They always seem to be enthusiastically bid but more often than not don't reach his reserve. Looking closely around the Defender it's in need of some love. I would estimate £1,000 to put right. Plus the crossmember has been painted and the bolts securing it to the tub as well by the looks of...

Well, l am not the high bidder so no commitment. Maybe l should go and look at it.

Low mileage and only minor bodywork issues. l've bid on it. The seller has been mentioned on here in the past, but the Defender does look good. What do you think...

l guess if you're using the vehicle off road it will be useful to have the advanced features. I do go off road but only around farms and in that respect the vehicle has been faultless. One thing l have noticed is, if you leave it in the default "comfort" mode it seems to be primarily RWD. ln...

Mine doesn't have that either! I think the "base" model is the best one to get.

No they're just a funny shape. l don't have the locking differentials. However it does have an advanced traction control as standard and it seems to work very well.

Mine is the basic specification with the coil springs so is much simpler than that. But apparently it still "embraces the impossible" according to Land Rover I have the 3.0 six cylinder lngenium diesel with 250bhp. l just drove back from Wales and over the 120 miles journey l achieved 42.7mpg...

Great news Glad it sorted the problem. You'll probably find fuel economy is improved as well.

Try a new MAF unit, when this fails you get exactly these symptoms. When you start the engine the ECU looks for a signal from the MAF unit and if it doesn't get one it switches to default settings. While this is happening the vehicle won't really accelerate, then after a short time the power...

I seriously doubt that ULEZ will be scrapped sadly.

Do you have a link to that? There's a lot of Defenders on Auto Trader.

Yeah the Bronco looks great, reasonably priced as well. Wonder why Ford isn't marketing it in the U.K.

There's a gap in the market for someone to produce a working vehicle for around £30,000 lf Suzuki can do it for £20,000 then surely a larger version is possible at under £30,000 The Suzuki has a separate chassis with the same drivetrain as an old Defender, with a five speed manual transmission...

You should be able to import TD5's now, as the first ones were made in 1998. As these are plentiful in the U.K. l would expect prices over in the USA to fall.

Well, let's see your ideas for a simple functional vehicle then, that Land Rover should have produced. lneos went for it with the Grenadier and largely succeeded, although it's out of reach for most at over £70,000. What you need is a back to basics vehicle for £30,000 But don't forget, the...

Jimny interior All hard plastic. Better for a traditional working 4x4 but would today's Defender buyers accept it?

The thing is, how do you think Land Rover should have developed the new Defender? Traditional chassis with live axles, or the more modern independent setup? And the interior, should they have gone for a plastic interior trim (there are some plastics and it has rubber mats rather than carpet) Do...

lt probably wouldn't. After six barrel rolls this 110 doesn't look that much different

Don't know why l didn't think of it before Fit the grille from the old one

lt's very unlikely the turbo has siezed and is then freeing off. Check the MAF unit. lf the MAF has failed you'll get exactly these symptoms. Also the wastegate could be seized, so check that as well. That can also give the symptoms you are getting.