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Where are you based? There is an excellent father and son owned body shop near me - SW Herts. They did a fantastic job on my son's car when it was set upon by a crash barrier, and at a very reasonable price ( for down here)

I had an LSE which I ended up putting on springs for cost reasons and with hindsight I wish I'd driven one on springs before I converted it, it was functional but it had definitely lost something and I ceased to enjoy driving it. I sold it five months later. Sometimes you have no choice but I'd...

Did you research what other similar Defenders were on at before you listed. Prices are strong, verging on unrealistic post the end of production, but for an off road prepared van the target market is much narrower than the usual e bay browser so the range of prices is also narrower and the...

There's a couple of left hooker D1's for sale at different( general) dealers in Chesham and Amersham, both should come up on an eBay search but if not try Gumtree and Preloved and enter Chesham as the location then refine to plus 10 miles? Rather than LR specialist I' d maybe try a Lhd...

If you would go as far as Rickmansworth I would try Harris Mayes country cars - they looked after my LSE for years until I sold it so are very familiar with the engine. Peter Harris Mayes is the guy to speak to - 01923 711800, they still look after my Defender and I've no complaints

It's a good looking car from the advert and the owner seems to have thought about what might interest people/ put them off before writing it ( eg sunroof, boot floor both get mentions). - definitely worth a look, particularly if there is some haggle room on the price, but take your mate along...

Wheel dollies and some lengths of army surplus PSP ( temporary roadway) - I got my PSP from Anchor supplies, they are like heavy duty sand ladders and very robust.

Whoever fixes it, it doesn't sound like you will be driving it there, so one factor governing the choice of garage is your recovery options - assuming you could get it recovered for 50 miles or so that opens up a whole lot of potentially cheaper options than south west London simply based on...

If you were prepared to risk a razor cut in the headlining, assuming the lining has come away from the backing board, you could try double sided carpet fitters tape through the cut onto the board and then stick the lining to the board using that. It could well look just as bad as the sagging...

I can understand that your mind is on other things. If I were you I would get the car inspected by a good LR independent garage and list what is wrong with it then you will know the scale of the problem - that conditions next steps. Don't hang around though, remedies reduce with time

You have my sympathy, it's an awful feeling. It is really hard to total a Landrover but economics dictate whether a rolled car is repairable by you or on your behalf, so it's difficult to give any meaningful advice. What is your insurers approach? I'd be tempted to take some good photos of the...

If you pick your day right you should be fine to roller and harrow now then get some seed down, we've just done ours and the fields are coming back very quickly. That said I wouldn't use a Landrover to do it. If you could justify it you would be better off with a cheap tractor - look in the...

You could try Harris Mayes Country cars in Rickmansworth, south west Herts. They are about 15 Mins from Jjs 17 or 18 on the M25. They looked after my LSE for four years so know the 4.2 and there isn't much that seems to faze them on any Solihull product, they are also nice guys and easy to deal...

The Times today reports a 75% increase in Defender thefts since production ended, quoting NFU Mutual, with claims highest in the north east, south west and Midlands - page 23 print edition if anyone is interested.

could one of the nuts have been cross threaded? I had an alloy wheel with a cross threaded nut which caused the wheel to move enough to further loosen two other nuts then tightened itself up and sheared - all in 30 miles of B roads driving. I am convinced to this day that someone had tampered...

Bekkie, maybe try Alan Smith Garages (ASG) in Derby - independent LR specialists, Manchester Street I think , handily off the Ashbourne Road, for a second opinion?

Definitely something visible like a steering wheel lock and/or pedal lock, then I'd think about an alarm and immobiliser. I have the LR Oem alarm and immobiliser on my Defender and it is very loud when it goes off. I also have a Thatcham 1 Toad alarm and immobiliser on another car and it was...

Diesel or petrol? Former seem to fetch more where I live even against petrol with LPG. Colour/ interior trim also seems to be important - prices seem to be sensitive to the "wrong" colour combinations. Having looked for a while,there is also a price differential based on part of the country...

Excellent news, really pleased for you and your Sister

Sorry to hear that, I'm also in Herts, will keep my eyes open. Worth asking her to ask Herts police to mention it on Owl, their email cascade for neighbourhood watch , in case it's parked up somewhere quiet for a few days ?