Im sure this has been asked before, but a search turned up nothing. I'm looking to buy my first defender in 2013 and I have no idea what I want engine wise.
I test drove both a 300TDi & a TD5 and I found both to be lacking power a few weeks ago. Bear in mind I'm comparing them to a 60bhp 12yr old Spanish hatchback.
From my limited understanding the TD5 has more potential with things like ECU maps, big intercoolers and the like, but there is more to go tits up. Where as the 300 is more reliable, needs a lot of tinkering but will never give then same sort of results in terms of bhp and torque.
As well as power, I'm interested in reliability and fuel economy and how each engine responds to tweaks and modification.
Any help/advice/personal experience would be appreciated, it's important to note I'm no mechanic and I have a habit of destroying things beyond repair
I test drove both a 300TDi & a TD5 and I found both to be lacking power a few weeks ago. Bear in mind I'm comparing them to a 60bhp 12yr old Spanish hatchback.
From my limited understanding the TD5 has more potential with things like ECU maps, big intercoolers and the like, but there is more to go tits up. Where as the 300 is more reliable, needs a lot of tinkering but will never give then same sort of results in terms of bhp and torque.
As well as power, I'm interested in reliability and fuel economy and how each engine responds to tweaks and modification.
Any help/advice/personal experience would be appreciated, it's important to note I'm no mechanic and I have a habit of destroying things beyond repair