If i needed four wheel drive on the cheap for carrying duties, an LWB Nissan Terrano would be my first choice, seriously all land rover products are crap. I've wasted half my adult working life bolting them or welding them back together.
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Buying an old defender
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'Ang on a mo? Mint and unleaded? its a 2.5 petrol? get saving for the sub 15mpg rather then the mot. A good sprightly engine tho, far better then the 19j turbo diesel. Even the 2.5 NA diesel (15j?) is tougher then the blown version, though gutless.
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If its 2.5 petrol it will work fine. Worry about the fuel consumption when the snow goes, then drop a disco engine in.
Ignore the Naysayers. If you want a LR, buy one. When people tell you that their Toyota or what ever is better they don't include the prices to mend them. Nowt is cheaper than a LR and you can do it yourself. Also its only a LR that can really take being shoved through a hedge when it all goes wrong and comes out looking better. Well maybe a Lada.
try difflock,co for all you needs or any LR forumPosted 1 year ago # -
The guy who services my 90 has a few pages regarding old landrovers that may be of help
http://www.glencoyne.co.ukSpecifically
http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/info.htmI find http://www.landrovernet.com one of the more usefull sites
Now the days are getting longer...
http://www.fozzie.plus.com/softtop/Posted 1 year ago # -
dont know why i wrote unleaded ! its deffo a diesel .... realise its the shite diesel but lots of its issues seem to extend from thrashing from cold , overheating and not servicing ......according to glencoyne anyway
everything works well all electonics , heater(as well as expected anyway) , hi lo and diff locks
chassis is largely fine after the hammer test with the rear cross member needing a small repair where the exhaust hanger goes on - as its no longer attached - small portion of rust and rot round where this has detached - knocked it all off and its left a hole about 4/5cms round
the bulk head seems fine internally - both bay , footwells and from underneeth but the external bits - where the door hinges fit and under the windows could use some work.
rear floor could do with replacement if i was being picky but not really a huge issue for me .
window rubbers need replacing - all are perished !
standard breather pipe into the air filter oil mess - that will be fixed tomorrow !
runs fine - no blue smoke when starting or going and copes with the drive and started in - 17 this morning no sweat.
will be visiting my mechanic over xmas period to have the bracket rewelded on. and im sure he will kill me for buying it !
gonna get the underside pressurewashed and wax oiled outside and in before the salt on the roads kills it more !
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"gonna get the underside pressurewashed and wax oiled outside and in before the salt on the roads kills it more !"
you do realise that the layer of crap underneath may in fact be structural?
Check where light steel plates hold non stressed ally bits together as well and vice versa, cos you sometimes get a chemical reaction of some sort that I don't really understand which can be a problem, cos the bits then drop off.
Great things though and dead cheap and easy to fix,Every journey can become an adventure guessing whether you'll get there or not:) good luck with it
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