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I'm not persuaded by the "aggressive sidewall" term that seems to be fashionable marketing speak. I can't see the point of angry tyres, I like grip, wet grip, M&S grip and lot and lots of mileage at a fair price. I opted for Yokohama Geolandar GO15s when they were on offer and they have been...

Yes it may do. It depends on what tax class it had. You could get one that is LEZ exempt that is no longer issued so take your time to check.

Never forget that it is the Government that makes the laws. If they decide they are not getting what they want they will write laws until they do. The word missing from your (correct) analysis is "cannot remove stuff to look inside at the moment". That can be changed with a few taps on a...

Are you trying to recover the original registration or getting a new one? The tax classes used in 1986 are no longer being issued, the DVLA now put Land Rovers into "4x4 utility" as a default.

It is still very odd. To clarify, what I meant by "concealed hard life" is that it may have been used for testing or been clocked. The assumption regarding 5000 miles is that these are genuine normal miles, but we know that is not always true. A pal of mine bought a low mileage car that turned...

That's my thinking too. There should be a a paper trail with part numbers and especially engine numbers. I would expect LR to query the second order for an engine for the same vehicle. For me this is a big red flag and says "avoid", either car or the dealer is wrecking engines so the best...

If you want 7.50-16 then you need the 5.5 rims as this is the LWB set up. I would avoid cross-plys and tubed tyres, tyre tech has come on a lot since those were the norm.

Thought about your situation a bit more. 2 engine changes is very very odd. The only time I've come across anything similar it was a scam. Either used engines were passed off as new then failed, or the same engine was put back in. I would now start from the position that it IS a scam by the...

You are right to reject it. Stay with that, let the finance / lease company have the headache. CO in the cab can kill you, its like being drunk and clouds your vison and judgment, you could be dead Refuse flat out to drive it again and make a big deal of not trusting either the car or the...

Pull the carpets out, park in the sun whenever you can and leave the sun roof or a window open about 1/4". It will take a few weeks but it will dry.

Who knows, my hunch is that it will build up slowly. At some point they will link the vin codes to ID CAT vehicles then make a specific check and fail any that have mods. Industry will support it because they will sell a lot of hours and expensive cats. Could be popular with many voters too...

Don't waste time on the 5" unless you are rivet counting. There is almost no tyre choice, even the 5.5 are marginal on tyres. I would strongly recommend tubeless rims as it makes getting tyres a lot easier but that's a personal choice. A lot of people run Defender steel wheels as a lot get...

After a lot of work my brakes - LWB S2A are really good, well up to the standard of a modern car: Borg & Beck shoes - they fit well and have high friction linings new adjusters - the old ones were backing off Alloy cylinders all packed with red grease, honed and new seals (rear are BP, front...

I have a mix of both, works fine.

I seem to recall it ca go on te top of the chassis or the inside face, its much easier to pipe up on the side. Get loads of these as 1/2 will break when you fit them...

Avoid! Only a mobile number, no land line, no postal address, no company number on the website. You would not be able to hold them to anything.

My bet is the fuse box, after that the ECU connections. What ever it is bashing things helps so its probably a fuse or plug. Don't go smashing things yet, it just makes a lot of work. Try the key in the tail gate (if it has a lock?) and see if you can climb in. If slamming the door helped...

That bolt goes to a bracket on the chassis.roughly under the master cylinder. Trial fit it to work out the best way round, I seem to recall it fits 2 ways. I'm assuming you have single circuit brakes otherwise you need a 3 way. The line from the master goes to the top, the front goes to...

Take your time adjusting the box, its worth doing the adjustment but its a delicate job. The manual says (if I recall) just to the adjuster finger tight, but that's not as easy as it sounds. There's stiffness on the thread so it pays to get the adjuster and the lock nut really clean then you...

The problems with low emission zones, and penal car tax rates etc is that they are all things: they do cut emissions they are a tax they are a political move to placate the green lobby It just boils down to how they effect on you. For some they are a welcome move, for others a tax, but even...