generous folk who have offered vehicular assistance, I hope one of you is up for a very nice breakfast on me this weekend.

I promise; you’ll all be the first to know once I’ve gotten a response.

did you get my PM.....give us a call, if you look tot he top right of the screen click on your notifications

**knodes85** · 21st January 2012, 09:47 AM

Well everyone, after much delay, I can happily report my insurance premiums just took a very big northward hike.

I’ve now got an expensive stone to cover, along with a MY09 Keswick Green 2dr hardtop!

I was all set to rely on Weeds last weekend to do the deed, when I saw the exact Puma I’d wanted come up on Carsales, so I bought it immediately, took delivery last night, and promptly stashed a certain rock in the cubby box.

I wish I had filmed it for your guys, it went exactly to plan, and she lost the plot. She was so excited about the Defender that I think I tipped her over the edge with the ring as well. She confessed she thought a proposal was a long way off after I had spent (so far as she knew) all my funds on the Defender. Would have won me the Mintees prize on Funniest Home Videos for sure!

Unfortunately, the honeymoon period is already over, as the bloody Puma, on day 1, won’t start. I think it’s the immobiliser, as it’s exhibiting the same symptoms everyone else has seen. The alarm light beneath the tacho (which flashes when locked on my Freelander 2) isn’t illuminating at all. It either doesn’t seem to get fuel at all, or it fires for a third of a second, and then gets cut.

I wish I could just disable it, I’d already organised an expedition tomorrow with a bunch of mates. I’m dreading calling them to say I can’t go – Toyota drivers you see... It’s going to give them some quality “Land Rover’s are unreliable” ammunition!

Thanks again to everyone involved, I really appreciated all your help. Looking forward to getting her started and getting involved with the forum.

Cheers
J

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