Which landy's up for the job

Ok, basically a friend of mine has £2k to spend on a 4x4, i would ofc prefer him to get a landy, but what landy would best suit his situation?

The landy will be bought in the Uk and driven down to southern portugal where it will see out its days ferrying people from the airport to his house in the hill's it will also be used on the land there (which is very rugged!!!).

So i am thinking along the lines of a late 90's disco as they can be a large car which is suitable for carrying people and luggage etc.. also should do well on the roads/tracks.

Anyone have any other suggestion/comments to make?

Oh and yes this does mean a 1750mile road trip Oh thats another thing, whatever it is needs to be somewhat reliable ie be able to make the journey without breaking down. Also are late 90's disco's high maintenance?

Try Jacksons and withams as they both do ex MOD/NGO LHD landrovers Personally I'd go for a 110 CSW. over the Disco. as they have more seating/luggage space.

i would too. If you are buying a disco in the UK to last you a while, look REALLY carefully for body rust, as once its set in, although im guessing itll be slower where you are, it will still be too late.

The discos and defenders of that age use the same engine, transmission, axles, etc etc, so maintainence is fairly similar - its easir to do on a defender though cos everything unbolts and theres more room.

Things like body panels will probably be easier for you to get too.

That said, the disco has squashier seats as standard, an option which you could easily fit to the 110 though.

Oh yeah, you can get 12 seater 110s, so if hes charging per person, then he gets more money per trip

get the disco if your over 4"6" tall as the cab is a bit tight on deependers.

Beast o Bodmin said:

get the disco if your over 4"6" tall as the cab is a bit tight on deependers.

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the above comment can safely be ignored

tes but Sean you fold into 6.i bash me heed elbows and knees when driveing a deepender

I made some rails from 30 x 30 box, raised the seat by 30mm on the other hand I now have a seat which 3 inches or 75mm farther back from the steering wheel. 1 hour mod to make paint and fit.

i have to say im a fan of the range because its comfy and does all a defender will do except in one part of town where i have to boot it or i get stuck on the walls each side

Beast o Bodmin said:

tes but Sean you fold into 6.i bash me heed elbows and knees when driveing a deepender

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least we now know where all the pies went

my waist is 34" ya lanky geek and i weigh 17.5 stone so if ya fancy me stuffin pies in you carry on

steak n kidney, plenty of daddies sauce and a pint of black please

thats atchually quite a good answer

Beast o Bodmin said:

my waist is 34" ya lanky geek and i weigh 17.5 stone so if ya fancy me stuffin pies in you carry on

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fat git... im 6'1", similar weight to you and drive a 90 all day. I just know how the window works, and now have a smaller steering wheel

standard seats, in the standard position, with rear bulkhead intact. dnt know what your all whining about...

boydy1989 said:

fat git... im 6'1", similar weight to you and drive a 90 all day. I just know how the window works, and now have a smaller steering wheel

standard seats, in the standard position, with rear bulkhead intact. dnt know what your all whining about...

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same here been driving short wheel base landies for best part of 25/30 years , 6'2" 18 "ish" stone dont know what all the fuss is about rode and driven disco's and rr have to take sea sickness pills first though
the more room ya have the more crap you carry around ,loose under the seats

Hi...
I'm from Portugal but I live over here in sunny in England..

Your mate is better off buying over there..
Altough he might be tempted by the cheaper price of a 4x4 over here, in Portugal they don't rust as much as we don't use salt on the roads, my uncle has a 15 year old Disco in Portugal and it almost doesnt have a spot of rust..

Plus.. has he looked at how much is going to cost to make it legal in Portugal? I guess he hasn't...
To change from UK plates to Portuguese plates, you'll have to change the headlights for a start..
then you have to pay sh!t loads of money on import tax, it doesnt work as over here where you just pay for the documents when you import a vehicle, over there they have a chart they work on and depending on the vehicle age, engine size, etc, you pay tax over it..
and the cops will stop him because of the uk plates, to check this ( as they know government makes money off legalising foreign vehicles), I think he will only be allowed there for 6 months with UK plates....

Also, as you mention southern Portugal and airport, I assume your mate is down in the Algarve, near Faro... so it's not a big city and he will be noticed by cops, so even more likely for them to keep an eye out for him and he won't be able to say "I've only arrived last month"

Thanks for the heads up will pass the info on, tbh the 4x4 will only stay on our land but will make the odd trip to the airport (i mean like once every 4 months or something) but still would need it all changing.

Besides they've changed their mind, they want to get a jeep grand cherokee as I quote 'would be easier to find parts in portugal for it'. imo i would of thought landy parts are more common over there than american car parts, i dunno :\

that's just an excuse..
Land Rovers are common in Portugal for off roading, so it won't be hard to find parts, however, seeing a Cherokee on the roads is a bit more hard to find, leave alone trying to get parts for it....

They could always go for the Portuguese 4x4, many people use them over there for off roading as well, it's the UMM, they are solid cars..