Jimny five door. Sadly not available in UK but addresses the small size of the three door. lt's also cheap, under £25,000. A little underpowered but no worse than an old Defender. lf these were available in the U.K. l would sell my new Defender Commercial and buy one. Only minor...

The O/P has never been back. l wonder if he bought the Land Rover.

lf the gearbox is working and making no untoward noises, just forget it. You've most likely got away with it. Residual oil probably saved the bearings over the short time you drove it with no oil. The other components will have taken a beating but if all is quiet now it may last another 100,000...

When did you last hear of a serious road accident in a Defender. l only know of one, and it was years ago.

No Defender ever had airbags until the new model in 2020 but that version is of no interest to you. Although Defenders aren't like cars, airbags are not as important as they would be in a car. l would suggest a Defender TD5 although you'll need around £10,000 for a good one. Your main problem...

Being a crap garage isn't a crime, you can't be prosecuted for it. They deny not releasing vehicles, claiming disagreement with the owner and refusal to pay the invoice meaning the vehicle is withheld.

Can't believe it's still going on after what, 14 years

Sadly, it will most likely be in Africa by now. My friend had his 110 Puma stolen, he got home from work and checked his tracker and it was already on a ship in the North Sea. lnsurance just paid out, and did nothing, sad that the ship couldn't be intercepted at the other end but probably not...

Hope it turns up undamaged.

If you really want you can fit a complete "Puma" dash to a TD5 Defender including working LED readout. l've seen it done so l know it's possible Much easier solution....sell the TD5 and buy a Puma.

That's unbelievably cheap Do you by any chance live inside the walls of the Tower of London?

£166 to insure a Defender TD5 is insane, l've never had a quote that cheap for any main vehicle l have owned in the past 40 years. It must be on a "Classic" policy to get it that low. (not your primary vehicle, limited mileage) l once had a Ferrari Mondial t which was insured on a Classic...

lnsurance is un fathomable sometimes. l've got a 2022 Defender and worse than that it's the "Commercial" version which l use for my business. We're with LV and last time it was £300. l knew that wasn't going to happen again though. I was getting some scary renewal quotes in October and started...

l think he's come and gone. There won't be any chance of a contribution from Land Rover on a ten year old vehicle. l would be interested to know what's "completely knackered" on that engine. If the bottom end is okay it could be rebuilt

Car dealer on Canvey. Quite a few listings on Ebay including a nice looking Transit motorhome for £8,000 Just seems too cheap and too good to be true. Registration numbers not hidden...

The Defender payload is less than 1 ton. Technically it doesn't qualify. But JLR managed to get it passed. I've also driven the Grenadier. lt's a great vehicle, but does look like someone drew a 2014 Defender TDCi 110 from memory. The front end isn't quite there looks wise either, (in my...

The Defender 90 Commercial starts at £51,000 The 110 Commercial is around £60,000 But l've claimed back £14,000 tax on my 90 Commercial and if l was VAT registered l could have got the VAT back as well. That's why there's still over 12 months wait for the Commercial version. The Defender...

Quotes are very high for many Land Rovers right now whoever you insure with. Particularly if you have a Range Rover

You'd have to spend a lot of it, they now start at £65,000 after the price went up around £12,000 l love the Grenadier and actually had an order in for one, but it's not classed as a Commercial Vehicle by HMRC, although it is with the DVLA. As a business owner this was a deal breaker, as l can...

There's a comprehensive Defender L663 forum elsewhere so l guess there's not so much of a need for one on here just yet.