Thanks for the updates folks.....given I'm not great at the oily bits anything more mechanical, less "electonical" suits....I'm of the Jeremy Clarkson school of mechanical engineering.

Thanks Martin1512...very useful. Luckily ( sadly?) I passed my driving test in the 80s....so no problems there. I'm thinking now the answer might be a 110 CSW....I also have two dogs...so plenty of room for them too. Appreciate the help.

Thanks guys....I had a sense they were not allowed. It means that although I'm planning to mess about in it myself, if ever I want to take the Missus and Daughter out...i'll have to go 110 CSW.

Thanks Grimmer. One thing I'm not sure about. On a 90, are kids ( my 13 year old daughter) allowed to ride in the 4 fold downs in the back? Appreciate the help. btw...i've seen several posts about tyres...i'm tempted to ask just to see what happens! :-)

Thanks very much. I'm hoping some one will say...."what you want to go for is the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, because xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx."

Hello folks. I'm hoping you can help...looking at the posts it seems as though there is a wealth of friendly knowledge out there. I'm a Land Rover virgin....never owned one but want a Defender. My eagerness to buy one is only matched by my fear of buying the wrong one. So, to start, I was...