I’m on my third. First was a 90 winch challenge / greenlaner which I re-chassised. Second was a TD5 110 which I rebuilt on a galv chassis. Third is a Tdci also rebuilt on a new chassis. Spot a common theme?
They are great fun to drive and own, but not without thier downsides.
As standard, they are noisy, not very fast, agricultural to drive and can be tempramental, corrode, will leak water in and oil out and the heater is crap unless you buy a Puma. They are a money pit as well – who buys a Defender and doesn’t want to bolt some gucci kit onto it?
On the plus side, you’ll never lose money on a Defender if you look after it – they are one of the few vehicles that won’t really depreciate much.
Don’t view a 90 as anything other than a two seater – you CAN carry more people, but won’t be able to carry anything else.
A TD5 Discovery is a much more sensible vehicle for daily drive, but just don’t have that Defender factor. In short, you’ve got to HAVE to own one….