Hi Jane and welcome to the asylum!
Hi Stanley and thank you!Hi Jane and welcome to the asylum!
I'm a Discovery man and too far away to help, but it is nice to welcome new members.
Others will be along to help
Thanks, will do!
Many thanks - that’s really helpfulWelcome from sunny Scotland.
1...200/300tdi cold, noisy & drive like a tractor. cheap to repair & service/insure
2...Td5 bmw engine, more modern more power, drive great. ecu = more electrical/sensor probs
3...Puma (ford transit engine) all mod cons, stupid money.
4 New Defender very posh you'll need very deep pockets.
Depend's what you want it for tbh.
Haha not! But enjoy that stuff and keen to learn. Love the idea of more mechanics, less computer.Can we ask, how handy with the spanners are you?
Thank you!
It's a lot easier now than it used to be! Thanks to the internet and forums. To avoid having to mess about with computers you need to go no later than 300tdi for diesels.
Good info - thank you!It's a lot easier now than it used to be! Thanks to the internet and forums. To avoid having to mess about with computers you need to go no later than 300tdi for diesels.
look and see if there are any local land rover owners clubs where you live.
Thanks for that. Yes test driving is on the cards.
When we were looking for our first Land Rover, we test drove both Defender 300tdi and Discovery 1. (This was back in 2004 when the prices of Discovery 2s were too high for us, even if we had wanted one.) We wanted a very capable tow vehicle to tow up to 3.5 tonnes long distances.
Thanks for that. It’s all good info! Appreciate your time thanks.When we were looking for our first Land Rover, we test drove both Defender 300tdi and Discovery 1. (This was back in 2004 when the prices of Discovery 2s were too high for us, even if we had wanted one.) We wanted a very capable tow vehicle to tow up to 3.5 tonnes long distances.
We felt that a Defender was a truck, a Discovery was more comfortable.
So we bought a 300tdi Disco.
It did exactly what we wanted. Plus it has been amazingly reliable and economical But it did and does need welding to the bodywork.
So it pays to really know what you want to do with one.
All Landies rust!
But be careful, you'll get all sorts of opinions on here, and mine is no more valid than anyone else's.
It REALLY does depend on what you want it for.
If you are set on a Defender, for whatever reason I'll probably bow out as I know less about them than I do about Discoveries although the engines are broadly the same.
Best of luck!
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