Daughter wants Defender <sob>

i had a small car before getting my defender, and i tell you what, i love the Defender, you can go camping, go off roading, see the country, hual all your stuff when you move out, and not leave it all at your parents place ;)

get the defender!!

She'll get whatever car she decides on much more cheaply in the city and have a wider selection to choose from.

IMHO a diesel GQ patrol SWB would be the go, better yet an MQ, with THAT suspension you can be confident she won't be going anywhere too fast.:nazilock:

Gug.

Have we ruled out a nice BMC built car..........

LAND CRAB..................:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

Love the Land Crab, learnt to drive in one and how to take a fwd in places where 4wds would go. Comfy seats too!

GQ

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Originally Posted by sclarke

Have we ruled out a nice BMC built car..........

LAND CRAB..................:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

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The Mighty Land Crab. A friend had one - couldn't go up hills. 1800cc low-comp engine in a body the size of a Commodore. Very comfy but I think it was the sand ladders that won the rallys not the cars. Besides - where would you find the parts these days? I also liked the way the radiator was on the side drawing from the wheel arch and the grille purely for show.

I need to find a land crab. The back door seals are the same as those used on my Elan. Because they are pre-loved they don't affect the door fit, and because they are the back they are usually in good nick :)

I still see the occasional Land Crab floating around - usually with a serious rear camber problem.

GQ

My truck is on the market. Make me an offer.
Tishhh

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Originally Posted by scrambler

I also liked the way the radiator was on the side drawing from the wheel arch and the grille purely for show.

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From memory, the air comes in through the grille, then out through the radiator into the wheel arch.

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Originally Posted by BigJon

From memory, the air comes in through the grille, then out through the radiator into the wheel arch.

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You're probably right there, BigJon, I don't remember looking in with it running. Was just struck with the use of fanbelt to drive a lateral radiator, assumed it had the same "puller" configuration as a standard radiator fan.