Hi Landy experts,
I have moved to the US (California) half a year ago and have been snooping around on the car web pages for Defenders. I read about the limited series in the 90ies etc and understood that there are no TD4/5 or any Diesels for that matter in the US. The Defender has a cult status here and this is reflected in the outrageous prices (between 30 K and 70 K USD). I am no car expert but had a 2006 TD5 in Europe and loved it.
Here are my questions:
- is the V8 engine (with low mileage) a decent engine or high maintainance?
- is the price at all justified or is one paying for the fact that the numbers sold in the US were so limited?
- is it worth thinking about re-importing a Defender from the US to Europe, in other words, would I ever be able to sell it in Europe or is there no market for US cars with V8 engines?
Thanks for any help.
Keep truckin'
Bastian

depends if ya got money to burn only then will you know if its worth it

Personally I love the NAS V8 Defender, they are fantastic to drive. The only problem is trying to get hold of them over here. When they do become available they are often ridiculously over priced, but that still wouldn't stop me from buying one if I had the chance.

thanks for your thoughts, guys. I'll do some more reading on the forum about the pitfalls of the engines.
Bastian