Hello all, newbie here, and I'm looking for advice on what the best option for me is Defender 90-wise.
I'm looking to buy a 90 Station Wagon. This will be used for local pottering about, light 'farm' duties (odd trip across a field) and towing a trailer.
Initially I assumed it'd be the best thing to get the newest, lowest mileage car I could afford and run it forever. My budget is, say £17-19k. So possibly an XS or a good spec County. With the latest (Puma?) engine.
But then I got thinking that if I spent less on an older car, the TD5 maybe, then I could have some budget left over to customise the vehicle (you know, like JE Engineering et al type gubbins for performance and 'road' comfort) to make the whole ownership experience more enjoyable.
I'm not mechanically skilled myself, so if older higher mileage cars are an utter world of pain, then do let me know.
I do have access to good local garage who happily take good care of a friends Landy 90 and his is an L-reg and runs well (he has a series 1 too).
What are your thoughts, what would you do and why?
Should I get new,low mile as poss and maybe 'upgrade' in future if I feel I need to or get older and tweak with it from the outset?
What 'upgrades' are worth having? (brakes, remaps, suspension tweak for more road comfort etc?)
Just looking for guidance on what the 'best' use of the budget might be.
Thanks in advance
Tom
(I am a complete newbie when it comes to 90s, so if anyone wants to provide a link to the differences between the TD5 and latest 'puma' engined ones, I'd love to read through).
I'm looking to buy a 90 Station Wagon. This will be used for local pottering about, light 'farm' duties (odd trip across a field) and towing a trailer.
Initially I assumed it'd be the best thing to get the newest, lowest mileage car I could afford and run it forever. My budget is, say £17-19k. So possibly an XS or a good spec County. With the latest (Puma?) engine.
But then I got thinking that if I spent less on an older car, the TD5 maybe, then I could have some budget left over to customise the vehicle (you know, like JE Engineering et al type gubbins for performance and 'road' comfort) to make the whole ownership experience more enjoyable.
I'm not mechanically skilled myself, so if older higher mileage cars are an utter world of pain, then do let me know.
I do have access to good local garage who happily take good care of a friends Landy 90 and his is an L-reg and runs well (he has a series 1 too).
What are your thoughts, what would you do and why?
Should I get new,low mile as poss and maybe 'upgrade' in future if I feel I need to or get older and tweak with it from the outset?
What 'upgrades' are worth having? (brakes, remaps, suspension tweak for more road comfort etc?)
Just looking for guidance on what the 'best' use of the budget might be.
Thanks in advance
Tom
(I am a complete newbie when it comes to 90s, so if anyone wants to provide a link to the differences between the TD5 and latest 'puma' engined ones, I'd love to read through).
