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Jambo

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Hi everyone, new here and unfortunately I don't have a landy to tell you about!

I'm hoping to buy a Defender at some point this year but hoping to learn as much as I can about them before parting with my cash. As it stands I've never even been in a Land Rover let alone owned one and taken it off road!

I'm hoping to get some experience by paying for some off road lessons or experience days so if anyone can recommend something it would be greatly appreciated. I'm in the West Yorks area :)
 
It's the way they look and the fact that I'm in love with the yorkshire dales where they are all over the place thats making me want as defender as opposed to a disco! Of course disco's are tempting as they are sooooo much cheaper lol
 
Jambo said:
It's the way they look and the fact that I'm in love with the yorkshire dales where they are all over the place thats making me want as defender as opposed to a disco! Of course disco's are tempting as they are sooooo much cheaper lol
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if its a defender you want then pay the (over)price and get one :D but just go in one before you choose
 
Haha, I'm sure I can handle the 'roughness' of a defender! Gonna try get some off road tuition in a defender first though to see if its for me
 
Jambo said:
Haha, I'm sure I can handle the 'roughness' of a defender! Gonna try get some off road tuition in a defender first though to see if its for me
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many pay and play sites offer tuition in their vehicles, also the landrover experience centres
 
sound advice, get into a landy and try them out first - they all good (although jury still out on the freelander - I made the mistake of getting an early petrol freelander and it was a painful and expensive disaster). I then owned a defender 110 the love of my life until it was nicked 2 weeks ago - again painful and expensive, so my advice is go for whatever you want but if its the defender, factor into your budget some additional security esp. where you are (read posts 'stolen landy'). As to the disco/defender debate above - its like comparing apples and pears, both unique and lovable in their own way and good for different things but overall, if you can cope with a few vibrations whilst driving (and I can:laugh:) defender all the way! Happy hunting for landys.
 
oh and i forget to say - its a way, from you but i'd recommend Rockingham 4x4 courses (regular advertisers in LRO etc.)
 
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