No harm was done, except emotional trauma. Sure, it could have been worse if she had been on the motorway etc, but it wasn't. l can see how it could make you lose confidence in the vehicle. My Defender slammed the brakes on when l was turning right because it thought l was going to hit the car...

Sadly that's where most new Defenders are parked.

lt looks like "Jeff" posted to complain about his vehicle and then never came back after his original post. Hopefully it's been fine since the repair, but we'll likely never know.

Auto Trader

No visible registration number, bodywork looks reasonable from the couple of poor photos. £5,000? Assuming it has a valid MOT. lf the chassis has had it you could easily spend in the region £6-10,000 to get it sorted.

Just declare the modifications. lf you're using one of the insurers who know about old Defenders it won't affect the premium.

Well A bargain surely at £50

Also try Auto Trader, there's a lot on there and prices seem a bit better than Ebay.

You can buy "plug and play" where you just plug the replacement ECU in. l think it's just the immobiliser that's disabled. There's a company near me who does them. Around £700 when l bought one.

The TD5 engine should be fine, you might take ancillary items such as an alternator and water pump. Oh and a spare ECU as they are now starting to fail without warning and you won't repair that at the side of the road.

You want to take a whole engine?

Good 110's tend to be £15,000+ That 2005 90XS looks like a great price if the chassis is good, definitely worth a visit to view it. Again, that's the best specification and the best year (after they fitted the better doors but before the big road tax increase after March 2006) Prices have...

What about that blue one on Ebay. lt's an earlier one (but it's got the updated dash which was introduced in 2002) and not the XS so no ABS/aircon etc. ln fact it's the basic SW with vinyl seats and no central locking or electric windows. Although that can be a good thing...less to go wrong.

The chassis is a lot better on this one (no connection to seller l was just having a quick look on Ebay) https://ebay.us/m/goK8l2

Why not try a "wanted" advert on here, and the other popular Land Rover forum is worth putting a "wanted" message on as well.