LAND ROVER DEFENDER SURVIVAL GUIDE Pt.2/2

[@ASimplyFabLife]

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[@mr.e6382]

I own a 1992 Defender, 1970 and 73 series lll out in Africa. I love how easygoing this gentleman sounds. I would love to see more of you two postings. Thank you.

[@Rooster-Booster]

Man, the can idea by the vent is pure genius!!!

[@ASimplyFabLife]

👍😅

[@paulmorel3732]

Been watching your clips about owning a Defender. I think the only thing I haven't seen is for those of us driving 5 door /110s. The back windows (not the sliding ones, the ones on the back side doors) open themselves..... 😂

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Good observation, thank you, sir, 😂. I have to say we didn't experience a similar deal in the five-door 2015 Puma (2015 Land Rover Defender 110 Review - 3 years later) so I suspect you have one of the special editions there😉😀(potluck of course) - look after it and keep rollin'!

[@danloubser6133]

I was on a 4x4 weekend recently with a bunch of Toyota’s and was told a joke I hadn’t heard before, apologies if you hear it often! Apparently, the Landy design team were astounded by how airtight the land cruiser was, and sent a spy to Japan to see how Toyota achieved this. The spy saw that every afternoon a bunch of cats were delivered and one day followed the delivery in. Before closing up for the night, the Toyota quality control team locked a cat in each land cruiser that was having its final checks for the night. When they came back the next morning, if the cat was still alive the car would be sent back to be made more airtight. The Landy spy went back to the UK where he told the design team, and they decided to test it out. So they locked a cat in one of the cars and left it for the night, and the next morning they came back and there was no cat

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Lol, yes we know that one pretty well 😁👌. Thanks for your comment 👍 Landy owners have a pretty good sense of humour- you have to !

[@sanatandharma4435]

Hi all, my wife often tells the tale of me going to work one day in our ford escort and coming home in a Series lll I just fell in love, The shape, smell, and way you have to drive it. But for me it is a thing of beauty! I am currently looking at a 1986 petrol SWB 90 with the aim of converting it. Watch this space, and thank you so much for taking the time to post your excellent view of our beautiful defenders.

[@TheSussexpillbox]

British Land Rovers also have the ignition key on the left side of the column. So jump in with key in right hand and ... guess what? It's still on the other side! Haha. Love your LR videos, keep it up.

[@Trevscuriosites]

I was told once a very long time ago BF (before Defender) the reason you sit so close to the door is.....so you can easily see your front wheel when sticking your head out the window thus making it easier to get over obsticles this is a clever design feature from Land Rover

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Makes sense - and you can get three across in there too!

[@peterhabel]

These videos just make me smile... You would thing all the "design features" on a Defender would make you love it less,... but no! It just makes the it that much more adorable :-) At least for me,....

[@Andre-cu2zp]

The DEFENDER does not leak oil, it is the ancestor of navigation systems! In case of being lost, it is always possible to return home without dramas. Of course the Defender is reliable, the owners of them are that they like mechanics and are always available to demonstrate their extraordinary mechanical abilities!

[@finleyhawkins6421]

My favourite feature is that Absolutely nothing on the landy is the right height to toe a shoe lace forcing us to only wear flip flops

[@ASimplyFabLife]

🤘😎 flip flops - best invention since the ventilation flaps on a Series

[@bennyccp]

I've discovered recently driving in snow for the first time. The flat windshield comes in very handy catching all that snow.

[@ASimplyFabLife]

😂 there is no limit to Solihull's genius. It just keeps on giving

[@vitadei_africa]

You are definately my most favourite defender reviewer! Riekert

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Cheers! 😎👋😉

[@henryratajczak3071]

I'm in agreement with you. Plus I'm laughing all through it. I have 2 series Land Rovers, and would bet that they have more quirks than Defender. No matter what, they're the only vehicles that have brought me home under their own power. It's a love hate relationship with them. Thanks for sharing your Defender, and all her quirks with us. Safe travels and greetings from Florida USA.

[@Simonandisla]

Awwww.....don't forget the independent wiper mode and how they never seem to park in the correct spot. I've had two complete arms and blades fly off on the motorway when it was pouring down...luckily both times were the passenger side !! Good old Timmy mallet (the gentle persuader !) secured the 2nd replacement and it's still on 20k miles later !! Great vid as always :-)

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Simon's Defender 90 Cheers!

[@judistrickland6754]

We hold our wiper blades on with little cable ties. White ones on the black blade, so you can easily see when you lose a cable tie, before you lose the wiper blade.

[@mh53j]

It's a utility vehicle, what do you expect?! Love it that he's proud of getting a speeding ticket. Pointing out features the salesmen leave out; but Land Rovers really don't need salesmen do they, they sell themselves. Oh, like the T-shirt too.

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Cheers

[@joshs9227]

Great video, funny and also informative!

[@overnighter]

Each of these might go well as shorts on YT or reels on IG - if you have time?

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Excellent idea! (got to find some time😅)

[@RoosterRaw]

Quality idea for the cupholder! Nice one, will try it out very soon. Cheers mate.

[@ASimplyFabLife]

🤘😎keep rollin'

[@maniczoot]

The door striker not only holds the door closed, you can open a beer on it. I think... never tried. I open beers with my teeth! Also, a few bolts and you can easily pull the driveshaft out, which can then be used to club a squirell or whatever needs eating - you get to baste it in full fat ep90!

[@BigArch6564]

Cracking honest vlog buddy!

[@Menditman2014]

Hi I nearly pasted your video by as I didn't recognise the name, glad I watched good vid. I have a 2001 defender 90 and I love it, no extras on it yet but maybe next year. Thanks for the vid🙂👍

[@Dorsetlaner]

The little slot on the top of the dash where air blows onto the windscreen fits a iPhone perfectly in it witch means you have instant heads up desplay or satnav 😂

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Hector Sainsbury genius 😎

[@Dorsetlaner]

A Simply Fab Life happy to help 👍🏿

[@lucasspiros]

👍stylish ,tough the Legend one name ,Defender Nice video 🎥 cheers!

[@soylentgreen5120]

Love your comments 😁 I own a tdci and it's just as quirky as the TDI, thanks for making me smile

[@ASimplyFabLife]

👍😎🤘

[@wolfgangjaeger6517]

Hi, you mentioned that the Temperatur meter rise on the 300 TDI at heavy load , and the benefit ist that you know IT Works. I have an 300 TDI now since 20 years and had the same, starting with 150.000km on the car and getting worse and worse. At the end the Radiator expansions Box colabsed and i lost all Radiator Fluid in the middle of the alps. With a Lot off refilling I still got home, but the head gasket was a bit trough after wards. On the followed repair aktion i discovered that the Radiator was the Problem. It looked from outside as new but on the fan side were totaly worn. Now with a new Radiator the Temperatur meter stays Always in the same Spot, No matter i tow a havy Trailer Up the Hill or not. So be carefull when your Temperatur meter jumps about on a 300tdi, there is For shure a serios Problem on the start. Best regards Wolf

[@benreh]

"If a Land Rover stops leaking, it's because it is out of oil". I never realized that I do it too until I saw it on your video: I always look in the mirror before starting the engine :-)

[@0Aus]

Did you hear why it took land rover so long to install computer management systems? They couldn't work out how to get it to leak OIL. lol Nice Video. I love my 6x6 Perentie for all the reasons..

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Anybody heard of Lucas??! Invented smoke inside the wire you know... single use only ;-)

[@overnighter]

Looking forward to pt 3, perhaps?

[@ASimplyFabLife]

🧐😊

[@danielwoudberg2535]

That little red light on your Puma’s dash.. signal that your remote’s battery is flat😁

[@highdownmartin]

I’ve just fitted a roamerdrive to my tdi series Now I don’t know what to do with my left hand Cos the revs are dropped at 50 ish the gear lever doesn’t buzz and rattle like it used to. That’s the main reason you ALWAYS hold it in a series cos it does your brain in ! Not anymore! But now I’ve got two gear levers to hold and your quite right, there is a lot of oh swapping to be done 👍

[@adamswan17]

Oil leaks aren't just helpful visually... It's more of a built-in underseal for your transmission. My favourite quirk is finding live wires randomly from owners past when im installing a new bit of kit. There's always a silver lining with Land rover!

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Yes' the random wires everywhere - will always be a mistery! ;-)

[@ecuauspain]

I put the key first, some days I have so much in my head, I get in the car and try to find the keys, panic for half of a sec and check that the key was already IN

[@8151noname]

Yes Sir the key in first.

[@ASimplyFabLife]

😂 I can then extrapolate that you have LHD👍😉

[@magicnik8881]

Ahh, soo good! Thanks for that video ;)

[@themeetings8522]

Haha it’s all so very true. Really made me giggle. Bravo

[@HeliRy]

When it comes to general off-roading and overlanding, is an ATB or locking diff essential? Or can it do 90% of what’s needed right out of the box?

[@ASimplyFabLife]

In our experience, standard does just about all you need. Axle lockers are for serious rock crawling or mudding really - overlanding (Africa) you're good out the box. (and I say this coming through Kalahari with a rental Hilux, where the centre diff, high range got us through - just air down enough and keep momentum. Also Landies seem to have that bit extra 👍😎

[@rhiconic]

I’ll pass your video on to my uncle in Australia he will be very interested ,his name is Arthur Goddard.

[@rotorrover1033]

Is he really your uncle

[@samanthasmile8150]

Oh I hadn’t thought about a knife lol 😂 x

[@dermotleeson1348]

Loved it back on track thats why we love landrover. We take the pi$$ out of ourselves but we would not be without onr👍👊

[@Deckardrick007]

This was great! I really want to make a video on my Patrol. Seems there's not much out on them 😕

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Thanks! Get out there and start filming! I'll watch it - be nice to get some info and humour on the Patrols...

[@missionron]

I like the roof tent...very pricey though.

[@willcowell8197]

Nice video I enjoyed watching this!

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Cheers, thanks for your comment

[@vic6820]

Very brave of you to take your hands off the steering wheel!

[@0Aus]

Good point,

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Living on the edge is not only limited to base jumping... ;-)

[@michaelhubbard4846]

I like this guy.

[@MrCareer707]

Excellent review, and by the way it's a Landy or a Defender it's never a car.

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Well said sir!

[@Menditman2014]

Hi what are the wheels on your defender? Thanks.

[@ASimplyFabLife]

8 spoke steel 7x16 😎🤘 They have good offset (for turning radius, or larger tyres) and are relatively inexpensive!

[@Menditman2014]

A Simply Fab Life Thank you👍

[@tessavertue6076]

Have any Land rover drivers ever taken a turn as a rear passenger on a game drive? Impossible to see anything unless you are under eight years old.

[@mmau]

Love your videos

[@ASimplyFabLife]

👍thanks!

[@davidpassant5626]

Not oil.....breadcrumbs. Great vid

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

la conduite électrique se fait à la foire!

[@ASimplyFabLife]

😜🤣👌

[@mechthildlaqua6468]

Nice ideas !

[@neilyoung1673]

The downsides of the land rover quirky bits makes me want one even more . The style . The heritage. I want one . But I'm just afraid my hand will be constantly in my pocket.

[@MrCareer707]

Your hand will be in your pocket, however, your money will be going on parts that have fallen off and not in the hands of garage tills for Labour costs. My advise, don't hesitate buying one, I have a '94 300TDi 110 CSW, had now nearly 9 years, it's been in the garage for repairs just 3 times in that time, all the other repairs can be done by the owner. I'm no mechanic but the Landy is owner friendly, it loves it's owner working on him or her. Buy one and you'll never drive or want any other vehicle.

[@rogerwileman9965]

You put you arm out the window so the cool air up your sleeve to keep you cool

[@cedarcanoe]

Nice video 👍

[@scottrc5776]

Nice vid. Did you change the name of your channel?

[@VictoriaKoning]

In the process of ... thanks for noticing x

[@Billy-hn7cp]

Love it love the video;)

[@garethdwatkins]

Quirky cars.. Don’t you just love’em…. The Santana, which has most of the main quirks and faults as the Defender…(they look virtually identical on the outside) Santana changed several things when the bust up with LR and put on the last cars they made.. 10 reason the Santana is better than the Defender. 1) Ignition key (LHD) is on the right… no more juggling !!! 2) The back door is 1m wide, much more useful as a van…. 3) The roof is white (on most of them) fiberglass… doesn’t vibrate, keeps car cool inside (due to thickness). Needs no head lining, so nothing to sag….You can’t stand on it though.. 4) Chassis is like Raptor coated, so doesn’t rust anything like as fast as a Def. 5) Bulkheads don’t seem to rust either… (doors, floors, window surrounds etc.. rust like hell) 6) Driving position centred so you can leave window closed when driving. 7) Way quieter inside, can hear the radio, and passengers talking. 8) Headlights really work well, Hellas and Cibié fitted standard. Long beams as standard too that really light up well at night. 9) Part-time 4x4, so quitter on road and less wear on front drive train. 10) The Iveco engine is a great motor.. way better than anything LR fitted, et, cerise sur le gateau, le mien est Crit’air 3 ce qui veut dire que je peux conduire à Paris quand il y a des restrictions anti-pollution.

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Merci pour toutes les infos 👌. Me reste deux questions : pourquoi LR n'a pas développer le Def comme ça ? Est où je peu acheter une ?! Keep rollin' and thanks for the comment 👍

[@garethdwatkins]

My guess is LR went the Chelsea tractor up market route..(look at the Range and Discovery if you have a doubt). Santana went the agricultural, workhorse 4x4 route.... no bells, no whistles. LR actually got pretty pissed off with Santana over the years as they kept improving stuff, better gear box, safari roof, better lights, different engines etc... So the writing was on the wall for a long time before the split.... Santana PS10's are liking rocking horse shit... and have often been even more abused than Landies.... There are a few on the Bon Coin at the moment, one in the dep: 73000 from 2007 is a good price and way cheaper than a Defender...

[@garethdwatkins]

If you are ever in the North of France near Reims give me a shout and you can check out the car...

[@catomartin]

Toyotarist: "Don't get a Land Rover. They all bloody leak!". Defenderist: " Yes But! They drain REALLY WELL!"

[@Dennisson13]

I laughed my ass of 🤣🤣🤣

[@sandergjertsenstvold1051]

A defender is basically a rolling drying rack

[@ASimplyFabLife]

👆😅

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Very true in every sense!! As the long time owner of a very old 90, with later additions including the 300tdi engine I can relate to everything you say. I've no electronics to go wrong, in fact very little electrics either! I've no steel body to rust and about an inch of Waxoyl on and in those parts that might. There's a cooker large enough to do a Sunday roast for six people fitted inside the back door and a led light bar which can be seen twenty miles away on the roof. There is nowhere I can't go in it and not many places I haven't been in it either. There is no part on it which cannot be repaired at the side of the road with the hand tools always carried. And so on... And so on Then the brain dead manufacturers stop making them because they are old fashioned!!

[@defendero7]

Hahaha. I completely understand. We speak the same language. That's how crap defenders are but we still love them. I end up owning 3. .....300tdi station wagon, v8 hcpu and seriesII 88inch hardtop. Will just have to accept it's unique characters 😉

[@ASimplyFabLife]

Nice carpool 😎👍

[@keiththompson8997]

The chances of falling asleep when driving!

[@mrsteel10213]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hermestr2010]

:))

[@fredbrackely]

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