Probably best have a very good tracking system fitted first. Let the police know to use this as a trap vehicle, then leave a lot notice via the web of how nice and clean your Defender is. This way budding thieves will make arrangements, to obtain...

You need to get a breakdown of where the money is going. The paint can cost a bit but labour is the killer. It does sound a bit high and I would shop around. I recently painted my LWB S2A - total was under £40, £25 for 1 litre of tractor...

That's annoying, obviously someone thought it was worth the money they were asking.

It was on here - https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/justdefenders BUT, sods law, he got back today and it's sold (the one I wanted) :(

Thanks both :) Yeah been asking about chassis and bulkhead condition / galvanised. I'm looking at a resprayed Land Rover Defender 90 County 2003 td5 96k miles at the moment. Price £19k but think that's too much. We've asked for more info.

You'll need to see the service records to judge. Have a read on the engine history how many owners or from new. If the seller is good then ask for pictures of the underside especially the chassis front and back. Worth taking a bod with good...

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Almost ready to commit, but budget has risen slightly ;) Can I mention garages here? Don't want to break rules but a bit of advice on price is what I'm after. Found a few we love, some more customised than others, 100k miles, 2008 - 2.4 TDCi XS...

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Won't get much hay in a 90 if it's a SW. Discovery 2 has a Td5 not a tdi.