Returning to land rover

i haven't been on this site for years, I rebuilt a series 3 a few years ago which I enjoyed, but didn't keep it for long afterwards, I've been looking at defender 2.5 200 tdi 1992 and it's the age old question, are these usable day to day, I would be using it most days but not long journeys. I realise they are not luxurious but the series 3 was very agricultural !
Any thoughts would be helpful
Cheers !!

Go for it! You know it makes sense, cos you want to

Just drove back 25 miles from work in my 1984 110 (converted to 200tdi), went to town on Saturday picked up a new tumble dryer. Daily drive no problem, well one small problem, I can't get in the multistory car parks.
I have used it for longer journeys, all you need is a disco transfer box and as much sound insulation as you can get.
With the transfer box I now get 32 mpg.
As he said go for it!!

Nothing wrong with a Defender as an everyday car, and it's fine for long trips too. Mine's a TD5 which is a bit different but a lot of the car is very similar aside from the arguably smoother engine. I did this the other day https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/long-days-journey-into-night.289535/ and the only sign of discomfort was that the sole of my right foot was getting a bit numb from pressing on the accelerator on the long trip home.