Any such thing as a cheap Defender?
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t when they have a few knocks but arguably they give these "character", however, prices seem to be absolutely all over the shop?As an example, this almost looks too good/cheap?
http://www.galaxy-carsales.co.uk/details.asp?offse...
http://www.galaxy-carsales.co.uk/details.asp?offse...
thinfourth2 said:
Ask me again after i have been underneath it for ten minutes with a small hammer
Seriously? Because the way I read that, I could quite easily wander into a total rust-trap that looks good on the outside?10p - regards the Disco, prefer a SWB and as I said the workhorse looks are starting to grow on me. I also assume a Disco starts to stray into territory where sometimes you need dealer facilities vs. a man with a spanner?
paddyhasneeds said:
thinfourth2 said:
Ask me again after i have been underneath it for ten minutes with a small hammer
Seriously? Because the way I read that, I could quite easily wander into a total rust-trap that looks good on the outside?10p - regards the Disco, prefer a SWB and as I said the workhorse looks are starting to grow on me. I also assume a Disco starts to stray into territory where sometimes you need dealer facilities vs. a man with a spanner?
paddyhasneeds said:
thinfourth2 said:
Ask me again after i have been underneath it for ten minutes with a small hammer
Seriously? Because the way I read that, I could quite easily wander into a total rust-trap that looks good on the outside?But it depends on your own skills and budget
You could buy a 200Tdi defender for 4 grand and then spend another 4 to 5 grand sticking a new chassis on it with a good overhaul of the oily bits and have a damn near brand new defender.
They are notorious for rotting on the rear crossmember which is quite easy to find with some love taps
thinfourth2 said:
They are notorious for rotting on the rear crossmember which is quite easy to find with some love taps
...and the bulkhead, and the bulkhead outriggers, and for some reason mine has rot in the dumbirons as well as in the main chassis rails where the outriggers attach. I have some welding to do once the weather improves!I would approach something like that F plate 90 above very cautiously indeed. For one thing, it has a Discovery engine fitted - I would want to know the exact provenance of that, and would have a careful look at the engine number to make sure. I would also be very interested in the pipework under that inlet manifold, because the Discovery installation is not a straightforward fit in the Defender engine bay - I forget what fouls on what exactly, but it's more usual to use a Defender manifold. It also looks to have been resprayed, so I would try to work out what the vehicle was like before - the amount of muck on the washer bottle and the newly carpeted load area suggests that it may not have been too smart. Also, the rear crossmember looks suspiciously good for its age. Hmmm. Going by the photos, it's either a really good example or something to run a mile from!
If you can find one in good condition, go for a 200/300 TDI not one of the old turbo diesel ones, if it has been well treated it will but a far my enjoyable drive. As has been said check in detail for rust and rot, these kill landys and a new galvanised chassis is not cheap! I have seen these selling (i was going to get one) any where from £2500 to £6500, and a modifed one in good condition tends to demand a huge premium.
champ54321 said:
a new galvanised chassis is not cheap
I don't think they're too badly priced, for what they are - a new galvanised chassis for my 110 200Tdi CSW can be had for about £1200 delivered, and that's a nicely made one where they've cleaned all the galv out of the holes and run a tap down them for you. I reckon that all the other bits needed for the job (brake pipes, fuel pipes, bushes etc - and in my case a new fuel tank) would bring the total up to a bit over £2000 (LR parts are gratifyingly cheap). Of course, if you're paying someone else to do it then you could probably double that - but paying other people isn't really what running old Land Rovers is about. They need far too much work for that to be a good idea 
dilbert said:
Why do people have a penchant for nailing chequer plate to the wings of these lovely old motors?
Strikes me as it's awful, especially since its the modern stuff, and not the more subtle diamond pattern stuff.
Older the better if you ask me.
In answer to the OP, I don't think there is.
To quote you. It wasn't just "people" But Land Rover themselves carried out the practice.Strikes me as it's awful, especially since its the modern stuff, and not the more subtle diamond pattern stuff.
Older the better if you ask me.
In answer to the OP, I don't think there is.
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