mikescuba
Well-Known Member
I have no experience of a TD5 Defender. Mine is a 200tdi and I love it. Parts are cheap. most jobs I can tackle myself. I have a cheap LandRover garage nearby for the jobs I can't handle. If I was to change it, I wouldn't know what to get. I have lost interest in car's.
It has recently completed a 7000 Kilometer trip through France , Spain and across Morocco through some extreme conditions without any problems. I have a few jobs to do on it at the moment to get it ready for another trip in 2016. You can't do that with a car.
"Living with Larry" my Land Rover Discovery 1 300TDI: Day 2 Morocco 4x4 off road tour
It has recently completed a 7000 Kilometer trip through France , Spain and across Morocco through some extreme conditions without any problems. I have a few jobs to do on it at the moment to get it ready for another trip in 2016. You can't do that with a car.
"Living with Larry" my Land Rover Discovery 1 300TDI: Day 2 Morocco 4x4 off road tour
Lewis07
Active Member
I've had my 2003 TD5 110 SW for 2 years and other than a replacement power steering box it's run faultlessly. Buy the best you can and keep on top of maintenance either yourself or using a good independent garage. I think describing them as an everyday classic car sums them up perfectly.
sharpe
Active Member
This sums it up for me :amen:. I have had a 89 90 for nearly 5 years, always "doing stuff" which always ends up with me doing more stuff which was unexpected in order to complete doing the original stuff! :violin:
Its my hobby and passion - your family and friends will never have to think hard on Xmas and birthday prezzies for you - mugs, t-shirts, keyrings, models, clocks, hoodies (which I got all last bday) etc - every year since, and love all of them!!
I seriously would have 90's and 110's galore if I won the lottery (mostly 200's and 300's) not fancy new cars. And thats the truth. (maybe a new RR sport
)
Finding the right garage is key - in fairness - apart from the stuff I've broken because I've been throwing it up and down the side of mountains - she really has been very very kind to me in all my years of ownership and very very forgiving of even the lack of any basic maintenance
Am determined this is the year when she's going to get serviced - or maybe early next year
If there was just one thing I could change though it'd be the fact that water pours all over my right foot every time its hoofing it down and my right arm is always bastard frozen from the draft that comes from the gap where the heater slide controls are
Station House
Well-Known Member
my right arm is always bastard frozen from the draft that comes from the gap where the heater slide controls are
A thicker cardi or wind cheater perhaps
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
At the moment all it seems to do is cost me money.
My own fault really but will be worth it when it's done.
My own fault really but will be worth it when it's done.
blackstrat
Well-Known Member
I've never driven a TD5 tratter so was wondering did LR ever do anything about that ridge on the door card which digs into your right leg..?
..no doubt you still have to open the window for elbow room
..no doubt you still have to open the window for elbow room
ShakeyJake
New Member
They're not that expensive when you think everyone else will buy a new car every 3 years. Just use that money to tart the landie up.
I spent 7k on a 90 SW that had been well kept but needed some work, I'm a further 2k in to it but I haven't lifted a finger. I should really learn.......
I spent 7k on a 90 SW that had been well kept but needed some work, I'm a further 2k in to it but I haven't lifted a finger. I should really learn.......
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