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Any of you guys watch these videos? I absolutely love them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoEnQVOwRQk

My red defender had an isolator switch fitted because it had some real weird parasitic draw going on. Also if you forgot to isolate it and came back a couple of days later it’d smell of electrical fire 😂 ...

Because it fell off.

Last night I learned not to go to garages I don’t know... 3 studs sheered and the remaining two had loosened off to finger tight. I assume somebody went too hard with the Ugga Dugga.

I was doing XXmph on the m4 when I felt a wobble and heard what sounded like I had a puncture and pulled over to find this. I reckon I was maybe 20 seconds away from total disaster.

Well I finally got the car home after driving it 750 km this weekend and sleeping in the back of it! It wants a few things doing but so far it’s an epic car to drive.

Anyone going to players @ goodwood this sunday?

I've never really enjoyed watching drifting on tracks/yards much but this is insane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zpSyBGY5_o

Latest pics of my chaser, still waiting on the DVLA to get the v5 to me :( just wanna drive the bloody thing.

Did the scooby have a hydraulic handbrake?

Need to get back to the forest soon, not ridden a bike in ages. Might go jump hunting.

Yeah mate that's ideal, the 3 of us that go are based in NW and NE london and we usually roll into Herts for some laning. Tykeswater is a fun spot to have a go in, will probably be back there in the next couple of weeks.

Looks awesome, where are you based? Can hit you up next time we go off roading if you like.

Can probably get it cheaper than you think from a specialist depending on your age.

Awesome, are you gonna be keeping that in? I know they're meant to be pretty reliable.

The answer is actually a cummins 12 valve in a defender 130!

Wouldn't do an xr6t?

Awesome, what engine's in that? I've been wanting a series for a while now.

This popped up in my feed today and it’s kinda making me wish I bought a black one!

That’s my understanding too but at the moment which it failed I ran out of
Composure and lost enough power that I couldn’t stop or make the turn I wanted to so ended up through the fence. We returned later in the night and drive it home mostly along the beach using a combination of handbrake and light foot braking.

Definitely doable by the road side but easiest if the road is flat, it's a fair bit less delicate than bleeding bike brakes. I'd offer a hand but I'm rarely in the country these days.

Here's a good video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1NvtUwfRJc

Not really, I was breaking hard going into a corner after coming down a pretty steep hill descent and the piston in one of the rear drums popped out causing total loss of pressure. Nek minnit... on beach.

Are they discs all round or drums in the rear?

Changing disc pads is something you'd definitely be able to do, drums are a bit more involved but easy enough still. How's the pedal feel? Is it at all spongy as it may be time for a bleed or fluid change.

I get pretty paranoid about brakes these days because when I was in NZ I had a total brake failure and put my little 4x4 corolla through a fence and then ended up on a sandy beach!

Are they working as well as they're meant to? I've found old brakes work pretty well if they're in good condition. They're never as sharp as modern brakes but my 19 year old scoob stopped just as well as our 3 year old 130i.

Perfect first car, you gonna do any mods of keep it sensible and maintained?

Gonna go to tykeswater (radlett) just to get ready and get an idea for condition because I've been out of the country all year then probably head a bit further NE into herts.

I'll keep you, @malandro and @sacredhart in the loop when we head out next time.