Still have one on mine. It is a standard Land Rover tubular steering guard to protect output arm and steering rod from knocks off road. Mine has a length of scaffold inside. [ met a rock or two in its time]
No issue with its removal for road use...
A good Puma Defender is okay to drive on road, it will happily sit at motorway speeds and in relative calm.
They can also be further improved by adding extra sound proofing and cruise control, better audio system etc if that's what you want to do...
This is important and very sage advice. One of the big advantages of the defender is that you do not buy the perfect one you build the perfect one, whether you are doing that yourself or paying someone else. All you buy in the first instance is...
Just decide on the specification you want (Station Wagon, Hard Top, Truck Cab) and then whether you want aircon/electric windows etc,
Fix a budget, and leave aside around £2,000 for initial jobs and other things you'll decide you want to do to...
A great example, as most Brits are completely oblivious to how great the PT Cruiser is and instead act like utter ****s rubbishing it. The PT Cruiser is a fascinating vehicle, designed to get long loads in with the front passenger seat folding...
Well, l've got four for £300 if anyone is interested. Brand new wheels with tyres done under 100 miles.
See my advert in the "for sale" section of this forum.
Sew a deeper lining into your pockets and cancel all weekend events for the foreseeable future! :p
Full and comprehensive service, replacing all consumables. Give yourself peace of mind and a decent datum to start with.
Enjoy.
Well, the newest TD5's are now 19 years old, an age by which most modern vehicles have been recycled into spam tins.
So the old Defender is doing well, considering over 70% of TD5 production is still on the road.
l doubt my 2022 Defender...
None of the comments mention damage to the lane. They're all in the vane of "great video, looks good fun" etc
Maybe You should comment on the video with your thoughts?
These "how much do you pay for insurance" threads l always find so soul destroying, when l read that people are paying £1-200 to insure a Land Rover.
And even lower, £75 to insure a Series 1.
The cheapest quote l ever had was £260 for an TD5 and...
The Multipla was hideous but drove well for what it was. The MK2 version looked much better as they deleted the wierd scuttle styling.
Fortunately l owned the MK2.
The Chrysler l've never driven so would
not give an opinion ! Styling is a...
The best "new Defender" is the new Suzuki Jimny.
Or it would be, if it was 20% larger. The only thing missing is a centre differential so it's only part time 4wd.
lt was made the size it is, so it was within the vehicle size limits in Japan...
l like the looks of mine from every angle except the front. l thought a larger grille like the old Defender would have looked better. But that's exactly what's been done on the new Octa and l don't like it at all.
Let's face it, nothing is going...
Have you actually driven one, to come to this conclusion?
l agree that the 90 looks better than the 110, although most buyers round here seem to go for the larger version.
Bizarrely the 130 seems to work better than the 110
My current thoughts having owned my Defender 90 Commercial for 2 1/2 years are, it's not a Defender.
lt's the new Defender.
lt's not like the old one, although there's a certain Land Rover "DNA" feel to it when driving it. Certainly with mine...
Bit of an update to this, my 110 (red) now as a station wagon is perfuming flawlessly as expected. I still prefer the hard top body but this is the sacrifices you make by having children. There has been more times that I have had to use the...
UA productive day. Bit there’s no going back now. I just hope this was a good idea!
The moving it on a sankey was Definitly a little top heavy. That might not have been the best idea but it did the job and wasn’t going very far.
My old thread !
An update l tried to sell it in 2022 for £22,000 but it didn't move, not a single enquiry.
The mileage was by that time 155,000. I think values had also fallen from the post-covid peak.
l dropped the price to £20,000 then l had...
That's the problem, you're effectively dealing with a computer nowadays and not a person.
l had a long discussion with AF about the side steps on my 2005 Defender, the girl just didn't know what they were. When the policy came through it stated...
"Adjustable dampers are from Terrafirma and a absolutely awful in terms of reliability"
90,000 miles and only one failure where the adjustment knob had siezed. Mainly road use though.
"RTC dampers are a gimmick at best, unreliable and crap at...