Soon to be Defender owner....Fingers crossed!!
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Just seen this one....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124783650733?hash=item1d0daf67ad:g:82IAAOSwHVtgoN2Q
Chequer plate across the back, hiding something?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124783650733?hash=item1d0daf67ad:g:82IAAOSwHVtgoN2Q
Chequer plate across the back, hiding something?
Ouch
Date tested6 January 2021
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Mileage208,148 miles
MOT test number9943 3110 2121
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Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects):
Date tested6 January 2021
FAIL
View test certificate
Mileage208,148 miles
MOT test number9943 3110 2121
Test location
View test location
Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects):
- Steering linkage insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings (2.1.3 (a) (ii))
- Steering component casing fixing bolts ineffective to the extent that attachment is seriously affected damper (2.1.2 (c) (ii))
- Front Prop shaft likely to become detached (6.1.7 (a) (ii))
- Rear Prop shaft likely to become detached (6.1.7 (a) (ii))
- Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii))
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114863406947?hash=item1abe647f63:g:SYYAAOSwJuxg030Q
Doesnt look too bad - but paint work looks like its been painted on?
Doesnt look too bad - but paint work looks like its been painted on?
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It also state nationwide delivery, on a trailer I guessThats strangeE-bay add shows 123k
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If your gonna use it paint is the least of your worries
.He sounds pretty confident its genuine, saying chassis/Vin number in tact, check it matches a the year, but he is a bit closer to go have a look
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I'm not sure how to say this but.........
shouldn't this be in another section?
shouldn't this be in another section?
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Welcome to the forum!
I don't have a Defender, but my journey started with looking for one. Now it's a 1982 Range Rover. From my experience, and I started with zero experience working on cars, stuff like prop shafts, lights and stuff turned out to be easy enough to fix in my drive way. Rust, especially on Defenders/90/110, is a different thing. I looked at a couple and would have tried fixing, or replacing, a frame. The body so is a different story. Also, paint jobs are the cheapest and easiest way to dress a car up.
I don't have a Defender, but my journey started with looking for one. Now it's a 1982 Range Rover. From my experience, and I started with zero experience working on cars, stuff like prop shafts, lights and stuff turned out to be easy enough to fix in my drive way. Rust, especially on Defenders/90/110, is a different thing. I looked at a couple and would have tried fixing, or replacing, a frame. The body so is a different story. Also, paint jobs are the cheapest and easiest way to dress a car up.
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I think that's spot on
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The one for discussing defenders
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Why not just start your own build thread,? dont matter you not bought it yet, to be fair most of started with a carrier bag of rusty spanners, the wrong bumper, a spare wheel a few brake pads and some dreams!
PS best advice, be prepared to travel think of it as an adventure! if its solid underneath and sounds like a bus crossed with a tractor and does cause you get misty eyed and have a coughing fit from the exhaust, makes no dodgy sounds when you drive it, chances are its a gooden. If it gets to temp and does not blow up all the better! dont worry about a few tiny oil drips, from just about anywhere, thats normal and its just marking its territory, on the the other hand if it looks like its had a brown or black curry and a few beers the nightbefore and had an 'accident, run! Look the the driveway and where the sellor normally parks it, you can see if the gound has been recently de-greased. Oh yea be careful of any defender with lots of stuff in the back when you test drive, else you no hear the rattles.
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