whats the best defender engine ? poll

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whats the best defender engine ?

  • 2.25 doosil

    Votes: 5 0.4%
  • 2.25 petrol

    Votes: 6 0.4%
  • 2.5 na diesel

    Votes: 35 2.6%
  • 2.5 petrol

    Votes: 11 0.8%
  • 2.5 turbodiesel (19j )

    Votes: 46 3.4%
  • 200tdi

    Votes: 428 31.9%
  • 300tdi

    Votes: 423 31.5%
  • td5

    Votes: 247 18.4%
  • 2.4 tdci

    Votes: 47 3.5%
  • 3.5 rover v8

    Votes: 95 7.1%

  • Total voters
    1,343
this has been done before.
the conclusion was that it depends what you want out of it.
Power?
Economy?
Water resistance?
Self-servicability?
Cheap insurance?
Originallity?

200TDi gets my vote.
 
Right. I've had a 2.25 petrol in a series, ok in a series but underpowered for a 90 or a 110.
I've had a 2.5 n/a in a 110. Not bad at all really, good enough if you don't put stupid big wheels on.
I've had a 19J in a 110. Again ok but underpowered. Not really an improvement on a 2.5n/a.
Then I've had a few discos with 200tdi's. These will pull a 2 ton disco and whatever size trailer you want to stick behind it, even with big wheels on.
They're as cheap and easy to service as the earlier diesels and more reliable. That's why I'll be putting my current one into my 110 soon. Ample power, reasonable economy, reliable, and no stupid electronics that I don't need.
So it's 200tdi without a doubt.
 
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