Where's the Defender wave gone?

[Toxic_Avenger]

Spotted white 110 while flying incognito in muswellbrook. 110DFR.

[cuppabillytea]

Nice Plate. :cool:

[Jesters Td5]

3 waves from 110's on the road up to and back from Cape Leveque and well kitted out 130 over the past few days.

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[Crocodile Dundee]

:angrylock:

[Crocodile Dundee]

Every time l see a Defender l wave frantically as my Defender has been at the
F----- mechanic for 16 months know and still no closer to competion the only thing nearly completed is the Encyclopedia of excuses once if ever finished will be publishing and selling the Book of Excuses
I really am fed up with bull**** excuses and attitudes of so called mechanics that think it's there birth right to own your passion
I have promised my self the days are numbered once or or ever completed l will make sure nobody has to go through what l went through , l don't care how good they think they are they forget they are paid to do a job not tell us what makes there d--- look bigger
I can't wait to be waving to all Defenders mine will be a unique 130
Cheers
:nazilock::nazilock::nazilock:

[travelrover]

Driving through Richmond yesterday at the lights on the corner of Burke and Hawkesbury Valley Way saw a green (?) 110 (with a Mack bulldog on the bonnet), not only were the driver and front seat passenger waving furiously so we're all the kids in the back! We were in the black 90 waving back!!


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[ATH]

I really cannot believe anyone in their right mind would allow a "mechanic" to have their vehicle for 16 months! What possible justification can he make for not fixing it or returning it and saying it can't be fixed?
Words nearly failed me after reading this sorry tale of owe. If it was me I'd have given notice of intent to retrieve my property by all means at my disposal (including threats) about a month after he'd got it if there was no discernible progress on repairs. ;)
AlanH.

[Chops]

Yeah, I'm a bit lost for words on that count too. I had a vehicle in a shop for quite some time as he had to wait for parts from OS,, then it took him weeks to fit said parts, tried then to nail me with a storage fee.
Won't tell you what I told him, but at 22, young fit and ready to do battle, he didn't resist too much.

[DieselDan]

.......
Won't tell you what I told him, but at 22, young fit and ready to do battle, he didn't resist too much.

That's because you're a scary looking bloke, Marcus!! :p

Back on the waving topic, had a poor run on Saturday driving from Healesville back to Melbourne, went past three Defenders and not a single wave returned:thumbsdown:

Although holding up the honour of the eastern Melbourne burbs Defender drivers is a bloke in a red 90 Extreme who always waves :thumbsup:

[landy]

Did a trip to Canberra over the weekend. Three Pumas and a Td5/Tdi. Only got a return wave from the Td5/Tdi. The Pumas just blanked us despite waving furiously.
However, getting onto the Hume tonight we gave a window down wave to a white Queensland reged 90 with large 'British Off Road' door decals. The bloke looked a little surprised. But then we where in the Mondeo haha.

[The ho har's]

I got a nice hearty wave from a Perentie on Sunday returning from work in "zara" my series III on Loganlea Road.

I will be out and about tomorrow so I expect waves.

Mrs hh:angel:

[cuppabillytea]

I got a nice hearty wave from a Perentie on Sunday returning from work in "zara" my series III on Loganlea Road.

I will be out and about tomorrow so I expect waves.

Mrs hh:angel:
Have a wave from me Mrs HH. How are you and Harry? I hope you are both on the mend.

[The ho har's]

Have a wave from me Mrs HH. How are you and Harry? I hope you are both on the mend.

We are going strong:D Might catch up at the Sydney expo:)

Mrs hh:angel:

[cuppabillytea]

We are going strong:D Might catch up at the Sydney expo:)

Mrs hh:angel:

That's good to know. I'll look forward to that. :)

[travelrover]

More enthusiastic waves from two white 110's line astern in Windsor St Richmond this afternoon.


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[catch-22]

Defenders don't wave. Fact.
Discos barely wave.
And rangies, ahh, no.

[MrLandy]

Defenders don't wave. Fact.
Discos barely wave.
And rangies, ahh, no.

Rubbish. ...sending you all a big, arm out the window, Defender wave right now! :D

[catch-22]

I see it. I really do.

I just figured it was because they were being shaken to buggery and couldn't see anything out front

[VladTepes]

I've been waving at a lot of Defenders lately - no waves back - perhaps it's because I'm on a motorcycle...

[cuppabillytea]

I've been waving at a lot of Defenders lately - no waves back - perhaps it's because I'm on a motorcycle...

They haven't learnt the significance of the Pickle.

[Tote]

They haven't learnt the significance of the Pickle.
Thats because the back of the Defender is full of shovels and rakes and implements of destruction and they're on their way to the dump......

Regards,
Tote

[cuppabillytea]

Thats because the back of the Defender is full of shovels and rakes and implements of destruction and they're on their way to the dump......

Regards,
Tote

Oh, then they will soon learn the significance of the pickle. Probably after they've paid $50.00 and taken to the garbage. ;)

[debruiser]

I apologise to the defender driver I missed waving to today. I was busing dealing with 2 lanes of traffic while towing (attached)

And to the defenders who didn't wave to me yesterday :p spoil sports....

[Richo130]

To Crocodile dundee,
I don't normally do this but by the sounds of it you are having a nightmare of a time. I have a heavy diesel workshop in laverton north and if you want to get your truck out of there I am more than willing to send one of my tow trucks over and pick it up and bring it back to my shop. From there I am more than willing to work on your truck or if you like, you are more than welcome to work on it yourself in my shop and we can assist/guide with any issues.
Just throwing the offer out there as I feel 16 months is completely unacceptable, and if I tried that with one of my customers I would have been in court by now!!!

Regards
Richo130

1978 S3 wagon
1995 Defender 130
2001 Discovery
2014 Range Rover Sport

[jon3950]

Only a non-wave to report today. Saw a very smart Heritage 110 on Pennant Hills Rd this morning. Right arm instinctively lifted to wave, then I remembered I was in a Discovery Sport so was virtually invisible. :(

Cheers,
Jon

[Toxic_Avenger]

Over the weekend I got a very confused wave from a red series landy in Glendale/Edgeworth. Must have thought those new landy drivers don't wave ;)

Also chucked a wave at a white 110 with a rooftop tent in Tamworth (I think this is the one that is always parked near the marius st mill)... anyone on here?

[cuppabillytea]

I had a very enthusiastic wave reciprocation from a white Disco 4 in Rozelle this morning. What joy that brings. :)

[kogvos]

I've come across one of my Demonic Defender Damsels again this week in her dark grey 110 traveling along Victoria Road... still nary a flutter after all these years... I'm beginning to lose hope.

[jon3950]

Had a good run in to work this morning. Exchanged waves with a white 110 as I was leaving my driveway, then with a red 110 dual cab as I turned into the street I work in, in Castle Hill.

Cheers,
Jon

[jon3950]

I've come across one of my Demonic Defender Damsels again this week in her dark grey 110 traveling along Victoria Road... still nary a flutter after all these years... I'm beginning to lose hope.

I have a similar nemesis in a white 90 with a black roof that I often see on the M2 in the afternoon. I continue to wave despite him.

Cheers,
Jon

[Babs]

I had one as well, female driver in a Keswick, Pitt Town Rd, Pitt Town.

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[cuppabillytea]

I've come across one of my Demonic Defender Damsels again this week in her dark grey 110 traveling along Victoria Road... still nary a flutter after all these years... I'm beginning to lose hope.

She always waves to me. :p










Nah. Not really. :(

[Babs]

She always waves to me. :p Nah. Not really. :(

Ha ha ha :)

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[travelrover]

Just got a return wave from a green P plate girl in an old white 110 on the Putty Road at Wilberforce. There is hope for the next generation:-)


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[travelrover]

...and a veiled acknowledgement from a beaut looking grey 130 puma dual cab with a checker plate hard top on the back, and a Dubbo City Land Rover Rego plate surrounding at Caltex in Windsor.


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[carlschmid2002]

I finally got wave from a county driver on Sanford Road yesterday in my D3. I was beginning to think no one would ever wave to me agin.

[Dop]

I got a wave and a laugh from a silver Disco, must have been that it was a cold day and I don't have a hood yet!

[jimr1]

I was sitting at an intersection on Ferntree Golly Rd. this arvo . I got a nice big wave and smile from a well kitted out Disco , I wasn't expecting it , I waved back just as he was equal with me , hope he saw me acknowledge . Not to many Disco drivers around here wave !!.. Jim . :)

[travelrover]

Driving through North Richmond this morning, got a huge out the window wave and smile from red/white roof 110. Think it was Col110!

[Chops]

Alive and well around Dandenong.
Had the guy with the 130 tray with the Shimano stickers on the sides, he flashed and waved as he passed me this arvo. :D
Another "feel good" moment.

[Col 110]

Driving through North Richmond this morning, got a huge out the window wave and smile from red/white roof 110. Think it was Col110!
Yep - that was me - you were followed by a Pirente about 500m back - he also waved :-)

[Disco Muppet]

The demonic defender damsel in Orange drives a black puma with black bar work and black steelies.
She had always snubbed me. She waves now.
:D

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[cuppabillytea]

Yeh.[bigrolf]

[Toxic_Avenger]

Is this the same lady in the black defender who waved at me, but snobbed you when we were both in convoy down in Orange earlier this year?
Maybe her defender wave does not extend to Disco drivers... but you've worn her down to waving with your persistence? :p

[Disco Muppet]

Maybe you should shuddup :mad: :p
Oh and white 110 puma with ladder or something on the roof and Aulro tyre cover just outside of Hartley, for shame for not waving! :mad: :p

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[MrLandy]

The Defender wave is special. But there are many reasons why a Defender driver may or may not offer, or return, a wave. It's a friendly choice, not a dictatorial edict.

[Disco Muppet]

If it's a friendly choice, not returning it is unfriendly and elitist, especially given that I waved first. The other defenders I passed waved ;)

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[MrLandy]

Many would argue that the Defender wave itself is elitist.

True friendship means no expectation of a returned favour, generosity or other act of friendship. The Defender wave is an act of giving, not predicated on receiving IMO.

[cuppabillytea]

The Defender wave is special. But there are many reasons why a Defender driver may or may not offer, or return, a wave. It's a friendly choice, not a dictatorial edict.
Mr Landy.. Really? The wave is mandatory Unless you have a very good excuse. Or you you are driving an Indus Silver One. :p:wasntme:

[Disco Muppet]

Perhaps, but just because you drive the same brand car as me doesn't make us true friends. It means I offer you a friendly gesture with a degree of respect not normally offered to those I don't know. As such, it would be polite, and I would argue, a common courtesy to return such a gesture.
My true friends generally get cruder hand signals :p
The guy in the local H3 hummer that has offroad kit returns my wave, so do the jeep guys.


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[MrLandy]

Ah, so a wave that offers hollow friendship, expects the same in return.

The Defender wave is certainly a complex and intriguing cultural phenomenon; the intuitive intricacies of which are perhaps more revealing of motive than at first glance.

[MrLandy]

...no such thing as mandatory in friendship.

[Disco Muppet]

Its actually fairly basic psychology, identifying as a group. Defender drivers aren't the only automotive group who wave at each other ;)
Don't worry, I won't try and be friendly to any more defender drivers from now on, I'll leave you to your non mandatory ritual

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[Chops]

Just as well I'm moving back to a Disco Mr Muppet,,, I'm expecting you'll be waving at D4's :D

Supprisingly, the Disco's I wave to from my Defender seem rather intrigued when they see me do it,, although rarely do I get a return, and considering they seem to be looking hard at the car, you'd think they'd be ready for it,,, and don't get all that many return waves from Defender drivers here in Melb. :(

[jon3950]

Sometimes a wave is just a wave.:rolleyes:

[carlschmid2002]

Ah, so a wave that offers hollow friendship, expects the same in return.

The Defender wave is certainly a complex and intriguing cultural phenomenon; the intuitive intricacies of which are perhaps more revealing of motive than at first glance.

Are you for real?

[MrLandy]

Are you for real?

Yes mate. And tired of the alpha attitude. It's the antithesis of the Defender wave IMHO.

I wave. A lot. But it's not mandatory and I don't hold it against anyone who doesn't. It's just a wave.

Cheers

[travelrover]

I have driven defenders and series landrovers for more than 40 years and have always waved, maybe some sense of a common love/appreciation for them. In the early days I learnt to drive in a 1955 MGTF and then MGB's. The MG community in those days always waved (probably still does) or if you had a rare enough model would stop on the side of the road and have a chat.

I shall continue to wave and hope most of you do so too. The wave is usually accompanied by a BIG smile, and that is a great feeling as someone pointed out earlier in this thread :-)


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[travelrover]

In fact just got a wave and big smile from a silver puma shorty west bound by the RAAF base in Richmond


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[carlschmid2002]

Yes mate. And tired of the alpha attitude. It's the antithesis of the Defender wave IMHO.

I wave. A lot. But it's not mandatory and I don't hold it against anyone who doesn't. It's just a wave.

Cheers

Of course it's not mandatory but to suggest that we are all snobs because we expect a wave in return is a little hard to swallow. I am sure I have missed waves but not on purpose. I wave from the Disco all the time. I work in Paddington, in inner Brisbane, and I never get a wave in return from the Range Rover set. I don't care. If you don't want to wave to me in my nice comfy Disco with the great stereo and cold aircon which cost half as much as your Defender. It's free world. I won't take it personally.

[ATH]

The Cook waves at other sufferers in Deafeners even when we're out in her Camry.......
Means nothing much except a sort of recognition of a type of vehicle to me anyway.
AlanH.

[The ho har's]

I have had an unusually high wave count lately:o I should point out that I did wave to a certain D3 owner and he didn't wave back:mad: When I got home, we were having an Landy BBQ he was on his way to, I did tell him that, he said no-one in a Defender ever waves at him:) I do I said:D

Yes he will probably respond. ;)

Mrs hh:angel:

[carlschmid2002]

In my defence I was busy trying to navigate to your place. I have apologised and do feel suitably humble. :)

[cuppabillytea]

I might be dreaming but I'm pretty sure I got a wave from a series 1 hard top in Queens Rd Five Dock tonight. :D

[MrLandy]

I might be dreaming but I'm pretty sure I got a wave from a series 1 hard top in Queens Rd Five Dock tonight. :D

You probably did, but will you hold it against them if you didn't? :wasntme:

[Toxic_Avenger]

Spotted a silver defender puma wearing P plates most mornings this week driving eastbound between Carrol and Bective near Tamworth around 8am...
Waved in vain, being in the work car.

[cuppabillytea]

You probably did, but will you hold it against them if you didn't? :wasntme:

They waved first,so no. I hope they saw my reciprocation. ;)

[carlschmid2002]

You probably did, but will you hold it against them if you didn't? :wasntme:

MrLandy don't you have a rock to crawl back under. :)

[MrLandy]

MrLandy don't you have a rock to crawl back under. :)

I'll wave to you Carl. And to CBT. But I reserve the right not to be annoyed if you don't happen to wave back.

[carlschmid2002]

i would be happy if you were not annoyed. Since following most of your replies on this forum I have noticed a certain antagonistic tone to a lot of your replies. i am not a mod or anyone who matters but i really wish you would relax and enjoy this forum for what it is. i will wave to you unless i have two screaming kids in the back or i am pre-occupied with issues to save the human race. I know your defender is loud uncomfortable and difficult to justify, but remember, it's a Land Rover, we all drive them, some of us just make better choices than others.

[cuppabillytea]

Hi Carl. In this case at least, Mr Landy was just having a friendly dig.

[MrLandy]

Thanks Carl, I'm totally relaxed and enjoying the banter. Sounds like you find it antagonistic that I drive a Defender and not a Discovery. Hmm. Oh well. Vive Le differance. Best wishes.

[carlschmid2002]

It really has nothing to do with the type of car you drive. I take exception at someone who would suggest that anyone who waves in their Land Rover is some sort of snob who expects a wave in return. It is a fun thing to do. It creates camaraderie and and a sense of mateship. If you don't want people waving at you, go and buy a Toyota. If you don't want to wave back then don't, I don't care, just don't hold it against people who do.

[The ho har's]

Well driving home from work a Black 130 in Jimboomba then I followed a Black 110 to the shops, white 130 waved to both of us, then of course parking rules applied at the shop :D Ahhh everything is right in this world ATM ;)

Mrs hh:angel:

[MrLandy]

It really has nothing to do with the type of car you drive. I take exception at someone who would suggest that anyone who waves in their Land Rover is some sort of snob who expects a wave in return. It is a fun thing to do. It creates camaraderie and and a sense of mateship. If you don't want people waving at you, go and buy a Toyota. If you don't want to wave back then don't, I don't care, just don't hold it against people who do.

Carl you're yotally missing my point mate.

I wave all the time to all sorts of vehicles and more than anything I enjoy the cameraderie of the Defender wave. That's why I'm engaging with this great thread called "where's the Defender wave gone?..."

My point is that when I wave I don't expect a wave back. If I receive a wave back that's even better, but I don't hold it against anyone who doesn't wave back. Waving is about giving, not receiving. True Mateship / Friendship is not based on the expectation of receiving. It's based on mutual unconditional giving.

[MrLandy]

Well driving home from work a Black 130 in Jimboomba then I followed a Black 110 to the shops, white 130 waved to both of us, then of course parking rules applied at the shop :D Ahhh everything is right in this world ATM ;)

Mrs hh:angel:

Beautiful.

[MrKeswick16]

[QUOTE=MrLandy;2573340]Many would argue that the Defender wave itself is elitist.


Elitist????........ I think you'd have a tough time arguing that one!

[MrLandy]

[QUOTE=MrLandy;2573340]Many would argue that the Defender wave itself is elitist.


Elitist????........ I think you'd have a tough time arguing that one!

...Theres no shortage of non-Defender drivers in this thread who rail against it being a Defender wave in the first place.

[loneranger]

I must be an elitist. I only wave to Defender owners unless they wave to me first. I once got a wave from a lunatic in a Freelander :o by the time I realised it was Shortie in a loan car she was gone. :D

[cuppabillytea]

I'm elitist because I'm just so bloody wonderful. :p

[kogvos]

I'm elitist because I'm just so bloody wonderful. :p
It's lucky we all agree with you.

[Dop]

That's "FIG JAM" isn't it?

[cuppabillytea]

It's lucky we all agree with you.
Touche.

That's "FIG JAM" isn't it?
My favourite Jam.

[Col 110]

[quote=MrKeswick16;2576679]

...Theres no shortage of non-Defender drivers in this thread who rail against it being a Defender wave in the first place.
So - in my mind - the "Defender Wave" is really a "Land Rover" wave and includes all the Series and the Defenders!

I remember early on a Discovery gave me a wave, which I reciprocated!

The amount of Disco's and Range Rovers that pass me without a wave suggests they are not interested in waving at Defenders.

[MrLandy]

The Defender wave is actually entirely egalitarian, as long as you drive a Defender. That's why it's called the Defender wave.

The Land Rover wave is something else and clearly has less of a cult following.

Defender drivers sometimes enjoy a wave with drivers of other Land Rover marques, out of sympathy that they don't drive a Defender 😝

Disco, RR, etc Land Rover drivers sometimes enjoy a wave with Defender drivers, out of sympathy for the fact that they're driving a Defender. 😝

It's simple, it's free, it's fun, it's not compulsory, it's friendly, it's camaraderie like nothing else, it's either something non-Defender drivers wish they had, or something they think is daggy, ...but it is most definately a Defender wave and if that makes it eliteist so be it. But I don't think it's elitist. It's just specific to Defender, because Defender has a unique character all its own (which by the way has just ended production for ever).

Cheers all 😊👍

[Chops]

It's lucky we all agree with you.
We do???


:P

[Chops]

I waved at a P38 owner today who was staring at me :D
Didn't get to see if he waved back or not.


Its a "Land Rover" thing. :D

[loneranger]

The Defender wave is actually entirely egalitarian, as long as you drive a Defender. That's why it's called the Defender wave.

The Land Rover wave is something else and clearly has less of a cult following.

Defender drivers sometimes enjoy a wave with drivers of other Land Rover marques, out of sympathy that they don't drive a Defender 😝

Disco, RR, etc Land Rover drivers sometimes enjoy a wave with Defender drivers, out of sympathy for the fact that they're driving a Defender. 😝

It's simple, it's free, it's fun, it's not compulsory, it's friendly, it's camaraderie like nothing else, it's either something non-Defender drivers wish they had, or something they think is daggy, ...but it is most definately a Defender wave and if that makes it eliteist so be it. But I don't think it's elitist. It's just specific to Defender, because Defender has a unique character all its own (which by the way has just ended production for ever).

Cheers all 😊👍
The wave as such seems to vary from 2 fingers lifted off the wheel to arm and head out the window madly waving making sure your seen.

I tend to go with raised hand off the wheel unless I personally know the person.

[kogvos]

We do???


:P
Absolutely. You just don't know it yet.

[Tombie]

It's a Landy Wave in general.
I acknowledge all Landies as we pass and have done from day one..

[Disco Muppet]

I got a wave from a D1 towing a caravan across the Hay plains yesterday.
The Defender with QLD plates and RFSV style mirrors I followed turned off before I could wave.

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[dromader driver]

Passed Otto's instruments in BNE today. very schmick looking truck. :cool:

[The ho har's]

I must be on a roll...

2 white 130"s coming home from work on Sunday:) 1 waved, the other I passed on the gateway and waved to but couldn't see if he waved back:(

Out and about in the 101 on the weekend, we will see who waves to us:) they usually do though and take pics:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[schuy1]

So there I was this arvo rattling down a gravel road in the old Bedford truck, when around the corner comes a dual cab defer and I automati lifted the hand and bugger me got a good solid return :) :) So there ya go, not just a defender wave, its a any thing friendly wave .

[Chops]

So there I was this arvo rattling down a gravel road in the old Bedford truck, when around the corner comes a dual cab defer and I automati lifted the hand and bugger me got a good solid return :) :) So there ya go, not just a defender wave, its a any thing friendly wave .
As it should be.
One of the things I loved the most about cruising through SA was all the friendly waves from all and sundry. 4X4's, cars with campers, caravans, was great. Even got one each from young Mr and MRS Tombie ;)

[cuppabillytea]

Bet that smile lasted a while. :D

[cuppabillytea]

This afternoon on Southern Cross Drive, going to work, exchanged greetings with a dark red,(Dare I say Maroon? That sent my blood cold. :eek:) Extreme. On the way back 40 Minutes later almost in the same spot ,shared a wave with a back with Black with Pack Puma. :D

[SG1 Bones]

Gave the two finger steering wheel wave whilst I pulled over and on the phone to a black 90 headed into Samford between 1:00pm and 2:00pm on Samford Rd. Anybody on here? Driver had a puzzled look, possibly because I was in my old Navara ute towing my builder's trailer.

[Babs]

I gave a wave to a black 110 heading into Lane Cove Tunnel as I was coming out yesterday. My wife ask me who I was waving at, I told her the Defender, she said "but you're not in a Defender" I said yeah but it's a Land Rover wave. She just rolled her eyes at me.

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[landy]

The wave as such seems to vary from 2 fingers lifted off the wheel to arm and head out the window madly waving making sure your seen.

I tend to go with raised hand off the wheel unless I personally know the person.

I go a full wave, arm out the window if it's not to cold!
I think it's just fun. Shared amongst like minded vehicle owners. I really don't need to hang a tag on it. That's looking a bit to deep for my thinking. It makes me and mine smile and maybe brightens someone else's day.
I was driving into Seymour yesterday taking my boss to Toyota and waved at a nice Defender heading to Puckapunyal. My boss had a good chuckle and said 'I don't get waves in the Hi-Lux' I just gave him that 'go figure' look haha.
I wave at all series and Defenders, any Boxy Landrover really. I don't tend to wave at other models. It's not to be rude. I really like Discoverys it's just, to me anyway, a Defender/Series wave.

[The ho har's]

Feeling disappointed today...

We went on a Gold Coast run today with several defenders, a disco, a series and 2 101's and no one to wave at:(

Mrs hh:angel:

[Dark61]

following starting difficulties , took the eldest grand kid for a ride in Woodstock around to the local community hall. A couple of minutes after arrival and halfway around the walking track heard a familiar whine from the road, the GK said - Wow look , another Land Rover and started jumping up and down waving. A rather nice s3 Shorty came and went and I was thinking If I had been a bit slower en route I'd have passed it and got a nice fat wave in , bugger!...........


cheers,
D

[YOLO110]

So Pickles!

I waved and waved at you today driving though Rosebud... you just drove on by! :(

Then I remembered I was driving my Toyota Corolla hire car... with QLD plates to boot!!! :D:D

Hope you enjoyed your day out... Gracie looked FAB! :cool:

Pete. :D

[The ho har's]

Yet again I waved :(

Seems everyone I to here wave is not here...

Waved to a Penile to day with al it's tac plates.

Mrs hh:angel:

[Tombie]

Yet again I waved :(



Seems everyone I to here wave is not here...



Waved to a Penile to day with al it's tac plates.



Mrs hh:angel:



Waving to male organs may be part of the issue [emoji6][emoji41]

[Toxic_Avenger]

I waved my penile at someone once.
Worst night in gaol ever.
:nazilock:

[jon3950]

I think that's what happens when you type in Toyota with auto-correct on. At least that's what it's starting to feel like around here.

[cuppabillytea]

Mrs HH. :o Drugs are BAD. OK?

[tonic]

Feeling disappointed today...

We went on a Gold Coast run today with several defenders, a disco, a series and 2 101's and no one to wave at:(

Mrs hh:angel:


We got a big wave at Boonah, you might have gone past him, he came out of the markets toward us. It was a series ute with a home made canopy. Then there was Puma on one of the roads who waved at me and another Puma joined us from Beaudesert to the coast on the way home. Perhaps you didn't see them riding so high in the 101 :D Should'a gone to spec savers :wasntme:

[jbe]

Got a wave from a Perentie and a Series II near Katoomba yesterday. People here in and near Syndney are quite into the wave; maybe one in ten who doesn't wave or wave back.

[Dark61]

I waved my penile at someone once.
Worst night in gaol ever.
:nazilock:



I wouldn't want to wave my Penile out of any series Land rover with sliding windows.
cheers,
D

[Dop]

I don't know the model of disco, but it looked very new and modern, Lady driving, I waved, got a look like "WHO ARE YOU". Oh well, what are you gunna do?

[Dop]

Oh, I didn't use my penile either, may have been the problem!

[cuppabillytea]

I don't know the model of disco, but it looked very new and modern, Lady driving, I waved, got a look like "WHO ARE YOU". Oh well, what are you gunna do?

Keep waving at them. You never know your luck.

[jon3950]

Had a few interesting waves today travelling through the Riverland and Mallee areas of SA. A couple from B-doubles and one from a Police car in Loxton?

Cheers,
Jon

[MrLandy]

I've found police on country roads very friendly over the years, and the travellers wave is alive and well in general on remote stretches right across the country.

[Chops]

That copper was probably just giving you a false sense of security ;)
,,, in the time he's waved, he's got your plate number, checked out where your from,,,, he's coming for youuuu :angel:

[jon3950]

That copper was probably just giving you a false sense of security ;)
,,, in the time he's waved, he's got your plate number, checked out where your from,,,, he's coming for youuuu :angel:

At the speed we've been travelling at since, he's got no chance.....

Keswick Green Defender - wanted in 3 states. :nazilock:

[The ho har's]

Orrr the police car in Loxton was driven by our very own Mr Plod:) He has been know to pull defenders over for a chat ;)

Mrs hh:angel:

[Tombie]

Orrr the police car in Loxton was driven by our very own Mr Plod:) He has been know to pull defenders over for a chat ;)



Mrs hh:angel:



Thankfully not using his Penile. [emoji6][emoji41][emoji48]

[I Love My Landy!]

Recently discovered that the north coast of NSW is full of defenders. On a recent trip all but one of the owners waved.

[Jimmy93]

What a morning, drove past 5 defenders all but one waved and then to finish it off got a big wave from a loaded up short wheel based series landy that looked ready for a big adventure!

[travelrover]

Passed a black 110 in Freemans Reach this afternoon, got a not overly enthusiastic response to my out the window wave :-(


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[Col 110]

Passed a black 110 in Freemans Reach this afternoon, got a not overly enthusiastic response to my out the window wave :-(

So funny out here in the Hawkesbury - definitely a couple of Puma 110's that reluctantly wave.

Then there are us nuts that enjoy the presence of another Land Rover to interact with :p

[MVFrancis]

Got a wave from a d2 yesterday while i was out and about in the perentie- a very nice surprise!

[travelrover]

Hi Col110

Think you and I are the biggest nuts in the Hawkesbury.

Passed u a couple of times in the last few weeks but not in one of our defenders so have not waved though it is very difficult to restrain oneself :-)


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[Jesters Td5]

Got a huge wave (arms out both sides) from a disco today just north of Minilya Bridge heading up the coast and then another from a nice young white 110 as it went past me also going south just out of Carnarvon

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[Col 110]

Hi Col110

Think you and I are the biggest nuts in the Hawkesbury.

Passed u a couple of times in the last few weeks but not in one of our defenders so have not waved though it is very difficult to restrain oneself :-)


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You can wave from any car and if I spot you I'll wave back.

Babs is another nut out here - not bacause he waves at Deefa's (or at least he did) - but for selling his Puma!!!:p

[cuppabillytea]

I wave back to any car too. Today I waved at the GOOGLE Earth car. If it gets up it will be our third appearance on GE.

[MrLandy]

I wave back to any car too. Today I waved at the GOOGLE Earth car. If it gets up it will be our third appearance on GE.

That's what I like to see CBT! Waving to the whole world and not expecting a wave in return. Beautiful 😊👍 I reckon the google earth cars must get a lot of waves!

[Babs]

You can wave from any car and if I spot you I'll wave back. Babs is another nut out here - not bacause he waves at Deefa's (or at least he did) - but for selling his Puma!!!:p


Ha ha ha :)

Col I'll still wave at ya, I haven't seen you on the road though.

I'll be getting another Defender soon keeping my eye out but it definitely won't be a daily driver, maybe a once a month driver.

I'm enjoying the Discovery too much to back to the dinosaur :o

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[kogvos]

I wave back to any car too. Today I waved at the GOOGLE Earth car. If it gets up it will be our third appearance on GE.
That's the CIA following you.

[cuppabillytea]

That's the CIA following you.

Oh not them again. Really? :(

[carlschmid2002]

Oh not them again. Really? :(

Do you want to freak out your neighbours? Change your wireless name to ASIO Mobile #$2.

[Tombie]

Do you want to freak out your neighbours? Change your wireless name to ASIO Mobile #$2.



One of mine has NSA Van 011

[cuppabillytea]

One of my neighbours is AFP ( both he and she.) they might take a dim view.

[Col 110]

Ha ha ha :)

Col I'll still wave at ya, I haven't seen you on the road though.

I'm enjoying the Discovery too much to back to the dinosaur :o

Cheers, Babs :D
What Colour did you get - so many Disco's out in the hawkesbury - worried you wll blend in :p

[Babs]

What Colour did you get - so many Disco's out in the hawkesbury - worried you wll blend in :p

Ha ha ha :) ya cheeky Bugger.

I got a very unique colour this time, I thought it was time for a change so I got white :p

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[travelrover]

I passed a red 110 (red roof too) just east of the north Richmond bridge yesterday afternoon but despite wild waving on my part I don't think they saw me, or were too embarrassed to be associated with me :-). And about the same time my girl friend who was in our black puma shorty got a wave from a green shorty on Freemans Reach road.


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[travelrover]

...and I got a big wave from a white 110 TDi emerging from the fog in Richmond this morning.

[travelrover]

Got a wave from Col110 yesterday arvo, in our black Puma shorty. Girlfriend driving so you probably didn't recognize us :-)


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[Col 110]

I passed a red 110 (red roof too) just east of the north Richmond bridge yesterday afternoon but despite wild waving on my part I don't think they saw me, or were too embarrassed to be associated with me :-). And about the same time my girl friend who was in our black puma shorty got a wave from a green shorty on Freemans Reach road.


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Well - if it was anything like the wave we got from you Sunday afternoon when you were both in the nice black Puma 90 :cool:, as we were heading back to North Richmond, there is no way they would not have seen you.

Cheers,
Col.

[Col 110]

Got a wave from Col110 yesterday arvo, in our black Puma shorty. Girlfriend driving so you probably didn't recognize us :-)


Good fun!! My wife waved as well from the passenger seat.

[travelrover]

Good fun!! My wife waved as well from the passenger seat.

Yes, all good. We got another wave from a nice yellow 90 (TD5 I think) in Baker St Windsor, it is often parked at the MaQuarrie Arms.

[Col 110]

Yes, all good. We got another wave from a nice yellow 90 (TD5 I think) in Baker St Windsor, it is often parked at the MaQuarrie Arms.
Yep - we have been to Windsor a few times on a Sunday afternoon (taking our older dog for a walk in the mall) and have passed the Yellow 90 - with a good wave :cool:

[Dark61]

ignored by white Deafener heading west on the Lyell Highway. Stopped to turn right, couldn't believe my luck when I saw that familiar shape. Almost fell out the window and risked losing an arm getting my wave in and he ignored me :(. Oooof! It was some kind of business, but I was so overwhelmed by the fact that my brakes and Indicators had worked, I couldn't take it all in.
cheers,
D

[travelrover]

@Dark61, can be tough out there on the road :-)

Just got a wave from a white 130 HCPU heading north through Freemans Reach


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[stewie110]

I wave back to any car too. Today I waved at the GOOGLE Earth car. If it gets up it will be our third appearance on GE.
So who is stalking who?

[cuppabillytea]

So who is stalking who?

All chance encounters. But really, someone has to watch the watchers.

[CraigE]

It has gone. Driving my sons D2 waved at a Defender I normally get a wave back from, not this time. Oh the arrogance of Defender owners.
:angel::angel::angel:

[Dop]

Waved to two vehicles yesterday, one a new Rangie and the other a new Disco, both appeared to ignore me, oh well, maybe they couldn't see me, its still got the cammo paint job!

[travelrover]

Two waves in two minutes on the Hawkesbury Valley Way, a black shorty and a white 110 ute.

Saw Col110 yesterday following a perentie from North Richmond into Richmond, drove right past us at the lights (in my daughters Suzuki Jimny).


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[Col 110]

Two waves in two minutes on the Hawkesbury Valley Way, a black shorty and a white 110 ute.

Saw Col110 yesterday following a perentie from North Richmond into Richmond, drove right past us at the lights (in my daughters Suzuki Jimny).

And I passed that Perente at the KFC lights at richmond as they turned right - I waved and got a perplexed look from the driver and passenger - perhaps my wave was a bit enthusiastic - oh well!

[travelrover]

And I passed that Perente at the KFC lights at richmond as they turned right - I waved and got a perplexed look from the driver and passenger - perhaps my wave was a bit enthusiastic - oh well!

ha ha, he was right behind us, you turned left!

[Chops]

Waved at two defenders today between Mornington and Tooradin, (just out of Tooradin ) didn't get a wave back though :(
It may not have helped, me being in the D4 but :angel:

[travelrover]

Two waves this afternoon, a white 110 TDi ute in north Richmond and a black 110 puma in McGraths Hill :-)


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[Jesters Td5]

Got a very energetic arm out the window wave this morning from a nice looking 90 on Great Eastern Highway in Perth. Of course my arm was also out the window 😄

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[Disco Muppet]

I took a white 110 for a test drive today around Orange, got a nice wave from a green puma 110.
Nice car, the one I drove. Not for me though.

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[MrLandy]

I took a white 110 for a test drive today around Orange, got a nice wave from a green puma 110.
Nice car, the one I drove. Not for me though.

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Nice work DM! 👍 Temptation is real! 😀

[Disco Muppet]

Not in a puma it's not :) not a huge fan of the engine/gearbox, but that's me.
But I needed to see if the driving position could work for me. It does. And the dash isn't bad, my girlfriend much prefers the puma dash so it will be used in whatever I build.
I was surprised at how comfortable I found it, but slightly disappointed with visibility, I find the d2 better with its much larger windows.
Anyway, now to find a donor :twisted:

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[MrLandy]

Not in a puma it's not :) not a huge fan of the engine/gearbox, but that's me.
But I needed to see if the driving position could work for me. It does. And the dash isn't bad, my girlfriend much prefers the puma dash so it will be used in whatever I build.
I was surprised at how comfortable I found it, but slightly disappointed with visibility, I find the d2 better with its much larger windows.
Anyway, now to find a donor :twisted:

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Yeah the puma engine/gearbox takes a bit of getting used to. It likes a relaxed driving style, but I've found I really like it.

[Disco Muppet]

2nd seemed consistently notchy but that may have just been that example. Clutch took some getting used to in terms of bite point but I was reasonably impressed.
Rain and rocks in the wheel arches is very loud though!

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[MrLandy]

2nd seemed consistently notchy but that may have just been that example. Clutch took some getting used to in terms of bite point but I was reasonably impressed.
Rain and rocks in the wheel arches is very loud though!

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Yeah second in mine is notchy until it warms up. A brief pause in neutral and slow change makes all the difference. It becomes a habit. It's actually a very relaxed way to drive IME.

Agree wheel arch noise is a bit of an issue, but you get used to it. Rubber coatings sound like they can help, but I've never bothered. You dont hear it when loaded up of course.

[Brad H]

I have a Puma and always wave. I to feel guilty if I happened to miss one because I was watching the road. When driving I even keep count of how many Defenders I see each day. On days when you don't see a fellow Defender driver on the road you feel as if you missed something.


Keep the wave going!:)


Cheers Brad

[debruiser]

I have a Puma and always wave. I to feel guilty if I happened to miss one because I was watching the road. When driving I even keep count of how many Defenders I see each day. On days when you don't see a fellow Defender driver on the road you feel as if you missed something.


Keep the wave going!:)


Cheers Brad

Agreed! I've been getting around in my series the last few days and I've gotten some good waves... missed getting a few returned too :(

To the comments about the puma g/box, yes i find 2nd a bit notchy until it warms up a little, but then again my R380 feels the same way. I really like the 6 speed, there is always the right gear for the job... although it's a pain around town sometimes.

Keep on waving!

[El Rey]

2nd seemed consistently notchy but that may have just been that example. Clutch took some getting used to in terms of bite point but I was reasonably impressed.
Rain and rocks in the wheel arches is very loud though!

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My gear changes are all mechanically clunky sounding unless I'm ultra-careful, but the worst thing is if I'm rolling off from the lights or behind someone in a carpark, and they, being a hat driver, mobile phone user, person-next-to-them chatter etc, decide to accelerate at 10% of the normal speed.
I've gone through 1st gear and put it into 2nd, and then find myself not going anywhere thanks to them, and about 25% of the time end up bunnyhopping noisily.

I guess it's my own fault for not taking it out to its natural habitat more often - where there's no thoughtless drivers in front, behind, or anywhere for miles.

[EastFreo]

Have to admit though the first time we drove off the bitumen for the couple of kms to the farm my wife was way less than impressed that I had sold our Prado with all the gun shot sounds coming from under the brand new Defender.

As a result a week later I did get rhinoliner put under the wheel arches (as well as liberal coating of rust protection) and it made a difference.

But after a while even my wife got used to the noise. Drowns out the 8 and 6 yr olds fighting in the back!

[The ho har's]

Defenders everywhere :D we have just returned from the Sydney Land Rover Expo. May I say there were more defenders there than ever before.

Coming home was a different matter though:( we went past several defenders that I waved madly to with no waves back :mad: Maybe they can't see me from the passenger seat as HH leaves all the waving to me whilst driving. The nice stage 1 did look towards us though, maybe he was hanging on to the steering wheel to keep it straight :o had the defender beard as well :D

Mrs hh:angel:

[weeds]

We only spotted two on our return trip, one wave in return.....it was an ex-army TD5 Just like ours......although i doubt he would have known ours started out just like his.

[travelrover]

Yes lots of defenders at Camden and a few waves when leaving.

Big wave from a white 110 Puma towing a trailer in Richmond this afternoon.


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[Babs]

Yes lots of defenders at Camden and a few waves when leaving. Big wave from a white 110 Puma towing a trailer in Richmond this afternoon. Sent from my iPhone using AULRO mobile app

I saw him, looked like a TD5 Black Pack. I waved but he didn't acknowledge, he's obviously not accustomed to Discoverys

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[El Rey]

Was at M.R. Automotive at Redcliffe today and there were more Defenders than you could poke a stick at. Many kitted out for serious travel by the look. Only saw one owner unfortunately, and he was on his phone.

[Dop]

I'm glad this thread is called "wheres the defender wave gone", Maybe call it "only defenders wave"? Only one wave in three weeks from a disco, defenders wave like they are having a party and want you there. I think the discos and rangies that I pass are owners because, what they drive looks like money! Can't get a wave from they though!

[Epic_Dragon]

I always wave from my d2 even if in passengers seat. My partner doesn't understand haha. I love it when i get waves from other discos but defenders absolutely makes my day :)

[DiscoMick]

Got an arm out the window enthusiastic wave from a white Defender on Rochedale Rd this morning.

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[dromader driver]

Good wave from an orange shorty pulling out of Mt Mee. Bunch of others including a 6 wheeler on the Bruce. Had to get off the bruce due to psychotic caravan drivers
:cool:

[Mick_Marsh]

I was out in the Perentie yesterday. Got a wave from the Freelander driver. Not so from the D4 driver.

[travelrover]

Not only did I get a little wave and a smile, but a 'hello' as she walked from her White shorty to the cashier at the servo! :D

[The ho har's]

I'm glad this thread is called "wheres the defender wave gone", Maybe call it "only defenders wave"? Only one wave in three weeks from a disco, defenders wave like they are having a party and want you there. I think the discos and rangies that I pass are owners because, what they drive looks like money! Can't get a wave from they though!

You got a lot of waves whilst in Sydney the other week :) including from us :D

Mrs hh:angel:

[Cobber]

On my recent drive to Adelaide and back I only saw one other Land Rover, a Defender, but the other driver more than made up for it with their enthusiasm waving back! :D :BigThumb:

[Col 110]

Not only did I get a little wave and a smile, but a 'hello' as she walked from her White shorty to the cashier at the servo! :D
Stop stalking her!!!!!

Just Kidding ;-)

[Shoogs]

I am currently on a rather large project in Madagascar, the one and only Landrover out of a multitude of all makes and models is a 97 300Tdi Defender, used by a local security firm to move there people about, they wave every time they see me as do I... I have a part Landrover, a 2.2 Ford Ranger... they wont swap...

[travelrover]

Stop stalking her!!!!!

Just Kidding ;-)

Well interestingly (maybe) I saw her the day before as a passenger in the same white puma shorty (black roof rake) coming out of the other Caltex in Richmond (opposite the railway station), but I was a couple of vehicles behind and dont think they saw me.

[cuppabillytea]

Buddy is on loan whilst I am OS, so don't shoot me if she doesn't wave back. Borrowers have been told wave is mandatory.

[The ho har's]

Coming home from Jimboomba (work) I have seen before a green a TDi 130 defender with white roof and sure enough waved again today. Are you here?
You do seem local.

Mrs hh:angel:

[YOLO110]

I have been driving around Perth for a couple of months now... LOTS of Defenders here and pretty well 100% of them wave back! :D

[squizzyhunter]

Got snobbed by a td5 110 in Umagico a few weeks ago (full arm out window wave). As it turns out I saw them last week down at Mutee head and it was a hire vehicle. Two euro lads who thought that washing their dishes (with meat scraps) off in the waters edge would be a good idea at 9:30pm with a headlamp you could barely see your own hands with. I went and politely said how that may not have been a great move, next morning they were bathing at the same wash spot (very murky too)....
Other than that have had some very enthusiastic waves lately.

[cuppabillytea]

First day back in OZ. First day in the Defender for a Month. Got a wave from a white 130 on Lilyfield Rd and a blue Extreme on James St. Both less than half a K from home.

[Col 110]

First day back in OZ. First day in the Defender for a Month. Got a wave from a white 130 on Lilyfield Rd and a blue Extreme on James St. Both less than half a K from home.
Noice!

[The ho har's]

Did a quick trip down to Coffs Harbour yesterday to deliver a motor. Had a few waves from defenders heading north:D On the property we had several waves from all the series vehicles. Thanks Mike and the tomatoes are very good:)

Mrs hh:angel:

[SG1 Bones]

Waved to a silver Disc (maybe series 2) yesterday on Scout Road, Kurwongbah and I got a puzzled look.

This morning I was beaten to a wave from a young chap on Scout Road again, he was a P plate white 110 wagon driver. I returned the wave (I was the lunatic in the Series 3 white ute with white canopy). My first wave in my new Land Rover. Thanks.

I got a

[SG1 Bones]

Waved to a silver Disc (maybe series 2) yesterday on Scout Road, Kurwongbah and I got a puzzled look.

This morning I was beaten to a wave from a young chap on Scout Road again, he was a P plate white 110 wagon driver. I returned the wave (I was the lunatic in the Series 3 white ute with white canopy). My first wave in my new Land Rover. Thanks.

I got a

[travelrover]

got a wave from a white 110 with black roof in Windsor this morning and a huge out the window wave from COL 110 on the North Richmond Bridge last evening.

Went into Sydney twice in the last week or so and saw 15 Defenders on my travels but only 5 waves in return. Oh well.. :p

[stewie110]

got a wave from a white 110 with black roof in Windsor this morning and a huge out the window wave from COL 110 on the North Richmond Bridge last evening.

Went into Sydney twice in the last week or so and saw 15 Defenders on my travels but only 5 waves in return. Oh well.. :p
Defenders have become somewhat hipster in Sydney.. [emoji31]

[Simon]

To true. In the last 2 yrs its gone from rare to everywhere. Most seem to have grasped the wave though. Wonder how many will still love their Defender in a few years time...

[jon3950]

Yeah it's funny. I can think of at least half a dozen in my local area. It's now unusual if I go down to the local shops on a Saturday morning (Turramurra) and don't see a Defender.

None of the owners look like hipsters though, except me of course. However I do know there's a few of us who bought them as it was the end of production (including myself).

Cheers,
Jon

[DiscoMick]

The local Bunnings is a good place to meet Defender owners - practical people.

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[stewie110]

To true. In the last 2 yrs its gone from rare to everywhere. Most seem to have grasped the wave though. Wonder how many will still love their Defender in a few years time...
Most of the owners that I have spoken to are positive. Often love the quirkiness and "no nonsense" appeal of the defender.

[dromader driver]

Spotted a nice county picking up someone at Ferny Grove station. Think the colour is masai red with a white roof and bonnet. :D

[Pickles2]

There really aren't a great number of Defenders that I see in Melbourne, but when other owners & I do notice each other, a mutual wave normally happens.
We were on the Peninsula yesterday on our way to a nice lunch at the Flinders Hotel, saw two Defenders, & both waved.
Pickles.

[Chops]

Ahh, Flinders, now there's a nice part of the world.
Down there is also a little Series 1or 2 that I've seen, and got a wave from.

[SG1 Bones]

I'm a bit late with these but here we go

Tuesday -
Silver Disco 2/2a corner Scout and Dayboro Roads Kurwongba, returned my wave. [emoji1303]
White 110 P plater Dayboro Road heading to Kurwongba, I didn't see a wave sorry if you did.
Black/Dark Blue 110 P plater no wave (away with the fairies I guess)

Wednesday -
Same white 110 got a wave. [emoji1303] Is the owner on here at all?

Same Black/Blue 110 still a space cadet. No wave.

Today - Silver Disco kitted out, Gympie Road, Strathpine, too busy dragging the others at the set lights I suppose. No wave.

White 110 with AULRO tyre cover on the rear parked near the car sale yards at the back of Pine Rivers High School. I didn't wave due seeing no one. So if your reading this [emoji1309].

[barney]

the northern beaches of sydney seem to be the worst. I've noticed Puma owners and people driving newly acquired ex-military defenders not returning the wave. It's disgusting and unAustralian

[Pickles2]

Ahh, Flinders, now there's a nice part of the world.
Down there is also a little Series 1or 2 that I've seen, and got a wave from.
It is Chops, it is.
Lots of "old" money down there, just a lovely atmosphere.
My daughter got married in the historic Anglican Church down there, & although she, like me, has absolutely no hope of ever living there, she just loves the ambience.
TOP meal in the Hotel,..medium rare eye fillet,...perfectly cooked!
Pickles.

[cuppabillytea]

the northern beaches of sydney seem to be the worst. I've noticed Puma owners and people driving newly acquired ex-military defenders not returning the wave. It's disgusting and unAustralian

It's difficult up there but not impossible. A whole arm out the window usually does the trick.

[jon3950]

Yeah, the further up Mona Vale Rd I go, the harder it gets.

Cheers,
Jon

[The ho har's]

I wave every time I see one. Never get a mention here, last was a Range Rover Classic:D Still no mention :( the perentie several 110's and a few 130's. No never a mention here:(

Mrs hh:angel:

[cuppabillytea]

I wave every time I see one. Never get a mention here, last was a Range Rover Classic:D Still no mention :( the perentie several 110's and a few 130's. No never a mention here:(

Mrs hh:angel:

That's sad Caroline, but if it's any consolation, I never get a mention either.:(

[SG1 Bones]

On the way home I waved to a silver Disco on Gympie Road near Leis Park and boy was he puzzled. Further up the road at Dakabin a white dual cab 130 gave me a return wave. [emoji1319] Thankyou it made my day.

[kogvos]

That's sad Caroline, but if it's any consolation, I never get a mention either.:(
You get plenty of mentions, but for all the wrong reasons.

[Chops]

You get plenty of mentions, but for all the wrong reasons.

hahaha,,, :angel:

[Jesters Td5]

Waved at 6 Defenders yesterday between Perth CBD and Cervantes and back. Not a single wave return. To be fair I was driving one of the work tour busses but an excited hand out the window wave just got me some quizzical looks from drivers

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[SG1 Bones]

I think I'm educating the P plate driver in the Black 110, I got a wave for the first time this morning on Dayboro Road.

Got a wave from a light blue classic Rangie on Morayfield Road, Morayfield.

It seems to be the newer the vehicle the less waves you get.

[Chops]

I get none now when I'm the D4,,, :(

[cuppabillytea]

You get plenty of mentions, but for all the wrong reasons.

There's no such thing as bad publicity. :p

[Pickles2]

We don't wave to any other LR product, just Defenders!
Pickles.

[SG1 Bones]

And Series.

[Babs]

We don't wave to any other LR product, just Defenders!
Pickles.



Pickles you Snob, ha ha ha [emoji3]

[EastFreo]

I had a good run yesterday. Got a wave from a Keswick Green one in north freo in the morning. Then two white ones on Stirling Hwy and later in the day an older green 110 with a trailer. 100% return wave strike rate!

[DazzaTD5]

Driving Dad's Defender TD5 130, dad was in the passenger seat (no I dont let him drive his Defender while I'm in it, sheeesh) waved to a Defender 200/300tdi trayback on Grt Eastern Hiway, early afternoon.

Regards
Daz

[DazzaTD5]

We don't wave to any other LR product, just Defenders!
Pickles.

Thats because most other Land Rover owners/drivers just dont get the "Defender wave/nod" .......

Regards
Daz

[loneranger]

I had a good run yesterday. Got a wave from a Keswick Green one in north freo in the morning. Then two white ones on Stirling Hwy and later in the day an older green 110 with a trailer. 100% return wave strike rate!
There's a lot of Defenders out that way. Sometimes on a Friday after work we take Stirling Hwy to Freo and we always see a lot of Defenders.

[cuppabillytea]

The Pacific Highway was fruitful yesterday. A County at Ourimbah a heritage 90 in Wahroonga and a Keswick 110 in Lindfield. :)

[YOLO110]

There's a lot of Defenders out that way. Sometimes on a Friday after work we take Stirling Hwy to Freo and we always see a lot of Defenders.

Yup, I always see Defenders on the Stirling Hwy too! Maybe we should organise a meet up! :cool:

[EastFreo]

Sounds like a good idea. We could all meet up at a coffee van down at the beach or something?

[Phil B]

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[ATH]

The Cook reckons I'll miss the waves from other sufferers when the Puma is gone.
I've assured her that disengaging from the peasants driving Deafeners will be a pleasure.... :D
I'll have to develop a more regal style of greeting for hill billies from the south like Landy Andy. :angel:
AlanH.

[normie]

Hi all,

I have noticed that fellow defender owners don't seem to be waving to each other as much as they did in the past. Especially puma owners, and the worst "offenders" were in Victoria. Come on guys, thats one of the things that set us apart from the others! who cares about Jap 4x4s. And discos-Dime a dozen. But Defenders, its like a club within a club. So come on guys lets get the rage back.

Any thoughts?

Nino.
same place series 1,2 and 3 that wave signifies yes mines running:D

[Col 110]

So - I was down in Geelong last week - and only saw a white 110 on Friday morning as I was leaving Geelong - and we exchanged waves :-)

I was getting a front bar fitted down and Murray's place - I love it!

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[Dinty]

I was out n about in this Series 2A GS
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last Saturday morning on the Pacific hwy and my arm/hand was sore when I got home from waving to other Land Rover variants and older English cars that were on the move, so the Land Rover wave is alive n well in my backyard, cheers Dennis :)

[mwbrydon]

Was feeling the love on the way back to Melbourne from Lerderderg State Forrest in my 130 yesterday had 4 waves. 2 x 90's and 2 x 110's.

My passenger isn't in the club and seemed very confused.

[austastar]

Hi,
I confuse defender drivers by waving when driving the motorbike or the Corolla.

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[tc_s1]

Have been working on getting this going here in the States..... It doesn't go so well with other Rover owners who often are running kids to/from practice or school but with 90, 110 and Defender owners even here there is more camaraderie and it often gets the desired response.

[DiscoMick]

Yeah its Defender drivers that wave - the rest don't get it.

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[Bytemrk]

Yeah its Defender drivers that wave - the rest don't get it.

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Oui!... Some of us do! ;)


In reply I seem to get 50% waves... 50% looks of astonishment :p



Maybe I'm just a closet Defender driver...:whistling:

[SG1 Bones]

1 x return from a white 110? tray ute, between Dakabin and Kallangur on Old Gympie Road.

I tooted my horn three times when I passed a white 110 two door wagon, after I followed them for about ten minutes (we were heading the same direction until they turned off Old Gympie Road at Narangba).

Nathan

I seem to beat everyone to the wave.

[Jesters Td5]

Anyone else had one of these placed on their defender?



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[mfc]

I always try to but there's that many 4bies ( on route to licola... you should see Friday from lunchtime and Sunday arvo.... the drone of mud tires is constant lol)
I have noticed the puma drivers arnt great wavers... also around here the cab chassis driving cockies don't do the wave , from classics often do and modified discos... but not the locals so much, couldn't call them socker mums but there's a horsey element and people are driving on a fair bit of dirt so there not fanatics....I have had about 5 people pull in cause they've seen the 86 inch and either want it or just wan to have a look witch is cool .

[travelrover]

Got a wave from a white 110 today, and spotted a grey 90 Puma with QLD plate TOP4X4 in the woolies car park in Windsor. A wave from white 110 with a roof rack on Monday. A hugh out the window wave from another white shorty on Sunday afternoon (Td5 or TDi) A white shorty Puma on Saturday morning driven a young lady and ignored by a black 110 with a young couple a few minutes later.

Also got an out of the window thumbs up from a guy in a van last Thursday evening with a grin from ear to ear.

[carlschmid2002]

Anyone else had one of these placed on their defender?



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Sounds like a great idea.

[loneranger]

Anyone else had one of these placed on their defender?



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I haven't seen one but if I get the opportunity I might try and get there.

[cuppabillytea]

Something about that sets off alarm bells for me. Deceptive and dodgy. Have good look at the flyer and google " The Fathering Project". See if you really want to be involved in that.

[Babs]

It should read,

If your a Dad with no teeth and you have a bus pass and are on welfare, come along and join our learn how to be a Dad Day.

Bring ya Durries and ya ripped singlet and come and enjoy a JD & Coke for Breaky.

Leave ya rug rats at home so they don't get in the way.

Events for the day -
? Learn how to backhand properly
? teach em how to "get in there" "go-on get"
? help with welfare applications, are you getting your full entitlements
? learn what's the latest head ****ing drugs on the market
? how to bash the misses without leaving bruises and if ya do how to chain her up so she doesn't call the pigs




Ha ha ha [emoji3] feel free to add any other ideas.

[EastFreo]

We had a representative from The Fathering Project come and have a chat at my son's school.

Actually a good concept.

Have a look here. http://thefatheringproject.org/people/dr-bruce-robinson/

Made all of us think a bit more and resolve to maybe put our work lives into a bit more perspective.

[YOLO110]

Sounds like a good idea. We could all meet up at a coffee van down at the beach or something?

Yes, lets sort something mate!

Today near Claremont traffic lights, I must have seen at least 6 Defenders pass me at random times during the day! In my hire car! So no point in waving like an idiot!

How about Cottesloe Beach one evening for a beer and photo shoot!

Seperate thread beckons I think! ;)

[EastFreo]

Good idea on a separate thread. Also one of those Defenders may have been mine. I saw quite a few as I drove south around 2ish. Lots of waves. I was in the black 110.

[Babs]

We had a representative from The Fathering Project come and have a chat at my son's school.

Actually a good concept.

Have a look here. http://thefatheringproject.org/people/dr-bruce-robinson/

Made all of us think a bit more and resolve to maybe put our work lives into a bit more perspective.



Just had a read, it's all positive and any excuse for Land Rovers to get together is a bonus.

Never mind my sarcasm in the previous post, that's my attempt of being funny.

But I am bewildered that if you have children wouldn't your love be enough motivation for you to father them correctly.

Hence my previous sarcasm, if you're educated (and have all your teeth) and are emotionally stable type guy then do you really need tips on Fathering?
It's all positive I know but the thing we are all guilty of is the amount of time we do/don't spend with our kids.

I'd say it's just a good excuse for a Defender Day. Enjoy yourselves and don't forget the pics. :) [emoji106][emoji3]

[cuppabillytea]

Ditto.

[EastFreo]

Actually the interesting thing a few of us noticed is that almost all the Dad's that turned up at our school event were already the ones that spend a lot of time with their kids!

However, even then we all did walk away feeling like we should make that extra bit of effort. So often you find yourself even doing that extra job around the house or something on the weekend when maybe it could have waited.

Anyway, I didn't know about that event but will try and get there. I've heard the message before but it might be fun to meet a few other Defender Dads!

[cuppabillytea]

Actually the interesting thing a few of us noticed is that almost all the Dad's that turned up at our school event were already the ones that spend a lot of time with their kids!

However, even then we all did walk away feeling like we should make that extra bit of effort. So often you find yourself even doing that extra job around the house or something on the weekend when maybe it could have waited.

Anyway, I didn't know about that event but will try and get there. I've heard the message before but it might be fun to meet a few other Defender Dads!

And that is, and probably always will be, the case. The ones who really need this kind of thing are the last to look for it and probably will never find it.
I think we might be a fair way off topic now. Have fun on your day out.