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  1. 17th July 2008, 09:16 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by M00nd0ggy View Post
    We have 3 young kids and I am concerned whether the comfort factor will be there for a long trip (3-6 months).

    Anyone care to share any experiences that are/have been in a similar situation?
    As long as the kids are not too tall the middle row seat should be plenty comfrotable enough (can't speak for the rear seats). It's only when you get up over 5' tall that the high seat position can be irritating with the roof line right about eye height. The raised seat is GREAT for smaller kids though. At just over 6' I don't find the middle seat uncomfortable just a pain to see out from. Make sure you check the middle row seat supports as there are a couple of us here that have the support brackets in the wrong position so they don't even support the seat. It seems that Land Rover Australia completely failed to pick this up even though the seats and seatbelts all have to pass ADR when they come into the country.

    As for towing, the Defender is very low geared so is not quick off the mark anyway. With a caravan or trailer up to any resonable size you can sometimes forget it's even there.
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  2. 17th July 2008, 09:28 PM #12
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    Thanks Solmanic

    All sounds good

    Do you know of anyone locally that installs anchor points for child restraints?
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  3. 17th July 2008, 09:48 PM #13
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    About 6-7 years ago me my brother and my sister sat through a 15000km kimberly's trip 3 accross in the back of the county
    We survived alright but the stretches of 12hours in the car got abit painful.
    Really we were to exited to care
    And i think the seats should be a bit softer now days in the current defender compared to the old county bench seats

    CHEERS TIM.
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  4. 18th July 2008, 06:51 AM #14
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    See this post from JohnR (also in Brisbane) regarding info on child restraints, cost and name of a fitter...
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  5. 18th July 2008, 07:34 PM #15
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    Where about's in Brisbane are you? We have tow bar with electronic brakes fitted so if you want to try towing your van I'd be more than happy to give you a spin.

    You can PM me want.

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