My main concern really was if they see it as a van are they only recognising it as a low spec hard top? Probably pay out much less if I had to make a claim against it

She’s a 1999 one of the last of the 300’s made.

Hi All, Insurance on my current car doesn’t end until March next year (it’s a VW Polo). So I thought great, when I go collect my 90 CSW this weekend I’d just be able to transfer it over as the Polo will be going away. However, I got into a bit of an argument with my current insurer Hastings...

Sorry but I do ha ha lol. Here’s my current hifi setup. I’ve got quite a lot of high end cassette deck models. Some are pretty rare nowadays. I also have about 350 compact cassettes in my collection so plenty to listen to I would love to fit a high end Nakamichi deck, but they still go for a...

Hi all, very new to all this lol, so I hope someone can offer some advice. Deposit paid and I pick up my first Defender (300 TDI, Factory CSW) later this week. It’s still sinking in lol One thing I noticed is the vehicle does have a kind of gaudy looking Pioneer head unit that isn’t really in...

Yes, it's a very late 300TDI one of the last few off the production line apparently? It drove very well and was surprisingly quiet inside, being a factory county wagon. Really excited to collect it and will share some proper photos in due course. :)

yes absolutely collect next weekend. still doesn’t feel real, that I've bought one of my bucket list dream cars lol.

yes, I bought it LOL. Today I also drove a green 300TDI van,( a first for me) but sadly it was just a bit too loud and drony. All previous Landy's I've driven have either been passenger 110's or 90 Wagons, which seem significantly quieter. Iv ended up with a Metallic Red 1999 90 with 300TDI...

I’m taking about the pitting on the engine bay plate concerned it maybe doctored or altered.

Hope someone can help a bit unsure if it could have been tampered with or not looking at the bonnet one or if it’s just pitted? Edit: (Pictures now deleted) Thanks for the help guys

I do have friend of the families who has five of them, a Defender and then a couple of the Series vehicles, but he is always working away as he's a wagon driver and rarley ever home unfortuntley otherwise i'd bring him. As I know its not like any other vehicle really, and they all have their...

Hi all, Finally got my funds together and ready, my current vehicle (Polo GTI) is also going away in the coming weeks too. I've made a quick checklist of problem areas to look out for, just wondered if anyone else had anything to add? Check Rear X Member Check underneath chasis for any type...

Hi all, so have my funds sorted to get one. The top budget is no more than £16K. I'm looking for anyone thinking of selling a Defender 90 in Keswick, Coniston, Grasmere or Epsom green for now, as I think the green ones are the nicest color for a Defender. Preferably a county station wagon and...

Yes I know what road tax is. It actually stands for "vehicle excise duty", but what I'd like is bit of a breakdown on pricing as there is just nothing online with any current up-to-date information on Defenders and the respective tax prices. The only way to find this information is if I had the...

Hi All Been doing insurance quotes over the last few days for various models of Defender 90s, just to see what model is going to be best for me. Weirdly for me, the Hardtop 90 Vans are far more expensive insurance than a Station Wagon. Around £800 to £1000 a year for a 90 Hardtop Van...

Well, a bit of an update. I was going to drive around four hours to have a look at Walton Motors' showroom in Cranleigh over the weekend. They had a couple of 90's I liked the look of. A yellow Safari Edition and a more Conservative Coniston green 90. My aunt lives in Sandhurst so was going to...

There is a difference between doing general maintenance and buying replacement parts and then major structural issues and other serious defects with the chassis that's what I was getting at. Everyone tells me the age of a Defender generally doesn't matter all too much, it's all down to...

Just wanted to say thanks for this thread. I was going to drive four hours to have a look at their showroom over the weekend as they had a couple I liked. A yellow Safari Edition and a more Conservative Coniston green 90. A friend of mine said to run reg plates in the MOT checker, lot of...

if someone had a Grasmere Green Heritage edition for sale private I think I’d probably be all ears lol. In approximately 6 months I’ve only seen perhaps one or two for sale in my budget. Love these ones, I’d Just have to be extremely thorough with it.

I am still a little unsure if I should buy from a private seller or not tbh. It seems like if a scam were to occur then I suppose it may have a higher chance of coming from a private seller, rather than a specialist such as Johnson 4x4 or Walton Motors. My plan was to pay any deposit with a...