Hi, I recently bought a 2000 es v8 with only 100k on the clock, good service history to about 80k, but I have now clocked up £1000s in bills as have had to replace air springs and compressor, shocks all round several coolant pipes, radiator thermostat etc.........oh and a new engine!!!!! Ouch. I've always had diesel defenders and though I knew what I was doing when it came to landrovers!!! Guess my point is if you are not a guru on this particular vehicle, take someone who is with you when looking at one, I have a friend who is a qualified landrover mechanic and wish I had asked him to come with me when I was shopping for mine!
But on the other hand now the old girl is running well I love her, just done a 2k trip to Southern France and back to visit parents for Xmas, and apart from the fuel bill it was the car to do it in.