This is exact;y what I'm looking to do once I've saved up the cash and found a suitable LR (currently arguing with myself over 90vs110...) I was thinking of one of these: Gelert Super Light Folding Aluminium Camp Bed - BLACK 2011 MODEL Buy Online with some butchery to fix it above one wheel...

Well by the sounds of it I'll be going with my gut and waiting for a while. Sounds like there could be a lot of work needed on this one. (on the other hand there might not be) The couple I have driven have that clunk too but none half so bad as this one was. As this is the first I've seen...

How big/expensive job is that likely to be? Obviously you have only seen the pics and read the description, What would you say as a sensible price?

Well having seen it just now, it's not too bad. but as you say bit of a steep price for it's miles (It's been around europe with the previous owner) There was some rust underneath, but didn't appear to be too much, had a bit of welding done to the rear cross member to pass the last two MOTs...

1996 LAND ROVER 110 DEFENDER TDI GREEN | eBay Well as I now see the previous link didn't work, I've tried again... Arranged to see this one tomorrow night so we'll see what she looks like. Any tips of what to look for baring the usual? Will be crawling about underneath it with a poking...

Yea that is the down side, I too know from experience the phase 'Drive it like a hire car' is only too true and as you say, if it breaks you just give it back. The plus side being they on the servicing side they will have been looked after. It's swings and roundabouts I guess as the above...

Where's the best place to look to find one direct? From what I know, as long as it's not been fudged, there's very little to go wrong on the Mod ones. This is looking more and more like the way to head. How does the N/A (or tdi for that matter) engines fare to being run on veg oil? As this might...

Well going on the advice so far it seems like it will be a case of what ever comes up that I can afford will be the one to go for. I could quite happily work with the blank canvas, and as you say - a good ex-mod (or council one I presume too) will have been looked after and serviced regularly...

Makes sense that they would seem under powered - I am the opposite though, have only ever driven a na... Does anyone know what the consumption is like between the na and tdi? I have rulled out a roof tent on cost and em-bugerance factor and just not really wanting one to be honest. I had...

I did wonder... Yea I figured there isn't a great deal of info on either of them so though I'd see what anyone with more experience thought before a make the trek to see them... I think I am leaning more towards the van type myself. Seem a bit more hard wearing and I like the simple...

Right. I've been looking and looking at getting my first Defender, I've searched on here and been reading all that I can to try and make the best decision for me. Main uses are to be everyday car, some off roading/green laning (more as I become hooked and get the hang of it) and to be used as a...

Sounds good! Be interested to hear how you get on with it and what if anything you would change. The not having to stand on the bed is partly why I'm thinking either inflatable or fold up cot... nice and comfy but small enough to keep out the way/not take up too much space when I'm not asleep...

That's all perfect :D cheers all! I'd like to avoid the roof tent option, cost, extra wind resistance, falling out of it while drunk/not being able to get into it when drunk and so on... The tent off the back looked good, but as with the roof tent it's extra cost. I have a single...

HELP! As in a previous post, I'm in the process of talking myself into buying a 110... It now appears to be hanging on one small detail - the size in the back... This will dictate if I can fit a bed etc in it like I want to use it for. So, any 110 owners out there, if you have a spare minute...

I'm Thinking the same (and also 22)... At the min (When I'm not in London) I have a Toyota van - done out so I can sleep in it etc when I go walk about in the mountains or climbing. This however is sh1t when you leave tarmac ie onto the grass at a campsite/verge to let people pass you just get...

Cheers. That was indeed the page I found, good old gov making things simple and straightforward... So I take it that a a rule of thumb, anything pre 2001 goes down as a Light Goods Vehicle? And an Ex MoD vehicle would be taxed on its first reg date, not when it was registered in Civi-Street...

Hi. Im new to all this Land Rover fun... I'm looking to get my first some time soon (I hope!) I'm thinking of an Ex MoD/Gov 110 hard top so I can use it both for some lanes/off road but still use it for expeditions (nothing major, yet) ie to sleep in it and drag all my kit around...