Defenders on "Car Sales."

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Originally Posted by ATH

Hi Matt. Both were 110s so of no interest to you but the first had about 108K on it and was up for 48K (now down to 44K) and the drivers door handle was broken and when both the front doors were closed, they flapped as if the internal frame was broken.
Second was a green 110 with a bull bar that had definitely been in the wars and was rusty as hell. Now that had definitely spent lots of time down the beach or maybe immersed for a while but I see it's now gone from the yard.
No doubt someone was dazzled by the gallon or so of amorall splashed over the tyres etc. and that it had passed their "100 point inspection test"....... forget how many kays this had on or the price but it was in the high 40 odd grand mark.
If the yard couldn't be bothered tarting up the bull bar even, what else was rotten underneath?
"Never mind the quality, feel the width"....no doubt the 3 month warranty will fix everything. [bigsmile1]
It amazes me that people will pay out good money for either of these vehicles yet seem reluctant to look at a seriously good vehicle because it's a private sale!
Good luck in the hunt.
AlanH.

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Certainly is easy to fall for these cars and forget the coin... thanks Alan and good luck with the sale.

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Originally Posted by Explorer30

Certainly is easy to fall for these cars and forget the coin... thanks Alan and good luck with the sale.

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It's the same for all vehicles. You can try to find a good one, not buy an obvious dud, but in the end there will always be things to fix on a vehicle. I remember buying my first car, a Subaru 1600 wagon. It was second or third hand, but I still expected it to be perfect. ...That I wouldn't need to fix anything. Then I realised once it's mine I have no choice but to fix whatever goes wrong with it.

And price is all relative. Not to what they used to sell for new, but rather to what else is on the market at the time. All obvious I suppose but I hope it helps in the decision. I'll be paying off my 2014 Defender for many years to come, but it's a labour of love, I really enjoy driving it every day.

It makes me laugh, there’s a lot of blokes selling ,that have spent all this money on the defender but unfortunately work commitments and life s getting in the way🙄 I got an idea make time ya only live once !!!

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Originally Posted by Zeros

I remember buying my first car, a Subaru 1600 wagon. It was second or third hand, but I still expected it to be perfect. ...

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Are you saying it wasn't? Those things were bulletproof. Most reliable car I have ever encountered, apart from the first Charades. Line ball IMO.

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Originally Posted by johntins

Are you saying it wasn't? Those things were bulletproof. Most reliable car I have ever encountered, apart from the first Charades. Line ball IMO.

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🙂👍 it was awesome, yes. But it needed clutch, oil seals, CV's, in fairly rapid succession, which was a shock for a young man at the time expecting a perfect car! Funny, they're all Land Rover traits!

Anyone seen the 2 yellow 90 TD5s for sale? big difference in price, anyone heres?

"But it needed clutch, oil seals, CV's, in fairly rapid succession, which was a shock for a young man at the time expecting a perfect car! Funny, they're all Land Rover traits!'
That's certainly not my experience with Deafeners and I've had 3 of them plus 2 Discos.
I know they have the reputation of leaky seals but I honestly haven't had much of a problem with them. The 300Tdi had a slight prob. (but I can't remember where from) but nothing serious.
Must be lucky I guess. :)
AlanH.

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Originally Posted by ATH

"But it needed clutch, oil seals, CV's, in fairly rapid succession, which was a shock for a young man at the time expecting a perfect car! Funny, they're all Land Rover traits!'
That's certainly not my experience with Deafeners and I've had 3 of them plus 2 Discos.
I know they have the reputation of leaky seals but I honestly haven't had much of a problem with them. The 300Tdi had a slight prob. (but I can't remember where from) but nothing serious.
Must be lucky I guess. :)
AlanH.

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Are you sure there's any oil in them?? 😂😇

My Defender has nil oil leaks - not one, and it was just serviced so I know there is oil in them.
Mind you, now I've said that I'll probably walk out today and spot oil on the carport floor.

I've been out and checked the Puma and it's very dry around nearly all areas. Only a slight weep from one place and I can't be bothered with that. Oil spreads a long way and always looks worse than it is.... as long as it doesn't leave a puddle on the floor, I'm happy.
AlanH.

PS. A mate some time ago had an 80 series Tojo and you got oil on you just walking past and he had the cheek to complain about and old series Landie leaking oil! [bigsmile]