Flew interstate - defender not as described!

I had actually called RACV to organise an inspection but their current wait time is 3 weeks+ in that area, figured it was worth the risk and to me, the risk was worth it as luckily I had a few fall back plans and it was a fun little adventure to have. 5pm Hoddle Street and Melbourne CBD is great fun when you're bigger than everyone else and fully insured :D

Although after calling around a few of the dealerships (not LR dealerships, just general ones) I get the idea that being a **** in Melbourne is kind of par for the course...

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Originally Posted by feral

If I had to travel interstate to have a look at a vehicle I would have paid someone, either RACV or even one of our members here to go and have a good look before you decided anything.

That way you would have received a true report on the vehicle.

One of life's little experiences, in hindsight. I hope the beers were good :cool:

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My thoughts too. Always a good thing to be able to use the resources at hand to potentially help you out.

Not so long ago I purchase a vehicle interstate and it sounds like I had much better luck than you did. Sorry to hear. It sounds like a nightmare!

In retrospect I agree with all the comments, you should have got someone to take a look, however I admit I didn't do that either. I conceded that worst case it would be an adventure and we would return home empty handed. I'm not sure I will do it again though. There is just too much risk and too easy to convince yourself it will be fine. Hopefully others can learn and not do the same as what we did!

Sounds like things somewhat worked out OK in the end, so that's good to hear. :)

Hey not all Werribee defender drivers are bad , sorry to hear about your misfortune i would have been happy to look at the car if i had of known, hope your recent purchase serves you well ...