marjon said:
As we don't have a clue where you are from or what experience you have (as I must have missed an introduction post)

I would prefer the views of somebody that has driven both, who gives an honest real world opinion:).

As for any car to do a rally they are far from original spec, so the base vehicle is pretty much immaterial.

As for what car the OP looks for and can find in good condition I hope we find out. Be it Series or defender.

I would just say it should be a V8 something he likes and is prepared for the problems coming.

J
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Sorry for the negativity on the series. But that's how I feel about it. I will soon do a introduction post.
 
Thank you everyone again for the advice on the rally car but like I said I will not be continuing on with it, maybe some time in the future if I have the money. I don't think I will be looking at a series because as far as I understand they are not so good if I want to do long trips and its quite slow too. I will probably look at a 300tdi. Thanks again.
 
Farmer Spoke said:
I don't know how the terrain is where you drove a series but here where I used to drive them they rode quite hard. I assume your series had leaf springs on yours? Don't get me wrong they have their place but not on this farm, the terrain is simply too rough. In the dunes it bounced so much I hit my head against the roof constantly and the mountainous roads was also quite a challenge. Also another advantage of the defender is how easy it is to drive compares to the series. The series 1st and 2nd gear isn't synchronized so you have to double clutch which at first is something to master. For a beginner like @Jan Spoeg who is seeking his first Land Rover I would definitely recommend a defender over a series. And also the series is very slow, you can't drive it very far unless you have a lot of patience.
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I have had more Series than I can count, and driven more Defenders.
And driven over every kind of terrain over the 40 years I have been driving them.

And what I would observe about either is that they aren't a bad ride on standard springs.
For some reason, owners have a tendency to assume that heavy duty is always better.
And heavy duty springs do give a very harsh ride.

You can recommend what you like, and I can recommend what I like.
Jan seems like a sensible chap. he seems to have heeded our advice as to rallying being an expensive hobby for a young man.
Sure he can make up his own mind.

Whereabouts do you farm, then?
 
Turboman said:
I have had more Series than I can count, and driven more Defenders.
And driven over every kind of terrain over the 40 years I have been driving them.

And what I would observe about either is that they aren't a bad ride on standard springs.
For some reason, owners have a tendency to assume that heavy duty is always better.
And heavy duty springs do give a very harsh ride.

You can recommend what you like, and I can recommend what I like.
Jan seems like a sensible chap. he seems to have heeded our advice as to rallying being an expensive hobby for a young man.
Sure he can make up his own mind.

Whereabouts do you farm, then?
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I agree let's settle it there. Afterall it is Jan's decision. I farm in South Africa but I am not the owner of the farm more of like a co-manager.
 
Farmer John said:
Sorry I meant not applicable. I don't like giving away my location in these modern days but I am after all in South Africa.
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That is quite a big location, so I doubt if your security is compromised by revealing it.

I always farmed in the UK, quite a few places, although my own farm was in Cornwall.

You should pop into AG and have a look at some of the farming threads. Quite a few involved with agriculture on the forum, and several South Africans as well.
 
Turboman said:
That is quite a big location, so I doubt if your security is compromised by revealing it.

I always farmed in the UK, quite a few places, although my own farm was in Cornwall.

You should pop into AG and have a look at some of the farming threads. Quite a few involved with agriculture on the forum, and several South Africans as well.
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Thanks I'll have a look.
 
Turboman said:
That is quite a big location, so I doubt if your security is compromised by revealing it.

I always farmed in the UK, quite a few places, although my own farm was in Cornwall.

You should pop into AG and have a look at some of the farming threads. Quite a few involved with agriculture on the forum, and several South Africans as well.
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On what forum is it? The Farming Forum?
 
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