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Cos it's a Land Rover? Same happened to me with a newish (at the time) Disco II. Terrifying.

I may well do that. TBH, I was looking for a potential overland vehicle, then this came up - great pedigree, and some great work done. But it does push me more into the quick rally raid vehicle territory. A few more months getting used to it (and saving!) and I'll know what to do. A fast rally...

Mostly standard -- have been advised that standard is good up to 300bhp. Quaife front diff, though. Came with a damaged Ashcroft transfer box with 1.667 ratios as a spare.

There's a sand track that's almost navigable, but there was no way to get him out along that in reverse -- just had to pull forward into some flatter sabkha (compressed, flat salty sand). Previous owner did a great job on the aesthetics -- looks pretty much stock but for the roll cage. Hides a...

Those of us who drive in the desert will be familiar with the need to pull stuck vehicles out of the sand (usually Land Cruisers). This is a weird one .. a guy who managed to get his Dodge Challenge R/T well and truly buried. While I recovered him OK, the slick tires on the Dodge absolutely...

Many thanks -- yes this is on list to look at when it goes into servicing, and would fit the symptoms. I know it had double engine mounts fitted not long ago -- and I have noticed that after hard driving, the gear box has moved fractionally .. enough to notice when I change to first and third...

Greetings all, And, judging by my last two Defender experiences, I imagine I'll be posting a fair bit ... I recently bought a very nice 110, pretty much set up for rally raids. While mechanically sound, and with a fantastic tuned V8, it is going to need a bit of work to get tip-top. Already...