Paint Finish On Land Rover?

extra_strong_mint · Dec 9, 2011

We are going to buy a Land Rover Defender 110 XS. What kind of paint on the bodywork should we go for?

We can either have a 'flat' colour or a metallic finish. Which is best in your opinion...or does it not matter?

Also, we have been offered a couple of 'care' packages and very expensive they are. For the Vehicle Protection Programme (a spray that protects the interior and exterior) is £349.00 and Minor Repair Protection (fix chips in the paintwork) is £399.00.

Are these covers really worth the cost?

esm xx

matthew2riches · Dec 9, 2011

Are you buying new or used?

extra_strong_mint · Dec 9, 2011

matthew2riches said:
Are you buying new or used?

We are getting a brand spanking newbie.

esm xx

matthew2riches · Dec 9, 2011

Go the whole hog then

If you're getting an XS then you may as well do the whole metallic paint thing

extra_strong_mint · Dec 9, 2011

matthew2riches said:
Go the whole hog then If you're getting an XS then you may as well do the whole metallic paint thing

Yeah, I suppose so. Thanks for that.

What do you think about these 'care' packages though? Are they worth taking out?

esm xx

snaggers110 · Dec 9, 2011

extra_strong_mint said:
Yeah, I suppose so. Thanks for that.

What do you think about these 'care' packages though? Are they worth taking out?

esm xx

Hi ESM, Go for Gun Metal Grey. A very smart, eye catchin colour. Getting mine resprayed this next year. Its a genuine Landy colour

Trewey · Dec 9, 2011

Santorini Black.
And those "care" packages are a complete waste of time and money, but a nice little earner for the dealer.

extra_strong_mint · Dec 9, 2011

snaggers110 said:
Hi ESM, Go for Gun Metal Grey. A very smart, eye catchin colour. Getting mine resprayed this next year. Its a genuine Landy colour

Hmmmm...yes I quite fancy the Gun Metal Grey.

Your Landy looks fab in the black as well Trewey.

Mind you, I love all the colours, except for white.

esm xx

top drive · Dec 9, 2011

im parshall to the burnt orange - but would probably go for grey/black/green for a utilitarian vehicle - stands out less when your in the trees

extra_strong_mint · Dec 9, 2011

top drive said:
im parshall to the burnt orange - but would probably go for grey/black/green for a utilitarian vehicle - stands out less when your in the trees

Oooh no, I don't like the orange at all.

esm xx

storm99 · Dec 9, 2011

Stop putting 'xxx' at the end of your messages...either you are a bender or you've got tits like jelly tots.

extra_strong_mint · Dec 9, 2011

I don't put xxx, I put xx and if you don't like it, then don't read my posts. Problem solved.

I am not a bender... or a sex god... and I really don't know why xx means I have tits like jelly tots either. Maybe that says more about you than me.

esm xx

storm99 · Dec 9, 2011

Jelly tots it is then.

xxx

extra_strong_mint · Dec 9, 2011

storm99 said:
Jelly tots it is then.

xxx

esm xx

fett · Dec 9, 2011

so when the xs is all shiny like that what you gonna do about all the brambles and branches when you go laning?

snaggers110 · Dec 9, 2011

fett said:
so when the xs is all shiny like that what you gonna do about all the brambles and branches when you go laning?

You get him in doors to walk in front and hold the brambles back

scotchgit · Dec 9, 2011

snaggers110 said:
You get him in doors to walk in front and hold the brambles back

Or you could buy those wire thingies that go from roof rack to bull bar then sit him on roof rack to keep low branches out the way

fett · Dec 9, 2011

more the sides that arethe worry , and if you gonna admit you dont take yer new shiny fender off road ud best get ur coat and buy a gaylander

extra_strong_mint · Dec 10, 2011

fett said:
more the sides that arethe worry , and if you gonna admit you dont take yer new shiny fender off road ud best get ur coat and buy a gaylander

What's a gaylander?

esm making mental note not to admit to never having off roaded...except for the time she tried to cross a field in a toyota corrolla and had to get the nice aa man out xx

lerk · Dec 10, 2011

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