Guys, meet James

[LoveB]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


AWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to go back to trivett next week cause they put boosts on instead of the dual finish wheels..


doesnt seem to be any holes for the license plates... do I just 3m sticky tape it on??

[Cracka]

ooooh very nice mate, congrats.

Get the drill out :p

[LoveB]

Dont have one :( lol gonna 3m heavy duty double sided tape it for now!

[Cracka]

Bloody hell mate you were quick. Yeah, just use a good double sided tape then until you can fix it on. Just check that its suitable for outdoor use I guess.

You can get a black one thats about half inch wide, I'm not sure what brand it is but I think its for auto use, I have some and its sticks like the proverbial to a blanket. I can't remember for the life of me where I got it though, sorry.

[chook73]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


AWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to go back to trivett next week cause they put boosts on instead of the dual finish wheels..


doesnt seem to be any holes for the license plates... do I just 3m sticky tape it on??

Congratulations, I just cant believe they didnt fit the licence plates!

[Bess]

She looks great, hope you have many years of fun ahead. I would have thought the dealer would have fitted your plates? Any Whoo have fun.
Regards Chris.:D

[LoveB]

Registering it ourselves tomorrow hence no plates.. We opted to do it ourselves :)

[chook73]

Registering it ourselves tomorrow hence no plates.. We opted to do it ourselves :)

Out of interest, why?

[LoveB]

Live in act but car came from nsw. Too much hoops to jump around to get them to do it (although slightly more convenient) however work paying for rego and it comes out better with a few hundreds left in our pocket.

[jimr1]

Very nice , congradulations , i'm sure you'l get a lot of pleasure from James , all the best from jimr1 :):)..

[Chops]

Hi James :D

[Marty110]

and now the fun begins.........

[LoveB]

Thanks guys.. From 27 to 300kms tpday sydney to act... And tomorrow act to melb. I slow down at times to get the revs moving to run it in! 300+ kms and down to nearly half a tank engine must still be so tiht!

[Loubrey]

Thanks guys.. From 27 to 300kms tpday sydney to act... And tomorrow act to melb. I slow down at times to get the revs moving to run it in! 300+ kms and down to nearly half a tank engine must still be so tiht!

You'll find the "sweet spot" for cruising before long. Certain revs and certain speed to produce the best consumption, but it does differ a bit from vehicle to vehicle...

Cheers,

Lou

[ProjectDirector]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


AWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to go back to trivett next week cause they put boosts on instead of the dual finish wheels..


doesnt seem to be any holes for the license plates... do I just 3m sticky tape it on??

Congrats mate, great machine indeed. Mine is on its way with black sawtooth wheels in Orkney grey.

Am not surprised these days, QA is shocking not just with LR but in every sector

[LoveB]

100 seemed good. Did 110 and it guzzled lol.


Just getting used to turning radius and throttle lag but massive grin on my face the whole trip!

[gregc]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/429598_621144271235078_1635680149_n.jpg


AWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need to go back to trivett next week cause they put boosts on instead of the dual finish wheels..


doesnt seem to be any holes for the license plates... do I just 3m sticky tape it on??

Congrats mate, I'm jealous!

I have one coming in three weeks identical to the one in your picture. Orkney grey with those wheels too. I asked the dealer about getting the 2-tone wheels but he just said too hard. I'm not really too fussed though tbh. I'm just counting down the days!!

As a matter of interest, is that the dealer-fitted max legal window tinting on there?

[LoveB]

Yes sir! Just fitted yesterday so windows will stay closed for a few days

[newhue]

nice, congratulations.

you know it's not a proper Defender till it gets front mud flaps

[LoveB]

Wheres a good place to look? dealer? think I saw some on gumtree for 50$ lol

[The Cone of Silence]

Awesome, well done!

Monty used to look just like that when I first picked him up.

Then I found this website...now he looks very different. So does my bank balance!

Bobby

[noyakfat]

Oooooh congrats!

Looks awesome and I am very envious. My wife and I are planning a move to the ACT in the next few months and I am hoping to be shopping for a new Puma around the end of this year. It is already driving me crazy with impatience just reading through the forum.

I have already spent a fortune in my imagination, with all the gear I want to put on the truck. :D

Enjoy that new beast. I can't wait til I get my chance to post a similar announcement.

Cheers,
Nige

[flagg]

Well done mate - he looks great.

Once I've got mine back together we will have to gather together some of the other Canberran's for a day and help you get it dusty :D

[dawsey]

well mate mines is 1 week old today done 580 klm just over a quarter tank left.pretty much the same as yours/but thats ok..it is new.have fun


Thanks guys.. From 27 to 300kms tpday sydney to act... And tomorrow act to melb. I slow down at times to get the revs moving to run it in! 300+ kms and down to nearly half a tank engine must still be so tiht!

[LoveB]

2nd day with it and now at 1077kms. On its second tank. Lol thanks guys!!! Got my first defender wave todag. Guy in 110 in queanbeyan waved me as did i.


Then saw a lady in the cbd with a bronze svx 90 0_0

Ill be down for that canberran day!

[Jondavball]

There appears to be a growing number of orkney grey Defenders in Canberra, mine being one of them, which is great to see. One drives past my house in Hughes every morning but I haven't yet been able to track the owner.

As Flagg suggested, it would be great to organise a Canberra Day for Defenders.

[flagg]

I started a group for Canberrans to organise trips and get togethers, will have to link to it when I'm on a proper computer.

[LoveB]

Orkney gray is a winning colour! Lol


Lesson learned for roday is, dont use a pressurized washer on the doors! Lol


And awesome. Count me in on that group! Im just out at forde so if i see any of you ill wave!

[ezyrama]

Congrats mate, glad to see you finally got it. Looks good too, then again what deefer doesnt look good?? Now all you have to do is ACESSORISE IT!:D
Bullbar:)
Spotties:)
Winch:)
Towbar:)
Snorkel:o
Rock Sliders:)
Brush Bars;)
Roof Rack:p
UHF Radio:D
Diff Locks;)
Lift Kit:o
Steering Guard:cool:
Re-Mortgage the house to pay for it!!!:eek::eek:
Then you get to do the inside!

Cheers Ian

[flagg]

Here is the Canberra Group:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/groups/+canberran+congregation.html

[newhue]

Wheres a good place to look? dealer? think I saw some on gumtree for 50$ lol

i'm not sure, mine are dealer supplied and though good, are a bit over priced.

Now I'm going to be the boring old bloke here. In the excitement of a new car, just take a breath on accessories. You can blow as much as 1/3 of the cars buy price without trying hard.
Now that is ok, but the car is fine standard as well. Just take your time, have a finished plan and use in your head. Read widely. Even then there will be the odd thing you may do differently if done again.
There is a reasonable amount of stuff out there that does't go very far pending vehicle use. For example there are wheel carries, and wheel carriers. Most times the expansive stuff if that for a reason. Hence my mud flaps.

[LoveB]

Alrighty, some updates, a week into it and 1700kms logged...

firstly, i think james is hinting i get a snorkel https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/602160_624051480944357_82662996_n.jpg because it appears all the tabs have magically decided to cut free from the middle part of its mounting point... and yes.. not one.. not two... but ALL lol. I was gonna put double sided tape and call it a day but I'd rather get it replaced so that when the time comes that I do want to put a snorkel, it wont be a pain to take off!!

2. I think I'm experiencing the broken a/c bit which causes it to freeze over. so I might as well get that done along with the turbo pipe..

3. sometimes during shifting I hear a very short chatter... is that normal? I was able to reproduce the sound at a standstill... Shift into gear whiel at a stop, go into neutral while the clutch is fully depressed then release the clutch while in neutral. its like a little click of some sort... is that something to worry about or no? I heard some puma's have a transmission problem or something??

and what else should I check/ get replaced etc?


also, yet another silly question, so max height on the 110 is 2021mm which is 2.021 meters... the local coles is 2.1 meters... am i safe to go in? lol

[LoveB]

booked in for dual finish wheels, thermostat sensor, turbo pipe and broken block of plate for friday. They only had next monday free but i have to pick my wife up in canberra sunday night so they squeezed me in for friday. thank you dealer!

[460cixy]

Great to see more local fenders about there getting pretty popular

[LoveB]

if you ever get an orkney gray waving at you.. a super stock one.. that would be me!

[460cixy]

Mines an old white tray back mostly spotted around Woden and west belco

[LoveB]

cool beans. im in belco every weekday so I'm sure I'll see you around!

[LoveB]

Bit ****ed at the dealers today. Told me to have car there at 8am so they could order the parts they needed and havr it by lunch.. Drove interstate the night before, at dealers at 8am. Check on car at 2pm ann it hasnt moved an inch. Said it would be ready by 4:30 so waited the whole time at the lounge. 5pm get told its ready, check on car and they put the dual finish on but forfet to change the spare to the dual finish. 1 wheel stud got cross threaded so im currently driving with 4 nuts on one wheel. And as it turns out thry want me to come back when the parts 'arrive' well wtf was the point in saying come before 8 to get the parts in the same day??? Bloody waste of time now i have to drive another 700kms to get home and back to get this fixed. Ugh

[Sue]

Bit ****ed at the dealers today. Told me to have car there at 8am so they could order the parts they needed and havr it by lunch.. Drove interstate the night before, at dealers at 8am. Check on car at 2pm ann it hasnt moved an inch. Said it would be ready by 4:30 so waited the whole time at the lounge. 5pm get told its ready, check on car and they put the dual finish on but forfet to change the spare to the dual finish. 1 wheel stud got cross threaded so im currently driving with 4 nuts on one wheel. And as it turns out thry want me to come back when the parts 'arrive' well wtf was the point in saying come before 8 to get the parts in the same day??? Bloody waste of time now i have to drive another 700kms to get home and back to get this fixed. Ugh

That's not on. Did you tell them how far you have to drive etc??.

Are they planning on having you wait for the thermostat sensor? It's not a small job.. they told me they were confident they could get it done in one day.. but it took two..

[discojools]

Did they not offer you a loan car? Sounds very slack to me. I would have insisted on one. Interesting Defenders still haveing turbo hose problems. Beware that the bottom coolant hose is potentially another one. The hoseclamp on another hose close by can rub on it. Get them to check it! These two probs happened within weeks of me getting mine early 2012. No probs since.
Engine loosens up nicely a year in. It's a great little goer.

PS: what's this about thermostat sensor?

Jools

[LoveB]

Well, I was told to bring it in at 8am so they could order the parts in and get it done within the day...

But basically nothing happened. they only changed 4 out of 5 wheels and broke one stud. Didnt get a hire car that day but I will insist on it he next time because I will actually need a car that day I'm here.

no point in having gone at 8am because they didnt change the tyres till 4pm anyway. it was parked where it was left at 8am so I dont even know how they could have gone about checking the hoses and the thermostat sensor..

Jools, its the sensor that keeps the core from freezing over. mine is stuffed as after a few hours the aircon freezes then stops blowing cold.

Engine seems to be better now though. just over 2000kms on it. getting used to keeping the revs under 2k which seems to have a fairly big impact on fuel economy.

but yeah, they said they will 'ring me' when the parts arrive. so basically I have to drive back to canberra with a broken car and back to sydney when the parts arrive. My aunt suggested I get them to reimburse the travel fee (or atleast fuel) because well, they did say they would have the parts within that morning and they didnt. now I have to spend on another full tank to get home and back. pffft.

but yes, next time it goes in I will mention I really need a loan car.

otherwise, I still love james. It's not his fault. lol looks way better with the dual finish wheels now I think...

that morning..

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

with the wheels installed.. notice the missing nut and block off plate

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

and on top of that, they said they reversed our downpayment two weeks ago. its still not in the account. lol

[Sue]

Often you have to book weeks in advance for a loan car so it might pay to ask for a booking now - they will have a fair idea how long it will take for the parts to arrive.. :)

PS New wheels look great! :)

[chuck]

The dual finish wheels look great particularly with that colour wichich I presume is Orkney Grey.

Cheers

[LoveB]

Yeah.. Otherwise reimbursement is fine.. I just got the vespa running today so id rather be going into the city on a vespa than an suv ;)

And yes, orkney gray. They put new mtr tyres too. Atleast the wheels make me happy. I think its really changed the look!

[noyakfat]

Now James looks like he really wants to go out and get dirty! Good stuff.

[LoveB]

Can i get my warranty work done with another dealer instead? I think today may very well be the last straw ive head with this current dealer. Their slack service and being given repeated runarounds is about to cost me in the region of 5k aud.

[flagg]

Give Lennock a call mate, I'm sure they be able to help out. 02 6282 2022.

[LoveB]

Yeah next time I get servicing/warranty done I'll take it to lennock instead.

But trivett still hasnt given back our downpayment which was apparently reversed into our account on march 1. still not in the account. lol

[muddy]

I had some warranty done on my 110 in WOLLONGONG purchased in Qld and the service team went out of their way to help. :D:)

[dunny1]

love the colour, mine is the same but a 2012 model.

[LoveB]

Had a canadian man (I think) walk up to me today and ask me how long ive had james... I said 2 weeks and he said 'what a beautiful beautiful truck. we have an lr2 back at home'
nice guy.


also had another man the other day tell me how much he loves it. lol happy days

[flagg]

That's always nice to hear. I lived in Sydney when I got my 110. As I didn't have a garage I worked on it in the street. Had so many people come and talk to me but the funny part was the 3 other deefers that popped nearby within a year.

[LoveB]

It's nice indeed. and yesterday the owner of the koochie resto in gungahlin stepped out and spoke to me too.. he said he's close to buying a 110 himself

[LoveB]

just re booked james into the dealership for after easter...

the parts that were meant to arrive within the day 2 weeks ago have just arrived now. lol

Also want them to check out clutch noise and brake noise. The brake from what I've read is covered in a bulletin here where the retainers or something need to be replaced.

Also my rear tint has some small bubbling so i may as well get that replaced.

[LoveB]

Cant edit post but dealer seems to have come through. will have a loaner car for the entire time the car is at the dealers (a week I think) and the diesel will be reimbursed.

[flagg]

Good to hear you are finally being looked after mate

[LoveB]

Indeed! getting brakes checked too. as well as clutch. rear tint replaced due to bubbling.