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looking at buying an old defender (1990-1995 ish) 90/110/200/300 or something like that to do a bit of off-roading in.. Not too sure on the differences of them all...

 

just wondering what they are like on the m-way's though and if they do 70mph and feel stable enough?..

 

Thanks

 

Craig.

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i was gonna post something like this because im after one aswell but just joined the landy forum.

think im going to go for a 110 with the 300tdi engine after the advice.

sorting the supra out first though at srd so in no rush but would be awsum if you go to look at any that are for sale on autotrader and discover there no good, that way may safe some traveling, if you like I'll do the same and pm you, if you havent already got one by the time im ready to get one.

one tip though take a little hammer or screwdriver to have a poke around the body to make sure its in good nick and not covered up with filler. mainly look at the bulkhead.

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200 tdi stong old engine easy to work on

300tdi bit more difficault to work on but still diy but more power than the 200tdi

td5 very hard to work on yourself if anything goes wrong but more power than the 300tdi but it will be being newer.

i wanted to get a v8 and run it on gass but they said na forget that get a 200/300tdi and run it on 30%veg oil

(comments from the landy forum when I asked for aadvice on the engines)

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Classic Range Rover with a big petrol v8 in it is the only way to go :) fit a cage and a couple of comp seats and strip the rest out

 

 

diesel is for farmers or truckers :D unless its something like the 6.2 GMC v8 :)

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on and I askedthe same about speed on the road, they said the 300 and td5 will keep up fine on the dual/motorways and do about 90

 

yup, the 110 TD5 I use does 90 ;)... towing... oops....:blush:

 

I also use a '04 and '59 Plate 110's for towing my boat about, also really good for dragging a vauxhall van with a boat on a trailer up a slipway!

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nissan d21.I had a crew cab extended pickup from australia and the thing was bullet proof.Would go anywhere and carry or tow anything i tried.Even drove it through a river.Or an old shape swb shogun petrol,we had one of these for launching the dory off the beaches.One night it got stuck and was left running as the sea came in and sunk it.We managed to have a long rope tied to it going up the beach and got a tractor to pull it out.The next day we took a battery and some wd40 and the thing fired up after a bit of cleaning,still going strong now after 6 years.

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I had a SIII with Range Rover Diffs and bigger wheels. It could do 80 on the motorway but was incredibly deafening and drank fuel like a cubic metal box doing 80mph.

 

I'd have one again if I could afford it.

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Defender = sore back, deafness at speed, sitting position of a spastic on ecstacy, the only comfort is to drive with the window open so your sitting square at the wheel.

I drove one for years at work im sure i still have the dent in my right thigh from the door handle. There bloody awful. Great off road though with the right tyres lol

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When we move I'll have to sell my toy (looking for a farm) so I'm looking at 4x4s. We have a comfy one (kia sorento) so looking for something hardcore and the Jeep Wrangler is ticking the boxes. 5-7k should get a nice 1997-2002 model with all the toys (AT tyres, lift kit etc) and the 4ltr V6 engine looks fun - 0-60 in 8.8 seconds, not bad for a 4x4! Plus, roof off in the summer.

 

I've seen a fully kitted 06 model under 10k but the tax is a killer.

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