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  1. 23rd November 2007, 05:07 PM #1
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    Defender for a 1/2 day

    I got to test drive a new Defender for a couple of hours this afternoon, the local dealer called me up and offered a testdrive, so I accepted. I only drove it around town, and a couple of km's of freeway, the engine pulls like a Clydesdale , the gearbox, Oh that gearbox. Beautiful. The A/c should be in a refrigerated truck, it's awesome. The seats are soooo comfy and that powerbuldge is something remenisant of the years of glam rock it just screams "Im huuuuuge under here"

    That dash does grow on you and there are lots of places for airlocker switches, it even has a knob for aux lighting.

    So why do I still prefer my old SIII?
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  2. 23rd November 2007, 05:22 PM #2
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    so why do you prefer your old SIII
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  3. 23rd November 2007, 05:26 PM #3
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    I don't know, I just do


    If you have one you'd know

    When I drive the old beast down the paddock or whatever I have a grin from ear to ear

    It just didn't happen with the new one

    (probably because of the lack of roof on the series)
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  4. 23rd November 2007, 05:36 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus View Post
    That would be it

    Lack of roof...

    G force and wind speed forces the face back into a grin like grimace

    YES that euphoric state all series owners love

    the new one just doesn't do it for me

    That plus the 55g's
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  5. 23rd November 2007, 06:36 PM #5
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    ....And he calls me...like a kid in a candy store to gloat! The boss was standing right there when I answered? I'm like dude, dont ring me at work! So he says...muhahahaha I'm driving a new Defender and hangs up!

    I'm like...what...what is this? BUSH WEEK? No...so I wait for the boss to vacate my presence...and then text message furiously. So when are we going out? I have the County today. He advises me...only until 5pm today.


    BUMMER!

    Got me all excited for nothin'!
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