2007 Defender 1st Drive!

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Originally Posted by spudboy

It looks good in Dark Blue, but I wish the roof was white. Is that old fashioned of me?
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No, sensible. Any other colour in this country is silly.

John

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Originally Posted by spudboy

Back seats look like proper seats too, not just a plank of ply with some padding.

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My Stage 1 resents that comment! Sheet of tinplate, thanks, not plank of ply!

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

... does it still have that poxy handbrake lever position ?

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Yep. It goes so nicely with the whole "build from parts bin then never change anything" approach which was pioneered back in 1948 :D

Talk about cost cutting, they stole half the dashboard from the D3 and the rest from a fiesta:D:D:D



They do look nice though:cool:

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Originally Posted by spudboy

It looks good in Dark Blue, but I wish the roof was white. Is that old fashioned of me?

Back seats look like proper seats too, not just a plank of ply with some padding.

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Don't worry David - all the Australian vehicles WILL have white roofs.

I love it, will be trading mine to get one as soon as they arrive on our shores. That is even the colour I want. Same kw as mine with a bag full more torque.

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Originally Posted by Scallops

Don't worry David - all the Australian vehicles WILL have white roofs.

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Hiya Scallops, any news on your new beast? I was worried you might have wandered off to the dark side and become a Toyota or Nissan owner, but you seem to be hanging in there.

Very happy to hear about the white roof. I want a dark green one with that white roof.

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Originally Posted by spudboy

Hiya Scallops, any news on your new beast? I was worried you might have wandered off to the dark side and become a Toyota or Nissan owner, but you seem to be hanging in there.

Very happy to hear about the white roof. I want a dark green one with that white roof.

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X2 for the vehicle and for scallops

Hiya Scallops, any news on your new beast? I was worried you might have wandered off to the dark side and become a Toyota or Nissan owner, but you seem to be hanging in there.

Very happy to hear about the white roof. I want a dark green one with that white roof.
X2 for the vehicle and for scallops

Don't worry friends! I haven't let a few Stooges put me off!:p I did have a bit of a look around at the Oriental stuff, but no - I'm riding the wait out - and from all reports, it's definitely going to be worth it.

And BTW - I did quite a bit of research into the LR Plastic bullbars with the Defender stamp - contrary to popular belief, they are mounted a distance greater than their maximum flex from the vehicle and have come through comparative testing against steel bars with good results - they won't bend your chassis if you do hit a roo they do return to their original shape after a collision. Plus they just look bling. I'm getting one on my Defender.

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Originally Posted by Scallops

Don't worry friends! I haven't let a few Stooges put me off!:p I did have a bit of a look around at the Oriental stuff, but no - I'm riding the wait out - and from all reports, it's definitely going to be worth it.

And BTW - I did quite a bit of research into the LR Plastic bullbars with the Defender stamp - contrary to popular belief, they are mounted a distance greater than their maximum flex from the vehicle and have come through comparative testing against steel bars with good results - they won't bend your chassis if you do hit a roo they do return to their original shape after a collision. Plus they just look bling. I'm getting one on my Defender.

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Thank god. i thought we were gonna loose ya for a second:p

The name across the bonnet is huge, almost reminds me of the SLR 5000 or SANDMAN of the 70s. As if people don't know it's a Land Rover.

Jeff

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