Thread: A Fender 90 or 130 HD

haha yeah turning circle is about 16m.....

Defender 90s are on sale at $39,990 drive away at the moment.

Originally Posted by Offender90

The 90 on the other hand is as nimble as a medium sized car (so great in the city), but I wouldn't want to do long distance travel /trailer tow with it (not to mention you're not allowed a trailer on tracks like the Canning).

Sorry to be a pain but its only the last 5 wells in the south you can't do with a trailer on the canning. For other remote travelling, I think a trailer can be a viable option (extra water, extra fuel etc with less weight on the cars axles etc)

I have a TVan and tow it now behind my 2000 D2 (previously behind my 2004 110) and it makes all other trailers look bad in terms of suspension etc. Some trailers that say they are 'off-road' are not. They may be ok down a gravel road but when the going gets tough they quickly break. I am constantly surprised how far I can get with the TVan up difficult tracks compared to my old camper.

Just my 10 cents worth .

What about a 110 Crew Cab Pick Up. With the standard 7.50R16's the turning circle is a reasonable 6.4 mtrs as opposed to the 90's 6.15. I am looking at one of these as it fits in my garage (a 130 doesn't) or a 90. Just not sure what sort of slide on you can fit on the 110 tray, but I'm sure someone makes a camper to fit.

I like the crew cab idea, as the dog still has his rear seat, & you can take friends occasionally, plus I can get rid of the Courier ute & reduce the vehicle count by one.

On Sunday's ABC1 at 12:00 there is a very nice red 110 crew cab on Beachcomber Cottage - initially upset that no Landline, but this show is good, & not just for the Landy.

For info max payload for the 110 crew cab is 1631, but for the 110 cab chassis is 1788 compared to 1777 for the 130 all in Heavy duty trim? Oh choices, choices.

Thanks for all the help.

The turning circle is rather scare. But the load capacity is awesome if its around 1700kg for the 110 single cab.
What is the main difference between the 110 & the 130 single cab?
I'm thinking its the truck length making the tray longer?

Our camper is 1800 wide, 1950 long if this will fit on the 110, then maybe i should look at the 110.

What good bits come standard on the 110/130 that will help when off road?
I have only been looking at their carrying ability

Thanks for the help.

Cheers

Main difference is increase in wheelbase from 110" to 130" which increases overall length from 4578mm to 5271mm - that is the rub with my garage it is only 5200 long. I would think your camper should fit a 110 with no problem anyway have a look at the Land Rover website: Land Rover Defender 90, 110 and 130 4WD | Land Rover Australia you can dowload the latest defender brochure which will give you most info. The 130 comes standard with heavy duty suspension, steel wheels & strengthened chassis which is all optional on the 110 as part of the heavy duty pack. Wonder if they will have a good sale in the New Year, that 90" at $39,990 drive away for a 2011 model is very tempting - but I want a 110?

Was going to ask why you were overlooking the 110 but as I read up the pages, someone beat me to it! Having owned all three in the past, the 90 was a great daily vehicle, short nimble and quite fast (original early factory V8). We did a lot of rally recovery in the UK with the 110 (SL 35 Nissan motor), and it was fantastic. Not to big at all. We now have a 2000 130 Td5, on bigger tyres with a shortish rear tray. This is a great vehicle/allrounder which does everything we ask of it. I've just built a new tray for it and am in the process of building a removable camp body with roof tent on top. My wife happily drives the 130 into the ctr of Adelaide and loves it because people move out of the way. That said, it does feel clumsy sometimes. If you don't need 4 doors and second row seats, go with the 110 Tdi or Td5. 'Vnx 205's' vehicle looks like a good setup! Having never owned a camp trailer I can't really comment on that but the thought of towing a heavy undriven box into the desert puts me off. With everything on the vehicle it is still just that.. 'one vehicle', which is towable, recoverable, usually fixable, and easily driven. Good luck with your choice!

Originally Posted by Avion8

Main difference is increase in wheelbase from 110" to 130" which increases overall length from 4578mm to 5271mm - that is the rub with my garage it is only 5200 long. I would think your camper should fit a 110 with no problem anyway have a look at the Land Rover website: Land Rover Defender 90, 110 and 130 4WD | Land Rover Australia you can dowload the latest defender brochure which will give you most info. The 130 comes standard with heavy duty suspension, steel wheels & strengthened chassis which is all optional on the 110 as part of the heavy duty pack. Wonder if they will have a good sale in the New Year, that 90" at $39,990 drive away for a 2011 model is very tempting - but I want a 110?

I had a look at the 2012 LR list of Defenders
It looks like LR have dropped the 110 Tray Ute.
Someone please tell me i've made a booboo & just missed it.