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I do understand your concern but I’m fairly mature and not the kind of person to be full throttle being stupid. I need the trailer license to be able to work as well as continue to do my hobbie.

That is understandable. Does the 200tdi feel weak in comparison to a TD5 as when I pull my fathers 3.5 tonne trailer around the country lanes as well as up 33% plus gradients I’d like to know the 200tdi can do it fairly well as I know the TD5 will.

In that case id rather have a TDI as the TD5 sounds like a whole host of problems!

Yeah that does make sense as i know the TDI's are more mechanical and the TD5 is ECU controlled. I like the tunability of the TD5 but does that mean the insurance will be more than a 200/300TDI, im guessing it will. Are there any niggles or common problems with both the TD5 and the TDI models?

Any particular reason to buy a 300tdi over a 200tdi over the Td5? In my opinion the TD5 sounds amazing and the TDI's sound a bit 'flat'. Also how much do you think itll cost in insurance? Ive budgeted around £1800 - £2000

Yeah i understand what you mean, i just love the sound of the TD5 and not sure if the 4 cylinder 200tdi will sound as good.

Am i right in thinking that the 200tdi is a 4 cylinder diesel and the 300tdi is a 4 cylinder petrol? I prefer a diesel where possible buy im worried about the fact that the 200tdi will lack a bit of grunt and doesnt sound as good as a TD5?

That’s my thinking exactly, Knowone would tolerate it hence I think maybe a TD5 would be better as it has a bit of extra grunt. Would a 200tdi cut it?

Yeah I understand, I’ll be doing my trailer test about a week after as I can book both my test and trailer test at the same time where I live.

I just think it’ll really struggle to pull the weights I pull daily. I love the series land rovers and we have one at home but the engine is just too weak ive found.

Yeah my dirt bike trailer is really heavy as it’s got a full metal flour about 2 inches thick, a bed area with water bowser for the jet wash, cooker and then at the back is weighted underneath the floor with cement to stop it bouncing about underneath where the bikes go.

My thoughts for the TD5 is due to the fact that we have a lot of spares for them unlike the 200tdi and the 300tdi. I think a series Land Rover would struggle to pull the 3.5 tonne trailer.

Hi all, I will be turning 17 at the end of this year and I am looking at a 1998 to 2006 Defender with the TD5. I have been brought up with landrovers and love them to bits! The defender has always been my favourite due to its quirks and character. Iam going to be training to become a...

Hi all, I will be turning 17 at the end of this year and I am looking at a 1998 to 2006 Defender with the TD5. I have been brought up with landrovers and love them to bits! The defender has always been my favourite due to its quirks and character. Iam going to be training to become a...