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    Buying first Defender

    I'll be able to give more detail when I get it here and drive around some more but from what I remember,the knocking occurs when you let the clutch up after changing gear. It's a very pronounced knock that goes through the whole car;almost jolting it. It sounds like someones whacking the...
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    what jack?

    How do you know which places you can put a jack?
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    Buying first Defender

    Wickhambrook,Suffolk. About 6 miles from Bury St Edmunds.
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    Buying first Defender

    Thats great. Thanks for the advice already. I'd like to start by just getting underneath it it and under the hood with a manual and naming all the bits. I've just googled to see what an axle stand is and they sound like a good idea as I dont like the idea of wearing a Defender as a hat. I...
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    Buying first Defender

    Hey all. I'm about to buy my first Defender at the end of the week second hand. I know nothing whatsoever about cars or engines and I usually just let my local Hyundi dealership deal with any problems so I want to learn about maintenance,engines etc. by using the Landy as a learning curve. A...