SuperDaz

Active Member

• May 26, 2024

• #1

Hi all, I'm looking for a Defender 90 with rear seats, ideally a soft top but not essential. This will be our daily runaround, so needs to be mechanically sound. I've been told to go for an 05/06 TD5 but I'm keeping an open mind. Budget is around £15k. I'm currently in the West Midlands but moving to Norfolk in a few months time. Thanks, Darren

 

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shaynecm

Active Member

• Jun 4, 2024

• #2

2004 Land Rover Defender

2004 Land Rover Defender 90 County Td5 Engine MOT expires JUNE 2024 Electric windows Refreshed interior Bluetooth radio Two seats in rear Great truck - lots of receipts for work carried out in past...

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Barrington90

New Member

• Jun 4, 2024

• #3

Don't know if you're interested but I'm thinking of putting my defender 90 up for sale as it's not getting a lot of use these days. It's a 1996 300TDi, converted to a 6 seater from an original 3 seater county hard top. I've got a folder full of receipts as I spent a lot on it some years back. Went straight through its MOT this year, being a 28 year old car it's not perfect of course but it's in decent condition. Let me know if you want any more details!

 

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Anaconda

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• Jun 4, 2024

• #4

SuperDaz said:

Hi all, I'm looking for a Defender 90 with rear seats, ideally a soft top but not essential. This will be our daily runaround, so needs to be mechanically sound. I've been told to go for an 05/06 TD5 but I'm keeping an open mind. Budget is around £15k. I'm currently in the West Midlands but moving to Norfolk in a few months time. Thanks, Darren

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Interesting, why is 05/06 better?
Didn't the road tax go up around about then?

 

SuperDaz

Active Member

• Jun 4, 2024

• #5

Anaconda said:

Interesting, why is 05/06 better?
Didn't the road tax go up around about then?

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I'm just going on what a couple of Land Rover "Specialists" have recommended but I'm open to suggestions within my budget. Must be a 90, have rear windows and seats.

 

SuperDaz

Active Member

• Sep 1, 2024

• #6

Went over budget but got one.

 

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Anaconda

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• Sep 1, 2024

• #7

Looks good and no chequer plate, well done.

 

SuperDaz

Active Member

• Sep 1, 2024

• #8

Anaconda said:

Looks good and no chequer plate, well done.

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Cheers, it appears to be all original apart from the radio (for now ;-) ) p.s Despite you mentioning it, I never checked the road tax until after I bought it. OMG!

 

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Anaconda

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• Sep 1, 2024

• #9

SuperDaz said:

Cheers, it appears to be all original apart from the radio (for now ;-) ) p.s Despite you mentioning it, I never checked the road tax until after I bought it. OMG!

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How much is the road tax?

 

SuperDaz

Active Member

• Sep 1, 2024

• #10

Anaconda said:

How much is the road tax?

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£735

 

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Anaconda

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• Sep 1, 2024

• #11

SuperDaz said:

£735

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Blimey!

 

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Anaconda

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• Sep 1, 2024

• #12

You will come to realise that your Mustang was cheap to run compared to a Defender.

 

SuperDaz

Active Member

• Sep 1, 2024

• #13

Anaconda said:

You will come to realise that your Mustang was cheap to run compared to a Defender.

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I knew that before I bought it. The Defender cost more to buy, more to tax and madly, more to insure!

 

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Anaconda

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• Sep 1, 2024

• #14

SuperDaz said:

I knew that before I bought it. The Defender cost more to buy, more to tax and madly, more to insure!

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More to run aswell (fuel), almost.

 

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Polski Boschski

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• Sep 25, 2024

• #15

SuperDaz said:

£735

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lightning

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• Oct 7, 2024

• #16

lt's only £60 per month.

My friend is paying just under £800 per month PCP on an Audi E-Tron. It's dead money as he's going to have nothing to show for it after three years unless he starts another new PCP agreement.