Stevo68 - Shoulda bought a white one

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 16th October 2007, 10:14 AM

Here's a pic of the duco destroying rubbish we were driving through. They don't do it justice though. It's easy to say "I don't drive through that" but when you're presented with it you've got an interesting problem.

As you drive into it you initially think "yuk".. this won't be like this for long. Then after an hour or so you think... "Maybe I should turn back"... but then you've got a whole group of people with you... and then you know you've got definitely an hour of it back the way you came, and then another 5 days going out the way you came in.

When you're there it's a very hard call. Fortunately we don't need a re-spray like some of the other cars that were with us

One gent with a 110 ute had it rub through the canvas around the frame

**digger** · 16th October 2007, 10:39 AM

mate in the far north of s.a., the name we use to refer to dark coloured 4wds is not very nice!!! they are not...practical in our heat...

its a bit like the "wankerlights" they are fitted by people across the roofline usually in groups of 5 or more and are used to speciffically bwarn you that the owner is a ........anyway Im sure you get the idea....

its like the britz campers...in summer we refer to them as FRITZ IN A BRITZ as only german nand swedish tourists generally have them then!

but in the end its a matter of "whatever floats your boat!"

**WhiteD3** · 16th October 2007, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Camo

I love the Black D3.. So true Stevo.. white is boring as

Steady on, I started this thread!

**JDNSW** · 16th October 2007, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by spudboy

If all cars had daytime running lights (a la Volvos) then it wouldn't matter what colour your car was.

We always drive with our headlights on out in the country, but not in the city.

It perhaps would not matter from the visibility point of view, but turning the lights on does nothing for the interior temperature. It is OK to say "I've got airconditioning" but unless you have remote start (illegal in this country) and can run it for a few minutes to cool the car down, the dark coloured car will still be a lot hotter when you return to it, although here the roof is the important part. Almost fifty years ago my father got the roof of his grey Vedette repainted off white - and it reduced the temperature while parked in the sun by a measured 10F, and that was in Sydney, not inland, and a grey car, not black! There is a good reason why until fairly recently almost all Series/110/Defender Landrovers sold here had near-white roofs. In recent years as the target market has moved from utility to "lifestyle", this seems to have been dropped.

John

**PCH** · 16th October 2007, 11:09 AM

White White White White.

Might be boring but so pratical in so many ways. Looks great after a wash. Looks tough with black bar work.

How couldn't you love white!

Chris

**WhiteD3** · 16th October 2007, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by PCH

White White White White.

Might be boring but so pratical in so many ways. Looks great after a wash. Looks tough with black bar work.

How couldn't you love white!

Chris

Now here's a man with taste!

**stevo68** · 16th October 2007, 11:20 AM

BLACK BLACK BLACK, no more need be said, a picture tells a thousand words

, click for full beautiful size

Regards

Stevo

**paulthepilot_5** · 16th October 2007, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Killer

My Series III is bright yellow and I swear it is invisible to some drivers! I even had a Brisbane City bus pull out in front of me the other day, I just managed to pull it up in time. My inlaws used to have a bright yellow car as well, it was hit six times, every time it was stationary! Work that one out.

I have to agre with you on that one, bright yellow on a Series land rover seems to attract cars like Bees to a honey pot. The number of times i have had people try to merge into me

I particularly hate the ones that cut infront then jam on the brakes

**Grimace** · 16th October 2007, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Now here's a man with taste!

Yeah def like the white with black barwork.

**Utemad** · 16th October 2007, 02:32 PM

My Disco1 is dark grey (forget its name). I wanted a white one but they were proving very difficult to find and this one was great in every other aspect.

In Qld the heat that builds up in the cabin is shocking. I tend to leave the windows down a bit which helps a lot but not as good as the white rodeo I had before. Wreaks havoc with the fridge and therefore the second battery life.

Plus as has been said its scratches show up a mile away but my white Rodeo looked great even though it was scratched and dented all over.

Maybe I'll spray it white when the paint starts to peel.

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