Defender 2.4 TDCi 2010 buying advice

mranger47 · Jul 30, 2021

Hi, I'm looking at purchasing a Defender 2.4 TDCi - Year 2010 - 80k miles. Has full-service history.
I'm not going to be able to get it professionally inspected in time before purchase, so are there any major issues to look for in this age of Defender, or would this be a relatively safe purchase due to FSH, year, mileage, etc? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

Hellsteeth · Jul 30, 2021

I do not have much to say other than get a good look underneath for rust. Good to have the service history that you mention also.

I have the same 2.4 model and a 2010 at that, purchased with about the same mileage (125k km - it is a LHD).
The only major task I did was to renew the steering swivel ball/joints as there was excessive play in the steering (excessive even for a Defender!).
Other than that it has been all good.

mranger47 · Jul 30, 2021

Hellsteeth said:
I do not have much to say other than get a good look underneath for rust. Good to have the service history that you mention also.

I have the same 2.4 model and a 2010 at that, purchased with about the same mileage (125k km - it is a LHD).
The only major task I did was to renew the steering swivel ball/joints as there was excessive play in the steering (excessive even for a Defender!).
Other than that it has been all good.

Good to know. Thank you!

Wimblowdriver · Jul 30, 2021

Check the vin number behind the windscreen and on top of the brake master cylinder match the v5c, ditto with the chassis number and engine number. If there are any discrepancies, buyer beware. If you plug a nanocom into the diagnostics socket it will read the vin number stored in the ECU's. (Don't know if other diagnostic tools do this).

300bhp/ton · Jul 30, 2021

Defenders are super simple vehicles. Check it over yourself. It really isn’t hard

FSH means very little really.

Coffeelandy · May 19, 2023

mranger47 said:
Good to know. Thank you!

Mate try Clickmechanic, they'll send a decent bloke to do a thorough check with less than 24hrs notice, I used them when I bought a 2007 Puma and he identified a few faults that I used to knock 5 grand off the asking price!

lightning · May 20, 2023

He's not been back on here since December 2021, so we'll likely never know if he bought his Defender TDCi

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