Thread: Do not like! Side effects of owning Defender

Originally Posted by Tote

And the fix..... X-Trouser Door Striker - Paddock Spares

I'm down one old pair of jeans so far.

Regards,
Tote

Yes I know. I'll get around to it one day.

I have a sticker (same on ALL my Landies!) that reads:-

SPEED KILLS
Drive a LandRover
and
LIVE LONGER!

At least it makes 'em laugh!

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

I parked mine drivers side to the curb the other day. Instead of going in head first I thought I'd slide in like you would in a normal car. Tore the pocket off my brand new work pants.

If I went in head first I think I'd be out the other side before my legs got in!

Originally Posted by kogvos

If I went in head first I think I'd be out the other side before my legs got in!

Wrong technique. You are not supposed to launch yourself off the Kid's trampoline.

When I pull into a shopping center carpark I deliberately choose the most isolated spot with no-one around, so I can pull out without the added drama of squeezing past someone or being forced into a 6-point turn.

However surprisingly often a helpful individual has decided to park right next to me, or right behind me - negating my efforts for no obvious reason.

The upright windscreen is a magnet for rocks I have two chips within an inch of each other, it's not even worth fixing, it will just happen again.

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This is not Defender-related but I have to get it off my chest.

Some people around my way park like real a-holes.

For example:

- Parked on the inside curve of a busy suburban road, so people using that side have to veer out into the other lane going around the corner to get by.

- Parking half on the verge and half on the road so their 4x4 takes up half a lane near the top of a hill. This means that if there's oncoming traffic and you can't veer out into the oncoming lane, you have to slow right down and gear down right when you least want to.

- Parking outside our house for days on end. There's some work going on at a nearby property, and for some reason one or two of the tradies seem to want to leave a ute on our street for up to a week at a time, day and night. The issue is that we live on a Close, with limited parking, and on top of that the way our drive works, the back of the ute intrudes slightly across the driveway making entry and exit for us just that little bit more of a pain in the ass.

A story to finish: I was volunteering at the parking for a suburban sports event a few years ago. Only people with a tag could use the parking, and I'd open the boom for them.
Some guy rocks up, does a loop and sees there's no street parking - and just parks right across someone's driveway and walks off. 5 minutes later the homeowner appears and discovers he can't get his vehicle out to go wherever he was going. He ends up walking off down the road and his wife comes out to have a look and ask me if I know anything about it. Then she wanders off.

A few minutes later my replacement volunteer at the parking took over. At the same time some police rocked up who must have been assigned duty keeping an eye on the event. So on my way out I went over and explained the situation and pointed right at the offending vehicle. The cops rolled their eyes at each other and one of them reluctantly strolled in that direction. But he was obviously just waiting for me to go, because when I turned around a few seconds later he'd rejoined his mate and they were both standing hands in pockets, gazing out over the sports field.

Originally Posted by El Rey

This is not Defender-related but I have to get it off my chest. Some people around my way park like real a-holes. For example: - Parked on the inside curve of a busy suburban road, so people using that side have to veer out into the other lane going around the corner to get by. - Parking half on the verge and half on the road so their 4x4 takes up half a lane near the top of a hill. This means that if there's oncoming traffic and you can't veer out into the oncoming lane, you have to slow right down and gear down right when you least want to. - Parking outside our house for days on end. There's some work going on at a nearby property, and for some reason one or two of the tradies seem to want to leave a ute on our street for up to a week at a time, day and night. The issue is that we live on a Close, with limited parking, and on top of that the way our drive works, the back of the ute intrudes slightly across the driveway making entry and exit for us just that little bit more of a pain in the ass. A story to finish: I was volunteering at the parking for a suburban sports event a few years ago. Only people with a tag could use the parking, and I'd open the boom for them. Some guy rocks up, does a loop and sees there's no street parking - and just parks right across someone's driveway and walks off. 5 minutes later the homeowner appears and discovers he can't get his vehicle out to go wherever he was going. He ends up walking off down the road and his wife comes out to have a look and ask me if I know anything about it. Then she wanders off. A few minutes later my replacement volunteer at the parking took over. At the same time some police rocked up who must have been assigned duty keeping an eye on the event. So on my way out I went over and explained the situation and pointed right at the offending vehicle. The cops rolled their eyes at each other and one of them reluctantly strolled in that direction. But he was obviously just waiting for me to go, because when I turned around a few seconds later he'd rejoined his mate and they were both standing hands in pockets, gazing out over the sports field.

Rey, you own a winch don't you? If not this sounds like the best excuse to get one.

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