What's better??

Hi I'm new to the off roading scene.
And looking at getting a def 90 and was wondering which is best for off roading.....

Diesel or petrol.
I know diesel is better in the water but is a v8 better for the grunt.

Thanks

V8 (completely unbiast)

Do they not fook up in water

H15 fsc said:

Do they not fook up in water

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like anything if you dont do any prep work then it will drown.

diesel is a bit more resiliant.

H15 fsc said:

Do they not fook up in water

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nope...you just gotta approach water differently in a v8

all the trattor boys like to make a big splash cos it looks cool apparently

dont in a v8 unless you got megasquirt which i am saving for

and to answer yr qs v8 all the way

V8 Diesel would be the way

wiltshire landyman said:

nope...you just gotta approach water differently in a v8


and to answer yr qs v8 all the way

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best stop the 30mph method to empty the ford.

Get a diesel 90 - ...you wanna buy one???

Diesels still have a fair bit of grunt, just the aerodynamics and low gearing of defenders make them appear slow compared to other cars on the road. You shouldn't be going fast enough off road for aerodynamics to come into play and you will most probably be using low box anyway. Plus there is the fact that diesels will go further in water if you fancy getting your feet wet.

I say all of this but it completely depends on what / where you will be going. If you just post asking which is best you are likely to just get biased opinions but if you tell us what you want to do with it or how it will be used you will get yourself a much better response. Good luck.

I love the V8's but with the price of fuel and trying to make the electrics water tight I would have to go with the 200tdi or 300tdi.

depends if yer minted or a bit strapped for fuel cash
i run a 200tdi 90 (discovery engine) 1987 vintage, mate i lane with has a 1986 with a 4.2 v8 .
we had a full day out last sunday did exactly the same route and mileage he used £50+ of juice , i used about £20 worth .
alright his sounded better than mine and maybe on the road had more grunt, but off-road he was using low box way more than me (i only used it once on a steep decent)

Thanks for all your comments. Think a diesel is looking good. Looking forward to getting the spanners out lol

juiceyv8 said:

V8 (completely unbiast)

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:doh:

If you go for a Diesel a 200/300 tdi is the best option the 2.5td engines aren't the most powerfull. Me personally I prefer the "V8",bags of low down torque for crawling at low revs and then bursts into life when you hit the loud pedal. Obviously not as good as a diesel with a snorkel for wading but if you do a few mods you can still wade just cant swim with the tdi's.

buckshot said:

depends if yer minted or a bit strapped for fuel cash
i run a 200tdi 90 (discovery engine) 1987 vintage, mate i lane with has a 1986 with a 4.2 v8 .
we had a full day out last sunday did exactly the same route and mileage he used £50+ of juice , i used about £20 worth .
alright his sounded better than mine and maybe on the road had more grunt, but off-road he was using low box way more than me (i only used it once on a steep decent)

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smiles per gallon you cant put a price on

when i was out last month we found the opposite my v8 didnt touch low box once my mates disco 200 tdi needed low box on all the steep inclines and thru the thick mud

v8 grunt for hills etc, dezul for water. Where ya gonna be driving?