Which one?

Hi,

I am new to the forum and all things land rover.

I am moving to the country (what a cliche) in a couple of weeks. I drive a Nissan 350z which, in normal conditions, is a beast and a joy to drive. It is however worse than useless in the snow.

I am looking for a 4x4 for a couple of reasons:

1) Snow days. Now I love the snow, and not making it to work is great, but I'm self employed so really need to get there. Where I'm moving probably gets about 6 or 7 snow falls a year, enough to make me nervous about jumping in the z

2) It would be nice to be able to transport a few extra people on the odd occasion. This is not vital as I can use my fiances mini, which at a squeeze takes 4. It would also be useful just to throw stuff in the back for the dump or trips to B and Q.

I love the Defender for its cult status and looks (90 especially), and ideally would get one but for those reasons they seem to demand more cash on the used market. Do I go for a 90 or a 110? would I be better going for a discovery or freelander instead? I could spend around £3k, and dont really mind about age, mileage etc as long as I dont get a heap/money bin?

Suggestions? Benefits of each option, running costs, reliability, etc?

Thanks in advance,

Pedro.

CHEAPEST option pedro is a disco do everything a defender will but cheap to buy,dont buy the first one u look at theres loads of em about all good value for money look for ; rust, service historyrust, noises, clunks, rust, smooth running ,rust in back wheel arches rear boot floor,inner wings if u can be bothered they can be welded up with a bit o work parts are cheap n readily available you can buy 2 for the price of a mediocre defender and have cash left over mate as u will see on here they will go anywhere driven and set up right ps dont forget look for rust gallon of waxoil for xmas please love ,mam, dad,sis bro delete as appropiate. best o luck mate if in doubt post on here somebody will have the answer good huntin!

get a **** box fer 1k and drive on.that way when yers crash in the snow its funny....

i might be selling my defender 90 TD !
i really dont want to but needs must and i need. it needs a minor bit of work to finnish but you will be hard pressed to find one in this condition.

er tdi would be more suitable.not surprised your sellin it!!!!!!

vivnap said:

you will be hard pressed to find one in this condition.

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Is that "you will be hard pressed to find one in this good condition."
or
"you will be hard pressed to find one in this crappy condition."

new rear cross member , three brand new doors & hinges, all new door seals new brakes all round, new locks, new winder mechanisms & window channel, new front bumper, new bulkhead, fully refurbished seat box, rear tub fully refurbished the rot in the usual places cut out and new ally welded in, new floor, new series rear panels, csw side windows, later smooth roof with clean full headlining, new headlights, all new clear side lights, clear indicators, clear tail lights ect, 4 fold up rear seats matching the two front seats, new indicator/light stalks full respray in metalic epsom green and a load more stuff, new parts ect. i even have a good 300tdi with the egr blanked off that i was intending to fit into this defender.
you tell me if its a **** heap ?

Thats a bugger that yu have to sell, Vivnap. You wont get yo money back will ya. No chance of keeping it hidden away till things get better?

harsh one.

tis a landy they is all **** heaps,Get a Rangie

vivnap said:

new rear cross member , three brand new doors & hinges, all new door seals new brakes all round, new locks, new winder mechanisms & window channel, new front bumper, new bulkhead, fully refurbished seat box, rear tub fully refurbished the rot in the usual places cut out and new ally welded in, new floor, new series rear panels, csw side windows, later smooth roof with clean full headlining, new headlights, all new clear side lights, clear indicators, clear tail lights ect, 4 fold up rear seats matching the two front seats, new indicator/light stalks full respray in metalic epsom green and a load more stuff, new parts ect. i even have a good 300tdi with the egr blanked off that i was intending to fit into this defender.
you tell me if its a **** heap ?

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Sod the defender....can I have your tent

Sirus said:

Sod the defender....can I have your tent

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...has Mrs Sirus kicked ya oot fer having gay dials in the 110

Beast o Bodmin said:

...has Mrs Sirus kicked ya oot fer having gay dials in the 110

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Yeah - come on Si - spell it out for us :hysterically_laughi

No It'll keep the rain off when I paint the fooker

The Mad Hat Man said:

Thats a bugger that yu have to sell, Vivnap. You wont get yo money back will ya. No chance of keeping it hidden away till things get better?

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its not that things are bad ! its i have atlast got the foundations for my workshop layed and want to get cracking on getting it built.
i have already spent £3725 just to get to this stage, i reckon its going to cost about another 12 grand to get up.
the last thing i want to do is go into debt so im looking at the tings i have around me than can contribute to the workshop funds and the defender is just one asset im looking at. i really dont want to sell it as i have put an awful lot into it. i also am in the process of refurbing a discovery 300tdi which also might go

Sirus said:

Sod the defender....can I have your tent

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it is brilliant that 'tent' is hahaha they are about 149 quid from costco at derby, dead easy to put up anorl. the front has sliding zip up 'doors' but ya can remove the sides leaving the roof fitted. its really versatile ! ill be getting rid of it once the workshop is built.

if ya want a new one and can get over to derby ya can go in using my costco member card and get yersen one

Beast o Bodmin said:

tis a landy they is all **** heaps,Get a Rangie

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? and a range rover is made by Mitsubishi or toyota ?

guess your cluless when it comes to **** heaps :doh:

Thats a bloody good job you are doing there, Viv. Good on ya.

The Mad Hat Man said:

Thats a bloody good job you are doing there, Viv. Good on ya.

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thanks
one thing i hate is shoddy repairs ! i like to think when i do something it is done right there are tons of pics of the discovery and the work i have done to it on the, dare i say it ? the 'other' side