ratty · Sep 23, 2011

polsta said:
hmm its food for thought, im so glad i didnt ruch out and buy one a month ago when i started looking

a lot of road driving and at nigt - the urban cool is a factor for the defender choice il admit, well it all depends what i spend, if i spent 2-3k sort of range then obviously it will be a "land rover" that does what it says on the tin and not look amazing, if i spent 5k- then im only going to part with 5k for a defender i LOVE and am happy to hand over 5k, a nice jet black one thats shiney with nice wheels etc, which il checkquer plate and snorkel it and black out windows , for a super urban cool look

ratty- plan is with a 90 is to get a dog guard cage and attach, or make- a ply board cover that sits behing the cab,just for winter, thats covered in carpet, and some other forms of heaters, when coming out of work every night at 3-4am its bloody cold , and just try anything to make it comfy/warm as it can be

im not "overly" fussed about the festival use size wise, as a 90 will stil be super, as we take a mini bus as i said, thats loaded with blokes and loads of bags etc all crammed in, so i can just take 1 pasenger and fill the back with bags not bags and lads, to make more man space in the bus

i really love the idea and super cool factor of rolling up on the campsite, roof tent !!! also for adventures/holidays

but - if the fuel isnt much different (i was expecting the 110 to be a bit more thirsty) then im going to keep options open , but.... primarily its just me in it most of the time so need to think about and put that 1st, sod anyone else, its me and mine and im paying for it, so a 90 is still the prefference i think , all depends what pops up and what captures me !

My first defender was a V8 110csw and it was perfect apart from the fuel consumption. It had the boot space I needed and also the ability to seat 5. After a change in circumstances meant that I no longer needed it for the purpose I bought it for the fuel consumption became an issue so I sold it. The only thing I could find that I was happy to replace it with was a 300tdi 110 van. Engine and fuel wise it was great. Bodywise I regretted it. The thing that I realised was that with a 110 van you had to make sure the entire floor space was covered to stop things moving about. (Cargo nets are a pain in the arse if you're in and out the boot all the time like I was) This is the only time that I thought that I may have been better off with a 90, but due to using it for work (towing bogged/brokendown vehicles) a 110 has the extra weight which does make a difference. When my 300tdi was written off I went back to the 110 csw, this time in the form of a TD5 utilty station wagon. Bodywise this is the best compromise that I have found. I have the seating space, The load space and having the bulkhead behind the second row seats means that unlike the V8 110 csw that I had, you don't get the same draughts and the interior heats up quicker when driving.

ratty

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