Defender 90 for NewBorn

[Ian M in France]

It's a harness system for modern vehcules

You could do that with a series, Zip ties..

Amazing things

In the 1970's you just chucked the kids in the back or on mum's lap in the front never did us, well the ones that survived any harm would I be happy putting a young kid in a 40 year old car, that never stopped that well when new, in London traffic, they look very strong but in reality not as good as a small modern car. They are a pig to park in a city, buy a small car or change your life go and live where you can have a big 4x4

 

[dieseldog69]

So this is helpful - but what you are saying is that the there is an exception for cards before 1980?

Yeah, it's called historic vehicle status

Earliest 110 (not a Defender as they came around in 1990 with the 200Tdi engine) was 1981 hence my buy one and then spend some time and money making it 100% then drive it tax free and as much as you want in the ULEZ

 

[gold rover]

Some Range Rovers will slip through the net. The oldest ones are historic vehicles, and the latest ones are probably Euro 6 compliant, so they will be OK.

No Defenders will qualify, all diesel, and none old enough to be historic.

I have no idea why anyone would want to drive one in London either.

Some will, mine won't Good news is , hopefully I wont have to come down here to visit friend. As he should be in Scotland by then

 

[Turboman]

In the 1970's you just chucked the kids in the back or on mum's lap in the front never did us, well the ones that survived any harm would I be happy putting a young kid in a 40 year old car, that never stopped that well when new, in London traffic, they look very strong but in reality not as good as a small modern car. They are a pig to park in a city, buy a small car or change your life go and live where you can have a big 4x4

More or less right, except there is nothing wrong with the brakes on a Series if they are well set up, bearing in mind the fairly low speeds at which they travel.
The risks of driving without seatbelts are probably less in London than anywhere else, as the traffic is mostly at walking pace!

A small modern car is much more of a pleasure to drive in London, though, especially if it has autobox.

 

[Hippo]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Maggsie8]

Welcome to the forum.

In answer to your original question (speaking from having a 15mth old and a 90)... you'll struggle to get ISOfix fitted, as the rear seats are either side facing (minimum age for use of these seats is 12 years) or forward facing which fold up to the side, therefore not making it possible for ISOfix fitting points to be secured. If your heat is set on a 90 then your only real option would be to have the little one travel up front in the passenger seat (again because of access to the battery) ISOfix most like couldn't be fitted!! My little one is old enough to travel in a forward facing seat up front with me, that is secured using the normal seatbelt fitting method on the car seat (which he loves).

If you looked at a 110 then I'm sure you could get ISOfix fitted to the second row seats... but as others have said, depending on where in London you live is a defender/ 90/ 110 really the right choice?

 

[Muppetdaze]

Hmm, am I alone in thinking defender prices are how high that given the title of this thread it should have been moved to classifieds, and then I read it......no swaps at all.

 

[gold rover]

Hmm, am I alone in thinking defender prices are how high that given the title of this thread it should have been moved to classifieds, and then I read it......no swaps at all.

Unfortunately, I don't have a newborn to swap. Or I may have been tempted

 

[RangeRoller dt]

I moved from a Defender90 to a RR, has worked out cheaper to run and insure

90s are easily stolen (as mine was) so be sure to get some decent security with paperwork for the insurers to prove it. Saying that, I had a head on collision in mine with a 72yr old passenger. We were both fine and drove off after exchanging details and calming the lady-racing driver down.