Hi,
This is quite a long thread. But if you're still looking to buy an expedition Land Rover I have one for sale. A 110, 300tdi, with 25,500 miles on the clock and all for £16500. Including many upgrades, spares and expedition equipment.
I bought this Landrover 5 years ago in 2005. It was built in 2001 and spend 3 years at the Landrover factory, then was bought by the previous owners for an Expedition to Antarctica. This was before Topgear drove to the North Pole. Two Defenders were bought, then prepped by Landrover Project Vehicles for the epic trip. The modifications are listed below. The car was flown to Antarctica (one of the only cars ever) and drove around the airport on the ice practising in the snow. Unfortunately the plan to drive to the South Pole was cancelled due to the worst snow on record. As such the expedition was completed on skis and the Landy flew back to the UK. The other one of the two has already down a trip to Cape Town, mine however has done very little!!
I bought it with 2500 genuine miles on the clock. I have kept the car in Switzerland in the alps for 5 years, bring it back each year for MOT and servicing. As such it has in fact only done 25,000 miles now. Such a low mileage 300tdi is rare to find. It is taxed until the end of Dec, and 12 month MOT.
This car would be perfect for any overland trip through africa, any northern exposure trip to colder climes or anything else you care to throw at it. I have never used it off road, and in fact have not really used it properly at all, it was a snow safe station care for me.
Upgrades for the Expedition were:
Upgraded Old Man EMU shocks and springs. Raised travel height and heavy weight use. Goodyear Wranger 265/70 Mud/snow Tyres. (It also has a full set of wheels and tyres Avon Rangemaster originals
for road use) Full Expedition roof rack and ladder.
Webasto Diesel Engine and cabin pre-heater. (Webasto Thermo Top C 5.2kW)
Warn winch 9.5ti and two bags of winching equipment. and extra heavy duty
tow ropes.
Upgraded upgraded towing bumpers, with winch points
Snorkel
Radiator snow/sand cover
Double battery system, and power-cut off switch to Warn winch.
2nd 30 litre fuel tank under
passenger seat, internal switch and linked to fuel gauge. (in addition to the standard 70 litre tank)
Front wing walk-on grips.
UV protection full blacked out windows all round
Microscan MI600 Transponder Immobiliser Thatcham Cat.2 Approved
Alpine CD player with full iPod connectivity and control within the stereo.
Luggage cage.
Tow bar, normal, and alternate spares for farm/industrial tow bar.
Rear door reinforced swinging spare wheel holder.
It comes with some extras also.
Aluminium Sand/snow ladders.
5 Black Fuel/water Jerry Cans.
The original Land rover springs and shocks.
Spare steering damper
Assorted spare parts, fuel filters, windscreen wipers, wiper arms, windscreen wiper motor, brake pad sets for front and rear, 2 fan belts, 4 glow plugs, huge quantity of unused webbing straps and ratchets.
Snow chains for the oversized snow tyres, for all four wheels.
Inflatable car jack for sand/snow use.
I am reluctantly selling the car as I love it!!
It has served me very well, and with such low mileage will continue to serve you well for many more years. You could jump in it today and drive to Africa. Given how expensive the "expedition prepped" cars are by certain specialist dealers this represents something of a bargain. It's twin sister from the expedition was sold recently with 65000km on the clock for £16,000.
You made a comment about wanting a reliable vehicle. I have just driven from Switzerland to London, to Switzerland and back to Lincolnshire in the last month, and it has not skipped a beat.
please get in contact for any further details, photos or assistance. I am open to price discussions. Further photos available on my website below.
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The car is currently in Lincolnshire.
cheers,
ian
