Have you had time to try out the lynx? If so how do you find it? I live in rural France and as far as I can see for the price and the supposedly excellent package I need to find a reason not to go for it apart from people commenting on the quality of britpart stuff.

There's more to this stuff than meets the eye. I need to get out the off road driving dvd again and get out on the land to get some practice in.

Or stupid, fine line I've been told.

Next time I'm in the UK visiting that part of the country keep an eye out for you. Then again what colour eyes have your cats got because I can't remember from the highway code which colour cats eyes are where on the road, as the French don't have them.

Thanks, good point and I don't know why I didn't select low range. I need to engage brain first before diff locks and low range next time.

And this from someone who lives in toys R us!:D Just seen your location.

got a really knacked back, had to go for more comfort. Even with my Parisian cruiser it did a good job of pretending to be a "real" land rover. At least for 5 minutes anyway.

Thanks for the good comments.

Only had the D2 for 2 weeks and today I was dragged to the beach at Vieux-Boucau-Les-Bains South West France where there is a slip way (getting any ideas yet). There I am in 32 degrees reading LRO International listening to my misses, her mother and Aunt, who are holiday talking about woman's...

the fluid levels are fine. Checked them yesterday but the fluid looks a bit old. I have driven it around locally, not more than 10 miles or less than 15 minutes and the system seems to be working ok. A mechanic friend came over yesterday and suggested the liquid change and checking the sensors...

No, sadly they don't or if they do mines not an es premium as the badge says on the back. that would be about right for me. I looked into this before I bought a D2 and found on one forum that supposedly all of the later models have all the wiring and socket to retro fit already in place...

Hello all, Sold my 1987 110 to buy my son a 1989 mini. He is now of to uni and I need more comfort so have just bought a low mileage 2004 D2 td5 es auto. I know I've gone from defender to disco but need the comfort, getting old! It has a small amount of rust on both rear door window...