Thread: New 110

Originally Posted by jimr1

Hi , one and all . Picked up the new 110 on Friday arvo , Saturday was miserable Melbourne day raining and cold . Did take the wife for a run not to far , " she doesn't share my enthusiasm " Sunday morning my son phoned , and asked Dad taking the kids up to the snow , do you wont to come ?First thing was check tyre pressure 43psi in rear , drop to 34psi Front ,to 30psi felt better straight away ! So a flask of hot coffee and off I went . We went up a logging track in the Victorian high country , In new 110 , rain drizzle , fog sleet , then Snow , gravel , corrugations , pot holes , sludge , plus steep hills until we got into the Snow , and had lunch . By now I'd done 180 ks . I like the suspension , just soaked It all up . As for the heater ! Wow does that blow hot . I don't know how cold It would have to be to put It on full ? The sound system , kept in touch with the radio station , even in the hills . Got home Sunday evening , by now 300 ks on the clock , the truck needs a wash already ! I'm sorry no photos , my son took some , I don't know how to post them . I will say that I am over the moon , so much better than I thought It would be !!.. Jim

Love it got it out and dirty

I have had mine now almost 10 months and am still amazed where my stock Defender will go with no difficulty at all. I have been driving around some pretty badly cut up tracks around Walpole the last few days without the slightest issue. Some really soft and loose sand, massive holes, deep ruts everywhere (and evidence of other drivers'' diffs clearly dragging) and I am putting through it all.

My two kids (7 and 5) are loving it. Catching some fish (only herring but they are loving it) and tonight we saw two owls and a few roos on the drive home.

And like you we are also armed with a thermos. Kids are really liking the holiday special of milo and condensed milk.

Originally Posted by EastFreo

I have had mine now almost 10 months and am still amazed where my stock Defender will go with no difficulty at all. I have been driving around some pretty badly cut up tracks around Walpole the last few days without the slightest issue. Some really soft and loose sand, massive holes, deep ruts everywhere (and evidence of other drivers'' diffs clearly dragging) and I am putting through it all.

My two kids (7 and 5) are loving it. Catching some fish (only herring but they are loving it) and tonight we saw two owls and a few roos on the drive home.

And like you we are also armed with a thermos. Kids are really liking the holiday special of milo and condensed milk.

Whereabouts are you staying? The picnic area behind Coal Mine Beach caravan park gets a lot of roos hanging around there in the evening. If you can, check out Monastery Landing its a great little spot. Very peaceful.

Hi one and all , I would like to say thank you for your replies . I would like to tell you about something that happened on that first run out in the new 110 . We intended to just keep local . The place where there was snow was closed off by the police due to an accident , So I said to my son , lets try Mt. Strickland ? We turned off the main rd. Behind us was a Holden , I said to my son on the cb we have a car behind us , yes I can see It ! Anyway kept going a so did the Holden Commador . Eventually I pulled over so did they , I went and asked where are you heading ? In the car was a young Indian couple . He said we wont to go to the snow ! We're following you's . I said you really don't wont to be bringing your car up here . He said is this the way to ?????? ??? I asked him again were do you wont xyxyx zxzx I had to say I'm sorry , I can't understand you , It turned out they wanted Mt. Donna Buang . I asked did you turn left or right back at the main rd. ? He said I'm not sure , I saw you and followed you . We put him in the right direction , and hopefully he got the the right place .

Originally Posted by loneranger

Whereabouts are you staying? The picnic area behind Coal Mine Beach caravan park gets a lot of roos hanging around there in the evening. If you can, check out Monastery Landing its a great little spot. Very peaceful.

Parents have a house on the inlet on Walpole street. One of the last old shacks. Looks average but very comfy inside. Haven't used it in years which is a shame. Having a memory blast coming down here though so maybe I can persuade my wife to get back again.

Funnily enough this is a place where my land rover love really started to get hold of me. We always had them on the farm but when I was a kid my parents sent me down here to some old family friends. Anyway old Harold Wood down here in his old LR station wagon took me to many fishing spots. Taught me let the tyres down, never rush anything, always take the time to dig your self out and seriously 4wd. As an aside he also taught me how to fish off the beach and rocks.

Last couple so days have been going over the same tracks as 30 yrs ago. Shame how badly they are cut up now. Some of these we could get to in a Subaru when I was a kid. No way now due to people not letting down their tyres.

Hi , my grand daughter came over and showed me how to put a photo on the site .so this is one of them . on the way to the snow !!..Jim

Originally Posted by jimr1

Hi , my grand daughter came over and showed me how to put a photo on the site .so this is one of them . on the way to the snow !!..Jim

It looks great, actually it is just like mine
I wonder if the dodgy spec sheet went in them all or just the green ones?
Chris

Originally Posted by jimr1

...showed me how to put a photo on the site....Jim

Good Photo. Looks cold, how was the heating?