Buying a Defender

Hi,

I'm after a Defender 110, for around £7k. Looking around this seems to get
me everything from a 1990 to a 1998 age vehicle. The requirement of the
vehicle is to be my everyday run about (reasonably reliable) and be an
expedition / weekend vehicle at other times.
Can anyone suggest any good Land Rover dealers that I can go and have a look
at them not too bothered about location as I can get around the country
easily enough.
What questions should I be asking, and what should I be looking for /
avoiding?
Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks
David

On or around Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:33:41 -0000, "dht"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Hi,
>
>I'm after a Defender 110, for around £7k. Looking around this seems to get
>me everything from a 1990 to a 1998 age vehicle. The requirement of the
>vehicle is to be my everyday run about (reasonably reliable) and be an
>expedition / weekend vehicle at other times.
>Can anyone suggest any good Land Rover dealers that I can go and have a look
>at them not too bothered about location as I can get around the country
>easily enough.
>What questions should I be asking, and what should I be looking for /
>avoiding?
>Any help would be much appreciated.

some idea of rough area would be handy, though. I doubt for example you'd
want to come from Scotland to look at vehicles in west Wales...

FWIW, evenso, I've had good results and have a good opinion of J.V. Like, in
3 Cocks, near Hay-on-Wye.


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"If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect
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I live in South Wales / Bristol Area, but I have family in Lincolnshire,
Lancashire and Aberdeenshire, so for a good one I don't mind travelling.

My biggest concern is having "stalked" this newsgroup for a while about all
the supposed issues and problems I might encounter, what are upgrades that
Land Rover made over the years that would be better to have or not.

Thanks for the hint on J.V. Like I have seen a fair few of their adverts on
Land Rover wheel covers around and they seem to have had nothing bad said
about them.

What sort of price differences am I going to see between LR Dealer /
Independant and Private. Where should I be looking?

Thanks
David


"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> On or around Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:33:41 -0000, "dht"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm after a Defender 110, for around £7k. Looking around this seems to
get
> >me everything from a 1990 to a 1998 age vehicle. The requirement of the
> >vehicle is to be my everyday run about (reasonably reliable) and be an
> >expedition / weekend vehicle at other times.
> >Can anyone suggest any good Land Rover dealers that I can go and have a
look
> >at them not too bothered about location as I can get around the country
> >easily enough.
> >What questions should I be asking, and what should I be looking for /
> >avoiding?
> >Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> some idea of rough area would be handy, though. I doubt for example you'd
> want to come from Scotland to look at vehicles in west Wales...
>
> FWIW, evenso, I've had good results and have a good opinion of J.V. Like,
in
> 3 Cocks, near Hay-on-Wye.
>
>
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
> "If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect
> other people to be entirely to your liking?"
> Thomas À Kempis (1380 - 1471) Imitation of Christ, I.xvi.

On or around Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:28:17 -0000, "dht"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>I live in South Wales / Bristol Area, but I have family in Lincolnshire,
>Lancashire and Aberdeenshire, so for a good one I don't mind travelling.
>
>My biggest concern is having "stalked" this newsgroup for a while about all
>the supposed issues and problems I might encounter, what are upgrades that
>Land Rover made over the years that would be better to have or not.
>
>Thanks for the hint on J.V. Like I have seen a fair few of their adverts on
>Land Rover wheel covers around and they seem to have had nothing bad said
>about them.
>
>What sort of price differences am I going to see between LR Dealer /
>Independant and Private. Where should I be looking?
>

dealers are always more pricey. You may gain something in the way of
warranty on a newish one, or you may not. The 1995 300 TDi disco we have
came from Likes; in August 2003, was on their forecourt for 7995, but had
full history and low (about 75K) miles, we negotiated it down to 7700 and
got them to throw in a recon alternator (the original had a noisy bearing).

at the time, that was a touch on the high side - by diligent searching,
could probably have got similar condition and age for maybe 6500, I reckon,
privately.

luck of the draw what SH vehicles are at any given outlet, unless of course
you phone 'em first.

--
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"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent.
I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929)

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:33:41 -0000, "dht"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm after a Defender 110, for around £7k. Looking around this seems to get
>me everything from a 1990 to a 1998 age vehicle. The requirement of the
>vehicle is to be my everyday run about (reasonably reliable) and be an
>expedition / weekend vehicle at other times.
>Can anyone suggest any good Land Rover dealers that I can go and have a look
>at them not too bothered about location as I can get around the country
>easily enough.

I'd have to say
www.rogersofbedford.co.uk
but I'd be biased as I work for a part of the group.
No really, they are good. Several regulars on here have dealings, not
just me.

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