Landy Defender 90 at about £5-7K... what could go wrong?

[Kaelic]

So pondering a Defender 90 as a truck and weekend toy for outdoor type stuff.

Looking at spending £5-7K

Couple I have looked at are 30 year old dogs painted in hammerite with all sorts of rubbish bolted on.

Am I really onto a hiding buying one? Or do I need to raise my budget significantly?

Only want it as a car to haul kit and people around to events so max 4 passengers, and use it off road now and again (fields not like rock crawling) but need a tough truck which can be abused some and still be able to take me home after the weekend.

I know the chasis can rot big time but if I get a galvanised one it should be ok shouldn't it?

Would get another Cherokee but I have the need for a Defender in my life for a couple of years!

[Kaelic]

Cheers guys

Considered the L200 also as its a pretty good platform for what I want it for, just the offroad capabilites are a question for me and if it's any good.
But yes its more car-like inside etc...

I love the idea of the defender, being able to upgrade bits as an when I need to and not having to worry about over complex systems, as I say this will be a weekend truck and not something I will have to rely on, except when I am down in the hills trying to get home after a knackering weekend!