Thread: Tips on Buying a used Defender

Originally Posted by chris1983rangie

G'day,

a friend at work is looking at buying a 110 Defender 7 seater etc, im a series person so im not to advise him on the pros and cons of buying a used Defender.

what year model is a good to buy?

what to look out for?

Pros.

Cons.

Electrical especially ie, Water proofing you know! river crossings!

cheers,

Chris

A good buy is a zero kilometre vehicle with service history and at very low cost. Seriously a good buy depends on what you are prepared to pay. Puma owners would say that their vehicle from the showroom is a good buy. As for second hand vehicles, service history, service history and service history.

The 300Tdi was the last of the no electronic cars to worry about on water crossings after that it comes down to waterproofing the ECU.

Pros of the Td5 are more power and easely tuned via a remap, Puma have a lot more features and better ergonomics with respect to aircon.

A very openended question, you might need to narrow it down a bit. How much does your friend want to spend?