Pretty sure you will have to buy a base model if you want coil springs anyway. It's all a pointless conversation unless you can get reasonable insurance anyway. Get a real qoute, go and see some in your price range and go from there.

Pretty sure it's illegal (or against the rules) to pretend the main driver is the lowest risk. When my son passed his test not one insurance company would allow me to be the main driver on his Ninety. It had to be insured in his name and me as a...

Don't tell anyone, as mentioned its a bolt on part, like an axle, although it's a large part.

That’ll do for me 😀😂

In general your question has been answered but go ahead and prove us all wrong. £7 code reader probably won't cut it in proper diagnosis. Just buy one if you want one and let us know how it goes. How much is the insurance for you?

A D2 is no more an off roader than a D3, unless you like to bolt big wheels and lift kits to them. If you are paying labour then you can easily spend 1k a year no problem.

I have had some oil from them but no idea how I can tell if it's any good? Nothing has broke or blown up.

I would buy a Focus, mine was very good for 24 years.. I guess if you buy cheap and afford to throw it away every year, and buy another, when it fails the mot you should be ok.

Thanks! So - replaced the battery and installed the air bleed valve. Requires a couple of attempts to start from overnight, and get quite a bit of white smoke. When starting from warm, takes a few seconds but does start, so progress! I've got...

it is long but achievable. I only had two weeks to explore so wanted as much time in Morocco as possible it took us 36 hours from leaving the midlands to getting on the ferry in Algeciras. (we did dover calas crossing)

That's a shame you have a few snags to sort out. Presenting a clean vehicle after working on it should be a given really. Hope the snags are easy to sort.

@dag019 has saved the day and is going to come and take it :)

Don't know but you might aswell change it being pretty cheap.

That might be a rather long day!

https://www.lrparts.net/lrc6103-sealed-injector-harness-for-land-rover-defender-and-discovery-td5-stop-oil-migration-with-this-sealed-unit-in-stock.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2N2_BhCAARIsAK4pEkV18Q4C2lorS1EWFngiQ-hdgn3LWCKbDvAIvB3ESX-e25d32ND...

The injector loom is in the top of the engine underneath the rocker cover, it's easy to change.

So basically £3800, is that all in with vat, parts and labour? That doesn't seem to bad, considerably more if you had gone for a new chassis.

Ours was a 2a petrol with 7.50 x 16 with overdrive and seemed well suited. Saying that you did need to try and anticipate the nature of the road make sure you are in the correct gear and try not to let the revs die down. Petrol engine is pretty...

Something is wrong then. Overdrive you should use as a 5th gear only and any hill will see you losing speed and have to change out of Overdrive. It's only any good on the flat or downhill. Most of the time you can't use it. In general an...

Hmmm. They might be slow, noisy, etc etc but my series have saved my arse and my families over the years, series got the wife to hospital while having sprog 1 in thick snow when my new merc amg died, got us through flash floods in Spain and...

I was thinking of getting a 3d printer. So I can do a monster dog turd model, and display at the Tate gallery as a EV Evoque 😁

Looks tidy, keep us updated on your modifications.

Thanks, I’ve signed up with GLASS going to look into that now

Interesting, why don't you introduce yourself and stick up some photos of your progress.

I had a d2 on 18inch hurricanes, slightest camber of the road and she was off, one way or the other, tyres always wore evenly and lasted 50k.

I can check, pretty sure they are fine though but worth a check.

I can find out but there is literally no tyre wear and certainly nothing abnormal.

Stock, whatever they are, will need to check.

Is there anything specific to a D2 td5 that would make it pull to the left. It has ACE and rear spring conversion, previous owner, but rest is stock. It pulls all the time not just under braking. In 25k miles it has no tyre wear pattern. The...

Try your local Land Rover club or the green lane association (GLASS). They will have a local rep and organise green laning days. If it’s off roading you want, a pay and play site is the best bet unless you join a club and go with other members...