Finally picked her up !

[33DegreesSth]

Well we finally flown to Adelaide to pick up our Defender...

After being stalled for a couple of days in Adelaide due to a public holiday we weren't aware of and needing a couple of issues with the wagon tending too , which were done so thanks to the guys at Britparts.

We set off on our first adventure..a road trip back to Newcastle NSW.

As luck would have it we set off in near heat wave conditions and due to bush fires on the Great Ocean Rd we needed an alternative route..being following the Murray River.

Travelling only a fews hrs each day due to the 40+? days we drove early morning and swam and relaxed the rest of the time..

On arriving home not were we only unbelievably surprised to work out that we'd only spent approx $200 on fuel ( with a leak ) but we were so not ready to park her up that we headed off again the very next day...again camping but this time heading Nth along the East Coast.

We met plenty of Defender owners on the road all giving the 'wave' ..

We are now planning our fortnightly long weekends away camping, fossicking and fishing with our 2 young ones !

[ramblingboy42]

having purchased a puma 130 Ranger,, I was wondering if the turbo hose that keeps failing on the Defender is the same item on the Ranger.

I'm wondering if it might be prudent to carry a spare on my outback wanderings.

Having got in and looked under and over it will be a positive bastard to change at the best of times.

Do any mechanics here know?

Maybe I will talk to British Offroad and see if they know .

sorry for the hijack , I meant this to be new thread.....maybe mods may move it.

[noyakfat]

Travelling only a fews hrs each day due to the 40+? days we drove early morning and swam and relaxed the rest of the time..

Please accept a round of applause for a sensible and practical approach to bringing home your new vehicle

[Andrew86]

Well we finally flown to Adelaide to pick up our Defender...

Congratulations! I'd love to see some pictures if you've got the camera handy

[33DegreesSth]

having purchased a puma 130 Ranger,, I was wondering if the turbo hose that keeps failing on the Defender is the same item on the Ranger.

I'm wondering if it might be prudent to carry a spare on my outback wanderings.

Having got in and looked under and over it will be a positive bastard to change at the best of times.

Do any mechanics here know?

Maybe I will talk to British Offroad and see if they know .

sorry for the hijack , I meant this to be new thread.....maybe mods may move it.

Hijack haha all good by me ! ...

Unfortunately due to being new to the Land Rover scene I can't offer you any suggestions or advice sorry..hopefully someone can help you on here though.

Best of luck !

[33DegreesSth]

Please accept a round of applause for a sensible and practical approach to bringing home your new vehicle

Cheers ... was a great 1st trip 🍺

[YOLO110]

Excellent stuff! That is the way to take delivery of one of the last I am sure in Oz!

I flew up to Port Macquarie to pick up mine a few months back!

So, what did you get!! Aside from a Defender!

[33DegreesSth]

Congratulations! I'd love to see some pictures if you've got the camera handy

Cheers mate .. will definitely post some pics, after working out how too ! 😕

[33DegreesSth]

Excellent stuff! That is the way to take delivery of one of the last I am sure in Oz!

I flew up to Port Macquarie to pick up mine a few months back!

So, what did you get!! Aside from a Defender!

Perhaps I should have described her a lot better haha..definitely not the last one in Aus..she's a 93mdl 2.5tdi ...apart from that I'm still learning exactly what or where she fits in to the Defender line up etc.

She's not a shiny and perhaps as desirable as the later mdls but for our 1st and for what we want to do we are stoked with her ...even my wife so that's gota be a winner right there in my books 😉

[YOLO110]

A 'proper' one then! Brilliant!

As for your wife, well that is just excellent! Mine just looks at me in my Defender like we both come from another planet!!!