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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 14 September 2016, 20:32:14
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Me and a mate went camping on Dartmoor last week where typically it pissed down and honked a hoolie! ::) I also found out that tents bought in Lidl arn't the best equipment for Dartmoor in September... :-\ :D ;D
Anyway on to the point of the thread.... We went in my mates Land Rover Defender 110 and because I knew where we were going I drove down there. :) I've since found myself perusing Defenders on ebay and the like. :o ::) :-[
I'm worried. :( Is Land Rover enthusiasm catching? ??? :-\
My mate has always said he'll see me owning one one day, but I think Land Rover owners are probably more eccentric than Omega owners! ::) :P ;D
What should I do? ??? :-\
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The answer to that is give yourself a good slap ;D
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Buy one :y We used to have a laugh on here and I'm sure you'd have some hilarious
problems tales to tell. ;D
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I'm worried. :( Is Land Rover enthusiasm catching? ??? :-\
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My mate is a Land Rover specialist, he's owned many over the years and he owns a garage that specialises in 4x4's, mainly Land Rover. He used to have a Defender 90 with a Nissan truck engine in it. It went like stink and was so torquey that you could see the cab twist when he accelerated. ::)
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Avoid at all costs, my mate bought an 09 defender a few years back for £27,000 fails mot every year without fail, even basic stuff like HRW keeps failing but I know lots who love them 😀
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Avoid at all costs, my mate bought an 09 defender a few years back for £27,000 fails mot every year without fail, even basic stuff like HRW keeps failing but I know lots who love them 😀
The problem is that wealthy people buy them new, run them for between three and five years and then PX them for another new one. The less wealthy amongst us then buy them just as they are becoming troublesome. This is why my mate is always busy. :y
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" One life , Live it " Possibly the nastiest thing to adorn a vehicle since Alan Bradley got squished by a Blackpool tram on corrie
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" One wife , Livid " Possibly the nastiest thing to adorn a vehicle since Alan Bradley got squished by a Blackpool tram on corrie
That's better. ;D
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I'll give you a good slap, :)
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What should I do? ??? :-\
Take the steering idler off the Omega, remove the rubber bit from the bushing and throw it away.
Presto! That "won't go in a straight line" feeling is yours for very little outlay and without the need to go welding every weekend and avoiding the smell of EP90. :y
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What should I do? ??? :-\
Take the steering idler off the Omega, remove the rubber bit from the bushing and throw it away.
Presto! That "won't go in a straight line" feeling is yours for very little outlay and without the need to go welding every weekend and avoiding the smell of EP90. :y
That's a very good point Kevin. :y
My mates Defender has a big roof rack with an awning on the side, coupled with new military style chunky tyres it felt very top heavy and wandered all over the place! :o ;D
I'm starting to feel better. :D
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You will need a mentally unstable border collie (one that wants to take on the whole world) to go in the back.
This is the 'must have' accessory for all deranged Land Rover owners. :)
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As somebody who has to look after the following on a (all to) regular basis:
110 Long Wheel base Defender with boxed back, tail lift and road/rail conversion - 300TDi engine and about 26k on the clock
110 Long Wheel base Defender with standard rear - 19J engine and about 140k on the clock
110 Long Wheel base Defender with cherry picker on the back - 2.5D engine and about 110k on the clock
Series 3 long wheel base LR with crew seats in the back - 2.25 petrol engine (unleaded conversion) and about 95k on the clock
My advise would be to get one ONLY if you have a need for one and no other vehicle can do the job...........if you have no need for one they are not worth the hassle, discomfort, constant issues, rot, lack of fuel efficiency, crap steering, questionable brakes, poor heating, naff ventilation, noisy transmissions, constant leaks......I could go on...
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You will need a mentally unstable border collie (one that wants to take on the whole world) to go in the back.
This is the 'must have' accessory for all deranged Land Rover owners. :)
There's a Garden Contractor round here who has a battered Discovery 1 with one of these in the back! :o ::) ;D
My advise would be to get one ONLY if you have a need for one and no other vehicle can do the job...........if you have no need for one they are not worth the hassle, discomfort, constant issues, rot, lack of fuel efficiency, crap steering, questionable brakes, poor heating, naff ventilation, noisy transmissions, constant leaks......I could go on...
I know all this and have no need for one. ::) But.... ;D
Could be a good long term investment though given that they've stopped production and LR enthusiasts are an eccentric lot, so there will always be a healthy demand for the things. :-\ :)
Even old shonky ones sell for healthy money. :o ;)
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I desperately want one for no real reason; although a pre '66 example would get me into the super special parking at Goodwood Revival..
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I desperately want one for no real reason; although a pre '66 example would get me into the super special parking at Goodwood Revival..
I know where there is a series 1, dry stored for the last 20 years which needs a new bulk head.....
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Ah yes, I forgot to mention.. I think I'd lose my testicles in a terrible accident with a kitchen spoon if I actually came home with a LR ;D :'(
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Be sensible, Sir Tig.
Buy a Lada Niva instead. ::)
The girls love a Lada. :)
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I desperately want one for no real reason; although a pre '66 example would get me into the super special parking at Goodwood Revival..
The pleb parking can't be bad enough to warrant that, surely? ;)
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Be sensible, Sir Tig.
Buy a Lada Niva instead. ::)
The girls love a Lada. :)
Good luck with that; they were never particularly common here, and the ones that still work aren't for sale. That's mainly because the modern replacement is a brand new one.
As for Defenders, Mark's advice is spot on: if you NEED one there's no competition, although they do make a good toy. If you want something in between, buy a scruffy Discovery.
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We had a low tune V8 80 series on the squadron out in sausage land in the mid / late 80's
Would absolutely go anywhere that thing :y :y
No amount of mud or snow would stop it in our experience :y :y
As a slightly naughty little side line, we left the squadron's phone number extension with a bar owner in Weeze and with his discretion / vetting, we was available to pull out some of the locals and any of the lads or lasses off the camp for a smallish (50 Dm) if on nights ::)
With the roads around there and across to the Dutch border pretty treacherous in winter, we made quite a few quid out of it ;D
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My bro has just bought a defender, not new, but reasonably new. Diesel, tho dunno what engine it has in it. It has two full size seats in the back that fold away to the sides
His wife gave me a lift in it a couple of weeks ago. I asked if she liked driving it, her reply "Yes, its good fun and youve got absolutely no chance of falling asleep at the wheel doing 70mph in it on the motorway" So read that how you like :-\ ;D
I think his kids use it for driving in the fields he owns surrounding his house ::)
Does he need one? He needs a 4x4 where he lives in the winter. Theres two ways to get to his place, one is up a very steep single track lane, other is down it. Heavy frost or snow in the winter a 2 wheel drive, no chance!
He used to buy Disco's, but soon discovered the error of his ways....after engines/gearboxes needed replacing at regular intervals!
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I used to work for British Steel,coated steels,color coat,plastic coated profile sheets etc,we had 2 long wheel base plasisol coated ones.The only 2 that were ever build like that,they were the most unreliable motors ever built,but they were petrol,Hated them.
Alfie