New vehicle added to current stable - a Landy
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 15:26
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Member - Omaroo (NSW)
Righto - I've been copping flack for being a Jeep owner for a while.... so here you go..... I'm now also a Land Rover owner too!
Today we pick up a '00 Defender TD5 with all the accessories under the sun fitted already.... and I mean ALL. It's really set up for remote outback travel - except for HF (but I tend to use a sat phone anyway).
Still have the two GQ's for a while though... so along with the Saabs, our yard is now officially FULL :)
Happy days!!
Reply By: Redback - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 15:37
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 15:37
Mate good onya, buggerum, your choice, who cares what they think.
If she gives half the enjoyment our Disco does then you'll be pleased as punch.
If ya keep buyin cars the
farm will look like all the other properties with cars and tractors stroon all over the place ;-))))
Baz.
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Follow Up By: Member - Omaroo (NSW) - Thursday, Feb 02, 2006 at 07:57
Thursday, Feb 02, 2006 at 07:57
Baz - LOL!!
I'm doing my best to keep the
farm free from turning into a graveyard of seldom-used cars........ but we'll see!
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Reply By: Member - Omaroo (NSW) - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 22:33
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 22:33
Thanks all ..... it drives beautifully! What a pleasure.
Just come back from finalising everything.
Wow - here's the list.... from what I can see (it's night time)...
ARB winch bar (no winch yet)
IPF
driving lights
Safari
snorkel
Graeme Cooper front wing checkerplate
Graeme Cooper spare wheel carrier
custom steel drawer on runners
steel frame shelf system on top of drawer with 10 plastic boxes
39 litre Engel fridge on slide
80 litre stainless steel
water tank
ARB compressor under rear
seat
EezyAwn Elite rooftop tent
EezyAwn 2.5 metre pull-out shade/rain awning
GME TX3400 remote head radio
Garmin GPS-III GPS system
ARB dual battery installation with intelligent isolator
ARB high-lift jack in addition to bottle jack
ARB half rack behind rooftop tent
two spare Michelin tyres
Motorola 9500 Satellite phone
TOYS!!!!!!! YAY!!!!
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Reply By: drivesafe - Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 23:37
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006 at 23:37
Hi Omaroo, being, as you pointed out, on the receiving end of snipes because you own a jeep should have you
well prepared for the no-brainer comments about owning a landy.
I don’t know what it’s like having a jeep and having any sort of contact with other jeep owners, but you will very quickly find out that you are now a member of a pretty friendly mob of 4x4 owners and you will find that unlike groups of owners of other makes of 4bys landy owners don’t care if you also have other makes of 4x4s and you may even find that if you have a problem with one of the other makes, you will actually get helpful and HONEST assistance from other landy owners.
Cheers and welcome aboard and for some great landy support try this
forum.
AULRO
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Follow Up By: Member - Omaroo (NSW) - Thursday, Feb 02, 2006 at 08:31
Thursday, Feb 02, 2006 at 08:31
Hey there drivesafe :)
Yep - same sort of friendly sub-culture exists in Jeep circles, although they may not be as objective about their
views of other machines - which is probably why they attract so much flack in the first place.
I was taking the Defender for a spin yesterday evening and have already been "waved" by one going the other way. This is what it's all about. I don't get this in the other cars - even the Jeep (admittedly Grand Cherokee owners aren't exactly "Jeep-o-philes" like TJ and CJ owners).
Cheers mate :)
Chris
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Follow Up By: drivesafe - Thursday, Feb 02, 2006 at 11:53
Thursday, Feb 02, 2006 at 11:53
Hi Omaroo, you’ll find the same thing with most new Range Rover drivers as you do with the Cherokee drivers, there all full of their on snot but such is life.
Anyway if the wave program takes off things might even improve with RRs.
Cheers
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