Any good?

I have a really good Fender

She is used and abused, and she never lets me down!

OK, one or two bits occasionally wear out or break and need replacing, but she is over 20 years old, and with very little work, she has sailed through every MoT since I got her, apart from this year when she needed the Panhard bushes replacing!

As I said earlier a Disco is a Bratmobile Mummyvan designed for the school runs!

Ok what about this one :

1997 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 300TDI RED OFF ROAD | eBay

Mileage puts me off a bit

Dont worry bout mileage. You can get a replacement engine when it goes for a few hundred (disco) and swop manifolds. Do it yourself in a day with help. They keep going anyway so still got few years in it yet

How about this
2004/04 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 HARD TOP TD5 WHITE £5000 PLUS VAT | eBay

chawks said:

Ok what about this one :

1997 LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER 300TDI RED OFF ROAD | eBay

Mileage puts me off a bit

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If its been looked after and serviced regularly, I wouldn't worry about mileage Make sure the chassis and bulkhead are solid, everything else is pretty easy to fix

Thans for the input. I have £4k to spend tops really which prob isn't enough for a decent defender.

chawks said:

Thans for the input. I have £4k to spend tops really which prob isn't enough for a decent defender.

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They do come up, they're like rocking horse ****, BUT look everywhere, not just e-blag like a lot of people, and be prepared to travel, it does happen that people just don't know what they;ve got. They think it's a tatty old Land Rover, and not worth much Doesn't happen very often, but it does happen

You'd be surprised. Should buy you something perfectly ok. I got a 1984 90 with a td for 2300 then converted it. Only paid the money cos it looked tidy. The rest you can sort. Main things are chassis and bulkhead. Check in footwells for any stray flakes of rust. Check under for oil loss, big pool may be a problem. Few drips is standard.

Check the rear cross member ( bar across the back and all connected parts) because replacing can be costly.

Everything else is fixable

Also consider an ex utilities or mod vehicle too.

Modsales.com
Brightwells.
Look for auctions too.

I picked Def. 200tdi up for £1700. All it really needed was a respray and a good service. I found mine in the farmers Guardian.

Cheers. I shall keep trawling the web

I know that I am a bit of a novice when it comes to defenders but even I know that this aint no defender :

Land Rover Defender 2.3L DIESEL 3dr 1995

And from a dealer too!!! Wouldn't trust him lol

chunkymunky said:

Also consider an ex utilities or mod vehicle too.

Modsales.com
Brightwells.
Look for auctions too.

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agree brightwells are good for choice but vat and the indemnity fee can add up

chawks said:

Cheers. I shall keep trawling the web

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bide your time mate .....

took me years to learn patience

Opinions please

1990 Land Rover 90 4C SW DT DIESEL SUV 2495cc Diesel | eBay

Mines loads better than that its on eBay and on here for sale section defender 90 cws ( white )

whats hiding below the chequer plate tho :crazy_driver:

Make sure its got a TDI engine in it! other wise you will be paying out to convert it!

I spent an hour and a half looking at the chassis on mine (so much so that I missed a few other areas I should have looked at)

Go and look at bloody loads of landys before you buy one and keep walking away if they aint right!

Mustbemental said:

Make sure its got a TDI engine in it! other wise you will be paying out to convert it!

I spent an hour and a half looking at the chassis on mine (so much so that I missed a few other areas I should have looked at)

Go and look at bloody loads of landys before you buy one and keep walking away if they aint right!

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The voice of experience ...

Oldseadog said:

The voice of experience ...

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Oh yes!