I thought that would be the case. Oh well - it'll take me a few months to save for a defender anyway - my initial idea of budget was 2-3k bit I reckon that will buy me a lemon so am looking at 4-5k now, there seem to be more decent-ish ones in that range. I'll practice with my little 80A and...

Would an 80A gasless mig be sufficient for any small welding jobs (patching holes in chassis or bulkhead or rear crossmember, etc) that might crop up in a banged up defender? If not, what would be the minimum? I think the chassis is 2mm, right? Is the rear cross member or bulkhead any...

By the way - what is the general consensus on the V8 engine? Should it be avoided? I'd prefer 200/300tdi but if I found a V8 that was great in every other way, I would be tempted to go for it.

Converting into an SW is certainly something I'd consider - in fact it seems like that is the best way to go due to the prices. I'd definitely go for a late-ish Series too. My only main requirement is that whatever I buy hasn't been eaten away with rot on the Chassis or the Bulkhead, and has a...

Have got a welder (gasless mig modified with auto feed) and would love to put it to good use on a defender. Im actually in Stalybridge which is technically Cheshire so post code isn't too bad. I've recently got some much better quotes after I shopped around. I was considering other 4x4s but I...

Looks like we're having a fairly mild winter at the moment, at least round Manchester. If that continues I'm hoping it will drive down demand a bit, so the price might improve round spring/summer. Ok thanks I'll see if I know anyone who knows anyone. Will post on the Wanted forum too when I'm...

Nothing a bit of upholstery shampoo won't sort out!

Should have mentioned it would be nice if whatever I end up buying could make it home under its own steam ;) I spotted a '95 disco 2.5TD on Autotrader for £690 - that's the cheapest I've seen anywhere for one that 'claims' not to have any major work needing to be done.

I'm looking to buy a cheap defender (hard top or station wagon type, not too fussed which model) as my first landy. However I'm surprised at the price of them compared to say the Disco or other older 4x4s - the lowest prices seem to be 2-3k, and I'm guessing those are likely to require some...