Jason13 Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 How noisy are Defenders at a crusing speed of 70mph, i have been told that they are very noisy but would like some more opinions. Is the TD5 quieter than the TDI models, if they are too noisy i may get a Discovery instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Ehh did you say something?? Yes would the answer On my 2.5 td I have huge mud tyres No sound insulation or mats inside so i can hose it out! You also sit about 6 inches above the gearbox with just 3mm of aluminium between you and it!! So when it finally reaches 70 mph , yes it very,very noisy so much so that normal conversation is almost impossible!! So much so that me and Axe tend not to say a lot until we get to the shoot Which isnt such a bad thing Sorry m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Ehh did you say something?? Yes would the answer On my 2.5 td I have huge mud tyres No sound insulation or mats inside so i can hose it out! You also sit about 6 inches above the gearbox with just 3mm of aluminium between you and it!! So when it finally reaches 70 mph , yes it very,very noisy so much so that normal conversation is almost impossible!! So much so that me and Axe tend not to say a lot until we get to the shoot Which isnt such a bad thing Sorry m8 And its 2mm of aluminium I can just about make out Radio 4 but I tend to drive at 50-60mph as I am on a fuel conservation trip at the moment. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterash Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 The Td5 is a lot quieter, but if you feel rich you could invest in a GKN overdrive which will reduce the noise levels down dramatic, and give you a better fuel comsuption too:) but at around a £1,000 i think its well worth it Cheers Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 And its 2mm of aluminium LB Smartarse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarms Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Tyre bias makes a difference too, my discovery series one used to be fine and it was a diesel, with road based tyre and music play. The 110 I had was louder but that was probably down to the BFG AT Tyres. Take a couple for test drives, the modern defenders all have pretty thick carpetting inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason13 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Thanks for all your advice, think i will test drive one first and then make my mind up between them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 There are a number of noise reduction kits you can apply yourself Jason. They are self adhessive and can be laid on the floor and bulkhead panels in a few hours. Thanks Sussex lad LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet st plodder Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Had the oppotunity to run a two series landrovers back to back, one with sound proofing the other without, makes a heck of a difference It seems terrible to say this but after all the years between the series landrovers and the defenders there really ain't much difference in noise or ride comfort, but the noise is mostly down to the tyre noise, who the hell would run road bias tyres on farm machinery like defenders and series landrovers? Oh and theres the hole aerodynamics thing that was never in the plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacker Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I drive my Defender every day down the M4, on my way to work. Yes it's quite noisy & it has the aerodynamics of a bungalo, but i love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I drive my Defender every day down the M4, on my way to work. Yes it's quite noisy & it has the aerodynamics of a bungalo, but i love it! Top man LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_est Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 On the M4 at that time of a morning you probably can even keep up with the traffic as the average speed is less that 40 mph trev, Driving a HD Frontera (HD = Hair Dresser) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 On the M4 at that time of a morning you probably can even keep up with the traffic as the average speed is less that 40 mph trev, Driving a HD Frontera (HD = Hair Dresser) We noticed Trev at bisley LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I've had two defender 300tdi models, and if noise is a problem, don't buy one! The td5 is better, but not much. To be honest though, I love them for it. They are basic vehicles, that cost a fortune to run. Off road, they are the best money can buy without getting a unimog! I have an L200 4life now, a car, 4x4 and a pickup in one. If I could afford to have two vehicles, one would be a defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 On the M4 at that time of a morning you probably can even keep up with the traffic as the average speed is less that 40 mph trev, Driving a HD Frontera (HD = Hair Dresser) We noticed Trev at bisley LB They are not that bad, it got me around to the sporting clay layout via Jennys Cheers Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason13 Posted October 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Have done it, i've gone and bought a TD5 County van and i think its brilliant despite the noise, which i dont think is that bad, its certainly not deafening as a thought it would be and its really quite comfortable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 cruse at 70 i dont think so not in mine, and avg 45 mph gives about 25 miles to the gal i recon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 cruse at 70 i dont think so not in mine, and avg 45 mph gives about 25 miles to the gal i recon I'm with pavman on this one. A Land Rover has never been clocked doing that sort of speed. On the plus side though it is the only time pavman shuts up or maybe he doesn't as you'd never tell from the passenger seat unless you saw his lips move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 cruse at 70 i dont think so not in mine, and avg 45 mph gives about 25 miles to the gal i recon I'm with pavman on this one. A Land Rover has never been clocked doing that sort of speed. On the plus side though it is the only time pavman shuts up or maybe he doesn't as you'd never tell from the passenger seat unless you saw his lips move Philistines I can but won't cruise at 80 as I have no oil refinery in the back garden but I believe Pavman may be able to help with this point LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBill Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Gets WARM in his 'rover does it by any chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJaxeman Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Who cares how noisey. It gets you from field to field and from shoot to shoot isn't that what a defender is all about. Mine is a ex army model no luxury, bloody noisey but who cares it does all I ask of it and more And as for speed/Noise once I get over 40 MPH I cant hear alot anyway what with the off road tyres and it's sleek aero styling but I have had 70MPH out of it not sure I will do it again though (or if it can) LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Mine nearly got to 60 once. But then the alarm went off and woke me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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