Thread: Meet my 90, and share the adventure.

On 07.05.2014, I picked up a used 2012 defender 90 with 20,000km on it.

I've never been one to name my cars, but seems a few around here give them pet names as opposed to the usual 'The Land Rover' or 'The Holden/Ford/etc'. I'm thinking if I were to name the car, I'd call him Nug (a hybrid of Douglas, and Nugget. We'll see if the name sticks.

So far, its been a great journey through mud, stone, sand and clay... with a bit of highway in between for good measure.

The past weekend was spent in Newcastle to catch up with family and old mates. A few calls later, caught up with a mate to discuss the finer points of 4wd, since I'm a novice behind the wheel when on dirt. He has been involved with the tuff truck scene for years, as well as rock crawling buggies. his current ride is a shopped 60 series cruiser , which I'm keen to get behind the wheel of in due course. He's done a heap of navigating for comps, so thought I'd be in good hands to get some pointers after my first week of ownership.

We decided a trip to the tracks around mt Sugarloaf was in order, so nipped down to Edgeworth, ducked over the M1 pacific motorway, then climbed Mt Sugarloaf to find some action.

Somewhere along the way I ended up doing this:


And this:


...And this:

Guilty as charged.

On one of the tracks, we passed under the M1 (aka F3 freeway), and spotted a good photo op.
For a smart phone, I think it turned out OK.


All in all, got to stretch the legs of the little 90, and I'm very impressed with how it handles the rougher stuff (within the limits of my experience 4-wheeling).

I'm hoping to keep this thread updated with my adventures, and document any progress I make on any future mods to the vehicle.

-mitch

Just found a few images online of pelican cases used in some expedition vehicles. While they may not be for everyone, they are definitely a good way to make good use of available space while restraining a load.

Pelican 1650 in a Defender 90




Another large case in a disco. Probably a 1630 or 1650.