What is the little thing that you really like about your new Defender?

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Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Is there any truth to the discussion that you need a full diagnostic and internet connection to enable the car to start again after a flat battery?

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Never heard that one.
I've disconnected my battery to do some work on the car - same thing?
Came back to life including all my settings and profile on the pivi.

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Originally Posted by jwb

Never heard that one.
I've disconnected my battery to do some work on the car - same thing?
Came back to life including all my settings and profile on the pivi.

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ASPW is doing a major hatchet job on them on YouTube for this supposed reason eliminating them as a serious outback tourer although he loves the look of them.

I Rubbish Defender, Ineos Grenadier, Landcruiser 70-series Auto @4xoverland - YouTube

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Originally Posted by PerthDisco

ASPW is doing a major hatchet job on them on YouTube for this supposed reason eliminating them as a serious outback tourer although he loves the look of them.

I Rubbish Defender, Ineos Grenadier, Landcruiser 70-series Auto @4xoverland - YouTube

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Oh that guy from his fact-free zone. The one who makes claims without evidence or demonstration like the L663 is disabled if an ABS wheel sensor is disconnected. Quickly demonstrated
to be a lie. Wouldn't waste my time looking at his whiny stuff.

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Originally Posted by jwb

Oh that guy from his fact-free zone. The one who makes claims without evidence or demonstration like the L663 is disabled if an ABS wheel sensor is disconnected. Quickly demonstrated
to be a lie. Wouldn't waste my time looking at his whiny stuff.

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I used to watch his stuff through gritted teeth but unsubscribed when his hatred of Land Rover became almost pathological. Why defend your choices by denigrating others' equally rational choices with ill-informed commentary? I'm sure there is a recognised psychological and described condition for this behavior.

So having applied the anti-APSW mouthwash to get rid of that bad taste that person leaves, here is something I like.

Here is something that if it fails won't leave me stranded in the middle of the Canning Stock Route listening to him.

I've set the mirrors to tilt down automatically when I reverse.....I prefer that to the rearview camera (which is excellent as an overview). My S1 Disco had remotely operable mirrors. The old Defender was a pain when it came to adjustment...only manual with a passenger involved on their side.

[QUOTE=one_iota;321199? I'm sure there is a recognised psychological and described condition for this behavior.[/QUOTE]


someone with that many names has to be compensating for something...

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Originally Posted by one_iota

Part-time I live in a suburb infested with speed humps. I get the notion of traffic calming! However, in these conditions, the difference in comfort between my Bilstein suspended Classic Defender and the air sprung new Defender is worlds apart. Didn't an ancient rock band do a song about this? Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride 1968 HQ - YouTube.

I'm heading west this week in the S M E G to see water in the Darling River in Outback NSW. Many a corrugation along the way. I'll report back.

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I frequently travel to your speed hump infested suburb, in my Bilstein suspended Classic Defender, to acquire the best chips in Australia. It's worth the pain.

I agree with ASPW being incredibly annoying.

But, I’d like to know if the battery flat issue is a real thing as he claims to have had a LR mechanic contact him as well to confirm.

It should be verified.

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Originally Posted by PerthDisco

I agree with ASPW being incredibly annoying.

But, I’d like to know if the battery flat issue is a real thing as he claims to have had a LR mechanic contact him as well to confirm.

It should be verified.

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Totally agree. It should be verified/demonstrated by he who is making the claim. It's only flat earthers and the like who ask you to demonstrate that they are wrong rather than disproving their unfounded assertions.
BTW I disconnected my battery today (MY23.5 D300) to fit an auxiliary circuit and... everything came back to life as before.

2022 d250 51k kms
The rear door just pops open after hours and days and weeks of corrugated bush tracks, unlike my old d2 the rear door often jammed up and was very difficult to open on occasion [bigsmile1]