Thread: Ladies - Do you get abused driving the Fender?

G'day Captain_Rightfoot

That would be right the typical Media Educated Geese, Ooh! Big bad 4x4 little do they know that some only have 2.5 litre motors and they also are often the only replacement for large US sedans for passenger space, but mostly just Media Brain???? Washed geese

cheers

I get that and Im no lady but most of the time they shut up when I quip "in the event of your plastic box and my steel box being involved in a prang whose child will be safer" they tend to look like they just had the wind let out of their sails follow that up with "in addition to the robustness of the vehicle sitting up where I sit I can usually see an additional 300m in all directions past where you can see so I get extra time to avoid idiots in little cars."

when they come up with "but you have such poor visability" I just offer them a chance to sit in the drivers seat.

the top 5 comments after that are

"but you can see so much from there"
"thats easy to get into isnt it"
"looks like you can fit a lot in the back"
"hey I can see things I cant see from my car"
"are all 4 wheels drives like this?"

No problems in Albany Creek.
It has the highest registration ratio per person, of 4WD's in Brisbane.

After a few years of being p***ed off by not being able to see around them, I joined the crowd

I find women driving Defenders quite attractive.

And I've read similar comments from motoring jurnos.

So this abuse takes me by surprise.

I normally have a very long response to such ignorance, dealing with :

• vehicle longevity
• safety (also common misconceptions)
• versatility
• environmental impact
• economy

after which I'm asked why all this isn't common knowledge.

In a Defender I would be mentioning the road footprint - physically no bigger than a "medium" wagon like a Camry - and the 2.5l diesel using less fuel than a Camry as well. When I first bought the Stage 1 I compared it to the Subaru Forester I then had - same width and weight and only about 30cm longer. Of course the carb V8 was a lot less efficient but that's been fixed with the newer diesels. No-one has ever chipped me for driving a 4wd.

Originally Posted by Michael2

I find women driving Defenders quite attractive.

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Wife drives the Defender all the time, never had a problem.


She does also have several black belts in martial arts, so I wouldn't mess with her. That might make people think twice.

Cheers
Simon

I had a count up the other day and every 2nd car on the road is a 4WD where I live! Mis-informed environmentalist do-gooders would probably get shot if they started spouting off in our local supermarket carpark!

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Origami?

Aikido

Not quite as tough as karate, but still tougher than me.

Cheers
Simon