TommyKaira
New Member
Hi everyone.
Just thought I'd say hello. I'm looking for a 4x4. It needs to be able to get around a few farms but also be at least half reasonable on the road too. Occasionally I need to tow a car trailer with it too. It's also got to look good too!
All pretty easy to fulfill, but here's the kicker...it has to be reliable. I'm handy enough with a spanner but I do get the right hump having to spend every spare hour fixing something that hasn't been designed properly in the first place.
The defenders can look pretty good. They are great off road (I had a 110 as a safari truck in South Africa), can tow a house (well, a medium size boat so should be OK for what I need) but not without problems. Ours had major head gasket/warped head issues that the dealer couldn't seem to put right no matter how many times they tried. Also, an hour or two on the motorway would have the floors red hot! "Yes, the transmission does that" was the answer.
Hmmm...'they all do that sir' doesn't seem right?
Also, I read a lot about rust, etc.
So I guess I'm really here to find out if a Defender (and which defender) would work for me or if I need a Japanese pick up instead?
Any info would be great!
Just thought I'd say hello. I'm looking for a 4x4. It needs to be able to get around a few farms but also be at least half reasonable on the road too. Occasionally I need to tow a car trailer with it too. It's also got to look good too!
All pretty easy to fulfill, but here's the kicker...it has to be reliable. I'm handy enough with a spanner but I do get the right hump having to spend every spare hour fixing something that hasn't been designed properly in the first place.
The defenders can look pretty good. They are great off road (I had a 110 as a safari truck in South Africa), can tow a house (well, a medium size boat so should be OK for what I need) but not without problems. Ours had major head gasket/warped head issues that the dealer couldn't seem to put right no matter how many times they tried. Also, an hour or two on the motorway would have the floors red hot! "Yes, the transmission does that" was the answer.
Hmmm...'they all do that sir' doesn't seem right?
Also, I read a lot about rust, etc.
So I guess I'm really here to find out if a Defender (and which defender) would work for me or if I need a Japanese pick up instead?
Any info would be great!
