fender22
22nd January 2011, 08:49 AM
The first day I bought my Deefer (without ever driving one!) was like "what have I done!" Handbrake piercing one leg, window winder stabbing the other...and how the hell do you do a right hand turn? And the engine noise. And normally when I'm in 4th gear the scenery changes.
The next day I'd fallen in love and still am....most of the time.
I actually look forward to going to work to get into the old girl. Every trip is special.
Every now and then, may be one trip out of 20, I get in and it just doesn't happen. The cars the same, just me or my mood obviously. Been driving around in my comfy, smooth, quiet Freelander for a few days. Got back in the Deefer last night all excited. I reckon I felt every bump, rattles were annoying the crp out of me, muffed every gear change. My best experiences in the Defender are when I'm laid back, and just go with the flow...don't rush the gear changes or try and go any faster than you're going too. Just every now and then :-(
Must be like a horse when you first get on, you're all stiff and getting bounced all over the place until you learn to go with the flow
The next day I'd fallen in love and still am....most of the time.
I actually look forward to going to work to get into the old girl. Every trip is special.
Every now and then, may be one trip out of 20, I get in and it just doesn't happen. The cars the same, just me or my mood obviously. Been driving around in my comfy, smooth, quiet Freelander for a few days. Got back in the Deefer last night all excited. I reckon I felt every bump, rattles were annoying the crp out of me, muffed every gear change. My best experiences in the Defender are when I'm laid back, and just go with the flow...don't rush the gear changes or try and go any faster than you're going too. Just every now and then :-(
Must be like a horse when you first get on, you're all stiff and getting bounced all over the place until you learn to go with the flow