Thread: 2 weeks to my Defender test drive!!

Hi , I hope you don't mind if I ask , Is this the first Land Rover that you will have owned ? Jim ..

I understand your excitement. The first thing I noticed while taking one for a test drive for the stiffness of the chassis and then the amount of work needed to keep the thing in a straight line!
It was great fun and certainly different to driving anything else before.

Originally Posted by jimr1

Hi , I hope you don't mind if I ask , Is this the first Land Rover that you will have owned ? Jim ..

For on road use yes, but I have an old series 3 for farm duties. When I got it it had a 2.25 petrol in it which I still have in the shed (good motor actually). I was offered a rebuilt 2.25 diesel for 200 bucks that they could not make run correctly. I took a chance and bought it. They had done the rebuild without changing the timing chain and it was stretched this was why they had issues getting it running smoothly. Now it runs great, but I cant imagine how anyone drove the old diesel engine on the highway!!! It is ssssllloooowwww big time and noisy too, but great for farm use.
We have an old hj45 Toyota too and an old F truck so I am used to rugged rides.
I gave up on getting a test drive in Cairns so it is off to Townsville as soon as they have one for me to try.
Chris

Originally Posted by Aguy

I understand your excitement. The first thing I noticed while taking one for a test drive for the stiffness of the chassis and then the amount of work needed to keep the thing in a straight line!
It was great fun and certainly different to driving anything else before.

I am fed up of heaps of junk too, we will be doing a lot more travelling and the sitting position of the Nissan plays havoc with my lower back.
Chris

Originally Posted by cafe latte

It is only a car why am I so excited?
It must be some odd virus or something..
Chris

"Two Weeks", and you're "excited" & you haven't even driven one yet!!
All sorts of thoughts must be rushing through your mind, so I'm going to be very interested to learn of how two weeks of thoughts/excitement "align", when you actually experience, what will obviously be, one of the last of the Defenders, for the first time.
Happy dreams!!, Pickles.

Originally Posted by cafe latte

It is only a car why am I so excited?
It must be some odd virus or something..
Chris

I hope you're you doing leg exercises to get ready for that clutch?

Originally Posted by solmanic

I hope you're you doing leg exercises to get ready for that clutch?

The 60 series has a heavy duty after market clutch, nothing can be that heavy (I hope )
Chris

Originally Posted by cafe latte

I am fed up of heaps of junk too, we will be doing a lot more travelling and the sitting position of the Nissan plays havoc with my lower back.
Chris

I love the upright sitting position of Defender, perfect for long drives and backs. No other vehicle i've driven is as comfortable over long distances.