Hi RR dt. Yes, it appears to be a good one. The underside is mint - almost totally rust free. Spent its early life in & around Surrey, then North of London until three weeks ago..... The gearbox is the R380 - used in the Defenders - never had a problem with mine. Still need to resolve the 2...

Thanks K. Let the 'fun' begin.

Hi Folks. Just joined as I feel I may need advice (in the near future) on my latest purchase. I've had 2 x 1998 300TDi Defenders & a 2005 Mk2 Discovery (one of the last). For my sins, I recently took delivery of a 1995 2.5DT Manual P38. Only 103,350m from new & a stack of docs & invoices...