Thread: County 110 - daily driver

Originally Posted by carjunkieanon

A friend had a Tdi Defender (forget which year) - he claimed 8-9L/100km on the freeway?but sold it because he kept having to spend to keep it running.

nawwwww , that couldn't happen.....

I sold my D2 for exactly the same reason.

For a D-D, you need reliability, plus reasonable running co$t$. - Treat it as an 'appliance'.

I used to use my Classic v8 for that, but when there was a chance to use any others in the family fleet...
Now I use a 98 Mazda Protege and have managed 40 mpg on the open road, usually 35+
The BMW Mini at 47mpg (open road again, sensible driving) was very addictive...
SWMBO has a late model Magna, seats are nearly as good as Sarah's...

No, none have seats / entry-egress as good as the Rangie, but, my wallet complains a lot less.

And, NO breakdowns or silly servicing.

Keep a Land Rover 110/130 for what it's good at... Off-Road stuff.



The Lady Sarah, '95 Classic Vogue with working air suspension

(Don't mention the leaking sunroof or her drinking problem...)

I used to use my 100" as a daily drive. On gas. 240km/day.
It went quite well.
A 110 would be good but why not a Perentie? Convert to a hard top. Low km. Well priced (a GS model without winch). A reasonably economical diesel.

We use a Mazda 2 for commuting. 'George' the Defender could do it, but he'd rather stay at home and prepare for bigger challenges.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I used to use my 100" as a daily drive. On gas. 240km/day.
It went quite well.
A 110 would be good but why not a Perentie? Convert to a hard top. Low km. Well priced (a GS model without winch). A reasonably economical diesel.

Yep, an easy decision really!
My Isuzu county has just clocked up another set o zero's.
Engine untouched, uses no oil, and consistently returns 10ltr/100km, on the highway, traffic or on in the bush.
A practical, economical all rounder.