Big Marty Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Hi folks, I have been thinking of buying a Land Rover but know zero about them. I know I want the type the farmers or Army use. That probably sounds stupid but only way I can explain it.A friend of mine has one which we use every year when we go shooting in Scotland,and I just think they are great.Really could be doing with some advice as I see a lot on here seem to have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 That sounds like the defender ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 get yourself on the LRO forum, all you want to know about any land rover out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Marty Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Cheers lads. 👍👍 Edited July 29, 2013 by Big Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Take your time when looking Martyr, there are many bad and a few good ones out there. Buy a couple of the magazines as well. They will give you a good indication of prices and also pitfalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Marty Posted July 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Take your time when looking Martyr, there are many bad and a few good ones out there. Buy a couple of the magazines as well. They will give you a good indication of prices and also pitfalls Sounds like good advice thank bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fib new Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Sounds like you don't realy know anything about land rovers... Best advise I can give is to take someone who knows defenders with you when you're going to look at one... Except for not buying one at all off course... LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 The ones you want are called a "wolf" if your budget will stretch that far , often a few on the bay of many fleas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Marty Posted July 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Sounds like you don't realy know anything about land rovers... Best advise I can give is to take someone who knows defenders with you when you're going to look at one... Except for not buying one at all off course... LOL! As I said I know nothing about them apart from the fact I really like the look and have heard a lot if good reports. I suppose its like anything you'll know nothing to you learn.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fib new Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I love defenders -have a few of them, but I'm not saying it's a rational love...! To most people all defenders look the same, but I can tell you an old 1986 110 2.5 n/a does drive a lot less nice than a newer 2005 110 td5. So before you start looking, decide what you want from the car first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Marty Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I love defenders -have a few of them, but I'm not saying it's a rational love...! To most people all defenders look the same, but I can tell you an old 1986 110 2.5 n/a does drive a lot less nice than a newer 2005 110 td5. So before you start looking, decide what you want from the car first!Yeap that's good advice, have been talking to a man around the road a bit from me and he has worked and broke LR for as long as I remember him. He said much the same, he said he has had professional types buying the older LR because of ther looks and then coming back and saying there's a draft at the top of the doors or its very noisy. In other words had no clue what they were buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Never a dull moment as a landrover owner,but many frustrating ones! I have two. The world of landrovers and their variations is(to anyone who is interested)a fascinating,wonderful,infuriating,fun,bloody awful world.Lots to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 (edited) On my fifth or sixth - wouldn't be without one. Defender or 90 will see you right. PLEASE don't buy 'till you get someone with a lot of knowledge to go right over it. The're some right heaps of doodoo out there that will cost you a fortune. Don't even think about the miles to the gallon - Just enjoy. Edited July 31, 2013 by Grandalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Grandalf, we share the same tastes in vehicles as well as NV. Marty, sorry for the typo in my first post. Things to look for:- Rear cross member. Test with keys or screwdriver for solidity. Bulkhead. Check for corrosion especially near the windscreen hinges Seat box. Make sure all sides are solid. Front and rear outriggers. Ensure these are solid. Having an mot means nothing. I looked at one that had a fresh more 3 days old and it had a fist sized hole in the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geth25182889 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 dont buy one. get a hilux or ranger instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 dont buy one. get a hilux or ranger instead. Now that's the worst piece of advice on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Weeeeeell. I am bi sexual in that i own a Landcruiser and and a Defender. Defender does things thatt the LC can't do, LC is a better day to day vehicle. Love my Landy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Grandalf, we share the same tastes in vehicles as well as NV. Marty, sorry for the typo in my first post. Things to look for:- Rear cross member. Test with keys or screwdriver for solidity. Bulkhead. Check for corrosion especially near the windscreen hinges Seat box. Make sure all sides are solid. Front and rear outriggers. Ensure these are solid. Having an mot means nothing. I looked at one that had a fresh more 3 days old and it had a fist sized hole in the chassis. Don't forget the doors. Rotten door frames around the bottom are a pain if they are the full one piece doors and not the split series/military ones! Defender doors cost a fortune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Good point Big Mat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Good point Big Mat! I was looking over a defender with the one piece doors on friday. After checking chassis i went to straight to the door frames, compeltley solid. This was on a 1992 90, i was shocked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 My 90 ex MOD is 1986 and all original bar the hard top. Depends where they have been and what they have done. If kept under cover at night and when not in use it makes a hell of a difference. Think mine was down in Cyprus for some of its time. Some of my farmer friends are driving around in heaps held together with binder twine at half the age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIVERD Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 I have an 1989 110 defender, one of the first 200tdi ones i believe, and with 190k on the clock it is my go to motor (got a discovery as well). It will go almost anywhere a 4x4 will (the argo is better for the nasty stuff) and is very reliable. Ok, it always has something needing done, but also always gets you home. It has been refurbished a couple of times now, and next week is getting new middle row doors and probably a new rear one. I have no doubt it will need new front doors in the next couple of years. I paid for it a decade or so ago, and it probably costs £180 a year in insurance, couple of hundred in road tax and £300 a year in repairs or tyres / brakes inc servicing. Carbon footprint wise it will be low, as it has lasted years, costs little and if i decided to drive to africa tomorrow i would throw in a tool kit, some spares (paddocks phone number) and just go. I am fully expecting it to be going in another decade or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Don,t do it! Cost a fortune, unreliable, noisy, uncomfortable, to name just a few of the troubles you will bring on your self. Pick up a Terrano for half the price and much more enjoyment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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