Thread: Show us your Deefers !

Originally Posted by flagg

I've found that the 90s appeal to a different type of Defender owner.. saw a few when I was in Sydney last.. they were all so.... clean.

Yep, those of us who just want a vehicle to enjoy with no sense of practicality whatsoever

I never would have got the 90 if LoneRanger hadn't got the 110 first as it's completely impractical for our needs but we both really enjoy driving it. It's like driving a zippy sports version of the 110, has a better turning circle so it's easier to maneuver around in tight spots and is just so much fun both on and off road.

I got the 90 because I love a vehicle the size of a Mini but the height of a Mack truck.

I chose a 90 because I wanted a Defender, went to the dealership with the Mrs, she saw a 90 and I wasn't allowed to look at the 110 because it was "big and ugly". Really though, I rarely have more than 1 or 2 ppl in it so still mostly practical enough for me, for the times it's not the towing capacity is it's trump card. My 90 gets dirty, I love driving it on and off road but I do have to admit that a 110 does ride more luxuriously.

Originally Posted by flagg

I've found that the 90s appeal to a different type of Defender owner.. saw a few when I was in Sydney last.. they were all so.... clean.

Is it so wrong to keep a Defender clean? I love my 90 to bits, it is my daily driver...and I like to keep it clean.

When I sold my Citroen C4 after 10 years of ownership and daily driving, you could eat off the chassis and engine bay. I have always enjoyed looking after my cars and the Defender is no different.

This however does not stereotype me as a caf?-latte sipping city yuppie even though I have to drive through parts of the city to get to work. I enjoy every moment in my Defender, I wave whenever I see another one and I like my coffee black...

Now if you will excuse me, there are dried water drops on my chassis rails.

Originally Posted by debruiser

I love driving it on and off road but I do have to admit that a 110 does ride more luxuriously.

I never thought of it that way , a luxo barge

Originally Posted by Orkney 90

Is it so wrong to keep a Defender clean? I love my 90 to bits, it is my daily driver...and I like to keep it clean.

When I sold my Citroen C4 after 10 years of ownership and daily driving, you could eat off the chassis and engine bay. I have always enjoyed looking after my cars and the Defender is no different.

This however does not stereotype me as a caf?-latte sipping city yuppie even though I have to drive through parts of the city to get to work. I enjoy every moment in my Defender, I wave whenever I see another one and I like my coffee black...

Now if you will excuse me, there are dried water drops on my chassis rails.

I agree Orkney, I wash "Betty" every weekend because I enjoy it. My wife and I both prefer her to the Rangie and if people call us Latte Sipping Pretenders - thats exactly what we are, but we have always loved Landys.

And we wave at all Landy's that pass us and 90% wave back ... and we don't need approval to drive a Pretender Defender

My110DC is always dirty, not gobs of mud, camel trophy dirty... I just rarely ever wash itt unless fresh from a dirty trail. It has seen some great offroad trips and been covered in thick mud etc... But sometimes it's months between trips.

So I have a dirty 110 that's used way more as a city daily driver.... And given the months between trips could be seen as a "defender pretender" even though it's not pristine clean.

Judging books by the cover....

Holy cow, you guys put me to shame.

I washed it I think twice in the first few months, then it's had two washes in a week @80k when it was serviced,, it's @105k now