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"The Ghost of Oppo" (gohstoklasa) 05/19/2020 at 09:54 • Filed to: None

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ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > The Ghost of Oppo 05/19/2020 at 09:57

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Is it just me or does a shorty defender look cute?

boredalways > The Ghost of Oppo 05/19/2020 at 09:58

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GIB!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > The Ghost of Oppo 05/19/2020 at 09:58

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Yes. That's is a beautiful color on that defender. It's even got the Safari windows.

The Ghost of Oppo > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 05/19/2020 at 10:05

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Right? That would be a nice car for city parking.  

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 05/19/2020 at 12:04

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Pretty standard on the US Defenders. I think the only Defenders I’ve seen without them are the commercial ones.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > The Ghost of Oppo 05/19/2020 at 12:04

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Man I’d love me a 90 as an everyday driver. Although I’d want the 300Tdi and not the V8. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 05/19/2020 at 12:26

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What “US Defender” are you talking about? I did see this fake final edition that was made out of an older legal age Defender that didn’t have the correct windows. As far as I could tell the real final editions all had Safari windows and they are not 25 years old.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 05/19/2020 at 12:28

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NAS Defenders that came with hard tops? Most of the grey market Defenders that weren’t commercial versions ?

Edgyhal94 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 05/20/2020 at 12:42

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From person experience with both, yes. The 300tdi is better for efficiency, usability and is reliable. Not that powerful, but if you want a fast car, 90s Land Rovers are literally the complete and utter opposite, no matter what engine 

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Edgyhal94 05/20/2020 at 13:27

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I learn how to drive in a IIa 109, so yeah they’re not in a hurry to get anywhere quickly.

Edgyhal94 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 05/20/2020 at 14:11

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Lucky, I learnt in a 2003 1.8 Freelander. Which is better but less romantic 

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Edgyhal94 05/20/2020 at 14:47

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I remember it being less romantic and more an assault on my all of my senses. Between double clutching, the noise, sawing the steering wheel back and forth like a rally driver just to keep the damn thing from wondering off the road I was quite emotionally spent at the end of it. God I love those trucks. 

Edgyhal94 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 05/20/2020 at 16:32

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Sounds like the 300tdi 110 utility wagon I test drove before immediately going for a Range Rover Classic with the same engine, just because of how... “ primitive ” Handling characteristics and road manners  of the 110 were.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the old Defender and other old Land Rovers, but unless it’s a fourth or fifth car, no way I’d own one, unless it’s a Rangie, they behave themselves on road better and you don’t really loose anything off road wise

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Edgyhal94 05/20/2020 at 17:10

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This is very true, still... I was DD’ing a 88 to the train station to take to work in Midtown Manhattan NYC   for a little while and it was glorious. Pulling into my parking spot and turning around to enjoy the view one last time before I got onto the train.

Edgyhal94 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 05/21/2020 at 08:21

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Funny how Land Rovers never look out of place, no matter where they find themselves.

In the middle of the amazon rainforest? looks at home

In the middle of the concrete jungle? Looks at home

In front of a countryside manor? Looks at home