Hi guys
We moved out into the countryside 2 1/2 years ago, anyway we'd bought a log burner as oil fired heating was costing a fortune. We got friendly with a farmer who told us about the annual log and pole sale [auction], I went to this with him and bought a couple of lot's which seemed cheap enough at the time then came the extra's. Paid a friend of his to cut it up with a chainsaw, paid his Son to bring it home with his tractor/trailer, been doing free repairs at the farm ever since [logs are stored there] so logs ended up not being so cheap.
Decided to get more self sufficient
Bought this [ignore plonker]
and this:
and this year did this
Only problem was the trailer was huge to store especially as it only got used once a year so now sold that
We needed more seats for the kids so I bought forward facing rears, then another set of seat belts [not fitted yet], then considered cutting windows in the back but others round here said I'd ruin the defender [I live in a farming community]
For the last few weeks I've been trying to get a smaller trailer, yes it'll mean more trips but it'll take up less room. Then it comes to me I'm trying to turn the defender into a discovery and if I'm getting a smaller trailer I may as well sell the defender and buy a discovery instead
Right I know bugger all about discovery's only that they seem to have a few issue's.
What's the simplest one to work on [can only afford to do repairs myself]
What do you get for your money [money I'll have from selling the defender]
Why do all the sunroofs leak and did they come without them?
What should I be looking out for fault wise?
What's the most basic model [ie less electrics, less to go wrong]?
Discovery will be used mostly on the road but I will be getting another trailer [probably ifor 8x5 twin axle] for the odd log trip, will occasionally have the kids in the back and be used for getting the dog's down the beach.
Advise appreciated as always
Cheers in advance
Brian.
P.S. Defenders a 97, 104k and new MOT
We moved out into the countryside 2 1/2 years ago, anyway we'd bought a log burner as oil fired heating was costing a fortune. We got friendly with a farmer who told us about the annual log and pole sale [auction], I went to this with him and bought a couple of lot's which seemed cheap enough at the time then came the extra's. Paid a friend of his to cut it up with a chainsaw, paid his Son to bring it home with his tractor/trailer, been doing free repairs at the farm ever since [logs are stored there] so logs ended up not being so cheap.
Decided to get more self sufficient
Bought this [ignore plonker]
and this:
and this year did this
Only problem was the trailer was huge to store especially as it only got used once a year so now sold that
We needed more seats for the kids so I bought forward facing rears, then another set of seat belts [not fitted yet], then considered cutting windows in the back but others round here said I'd ruin the defender [I live in a farming community]
For the last few weeks I've been trying to get a smaller trailer, yes it'll mean more trips but it'll take up less room. Then it comes to me I'm trying to turn the defender into a discovery and if I'm getting a smaller trailer I may as well sell the defender and buy a discovery instead
Right I know bugger all about discovery's only that they seem to have a few issue's.
What's the simplest one to work on [can only afford to do repairs myself]
What do you get for your money [money I'll have from selling the defender]
Why do all the sunroofs leak and did they come without them?
What should I be looking out for fault wise?
What's the most basic model [ie less electrics, less to go wrong]?
Discovery will be used mostly on the road but I will be getting another trailer [probably ifor 8x5 twin axle] for the odd log trip, will occasionally have the kids in the back and be used for getting the dog's down the beach.
Advise appreciated as always
Cheers in advance
Brian.
P.S. Defenders a 97, 104k and new MOT
