Finally, after a lot of problems with the franchised dealer and several electrical faults which had to be repaired by a second franchised dealer, Helena’s 2009 Defender 90XS has been delivered. It has been very well looked after, but will need a thorough rust preventative treatment. We’ll be using Rustmaster for that.  We fitted the […]
Happy Christmas 2012!
It has been a very Land Rover-ry Christmas in our household. Helena bought me a snow cowl for the 109’s heater intake and I got her a Safari Snorkel for her new 90. Fitting the snow cowl only took a few minutes, but the snorkel will take a fair bit longer: the insructions say two […]
Snow Cowl
I have just installed my Christmas present – a Mudstuff UK snow cowl. The idea is to prevent snow from freezing over the intake, blocking it and making the heater inoperative just when it is most needed, but should also help with a minor issue when fitting Defender heaters to Series vehicles; the heater’s blocker […]
Defender 90
And so the fleet grows again… We have just bought Helena a December 2009 Defender 90. Â I’s a black XS spec Station Wagon, so has all the trimmings and the good rear seats, and is in immaculate condition. Â The only defects I could find were a failed indicator bulb and the first stages of a […]
Need Another
Our personal circumstances have changed considerably in the last few weeks, and so we are now looking for a new car for Helena. Had events happened just a couple of months before they did, we’d still have a Lightweight in the garage, but such is life…
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