Thread: advantages of a 110 over a rover or disco

Originally Posted by Didge

?????where does that leave us Defender 110 owners?????
Perhaps County over the rest?
thith?

i guess it leaves you with your weak diffs, copper wiring and thin alloy and even thinner chassis??

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

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how could that be so? even tested my members on this site, same as a 300tdi. so its a mith

Originally Posted by Didge

MMMmmhhh - there is no County "advantage" over Defender no matter what anyone says! The door handles alone are enough to negate any other advantage any one could dream up!

Hey DM, no option to thankyou for your comment hahaha

ah you mean those plastic sticky out things mounted on thin ally that ether get ripped off by the first stick or the locks fall out of??

Originally Posted by 85 county

ok maybe i started thith thread with a slightly misleading title.


it should read, advantages of a 110 over a rover or disco or Defender

So it's "divide and conquer" is it!?

Of course the best of the best, series/110/defender, is the TDCi. And the best of the TDCi's is undoubtedly the 2.2l model. No doubt Land Rover are ending the line on a high note - the best 4x4xFar by all measures.

This County debate is a waste of time. It's a name change. The only difference that actually makes any difference is that County owners are even bigger tight-wads than other drivers of older Landys (hard to believe eh) so your average County looks like a steaming pile of you know what. But hey the panels are thicker and the chassis rusts extraordinarily well.

The best Defender is clearly the 300TDi.

It is the last of the genuine no electrics Expedition vehicles. It's coveted in the UK and the USA and as with most things it's just taking a while for AUS to catch up. We are still banging on about a handful of Isuzu powered Countys as if driving an old rattly, noisy truck is something to aspire to

I'm not at all biased either

As much as I'd love (and nearly recently bought before commonsense took over and a new Pajero joined us) a new Defender, they seem to have attracted a new owner type. They don't seem to know anything about their car, will probably never work on them themselves but just like driving around and waving to other Defenders.

They are the Pretender Defender Owners and they are everywhere as the last of the Defenders are snapped up.

So clearly the 2.2 Puma, while extremely appealing, is a Defender soft-roader. It's developing a reputation for getting it's owners to the cafe for breakfast and to the wine bar for that nice Shiraz and a bit of Jazz.

The Discos... D1 and D2. Just look at them. That's all you have to do. Look at them once and you'll understand why they are worth about $3.50 and appeal to hardly anyone.

D3 is certainly an improvement and a V8 HSE has a certain appeal. But that aura of unreliability hangs over the D3 like a low cloud on a cold day.

D4. Now you are talking. But too expensive and staying a step ahead of the neighbours shouldn't have to cost this much.

Which gets me back to the 300TDi Defender. It's the raw essence of a Land Rover. It belongs on jungle trails and desert tracks and will always be driven by really cool guys with beards, that can fly planes, drive trucks and fix anything with a nail and some gum.

It is THE Defender. If you want to look super cool at the local wine bar then it's the 300TDi that will do the job. It looks, feels, sounds and smells authentic, because it is. The cloud of smoke on start-up is the party trick. It's like getting out and having a wee on the pavement, in front of people, without a care in the world.

Pretender it's not. It's the real deal.

What was this thread about again?

Originally Posted by Tombie

Cute analogy... That would make a Defender a Gelding

Obedient and made for a purpose....

I was thinking Clydesdale, or is that a 101

Queens Birthday weekend, Military vehicle gathering, guy jumps out of his Willys Jeep, walks past the Disco's and Rangies and drools all over the Defender, then mentions sadly he has a Prado at home.

Nuth said

Originally Posted by tact

So it's "divide and conquer" is it!?
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na just home alone and bored