it probably made them money but not enough, and not fast enough for tata. All other products can be made fast and with a much lower human input (saving £££££) The defender replacement will certainly not be made in the same way as the old ones were

News to me, a friend of mine had their's stolen from the farm this year, insurance paid out more than what it cost second hand about 3 years ago

Ey up Nobber, nowt wrong wi leafers or flat caps for that matter, the former does my beasty just fine for the last 44 years and who cares what they do to backs - manual work has knackered mine anyway, flat cap keeps your head warm and your ears exposed - useful for hearing movement of your...

very smart beasty indeed with the low mileage and recent re-spray its must be like new!

A distance away from you but i did a few days 4x4 off road driving course with Tim Kirk at Holmfirth (http://tkftraining.co.uk/vehicles/) , West Yorkshire about 8 years ago. It is a Lantra approved course, so it is very thorough and professional. Fantastic course in the 'Last of the summer wine'...

Thanks for that chaps, the chassis has more patches in it than the Cutty Sark so the strength of it is suspect, i suppose any further weight i will have to dig out my trailer

How much weight can my SWB pick-up safely carry in the back, considering it has crusty old leaf springs, I nave been transporting about 250 to 350kg of sand, soil or slabs at a time but am concerned its pushing it a bit. thanks

My series has a defender ignition barrel, it was put on last year as the original one was knackered - not had any issue with it. Don't know how difficult it was as the chap at the near by Landy garage did it

Great, will see how it goes then. thanks

Thanks James, Do you think it'll be ok then, providing level remains the same and there is no evidence of a leak? Matthew

Thanks for that, the level is pretty much up to the top, and hasn't changed since i filled it last night, but perhaps it won't until it get some proper use? thanks

Hello all, had a clutch related issue with my series 3 petrol swb that happened quite quickly. Drove it and parked it up with no noticeable issues one day (clutch related anyway), two days later when i next used it i noticed the clutch was a lot lighter on depressing it, and once fully...

I wave at other series and most defenders i know the type round here where not to bother. i also kind of wave at jeep drivers, well its more of a hand gesture but they get the message - obviously joking there as a mobility scooter could over take me

I am a mechanical numpty so I can only offer my opinion from my bit, Given that you only need it for the countryside and not for cities or commuting etc i would recommend a series 3, I have a 2.25 petrol 1972 SWB pick-up, and thanks to its age it is road tax free, which is a massive bonus as...

Hello all I don't very often drive my s3 72 landy on a night but when i do, after a few miles the full beams randomly turn on, and they are difficult to get them off, also when this occurs some times a good hour or so after the engine is off, all the lights will randomly turn on again. Zero...

I had to do said test 4 years ago, also being in my 20's, luckily work paid for it including many lessons before the test, i don't know the total cost but i know it was many hundreds. Basically the test is exactly the same as a car test in the things you do, driving normally around a route of...

Hello Melanie welcome to the forum, do you have 2 freelanders so when one is knackered and in the garage you can still get to work? ha ha ha I am from Donny as well albeit in a village just out side

Apologies if this has been posted before, Has any heard the news that the defender production line is to be moved to Brazil? if so do you think any will make it over here?

what a nice beasty that is, and not far from me too.... sadly not quite enough spare pennies under the bed, and i suppose one old beasty should be enough

The RR tour would be very interesting in its own right no doubt, obviously very different as there is far less human input and more robotics. It was interesting seeing them though as the conveyor was full of them continually moving to the different stages. They claim that a RR rolls off the line...