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Old 21 November 2012, 19:46   #1
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Cant escape the rain!

I bought a car to get away from the rain & cold! First bit of rain with my new car last night. Got in this morning & SPLASH! Looked down and theres about 1.5cm of water in the footwell!! Felt round the interior & sourced it behind the light. Poped it out & theres rust marks coming from the ariel! For just one night thats a hell of alot of water!

Definalty not happy with the seller
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Old 21 November 2012, 20:04   #2
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Cheer up - on the bright side, the Defender is an excellent tow and launch vehicle!

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Old 21 November 2012, 20:09   #3
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Spent 5 hours getting p--s wet today working not amused.
At least the Defender floors are built with a slope so the water runs out.
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Old 21 November 2012, 20:12   #4
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At least the Defender floors are built with a slope so the water runs out.
LOL - I had a half inch of water in the back last week - wife spots it and says "how are you getting that out?" - so I took a left and drove up a hill, gone in 60 seconds!
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LOL - I had a half inch of water in the back last week - wife spots it and says "how are you getting that out?" - so I took a left and drove up a hill, gone in 60 seconds!
At least we can wash ours inside and out at the same time. And that's with doors closed.
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Old 21 November 2012, 20:33   #6
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Haha mines not quite a defender though which sucks! Although Its muddy & wet enough... But thats about it
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Spent 5 hours getting p--s wet today working not amused.
At least the Defender floors are built with a slope so the water runs out.
You can see daylight through the bottom of my Defenders doors which is pretty typical Landy, on the plus side it makes an excellent drain
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Poped it out................
Probably an act of God then
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Probably an act of God then
Probably. Land Rover owners tend to Keep the Faith.
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Probably. Land Rover owners tend to Keep the Faith.
We need it
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Old 22 November 2012, 12:27   #11
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Definatly wanted a landy this morning!! Road going through some flood plains had flooded for about 30 meters, drove in a bit fast & had a bow wave on my bonet :/
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