Defender?

[Bobupndown]

Not jealous at all!
I've decided that defender prices are so silly that I'm not ever going to buy one, much as I'd love one. Done the Discovery 2 thing, currently have a Freelander 2. May in future buy a Series 3 as a classic but even prices of those, for decent ones are climbing steadily.

 

[julianf]

300, or td5?

I kind of think if you want a td5, then you may as well get a Freelander.

300 is the last of landrovers fully mechanical engines. Which, in my head, fits with having a defender.

But if you just want to ponce about the place in a 4x4, just get a Freelander.


...yes, we have a Freelander 2. And a 300tdi 110 (still in bits), and a 101 FC (with an international engines 2.8) and I still have our old 300tdi disco on my friends farm.

I guess it comes down to if you want a computer car, or a proper landrover?

 

[julianf]

Oops... Just seen the op now has one, so my advice above (not that anyone should listen to me anyway) is entirely redundant.

So, @addjunkie , did you get a proper one, or a posers one?

 

[julianf]

dated industrial parts bin speacial.

Sounds like you may have got a proper one then?

 

[addjunkie]

Its 2010 2.4 (late enough for the cheaper road tax) with windows and 4 seats, so not a real landrover but a transit in dirty clothes. As for pictures its silver Looks just like it came from the showroom when new.

I bought it as it ticked all the boxes I needed to tick. I didnt want a project, even though I think they are all projects

 

[addjunkie]

Now I just need to figure out how to fit a reversing camera that can see the tow ball thats never been fitted yet.

 

[julianf]

With the disco, i always used to say something would break every month.

On a good month it would be something like the rear seat hinges would come undone, and the (special) screw would roll away into the mud.
On a bad month it would be the clutch.

Keeps you on your toes.

 

[8ob]

I really cant moan about the service we have had out of the 90 defender we run, its nearing 300k on the original engine and its worth double what I paid for it.

Bob

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Its 2010 2.4 (late enough for the cheaper road tax) with windows and 4 seats, so not a real landrover but a transit in dirty clothes. As for pictures its silver Looks just like it came from the showroom when new.

I bought it as it ticked all the boxes I needed to tick. I didnt want a project, even though I think they are all projects

ahhhh, a transfender

 

[Bobupndown]

But if you just want to ponce about the place in a 4x4, just get a Freelander.

I'll continue to 'ponce about the place' then

 

[julianf]

I'll continue to 'ponce about the place' then

It was (mostly, but not entirely : ) tongue in cheek. You may have missed that we also have a Freelander.