Well, I've never yet put a foot through the bonnet or roof and never heard of anyone who has! But I guess it depends on your size!

...and why do you need chequerplate to clamber around on the bonnet? Never had any, never stopped me clambering!

Can't remember the cost of the solenoid. Of course it could be a dodgy injector pump and you may want to have that looked at while everything is out of the way to get at the solenoid. Pump is horrendously expensive to renew or refurbish (I think I was quoted in the £400 range) so try the...

When my stop solenoid was dodgy it sometimes wouldn't stop the engine and I had to stall it each time I parked, but at that time I once had the engine suddenly cut out, it started after it had a 5 minute rest in a lay-by. Depending on the engine, replacement is an unneccessarily awkward job!

Everyone has their preference for location of the spare and I think I have had them in every available place - bonnet, roof, rear door (with and without a wheel carrier), inside upright on the right, inside behind the rear bulkhead. Each location has its pros and cons. I've never found...

Sounds good to me, if it is in good condition and genuine mileage. At that price, is it a commercial vehicle - ie does he need to add VAT to the price? I think an L reg could be either the last of the 200Tdi's or an early 300 Tdi. As with most things it is better to get the last of the old...

Odd comment, Clutchdust! I think you will find that most LRs over the age of three are almost never attended to by dealers and are home serviced/fixed instead or attended to by a range of small back-street garages, farm mechanics etc. Mine tends to see a professional once a year at MOT time...

Each to his own, but if you want to do a bad taste conversion you might get good advice on the American LR forum at landroversonly.com!