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Landrover Defender?

  • 09-01-2012 8:52pm
    #1
    Fabo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭


    Just asking on behalf of someone thinking of buying one. He is a farmer and looking to get a basic jeep without the frills. Anyone have any experience with a LD ? Any problems with them ?


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  • #2
    PaulKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭PaulKK


    A friend of mine has a 07 one of these.

    As you said, without the frills is the exact way I would describe it. They are about 120bhp as far as I know. I think the design has been more or less the same for 20 years, just updating the engine. It feels very "clunky" and its fairly noisey and slow. I personally wouldn't buy one but maybe they would be perfect for a farmer as a work vehicle. The 07 I know of has not given any bother but it is not worked hard either. Not aware of any common problems but they are a fairly simple design so can't be much to go wrong!

    I'd probably look at a landcruiser.


  • #3
    101sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,884 ✭✭✭101sean


    The basic shape hasn't changed since 1958, the coil sprung 90/110 has been around since 1983/84. Cramped cabin, It's a vehicle you either love or hate, I drive one everyday and wouldn't have anything else :D

    2007 could be a Td5, very reliable engine with plenty of go or a 2.4Tdci (transit engine) with a 6 speed box and a heater that works!

    Huge amount of support (the Defender Thread is the longest on the 4x4 forum) and cheap spares but you won't see a single one in the local mart, it's only Land Cruisers.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055794880&page=49


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