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What Next?

Sell the Def 90 and the Sport and buy a TDv8 and give up offroading?

22%

[6]

Sell the RRS & Def and replace them with a D3 with all the offroad toys fitted?

29%

[8]

Sell both the Def and RRS & replace them with the Defender coming in the Spring

[1]

Sell the RRS and replace it with an F2, keep the Defender

[0]

Dire Straits

[2]

Earn more money!

25%

[7]

Sell up and have gender reassignment

11%

[3]

Total Votes: 27

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shmoogle

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Why not, you're used to bossing people around on board boats!!

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Mon Oct 23 2006 3:05pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

There are only 2 of you who can be fiddling with that poll ............ and every time I look at the results there is another question added! Somebody must have too much free time at work is all I can say. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Mon Oct 23 2006 5:07pm

MDP

Member Since: 15 Jun 2005
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Tim in Scotland wrote:
There are only 2 of you who can be fiddling with that poll ............ and every time I look at the results there is another question added! Somebody must have too much free time at work is all I can say.

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Mon Oct 23 2006 5:10pm

Havank

Member Since: 20 Jun 2006
Location: West Sussex - UK
Posts: 691

Just do what my neighbour did

He had a d2, sold that and got an Touareq, plus a 6 year old defender

then modded the defender for about 1000 (new mud tyres, plus snorkel, etc etc ) and do the offroading in that

total cost is less and you do not need to be scared for damage to the defender

ok so here it is not to buy the Touareqn but the tdv8 RRS

Mon Oct 23 2006 5:14pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

No need to buy the yacht, already have the choice of 3x 40footers I can sail whenever I want but don't had the burden of the running costs! Always fancied going on a cruise......................... but having sailed in ship's with passengers I don't think I would enjoy it somehow: also all that worrying about if they were doing things properly up on the bridge while I was trying to enjoy myself.
I could probably live with a 90 as a daily driver, so long as I never needed to go into town and park in a multistorey or drive any long distances. Have driven my Def longish distance and it isn't the most comfortable way to travel, but you won't get done for speeding on the motorway as it best to cruise at 55-60 in them. Maybe the new one coming out in March will be a bit more civilized but then that would spoil it! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Mon Oct 23 2006 5:19pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

And then somebody over on the dark side goes and posts this......http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic6783.html Looks good in white with privacy glass. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Mon Oct 23 2006 5:41pm

Andy

Member Since: 15 Oct 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1369

I voted for 'Sell the RRS & Def and replace them with a D3 with all the offroad toys fitted?' 2002 Discovery Adventurer LE
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Mon Oct 23 2006 6:07pm

Cliff H

Member Since: 03 Dec 2005
Location: uk
Posts: 3233

According to the white D3 thread it looks like you have made your mind up Tim
Your hardest bit will probably be finding one in white, I have not seen one in this country.
Have you driven one off road yet, might be worth getting one of LR taster sesions if not.
I know it won't be much different to your RRS but might be worth it.
I am sure you will not be dissapointed.

Mon Oct 23 2006 8:20pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

Cliff I have driven the D3 offroad and I took my RRS along to the D3.co.uk Scottish offroad meet at Dunkeld and that was were I found the RRS doesn't have the ground clearance or wading depth of the D3. Even on extended mode I dragged the RRS underside airfoils on the ground when the D3's were not when they were at normal offroad height. I will try the new Defender coming in March before I decide which way to go............. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Mon Oct 23 2006 9:36pm

Cliff H

Member Since: 03 Dec 2005
Location: uk
Posts: 3233

Have you seen this Tim ?
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/22/2007-la...r-unveiled

Mon Oct 23 2006 10:05pm

MudAllOverIt

Member Since: 29 May 2006
Location: Land of the Mountain and Flood
Posts: 44

Tim in Scotland wrote:
I will try the new Defender coming in March before I decide which way to go...

I'll be interested to hear what you think -- suspect it might surprise you a bit seeing as it'll be a two-generation (and then some I reckon) jump from the 300Tdi.

If you haven't already seen them LRO ran articles on the new Defender in the Oct edition and the new engine in this month's edition -- I've finished with them so you're welcome to the mags if they're of interest. Bill

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ex V6 Freelander owner looking for another shiny LR

Mon Oct 23 2006 10:18pm

Lateral5

Member Since: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Down south
Posts: 331

Why buy a RRS if you don't want to take it off road......that's where it does its best stuff! RRS TDV6 Bluetooth, VR, Roof

Tue Oct 24 2006 3:50am

Andy

Member Since: 15 Oct 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1369

It isn't as good as a D3 though 2002 Discovery Adventurer LE
1998 Freelander xedi
Ertl limited edition RRS model number 817

Tue Oct 24 2006 8:42am

XXXAngelXXX

Member Since: 03 Mar 2006
Location: Krautland
Posts: 10894

sell the Def and upgrade the RRS TDV6
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Tue Oct 24 2006 9:03am

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
Posts: 17476

I don't think most of you folks appreciate the sort of offroading that Mudalloverit and I do in our 90's.... it would wreck an RRS in no time at all, we are not talking "greenlaning" here we are talking driving where there are no disernable roads, hidden deep ditches, inside old quarries driving through gorse bushes and brambles (both eat Land Rover paintwork for breakfast!) and under overhanging trees.
My Def was 6 years old when I bought it and it is now 10 years old and while it does have battle scars there is no way the RRS's body would take the hammering that the 90's has had - the RRS's doors would be totally wrecked after just an afternoon of what I do in the Def, purely because they close so low down on the body and over the sills. The LR side steps would give no protection
whatsoever. my 90's side steps bear witness to the hammering that it takes and act as my sill guards and early warning of gaps being too narrow or rocks too high as they scrape!
I think that in a few years (just like the Classic Rangy) RRS will find it's place with offroaders but even I am not so stupid to do to a still fairly new RRS what I do to the 90. Maybe when the RRS is 10 years old but not when it is less than 2 years old! I wouldn't have so many reservations with a 2nd hand D3 or even a new Defender, but not in a nearly new luxury offroader - that's for wealthier folks than me! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tue Oct 24 2006 9:32am

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