Thread: Where's the Defender wave gone?

Originally Posted by noyakfat

I tried to convince my brother to buy a new 90 to replace his old Jeep Wrangler. He didn't do it because the 90 was too tall to fit in the single garage of his townhouse.

He ended up buying a new Wrangler, and it is a little different shaped to his old one, only to find it also is too tall to fit. What an opportunity lost

Your brother needs his head read.

Originally Posted by debruiser

I got my D90 knowing that it wouldn't fit in the carport. Isn't that why they invented angle grinders?

Quick cut saws are much more fun.

Was an eventful weekend.. Went down to Stanwell Park/ Wollongong area. And seen 4 deefers, and got 4 waves back..

Wolf

Originally Posted by debruiser

The world is going crazy!

OK, OK, I'll give you an explanation. Remember I drive a Keswick green D90.

Driving home from Townsville today (to mackay) was just driving along minding my own business when some random guy in a 4x4 (think it was a toyota) waved to me! So I think, yea ok no worries, he was confused or something. Got a bit further down the road and there's a bus driver waves. very odd... o well maybe he thought he knew who I was. I keep going, a little while later there is some roadworks! slowing down behind the cue, and the lollie pop person turns the sign and starts gesturing the line through. When he/she gets to me they stop waving through and give me a wave, then as the next car comes he/she starts gesturing cars through again. So that's odd, I don't know anyone who works for mainroads but ok, I waved back.

Just when you thought that it's got as good as it can get, there is a Land cruiser towing a massive caravan coming the other way further on, and he waves!

I have NO idea whats going on... was starting to think I should stop and check that there wasn't a dead animal stuck in my bullbar or something.

BTW, the whole round trip on the highway from Mackay to Townsville and back i didnt' see a defender. IN townsville was a bit different....

Hey Debruiser, the same has started happening to me! Yesterday a bloke in hi-vis jumped out of his newish hilux and gave me a wave and a nod. A few days ago another tradie waved as he passed in his navara. And today, a wave from a LC 200 driver and a quizzical look from a road works stop sign holder fella who asked "is that one of the last ones?"

I reckon the Defender wave is catching on, there's been so much press about end of Defender. There's growing respect out there for the icon...soon it will be a Mexican wave!

A lot of people in Leichhardt don't like it. It draws attention away from the Ferraris.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

A lot of people in Leichhardt don't like it. It draws attention away from the Ferraris.

I just park on top of the Ferraris in Leichhardt. Plenty of waves then.

Originally Posted by kogvos

I just park on top of the Ferraris in Leichhardt. Plenty of waves then.

So funny - the Defender crumple zone

I thought I'd seen an overly tall Keswick 90 in Norton St.