Defender Girls??? Anybody out there??

[Kizzie]

IF your a boy and you have entered this thread...... get off and get your wife on :p



Well if your a girl and you have entered my thread fantastic !! :D:D

Where are you from and how long have you been driving a Defender for??

I'm new and my hubby has been on the forum a little while and we have locked in a BRAND SPANKING NEW RED DEFENDER 110 !

Delivery Date November 30th but I'm praying and hoping and dreaming it will come earlier !!

Anyway would love to find out who around here is female and maybe we can organise a ladies weekend away!!! Yeah thats right boys we can get the Defenders DIRTY TOO! :wasntme:

Also wanting some advice if you travel with kids etc - my hubby and I have travelled around Aus numerous times but never with children (now we have a 13.5month old and any advice would be great for long trips camping etc - snacks, games blah blah blah you know the drill)

If you are still reading guys by the time you reach this - you may as well put some input in now too!

Thanks heaps!!

Now just to go back twiddling my thumbs for the next...
125 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes, 8 seconds.......................

[The ho har's]

Welcome to the forum Kizzie:D

Right where do I start:)

My daily driver is a 1978 Series III 88", forerunner to a defender;)

and soon to be registered, 1951 80" series 1, will be my fun toy;)

Though alas I live in QLD so not many trips happening :(

Sue, QLD as well, should be along shortly and a heap of other females to chat to:o:D:D

When I hit post you will see our signature block, well I own all except, the 101 and the defender are both of ours.

Mrs hh:angel:

[pop058]

girls driving Defenders. There is a few around :p

[Kizzie]

WOW I cant believe you own all them!!! LOL do you have one for every day of the week - are they in working condition or projects and parts??

Thanks for the welcome - I'm unfortunately very new to learning about defenders - I've been a ford girl all my life and I'm actually happy we arent travelling too far from Ford with the engine and all that LOL! :) So I have lots to learn I feel like I am about to get my first car - mechanically I can do most things with my ute - but yes the Defender will be like reading double dutch for the first time!


I'm sure we will pass through QLD plenty of times - I have quite a few friends and family in rocky more friends in Mackay and GC, and some in Hervey Bay which I would like to visit soon!

So Glad to hear there are other girls out there from what I read from hubby's posts seem to be mostly male so it'll be good to chat to some girls! We travel and move around loads so I dont see any friends much lol!

Anyways thanks again for the welcome!

[The ho har's]

Some are drivable, some will be sold:( in the end we will keep.
series 1
series IIa x2
series III
FC 101
Defender, which is also RED:D

OH and pop058's wife regurlary drives a series as well;) pop breaky @ ikea on Sun Morn?...just kidding

whats hubby's user name??

Mrs hh:angel:

[dullbird]

There are a few out there Kizzie, although you might have a few issues getting them together for a weekend drive...as they are spread all over the country hahahaha oh and the world :D

[Defender Mike]

I will put my wife on this one she drives the 90 more than me lately.

[Kizzie]

There are a few out there Kizzie, although you might have a few issues getting them together for a weekend drive...as they are spread all over the country hahahaha oh and the world :D

Ms Dullbird - The country I can handle (the world I will have to struggle with :()

I'm sure at one stage or another we will be able to pass through more states - it was one condition I LET my hubby get the Defender was that we get to go camping and travelling more !!


I will put my wife on this one she drives the 90 more than me lately.

Thanks Mike!!

[justinc]

Mr Dullbird - The country I can handle (the world I will have to struggle with :()

I'm sure at one stage or another we will be able to pass through more states - it was one condition I LET my hubby get the Defender was that we get to go camping and travelling more !!



Thanks Mike!!

:eek::eek:

That'd be Ms Dullbird I think you mean!!!:o


JC

[Kizzie]

:eek::eek:

That'd be Ms Dullbird I think you mean!!!:o


JC


:oops2: so Sorry Dullbird! Thats what you get for being an Aulro NEWBIE
(Thanks JC for clarifying!!)

by the way...how do you say this site name is.. it

ALLL RO...

AY YOU LLL ROW...

AULLLL ROOOOWWWW

:p

oh and to answer you Mrs hh - GlennWA

[Garry]

girls driving Defenders. There is a few around :p

And one of them fine ladies would be my Wife, after I have had a few beers at the club meeting :angel:

She however loves her Freelander II

And welcome again from us here in Qld

Garry

[1976_michelle]

nope, I did consider them, I like the boxy look.. but nearly every one of the damn things is white, and higher priced for higher mileage, and I just hadda have an '8 plus I was biassed by selective fond memories of my first Disco

THey look good though, enjoy!

[Drover]

Hey Kizzie,

My hubby is on here all the time,

We are on our way to Cape York right now but, there is a forum called 4x4earth.com.au and there is a gathering in the Vic high country in November we are gong to, you might be interested in registering for that.

I love the D'fer and find that they are not as popular with the girls as much as the boys, but I love'em.

Cheers
PETA.

[Didge]

Funny how guys find girls in Defenders attractive. My daughters reported that the few times they were together in my old girl they got lots of admiring looks from the young fellas.
:)

[justinc]

Funny how guys find girls in Defenders attractive. My daughters reported that the few times they were together in my old girl they got lots of admiring looks from the young fellas.
:)

....At least then girls may attract the right kind of young fella:) Someone with a bit of CLASS. :)

JC

[MR LR]

IF your a boy and you have entered this thread...... get off

haha, you can't seriously expect guys not to click on this can you???

[Didge]

....At least then girls may attract the right kind of young fella:) Someone with a bit of CLASS. :)

JC
You're a gentleman and a scholar Mr Cooper :)
ps the clown who put the locker in did so leaving an air leak at the bulkhead fitting in the diff - arrrgghh . I think I'll take it back for him to fix :)

[1976_michelle]

You're a gentleman and a scholar Mr Cooper :)
ps the clown who put the locker in did so leaving an air leak at the bulkhead fitting in the diff - arrrgghh . I think I'll take it back for him to fix :)

class? Not necessarily..
Theres a lot of room in the back of soem of those things...:twisted:

[Magic]

Hey Kizzie

Welcome to the world of Defenders.

My hubby has a 90, but I reckon she's more suited to me. I love her to bits.

Stay patient - November will come soon.

Cheers.

[dullbird]

yes thats right Kizzie I'm a lady too and I own two defenders but I do prefer to drive my own discovery :)

[easo]

Maybe a ladys corner in aulro should be on the cards???

Regards Easo

[Sue]

Hiya Kizzie..

Another lady Defender owner here! I'm in SEQ so no camping trips for me unless it's up this way sometime lol.. :)

Welcome and it's awesome to see another female Defender owner on her.. Now tell me that you do the defender wave too - cause sometimes I think we need to educate some of these boys that females do the wave also! :p

[Kizzie]

wow - what a response this is Fab!!


but nearly every one of the damn things is white, and higher priced for higher mileage,
Hi Michelle! We are getting a red one hehe and from what your telling me isnt that always a good thing with resale value?? Obviously only if your the seller and not the buyer!!



We are on our way to Cape York right now but, there is a forum called 4x4earth.com.au and there is a gathering in the Vic high country in November we are gong to, you might be interested in registering for that.

I love the D'fer and find that they are not as popular with the girls as much as the boys, but I love'em.

Cheers
PETA.
Hi Peta!! Have fun on your trip!! Cant wait to do that drive - now we will have a Defender the options on our trip list seems endless hehehe I'm just too excited!! I feel like just throwing a rock on a map of oz and going - umm lets go there honey hehe! :)

That gathering in November shame its not a little later but here's to hoping that our gal will come before it so we can tag along!! Thanks for the info to that site too bookmarked :D


Funny how guys find girls in Defenders attractive. My daughters reported that the few times they were together in my old girl they got lots of admiring looks from the young fellas.
:)

Really??? hmmm might have to take the Defender out for a spin now and then to test this theory LOL! :) :p:p shh dont tell hub's! :wasntme:


....At least then girls may attract the right kind of young fella:) Someone with a bit of CLASS. :)

JC

Aha love it! New sticker - "I like defenders - I have Class" LOL :p


haha, you can't seriously expect guys not to click on this can you???

LOL I know sooooo predictable arent ya!! :wasntme:


Theres a lot of room in the back of soem of those things...:twisted:
HAHA !! Will have to see how much "room" there is! :angel:



My hubby has a 90, but I reckon she's more suited to me. I love her to bits.

Stay patient - November will come soon.



Hiya Magic - whats yours is yours and whats his is yours... Right?? haha :)


yes thats right Kizzie I'm a lady too and I own two defenders but I do prefer to drive my own discovery :)

So sorry lovely!! I will never live it down :( what do you find is the biggest difference??


Maybe a ladys corner in aulro should be on the cards???

Regards Easo

I think you are onto something there Easo - in my old Ute club Forum we had
cUTE corner - just for the ladies! But no harm in gentlemen with 'class' joining in on this thread! haha I just wanted to find some females (so I can relate) and find out who they are on here ! :) Plus we move around a lot so its a new way to meet people :) and I dont know ANYone here in Melbourne...YET! :)



Another lady Defender owner here! I'm in SEQ so no camping trips for me unless it's up this way sometime lol.. :)

Welcome and it's awesome to see another female Defender owner on her.. Now tell me that you do the defender wave too - cause sometimes I think we need to educate some of these boys that females do the wave also! :p
Thanks for the lovely welcome !! I've always waved in my ute especially when you get outta the city more but since reading about the landrover wave I started to practice but they dont notice me cause I'm in a lowly ole ute :(

so does everyone wave?? or do the range rovers etc ignore us :p

Oh well by the time I get the car I will be well experienced in the waving :D

Yes I think females dont get waves probably because of what didge was saying - even male land rover owners are just in utter shock admiring a female driving a Defender - this could be the reason why! LOL! :)

[The ho har's]

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so does everyone wave?? or do the range rovers etc ignore us :p

Oh well by the time I get the car I will be well experienced in the waving :D

Yes I think females dont get waves probably because of what didge was saying - even male land rover owners are just in utter shock admiring a female driving a Defender - this could be the reason why! LOL! :)

Sorry, but I get waves nearly always I am diving the defender or the series III:D Yes even from RR's :D I guess that they are used to me because I wave ALL the time, it also helps that we live out of suburbia, so you see the same vehicles all the time;)

Now to get that p plater who drives a 110 ute to wave:(

Mrs hh:angel:

[Sue]

Thanks for the lovely welcome !! I've always waved in my ute especially when you get outta the city more but since reading about the landrover wave I started to practice but they dont notice me cause I'm in a lowly ole ute :(

so does everyone wave?? or do the range rovers etc ignore us :p

Oh well by the time I get the car I will be well experienced in the waving :D

Yes I think females dont get waves probably because of what didge was saying - even male land rover owners are just in utter shock admiring a female driving a Defender - this could be the reason why! LOL! :)

Most Defender drivers wave.. some don't though.. :( Some people take it to extremes and hang out the window and call out - it always makes me day though!
I've been waved at a few times by Disco drivers (and have always waved back) but never by a Range Rover driver..

I actually feel bad if I miss a Deefer and spot a wave too late to wave back lol..





Now to get that p plater who drives a 110 ute to wave:(

Mrs hh:angel:

I think we need to gang up on him.. he shall be converted - eventually! :)

[easo]

I know its next weekend but have a look anyways, http://www.aulro.com/afvb/upcoming-events/153138-vic-winter-wombat-camp-weekend-4th-5th-august-2012-a.html

Easo

[Scouse]

There's a few girls driving Defenders on this site that Ron (p38arover) told me about:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/07/23.jpg



They don't appear to have much luck as they're always getting stuck......and dirty......

[Kizzie]

There's a few girls driving Defenders on this site that Ron (p38arover) told me about:

They don't appear to have much luck as they're always getting stuck......and dirty......

Well I wont be taking any advice from those girls... but would happily take advice from these :D:D:D:p:p:p :angel::angel::wasntme:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/07/61.jpg

[Moon.dog62]

This thread is useless without pics. we need pics of you ladies with your defenders. :angel:

[Sue]

This thread is useless without pics. we need pics of you ladies with your defenders. :angel:

I am so not uploading the kind of pic you are hoping for lol.. but will this one do?

:angel:

[Moon.dog62]

I am so not uploading the kind of pic you are hoping for lol.. but will this one do?

:angel:

I not sure I know what your refering to. :angel:Nice 90, I have been admiring one very similar to that at the local dealership.

[juddy]

There's a few girls driving Defenders on this site that Ron (p38arover) told me about:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/07/23.jpg



They don't appear to have much luck as they're always getting stuck......and dirty......

Those 2 are free to drive my Defender when ever they want...

Edit, come to think about no they cant stupid girls got it stuck....

[Kizzie]

This thread is useless without pics. we need pics of you ladies with your defenders. :angel:

Sorry Moon.dog62 my Defender wont be coming till November



I am so not uploading the kind of pic you are hoping for lol.. but will this one do?

:angel:
LMAO Sue!! You go girl looking sweet - love the colour too!:D



come to think about no they cant stupid girls got it stuck....
Glad you came to your senses on that one LOL! :p

[Kizzie]

Sue are they the Sawtooth rims???

[The ho har's]

Those 2 are free to drive my Defender when ever they want...

Right juddy, I am telling Gill you said that:p:D

Edit, come to think about no they cant stupid girls got it stuck....

You are off the hook after last comment;):D

Mrs hh:angel:

[Sue]

Sue are they the Sawtooth rims???

I had to look it up (what can I say.. it's a girl thing lol) and yes they are the saw tooth rims.. they look good but what a pain they are to clean.. :)

[Ratel10mm]

Congrats on the Deefer & the young 'un. Our son is a couple of weeks older. We drove to my sister's for Christmas last year. He was ok up to about 5-6 hours on the way down with plenty of stops, and a bit less on the way back - and was showing his displeasure! Then threw a tantrum at getting into the car again for a week or two afterwards.
Then we spent a couple of weeks in Tassie earlier this year. We didn't do more than about 3 hours in a day, and he seemed ok with that. We discovered that he has a fascination for balloons, and you could guarantee he'd quiet down when passed a metallised balloon - until he dropped it! ;)
We've just spent a long weekend away, driving a fair bit. He's got less tolerant as he wants his exercise. We find snacks, drink & favourite toys help a lot, along with taking a play / rest stop on demand when possible.
Unfortunately my wife declared my SIII diesel the arch enemy when it arrived, so Isaac's usual ride is an X-Trail, not a Landy.

[Kizzie]

I had to look it up (what can I say.. it's a girl thing lol) and yes they are the saw tooth rims.. they look good but what a pain they are to clean.. :)

Thanks sue - you are lucky you cant get them anymore :( we had to settle on other ones but I really wanted Black glossy Rims so now we are thinkin we might just powder coat them black instead!! So glad you said they are a pain to clean LOL I feel a little bit better now lol :)


Congrats on the Deefer & the young 'un....

Then we spent a couple of weeks in Tassie earlier this year. ...

...Unfortunately my wife declared my SIII diesel the arch enemy when it arrived..

hi Ratel10mm
Thanks for your post and tips!! very helpful - she is used to being in the car for a long time up to about 10hrs drive in a day (but this is between Sydney and Melb where there are lots of palce to pull over etc not on long drives across the country etc..

We kind of drive to her routine LOL so when she first wakes up from a sleep we find a nearby park in a suburb and get out and have something to eat and then let her run around and burn some energy then when she goes back into the car we play with some toys etc read some books and then feed her some more and then put her to sleep again lol - sometimes I admit its very stressful she is in the front seat in the middle between us (as there is nowhere else to put her the back of the ute tray is for the dogs LOL :) but obviously she sometimes has a tantrum too while she is going to sleep as she never wants to sleep (this kid sleeps for about 1-2hrs only since she was 7months old) so she is very active.

how did you find Tassie we are planning to go there for our well overdue (3yr) honeymoon! Did you take your vehicle over on the ship or just hire one out there??

Hubby has a SIII sitting at his old's farm in Esperance WA - it was fun to get in to travel over the bumps at the farm but I dunno about spending long drives in it!! I would have probably declared it Arch Enemy too!

Its got character thats for sure!! but no brakes !! and he ran over my dog LOL within the 1st month of courting him! Dog was all good just a sore paw! But without brakes its not a good thing LOL!! :D

[Sue]

Thanks sue - you are lucky you cant get them anymore :( we had to settle on other ones but I really wanted Black glossy Rims so now we are thinkin we might just powder coat them black instead!! So glad you said they are a pain to clean LOL I feel a little bit better now lol :)



Oh I didn't order them especially.. my car is an X-Tech limited edition and they came with the car. I was once stopped by another defender driver who had been trying to purchase them from Land Rover but he said was told that they weren't for sale as they were only made for the X-Techs.. (which doesn't bode too well if I ever needed to replace one).. he wanted to buy mine... but he was told that they were not for sale lol.. :o

And a pain to clean is an understatement...

[Scallops]

Hello Kizzie - I'm one of Mrs Ho Har's bestie Girlfriends!!! :D Congrats of the Defy and looking forward to a mudfight one day!!! :wasntme: :D :)

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/5613/landroverlr110stuckinth.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/landroverlr110stuckinth.jpg/)

[Scouse]

Oh I didn't order them especially.. my car is an X-Tech limited edition and they came with the car. I was once stopped by another defender driver who had been trying to purchase them from Land Rover but he said was told that they weren't for sale as they were only made for the X-Techs.. (which doesn't bode too well if I ever needed to replace one).. That's what LR said about the SVX wheels.....2 years later they're an option on any model Defender.

[Sue]

That's what LR said about the SVX wheels.....2 years later they're an option on any model Defender.

That doesn't surprise me at all..