Reminds me of the shock horror discovery 4 then 5, oh how we complained they didnt look the same. Now they are commonplace and very desirable n expensive
Nope, I think that is the ladder in there?
Yes I am, but not as a "Defender". The vehicle is fine, its the name that is wrong.
My above point exactly.
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Defender is only a marketing term anyway. The original coil sprung vehicles were called Land Rover Nineties or One Tens.Yes I am, but not as a "Defender". The vehicle is fine, its the name that is wrong.
My above point exactly.
The new Pretender is a brilliant 'Discovery'
Thanks. Have a 1989 F-plate Ninety on the drive right now. My first 'car' was a 1993 hard top 300Tdi Defender 90.Defender is only a marketing term anyway. The original coil sprung vehicles were called Land Rover Nineties or One Tens.
At some stage, it seem to have dawned on somebody that the Rover company was long dead, and that most vehicles now had model names, like Shogun or Fourtrak. So they came up with the name Defender, presumably to appeal to military buyers.
Discoveries, we always joked, were called that when the Discovered they were being left behind by the Japanese!
I quite liked my 89 Ninety. I had to Modify it a bit with a Detroit Locker and a Tru Trac LSD, and I had various sets of wheels and tyres to allow for different conditions. It was a 19j, but low mileage and in good nick, I found it fine round the farm.Thanks. Have a 1989 F-plate Ninety on the drive right now. My first 'car' was a 1993 hard top 300Tdi Defender 90.
As do I. Well most of it’s on the drive. The other bits are scattered throughout my garageThanks. Have a 1989 F-plate Ninety on the drive right now. My first 'car' was a 1993 hard top 300Tdi Defender 90.
Disco 3 and 5 then?????
Disco4 is just a very very mildly facelifted Disco3. Different light units and grill. But for all practical purposes looks 98% the same.
I loved my fender on Denstone extra traction, great for what I needed it for. It was like a paddle steamer over wet clay. Horrible on the road and noisy but didn't do hardly any of that.
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