A comfortable Defender

[Chucaro]

Today I drove “Rustic” (my Defender) for a short shopping trip 380 km down to Brisbane and returned doing some very short stops, one in Buderim and the other at Gympie.
I can telling you that after done the 760 km all up I arrived to the conclusion that any person that believe that the Defenders are uncomfortable are a wimp.
Of course I rate my Rangie Hiline as the best 4WD touring vehicle that I had including the Disco Tdi and the venerable 109 Stage 1, but the Defender to me is as good as the Disco for touring.
The only problem is that a very powerful sound system is required to be able to listen the music

[long stroke]

Today I drove “Rustic” (my Defender) for a short shopping trip 380 km down to Brisbane and returned doing some very short stops, one in Buderim and the other at Gympie.
I can telling you that after done the 760 km all up I arrived to the conclusion that any person that believe that the Defenders are uncomfortable are a wimp.
Of course I rate my Rangie Hiline as the best 4WD touring vehicle that I had including the Disco Tdi and the venerable 109 Stage 1, but the Defender to me is as good as the Disco for touring.
The only problem is that a very powerful sound system is required to be able to listen the music

Thats where the ipod comes in

[numpty]

Thats where the ipod comes in

Yeah, but decent speakers are needed as well.

[87County]

Yeah, but decent speakers are needed as well.

Nooo!... noise cancelling headphones for the iPod

[TwoUp]

I usually only have the UHF on whilst driving and then listen to music when stopped. Its a noise thing.

Regards,
PeterW

[one_iota]

I've just done 4000 km over a 2 week period including two 10 hr 830 km stretches between Melbourne and Sydney.

Sure some of the driving was shared but I'd have to say that my Defender is more comfortable to tour in than the Discovery was.

The Puma Defender has advantages over the 300tdi Discovery being quieter and easier to drive at freeway speeds due to the 6 speed box well matched to a torquey motor. In fact it is too easy to exceed the speed limit so I'll be looking for a cruise control.

With 1200 litres of fuel on board over 1000 km on a tank is easily done removing one reason to stop for a break on a long run.

The comfort of the seats has surprised me as well.

[Bushie]

With 1200 litres of fuel on board over 1000 km on a tank is easily done removing one reason to stop for a break on a long run.

120litres /100


Martyn

[Disco_owner]

I've just done 4000 km over a 2 week period including two 10 hr 830 km stretches between Melbourne and Sydney.

Sure some of the driving was shared but I'd have to say that my Defender is more comfortable to tour in than the Discovery was.

The Puma Defender has advantages over the 300tdi Discovery being quieter and easier to drive at freeway speeds due to the 6 speed box well matched to a torquey motor. In fact it is too easy to exceed the speed limit so I'll be looking for a cruise control.

With 1200 litres of fuel on board over 1000 km on a tank is easily done removing one reason to stop for a break on a long run.

The comfort of the seats has surprised me as well.

Mahn , that's a lot of Fuel

[hoadie72]

Nooo!... noise cancelling headphones for the iPod

= dangerous!

[warren9981]

Is that the 2008/9 Defender you are comparing against a 1996 300 TDI Discovery. I should think they have made it more comfortable in the intervening 12 years.
Then again it is Landrover we are talking about here.

1200 litres? did they open the front windows and stick the fuel nozzle into the rear seats?