Bonkers Defender Price!

I restored a 110 camel trophy years ago. It got loaded to the nines with accessories. Everything you could imagine, ready for a tour around Africa. The wife stacked it on the way to Dover ?
 
Jim said:
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My daily drive is a Ranger ( Company owned ) So far its done 59000 miles in 10 months without a hitch ( Which is quite an achievement as it’s a towing vehicle ?) More than I can say for most of our fleet which have nearly all had major breakdowns !
 
I’ve heard my son in law (ex forces) refer to an egg banjo too!

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When I went to buy mine the first thing the sales guy (owner of the business) said "before we talk about the "Car" what do you know about LR's" well I myself know a reasonable amount, but my neighbour who came with me was on his 12th LR. At the time (Nov 2008) he had 5 (3 series and 1 Defender & 1 Discovery), what he doesn't know about the brand hasn't yet been discovered. We both ask the sales guy why he asked that question, his response was "its only being sold to someone who know and understands LR's".

He sold 1 a few years back and the person who brought it was coming back almost every week with all sorts of complaints "its to noisy, to slow, very uncomfortable, not very good on fuel etc etc" so whoever buys this one can take it for a test drive as long as they want do whatever they want, but if they buy it, it comes with 2 hours warrantee, no more no less. just enough to get you home. Needless to say we took it for a good road test, crawled all over and under it, and brought it for £2,800. 00. found out from previous owner it had had a new 200Tdi engine fitted less that 12,000 miles prior to him trading it in.
 
Came across this unloved Disco last week whilst out trail riding, was there a week ago, more bits missing now. Presume it broke down and has been abandoned, a long way from tarmac.
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CazPaul said:
I hope they are nicer to drive than the older models I thought it was unstable on the road
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I agree with you, I borrowed one to take a boat down to a slip way and it felt like it would turn over on the slighted bend or puff of wind.

The old defenders are great, all bolt on & off fixing, none of the complicated electronics...….the only down side with them for me is leg room, there's just not enough for me, so I wouldn't want to drive a long distance in one.
 
I know the worst land rover ever made but I love it my we freelancer
We call it lanny the land rover
Bill
 
Blue Knight said:
I've tried to keep my Landy as standard as the day it left the factory Lenny ::bigsmile:

I've only changed the V8 Manual setup for a 300tdi Auto - and that's it honest!

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Is it the different mud flaps!

BusyBuilder said:
We used to swap the LAND ROVER names around on the bonnet, RANDY LOVER was my favourite.
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I still have a t-shirt with that on it.
ambulancekidd said:
The soothsayers of Land Rovers are usually people who've never owned one.
However, they are an acquired taste & they are simply awesome off road, unlike a lot of the fake 4x4s which cannot run in 4x4 full time without tearing themselves to bits.

Similar to ivorantony, my first 300tdi Discovery sat in my garden for a year with only a few minor faults, my mate who had cancer (& subsequently died) was desperate for a vehicle asked to buy it, so it was given to him for mates rates, it went out of my drive, straight to MOT station & passed first time.

My first Discovery was the 7th 300tdi built & a press launch pre production car, then my last one was the 7th from last 300tdi which we reimported from Japan, I turned her into a serious overland expedition machine.

I've been around Land Rovers my whole life & they hold a special place in my heart.

Boys day out.
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Below, my last 300tdi Discovery.
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What Robert didn't mention was the fact that our last Discovery (Holly Molly...yes that was her name) was featured in a 2 page spread in Land Rover Owner International Magazine because of all the hard work he put into her. We were stopped in the street more than once by people who recognised her and yes we were proud of her.
Ask ambulancekidd the story behind the blue Discovery......……..
 
Christoph said:
I had a 1996 Defender for a couple of years. Great fun but useless to travel any long distance in. Think it would have been worth a lot more now than I sold it for.
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When I had my company we had one to two or little rig around and I worked fo a company we use to suffer long tows all over the country torture Chambers we called them
At 60 mph it was like reentry with off road tiyer on
Bill
 
Mrsambulancekidd said:
Is it the different mud flaps!



I still have a t-shirt with that on it.

What Robert didn't mention was the fact that our last Discovery (Holly Molly...yes that was her name) was featured in a 2 page spread in Land Rover Owner International Magazine because of all the hard work he put into her. We were stopped in the street more than once by people who recognised her and yes we were proud of her.
Ask ambulancekidd the story behind the blue Discovery......……..
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Any chance of any photos?

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I know of a Landy Safari LWB, brown with cream top, in a garden in the South West of France. Probably needs a head skim (gasket went), and a fair amount of love. Don't know the year but wondered if it's worth out?
 
Dorwyn said:
I know of a Landy Safari LWB, brown with cream top, in a garden in the South West of France. Probably needs a head skim (gasket went), and a fair amount of love. Don't know the year but wondered if it's worth out?
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Sounds like a Land Rover County.
Engine shouldn't be an issue, it all comes down to bodywork or to be more specific, chassis condition.

Replacing a chassis isn't for the weak hearted but, it is immensely satisfying & a galvanised chassis makes a Land Rover go on for decades.

Rescuing an elderly Land Rover is a very green thing to do.
Euroboxes are melted down every few years & turned into something different which takes a huge amount of energy.
 
ambulancekidd said:
Sounds like a Land Rover County.
Engine shouldn't be an issue, it all comes down to bodywork or to be more specific, chassis condition.

Replacing a chassis isn't for the weak hearted but, it is immensely satisfying & a galvanised chassis makes a Land Rover go on for decades.

Rescuing an elderly Land Rover is a very green thing to do.
Euroboxes are melted down every few years & turned into something different which takes a huge amount of energy.
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No idea of the state of the chassis, I'll be there next week so will try and check it out. Only thing is, it's a hiding place for snakes under there. And I'm not joking. The body is mostly ali isn't it? Presently it's just used as a shed. Sad.
 
Dorwyn said:
No idea of the state of the chassis, I'll be there next week so will try and check it out. Only thing is, it's a hiding place for snakes under there. And I'm not joking. The body is mostly ali isn't it? Presently it's just used as a shed. Sad.
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The bodywork is mostly alloy but, its mostly hung on a steel frame, this gives an electrolytic reaction which can cause the bodywork to fail.
Good luck with the snakes lol.

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ambulancekidd said:
The bodywork is mostly alloy but, its mostly hung on a steel frame, this gives an electrolytic reaction which can cause the bodywork to fail.
Good luck with the snakes lol.
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They should be docile at this time of year, I hear the weather there is crap. Don't know why they're around there. Could be the wood store attracts them as well. And I wouldn't know what to look for anyway on the bodywork. Well, rust I suppose!
 
We had a freeloader too 55 reg Auto. It’s the only time my wife has driven anything at all in the last 28 years . She had a little tup with the idiot next door when she had only recently passed her test , knocked her confidence and wouldn’t drive again. The Landy being auto and higher up gave her the confidence to get behind the wheel again. It was the first time I had seen her drive and we went 20 miles into the town near where we were on holiday. Drove better than anyone I know !
 
BusyBuilder said:
Best off roader I saw in action on a highland hillside was a Mk1 (3 door) Range Rover.

Another good little off roader I had was an MOT failure Suzuki Vitara, we stripped everything off it and put a gerry can inside for petrol, it only had drivers seat, no lights or anything else not needed.
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Best off road action I have seen is Iceland with their formula off road, it’s absolutely barking mad.

there is very little safety for the spectators a woman I was standing next too had a stone hit her in the middle of her forehead (we moved to a safer location) then a marshal was run over by a car that failed to make the summit. It was a Brilliant day out

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