The Defender thread

bumpydog

Slidey wrote: »

I recognise that reg!

I am nearly sure ye guys brought myself and my brother for a spin from Strandhill airport one eve after you landed beside our house the eve before in south Sligo, probably 15 years ago though!

Ye had to get a basket rescued with a digger after it landed in a field also

It was probably April 2000 as it was the 750th Anniversary of Sligo.

M.

bumpydog

elius wrote: »

That defender is back up for sale as far as i know..

Any idea where? Not on Carzone...

M.

Slidey

bumpydog wrote: »

It was probably April 2000 as it was the 750th Anniversary of Sligo.

M.

Defo before that, I was still in school.

A1RUP was there, I think it was on a Range Rover at the time.

There is photos at home, I'll try and dig them out

bumpydog

You have a better memory than me then!! Would it have been this particular Range Rover Vogue SE "The Beast" taken around 1993/4. It was a 300hp 4.6 built by Ray Webb at V8 Developments (same chaps who built the engine in my Defender).

M.

Slidey

That may well be it.

I'll report back with photos if I find them!

elius

bumpydog wrote: »

Any idea where? Not on Carzone...

M.

I should have said the defender was back up for sale might still be ill get onto simon it went up north afaik. Went for a spin with him before he sold it lovely lovely Defender. They go cheap enough in jap land;)

bumpydog

elius wrote: »

I should have said the defender was back up for sale might still be ill get onto simon it went up north afaik. Went for a spin with him before he sold it lovely lovely Defender. They go cheap enough in jap land;)

Apparently, it's been sold again!

M.

Slidey

bumpydog wrote: »

You have a better memory than me then!! Would it have been this particular Range Rover Vogue SE "The Beast" taken around 1993/4. It was a 300hp 4.6 built by Ray Webb at V8 Developments (same chaps who built the engine in my Defender).

I was partly right.

It was back when I said it was but it wasn't ye that brought us for the spin.

Found a pic I took of your RR from then though. Must upload it at some stage

Bearcat

i agreed to buy simons v8 back then also but had to pull out as I couldnt use it as a daily......twas a lovely machine but 12 to the gallon, even the bravest had to raise the white flag! sorry s

Slidey

Slidey wrote: »

I was partly right.

It was back when I said it was but it wasn't ye that brought us for the spin.

Found a pic I took of your RR from then though. Must upload it at some stage

The ESB's newest Defenders in for their first test

O.A.P

Slidey wrote: »

The ESB's newest Defenders in for their first test

How did they get on, I have heard that the new gear box is made of s-it. Is it sorted out after two years devlopment?

Slidey

I think it passed, its a week ago or more, they tend to blur together when you do 9 or more a day!

Donkeygonads

Hi,
I'm looking to buy my first Defender ..budget 15k, as a daily driver with some light off road use. Which model is the most sought after when it comes to resale ??? 90...110.....commercial..... station wagon ...color, options ??? Any advice much appreciated.

101sean

15k should get you a decent late Td5. Most useable is a 110 station wagon but they are dearer and are €948 road tax (as will any other if you're not using it for business)

If you don't expect to carry a lot, a 90 is a handy vehicle especially off road. 110 hard top is probably the most practical.

Have you driven one before and could you live with it, it's an acquired taste but addictive! That sort of money will also get you a Discovery 3 but the road tax will be higher.

Donkeygonads

I've been checking them out for a while and I'm now in a position to make the move .... the tractor ride does'nt bother me as I've worked abroad for a while and had an equally basic pick up truck with a bumpy ride. Yes, there are plenty more comfortable, more practical, more reliable faster, more fuel efficent SUV's out there ...... but the Defender has its own unique history and unmistakeable adventurous spirit ...... space is'nt a factor so I prefer the look of the 90 than the 110 ........ so I'm thinking a 90, TD5, station wagon in black or Silver ......... they seem very rare on the Irish market so perhaps a trip to the UK would be my best option ?

The rear seats in the older station wagon models were facing each other ........can you relace those with 2 forward facing rear seats ????

101sean

The reason 90 SWs are rare here is they incur big VRT and road tax but there's plenty in the UK. I have a 110SW but avoided €3300 VRT as I owned it 6 months before I moved here, I put up with the extortionate road tax.

Forward facing seats only came in as standard with the Tdci upgrade. If you do a google on Exmoor Trim suppliers, you'll find prices on forward facing seats, they do 2 types, a simple basic one and one that meets current regs (but big money!)

Deer Hunter DL

Donkeygonads wrote: »

Hi,
I'm looking to buy my first Defender ..budget 15k, as a daily driver with some light off road use. Which model is the most sought after when it comes to resale ??? 90...110.....commercial..... station wagon ...color, options ??? Any advice much appreciated.

15k will get you a clinker of a late td5 i got a real clean 2004 td5 90 back in march 2009 with 55k miles on it for 8000 euros ,

here she is , i put the wheels and tires on after i bought her

Deer Hunter DL

Deer Hunter DL wrote: »

heres my landy 2004 Td5 wheels are free style tyres are insa turbo special track 265/75/16 took the tyres off and put on 235/85/16 BF MT km2 as the insas were catching on full lock

this is when i had her on the other tires

Donkeygonads

Nice 90, the wheels are tyres really make it ....... must be baltic in the winter time or do you have to have your fingers jammed in the heater outlets ????
What does the County version give you etc ...... or is it just a spec name for a commercial ???

101sean

County is a spec level that includes leccy windows, alloys, central locking etc on later ones. These may have been specced separately on a non county spec, no two Defenders are alike :rolleyes:

Seanieke

Hey all,

I've been looking at Master/Slave cylinders online and for my TD5 the offer two, one being a dearer AP Lockheed one? Are these off another jeep or just a better product?

Mycroft H

Seanieke wrote: »

Hey all,

I've been looking at Master/Slave cylinders online and for my TD5 the offer two, one being a dearer AP Lockheed one? Are these off another jeep or just a better product?

Probably just a different maker of spurious parts. I've a britpart slave cylinder on my land rover and I've not noticed any difference between it and the genuine one

101sean

As Landyman says, the dearer part is the quality OEM part, the other a pattern part by Britpart, Bearmach or Allmakes. When it comes to clutch and brake hydraulics and safety critical parts I usually avoid Britpart and buy genuine. Some won't touch any of their stuff at all which is a bit daft as they supply Land Rover with parts, if you want a swivel housing for example only Britpart do them.

DF1

On defender values, was watching merlins auction wednesday night and a 2008 90 commercial with just 15k kms on it went through for 15,000 euro

Seanieke

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1867317.htm

101sean

I'm on my hols at the moment in the North York Moors, this place is green lane heaven!

Drove Rudland Rigg the other day, 13km of rough track right right over the top of the moors with a steep rocky low 1st decent off the end. Think I've done around 150 miles over some of the back roads around here, really is a nice place to visit.

tinofapples

FYI , Mike Brewers latest series of Wheeler Dealers will be covering the Defender soon so keep an eye out for it. Can't recall the exact date but it's coming soon to a screen near U !!

ToxicPaddy

Seanieke wrote: »

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1867317.htm

Nice... would that baby be road legal???

101sean

Automotive porn!

That's a Tomcat which is an older version, Bowler went on to the Wildcat and now the Nemesis. Any of them can be made road legal like that one is (shame it's a rattly diesel, 4.6 V8 sounds much nicer ). Both QT (who now do the Tomcat/Wildcat) and Bowler will do you a bespoke road legal one for driving to Tesco :cool:

Looking at €60-100k for a new competitive rally Nemesis but you can DIY with a kit like the one in the ad which is very well specced. For a lot of rallies they have to be road legal to get between stages.

Quite what the VRO here would make of I don't know, "honest, it' a 1979 Range Rover"

Nulty

Hey folks, just watching QI there and heard that my beloved Land Rover Defender holds the world record for the highest altitude instance of a car. I'm not a petrol-head/piston-head/motor-head (:p) but if there was ever a motor vehicle that I would love to own its the Land Rover Defender! They are so cool! Just visited the Land Rover...they are so cool.

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