Such a well balanced review as always. The 300tdi Defender is such a great option, simple and tough. In the US, you still miss out on the diesels to the current day and they are the best and by far the most popular in Europe. As a working vehicle the huge towing capacity is a real bonus. It’s a quirky, primitive vehicle, but is so functional and capable. That was a great price too. Enjoy!
When Prince Philip was brought to his final resting place he was transported in the bed of a Land Rover pickup. I felt so much of a connection to the man that day because he requested a pickup and hope that I still have one in my herd when my time comes so that my family can make similar arrangements. At sixty two I think it’s time to upgrade to Denalis, King Ranches or Lariats to ensure a formal looking service like Phil’s
I cannot fathom the condition of the bulkhead and floorboards given the price point and the rust you showed... also the rover V8 in it's 3.9L and 4.0L form in the Discovery 1 are very reliable, they are just small pushrod V8's! Headgaskets on the D1 are extremely easy to do and relatively inexpensive unlike most modern and late model vehicles. You are thinking of the 4.0 and 4.6 from the 1999-2004 Discovery 2 which are known for slipped liners. It's a common misconception because the Discovery 1 and Discovery 2 tend to blend together for the unfamiliar.
I have grown up in and worked in the Southern African bush nearly all my life and have cut my teeth on Land Rovers, Landcruises and Jeeps since the early 60's. I have owned and operated many 4x4's in that time through raw African bush to city streets. 3 of the toughest, most endearing and capable of thos were Landrovers. The first, and arguably the best, was a 1977 Landrover Series 3 Safari Stationwagon 109" wheelbase equipped with the Rover straight 6 sidevalve 2,6l petrol engine with 4 speed forward and 1 reverse with a very low range transfer box. In the 7 years we drove her all over the Eastern Transvaal and Natal we were never left immobile due to breakdown. It was one of the most pleasurable vehicles we've ever owned. Then I was seduced into selling this beauty for a 1960 Series2 88" ex military signal's Landrover with series 3 gearbox, Salisbury diff and, sadly, a Chevy 2.5 4 cylinder petrol conversion which was poorly executed. It was amazingly fun to take ofroad with the top off and through thick coastal Bush but it always ran hot and ate spigot shaft bushes for breakfast. We eventually let her go and later on ended up with a Defender 110 TD5 County station wagon which tok me over 350000kms of rough African bush through Swaziland, around the Kruger Natinal Park, Kwazulu Natal and the Free State/ Northern Cape in water projects. Absolutely magnificent vehicle. I couldn't help grining when I got behind the wheel and it was unstoppable. Until the head blew. It was repaired and sold on. I miss them all sorely. I now am a very proud owner of a Mahindra PikUp s6 Karoo 4x4 double cab which is very similiar in look and feel to the Landies and Landcruses at a fraction of the price. I love it, it's practically bulletproof and unstoppable with a heritage dating back from 1946 making jeeps under license in India. Still want my first Series 3 back, very badly.
Those 130s are the perfect overland vehicle because they can carry huge payloads, are simple, tough, economical and reliable. Our 2009 110 2.4litre diesel station wagon with the 6-speed manual is a great workhorse. It has just towed our caravan 4000 kilometres around the dinosaur trail in Western Queensland and made it look easy. After 200,000 kilometres it is going fine. Recommended upgrades include extended front seat runners for more legroom, a gas strut for the rear door and a larger intercooler. If towing, add airbags to the standard rear coils for stability. The original coils and gas shocks are still fine. They are just a classic workhorse.
@@matthijs.tieleman You aren't bringing this into CA legally unless you want to spend a fortune having it 'certified' by one of the very few CARB licensed vendors. There are a few here that have slipped under the radar, but the scary part is even after being legally titled for years they can still pop up and red-flag it. I've seen it happen. At that point you either shell out big money ($10K+) to have it made "CA legal" or it has to leave the state.
@@zelenizub2036 I can name a dozen reasons why someone might go to California. I can only name one reason why someone would make a troll comment like that that has no bearing on the topic at hand.
300 TDi had the timing belt that tended to break. Swapping in a set of Zeus timing gears and its pretty much bomb proof. When you place your 4x4 into 4WD it doesn't split the engine power 50 percent to the front axle and 50 percent to the rear axle, it gives all the power to the front and all the power to the rear axles. When the center diff is unlocked its an AWD vehicle (all the power goes to the tire with the least traction. The other 3 tires are your friction tires.) Same principal with an open differential, the tire with the least amount of traction gets all the power and the other tire is your friction tire. For example, on a side slope that has a loose driving surface the driving tire pushes the vehicle forward and the tire with the most traction keeps the vehicle from sliding sideways down the slope. Locking differentials give all the engine power to both tires on the axle to provide driving force. The problem that is the vehicle will be pulled down the hill by gravity when both tires are driven. In short, a 4WD without traction aides is a two-wheel drive vehicle one powered wheel in the front axle and one powered wheel in the rear axle.
the diesel ones came with oil preasure gage ,speedometer and clock also in the same gage of the oil preassure the level of diesel in the deposit ,there is one more pointer but don´t remenber what information it gave and the original speakers are installed under the front seats in the metal part, also the hidraulic system from the brakes is common to the powered steering wheell, when you loose the preassure either than the brakes you loose the steering ,that´s what i didn´t remenber in the gage also shows the hidraulic preassure
The 130 is still pretty expensive here in the UK, prices dropped for a while but they're sought after now, mate bought one 6 years back for £7k, I've not seen one that cheap in years. The 300tdi does suffer from head gasket and cracked heads if overheated and the snag is that it doesnt take much water loss to starve the high mounted water pump, spares are plentyful and cheap though, even new heads. The 200tdi was probably more robust and will stand low coolant much better but some parts can be difficult to find. Both tdi's performance can be improved, even a new boost pin and spacer ring for the pump give a good improvement. The 130 is really nice with the Td5 engine but it brings electronics with it. 👍
@@rhinoTube TD5 a disaster? Ask any Land Rover fan what is hands down the best motor for a defender and 99% of peeps will say the TD5, not quite as bullet proof as a 200/300TDI but way more charismatic and a lot more go. Very easy to remap to 200BHP + .....and the 5 cylinder sound bloody lovely
Fit a simple coolant level sensor / alarm in the expansion tank and an aftermarket temp sensor . The standard land rover one has virtually no range on the needle before you have already overheated . Simple fix, then overheating issue resolved. You can also replace the standard black expansion tank with a clear one so you can keep an easier eye on the coolant level.
These are lovely to look at, but not so much to own and use. Terribly slow, very noisy, every square inch will start to rust, and you’ll be battling interior water leaks for ages. Not worth remotely what they go for in the states
@diegoarjona7605 the bodies absolutely corrode. I've seen many of them with holes in the aluminum sheet metal. But the frames, floors, and firewalls are steel and rot very quickly.
@@stanludorf2311 all the series and defenders I’ve seen on the east and west coasts have only seen chasis bulkhead footwell as well as some rust on the bottom of the doors. Haven’t seen rust on the body though aside from where steel bolts got through it I’ve never seen rust
@@stanludorf2311 Most of the ones I’ve seen tend to be in decent running order so I think we probably see two different sides of it, which shop do you work for?
As an owner of a 200tdi 90 I would agree these TDI motors are certainly much better than the V8 NAS motors. I had a v8 D2 so familiar with head gasket issues. This was a steal at 18,500.
@@sullyx377 td5 has a little more grunt and more tuneable to get even more power. However generally not as reliable 200 and 300 tdis. Td5 has ecu so not as simple. Early td5s in particular had issues. Also occasionally have ECU problems. All this stuff is pretty well covered on forums.
@@pwatom22 oh cool I’ll look more into them forums, I have heard that the 200 and 300tdi were more reliable but I like the sound of the td5’s, mine is a 2001 and comes with a few relay issues but a bit of tape and she’s running again 👍🏻
Well… As a Landy owner here in Germany 🇩🇪 I always wandered why the 130 is not more popular in the US 🇺🇸 Reliable car… Any farmer can fix most things out of his own shed… And really a good Off-roader … What’s not to like 👍
These specification Defenders, and most of the newer ones with this shape, are simple and reliable. I have a Puma defender from when the Ford owned LR and its great. I would say these Defenders are almost as reliable as similar spec Toyota Landcruisers available outside the US, mainly because of they are so robust. I would happily take a Defender into the desert anytime.
sorry i worked with both and the defenders are great but not reliable as original Land-Rovers from the 70´s or Range-Rovers(much more confortable)were indestructuble ,today they call Land-Rovers, Defenders well they have problems that the landcruiser never as ,i bought a toyota truck, the Hilux with doble cabin recentelly for my work in agriculture and for the last 5 years it doesn´t apeared any problem and already with almost 143.000 km´s made off road ,even the modern switch for the low and high gears works perfectelly being only a knob like the A/C control for more cold air or hot air, but i still own a 70´s all aluminium body land-rover (to use near the ocean ,to avoid metal rusting because of the salt ) a litle smaller fabricated in spain with more gages than the old Land-Rover but both good off road cars or i didn´t had bought them ,my 70´s range-rover a guy ofered me almost 100.000€ 15 years ago, in metalized green with white top and long seats ,better for our backs also have a 1952 Jeep like the ones from the war but sold in europe in the 50´s mine is metalized grey with no top bought from a tall 94 year old man i knew when in the inspection with my own car , i noticed the kids, sorry young men saying it was in perfect shape i aproached him and he sold me it for 35.000€ in 2002. And they insist to say that Rover doesn´t exist anymore, or the Land or Range were built by what brand?
Love it! They are just such honest vehicles, made to work and take you to work and back or in on a Safari , like Chevy, Ford and RAM base trucks that don’t pretend to be luxury vehicle or race trucks, those too are hard to find. Also enjoy two young men that really appreciate the trucks and cars of the past and not complain about the lack of a digital screen or massaging seats or self driving capabilities, guy that appreciate the driving, the scent of diesel or gas and the truthfulness of older vehicles. I read somewhere that in the 50’s and 60’s a Land Rover was the first vehicle most people around the world ever saw! Great Show!!!👍👍👍
I live in Brazil and own a Defender 110 HCPU (single cab), and it's interesting to see how these cars have spread to every corner of the world. I'm actually selling mine, and I've heard some rumors of people buying them to send to the USA and Canada.
Have always liked the defender lwb and used to drive one for work as a park ranger in UK. I am intrigued how people feel about the ineos grenadier's looks as I still prefer the old defender.
Ineos had a chance to sell a bare bone utilitarian truck but they failed example... us farmers don't care about reccardo seats sad times the defender is finished but toyota still do it the most basic 70 series lj70 in uk is perfect and even more so the new jimny you get 4 wheels two solid axles and a engine...perfect granted 1 haybale at a time
I had an old true Defender 90 RHD TD5 ❤ it. & We've ordered a Grenadier fully spec'd out, 2 Brit bfs😂 too. So we like it, only wish it didn't come to muriKa w/a grotesque petrol ONLY option. But as this video, ironically from 2 young ppl. 1 I suspect is really a Geriatric Millenial😂 but I digress. ♥️ Gas Hogs. They love destroying the planet
Ineos could have been cheaper but went up market , the new Quartermaster pickup version doesn't qualify for UK business as a commercial vehicle because the payload is too low. I don't like the way Ineos used old land rover pictures, union Jack's and 'Britishness' pre launch, now it's Austrian developed, German engined, Italian axled and French built! Oh and Sir Jim went to live in Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK.
So cool! Rugged, simple, unique. I'd love to see what this thing could do at Tumbleweed or even Red Cone. I'd buy one of these over a similar vintage Wrangler. I love unique and oddball cars and trucks. Plus, this has a little more utility with the bed and the extra two doors in the back. Also, the 4 cylinder diesel is very cool. MPG loop?? Good job guys!
I grew up driving a 1976 Mercedes 240D. I had to pull out the lever to warm the glow plugs then pull some more for ignition. I would get passed going up hills by mopeds as there was no turbo. Then a 1980 Mercedes 300TD wagon, never really felt the turbo kick in. Then a variety of medium duty diesel trucks for work. I also got a 2014 BMW 328d 4-cylinder turbo diesel that I got in 2018 didn’t like the DEF. I’m really looking for a diesel Land Cruiser, preferably from a LHD country
We swapped the 300Tdi out of my 110 Hi-Cap 3 years ago for a 3.5 Rover V8 and I couldn't be happier! In fact, there's a 4.6 going in the engine bay in just a few weeks! The 200 and 300Tdis are good, solid workhorses, but that "charming" diesel clatter gets old, really quickly if you actually try and maintain European motorway speeds. As a recreational vehicle, (which is what most Defenders are now to their owners) the Rover V8 makes a lot more sense. It's an easy engine to work on and any issues are now well documented. With petrol as cheap as you guys get it in the USA, I wouldn't entertain the notion of a Tdi other than as a placeholder for something better.
The TDI are much more fuel efficient, but with the higher speeds of the roads here in the US. The v8 does make more sense. Taking long road trips with the TDI is brutal, especially if you’re doing a lot of mountain pass climbs. Speeds will be low, and you will be fighting keeping EGT in check if you don’t have a lot of mods.
"the grass is always greener...." Basically, it seem people are always enthralled with what they can't get. In the US we never got the small diesels so they have a sort of illicit appeal. It seems most europeans got the diesels instead of the V8 and feel the same way about it. Having owned 3.9, 4.0, 4.2 and 4.6 V8s as well as spending hundreds of miles with a 200TDi and TD5, I have to agree that the 200/300 really aren't up to US driving, though the TD5 wasn't bad in a 110.
When i was in Paris, i saw a D130 being used as a tow truck. I thought it was interesting. The heavy duty option was clearly flexible. Took pics of it.
I have a 95 Wrangler with a 1.9 TDI swap and I absolutely love it. It's 160hp and 285tq, it's not fast... But it's not meant to be... But it can go forever, it's super realizable and gets 30mpg
Lol, I have a 110 with 300tdi inside. They are a lot of things but reliable. They do have overheating and head gasket issues. What they are in fact are simple, very easy to fix engines.
Tdi's are low geared for work and towing and in their factory state are too low geared for motorways/highways/high speed driving. But...Ashcroft Transmissions in the UK can supply you with many different gear ratios if higher speed driving is what you want. I have driven 900 miles/1450km in one day in a standard 110 and it was fun, if tiring. The 300Tdi is good for 300k miles if you service it regularly and use high quality fuel and oils. No electronics to go wrong. My last one (Tdi) went to the African deserts 5 times, nothing went wrong. Parts are easily available but some cheap ones are low quality so beware. Best buy genuine parts or research for quality pattern parts on the forums.
You really need to understand the Rover V8 a little more, I am trying to be nice but look at the TVR reliability, it was the tuning to meet emissions standards it the engine was improved many times over and had it not been tuned so lean they would have been fine.
I wish we could get trucks like this that are more midsized with high payload numbers. Our trucks are so larger and overbuilt with too low of a payload. This Defender in high capacity version can haul over 2000lbs easily.
i notice you said the bed wasn´t separated from the cabin ,when i never saw it being sold the other way normally when new they only have the cabin doble or not ,then you choose metal or wood in the bed and we also use BF goodrich tires, defenders were in the past the only land-rovers (horrible cars to drive) but there was the range rover with a litle confort not like the ones sold today but a all iron beast with a gasoline V engine .I have one more litle than the english ones all built with aluminium in spain and a litle improved dash all in metal because of the places near the sea so it doesn´t rust and good to drive on the beach when it´s low tide ,if stuck in the sand with too much water, one just take the air of the tires and it jumps out of the sand then just ask a fisherman to let you fill the tires with a compressor they normally have for the tractors to take the boats from the beach
Our fearless leaders crushed it again. Amazing job. Awesome enthusiasm big smiles. Laughing. Just wholesome togetherness. 2:46. Good vocal note I’m proud. I like the suv body’ type of that a bit more then the truck version.
The 2007 - 2015 year models were the final revision. They have a much quieter engine, 6 speed box and many other small refinements. I think Americans will like it when you are allowed to import them.
by the end of the 60s the rover v8 was no where near "basically" the buick 215 by the 90s it was absolutlely different hence gm tying to buy the redesign at least twice after rover reworked it the first time they tried was in the mid 70s i think
Compared to a Jeep of the same age, these can tow and carry stuff. They have a max train weight of 7000kg, they weigh just over 2000kg and the max vehicle weight is 3500kg. So you have a payload not much short of 1500kg and (in certain specs and if you reduce the vehicle payload slightly) you can tow 4000kg if the trailer has coupled brakes. The coupled brakes option was really rare over here in the UK but it did exist. In terms of payload, that's heading on for F250 sorts of figures, though obviously with less towing ability.
@@stuartstogdill2406 for the most part I'd completely agree, however I did specifically say payload. Looking at the first spec sheet I found on Ford's website of the current F-250, it lists the payload of a 4x4 F-250 as between 2780lbs and 3820lbs. That's 1.26-1.73t, or right around the Defender 130's 1500kg payload. Max train weight of an F-250 is 2-3 times that of the Defender, as I said before there's no contest there. Over here in the UK you'd need an HGV licence to tow more than a 3.5t trailer so there's kind of a weight cut off.
You will have to order from the UK, I had a Defender 130 TD5 and it broke down all the time, we have a relatively good Landrover support network here and almost every time I took the car in for repairs they had to order parts from the UK, I had such a bad experience that I sold the Landrover and got a 70 series Landcruiser, I've owned it for 11 years now and drove almost 550k km and it never broke down once or left me stranded
Where does this sit in terms of onriad drivability and reliability vs Land Cuiser 70 series vs original G Wagen. 25 year rule 1998 vehicles can be imported.
Great classic defender review, but why are you reviewing an off-roader on road? I hope you guys will make a second review of it going into the mountains please 🤗🤗🤗
Nice car, and nice Moonswatch! It suits you. 👌🏼 Greetings from Spain! I wish you could review the Nissan Patrol 260 Top Line II that I inherited from my granfather, you would love it (waaaay taugher than a Land Romper, as we call them here 😅). Keep up the good work!
In the UK my 200tdi 110 with more stuff loaded on it than it rightfully should have plus MTR rubber averages at just over 30 mpg (UK gallon). Thats brim to brim calculation with the mileage adjusted down by 9% as thats what the speedo over reads by! In US terms thats an honest 24mpg which is not too bad for a house shaped truck.
Considering its rust condition this truck would not be road worthy in most EU countries, would probably not be worth much here. A lot of work and money to restore it, the rusted bulk head is a pain to change... Oh and LR are also considered unreliable in their diesel variants... particularly Defenders that have a lot of other problems than the powertrain.
@@Ant-iu1kg First thing I invite you to correctly read before to respond to a comment. I never talk about the 200TDI or 300TDI directly and actually I put the emphasis in the fact that Defenders have a lot of other issues than the engines that makes them unreliable whatever the engine, I'm not pointing at the engine. 200TDI and 300TDI are sure more reliable than the more modern diesel from LR but their main advantage is that they are old engines very simple and with no electronics, so they can be fixed relatively easily anywhere in the world. In LR fanboy world they may be considered "bullet proof" but by most standard that would just be normal engines, they still have regular issues, a turbo to manage, and people have been able to destroy them in the middle of cross-African trips (but also to rebuild them in the middle of nowhere).
@@Fe_lix The engines (200 and 300) if well maintained and well cooled are very strong units with few issues at all, drivelines diffs and the transfer box are another story - weak and not suitable for serious off roading without lots of ££££ expensive modification. Jeeps in period were stronger in that regard. Still a super cool truck to drive and with suitable improvements can be comfortable, quiet and economical to drive in Tdi form.
A small patch on the bulkhead, the rusty doors wouldn't be an issue in the uk, ladder chassis is quite easy to get through inspection/ mot. Iv got far worse offroaders through mot.
My friend built a Defender 130 with a Lexus v8 and full Toyota drivetrain, gearbox and diffs, so you have the defender platform, but with Toyota reliability and that v8 is so much fun when you hoon it!
The rover V8 was originally purchased from Buick in the 215 Cubic inch configuration (3.5). it was bored and stroked to the 3.9, 4.0, 4.2, and the 4.6. These were overworked and underpowered and usually were in need of a rebuild around 100k, yes, there are exceptions and some lasted longer. Personally, I love the 3.5 as it sounds amazing and revs all day long and is smooth as silk.
i had one just like that with larger wheels and proper for mud or roads that with the rain become mud and more important the holes in the roads that sometimes people covered them with stones ,it had a 2.5L turbo-diesel engine from BMW but only kept it for 5 years then i bought a landcruiser by toyota, it was too hard on my back it was a TD110
Jeep’s are agricultural vehicles. You could perfume and add pearls to a farm animal and it remains a farm vehicle. Let us pay 💰 less for our agricultural products, and stop other people from spending our money for us. If you want to perfume your porcine then you buy the Channel 5🇺🇸✅
The older TDI Landrovers were really good and reliable, but I would suggest giving the TD5 a skip, they are terrible engines, very unreliable, they had the TD5 in both defender and Discovery
Brill video...... but you have exposed Land Rover/Defenders problem!!!! They no longer build vehicles that are work horses!!!!! All Land Rover products are catering for the up market domain!!! Hence that’s why the new Grenadier 130 inch four door Ute is gonna beat JLR!!!! Regards Ian 👨🎤🇳🇿🏉
I almost forget some years ago maybe in late 90´s there was a study made about the more green car in the world ,this because of the several bad electric cars for sale ,that were considered a ambiental hazard because they have battery´s that are badly built with a life of 3 to 5 years at the most and no where to discart them and being most of it built with plastic, it would increase the problem of the pastic waste but the batteries being their more dangerouse problem as already seen on the tv news they send them to africa in country´s that receive them with the payment of huge amounts of money to fill giant holes but normally that money is kept on a dictator account in a european bank and rivers with crystal clear water coming from springs in the mountains now are getting not only jungle animals but entire populations of human being sick because heavy matals on the batteries that are liking for the water that makes people very sick and as i said before the few savage animals still out of the zoo´s, and the most green car in the world or enviroment friendly is the land-rover defender because they don´t have plastic ,only on the gages or speakers and have a life of 50 years in average, this a european independent study ordered by europen comunity and do not forget 90% or more of the electricity consumed come from nuclear powerplants ,so just saying that electrical cars are not the future maybe only for some with deep pockets like mr.Elon Musk who looks mentally ill or no one noticed that already, but to end you´re driving the most enviroment friendly car that exists with back seats and four doors and the TD90 not so long car
@@bldontmatter5319 jeeps are pretty good, I think the wrangler is the king for off road, Toyotas are reliable and Ford's??? Which one? Just the bronco.
You clearly have no idea how many uses a defender has : Military bus/ weapons platform , fire tender , ambulance /rescue , fuel tanker, breakdown recovery, cherry picker , farm truck , posh truck , camper, overlander , off road leisure , expedition vehicle , tows virtually anything towable ... And thats just off the top of my head . The list is literally endless !!
thats a 200 tdi by the look of them. there was also a 300 tdi in the same era, more commonly found in the Discovery, unless there has been some changes carried out as the 300tdi had a flat panel air filter, whereas that car has a cylindrical air filter from the 200 tdi
@@upscaleshack Correct. The 200tdi (well the factory fitted to a Defender) has the Garett turbo sat high above the height of the rocker box and is considered by many as the best engine ever fitted to a Defender.
....and the 300Tdi replaced the 200 Tdi in all products (Defender, Discovery and even late Range Rover Mk1 diesels) in 1994. Great engine - ran a Disco 1 with one here in the UK for 23 years! @@10beerman
I don't understand how Tommy can enjoy this ancient, uncomfortable, primitive, underpowered Defender but not like the H1 which also embodies all of those same elements.
Such a well balanced review as always. The 300tdi Defender is such a great option, simple and tough. In the US, you still miss out on the diesels to the current day and they are the best and by far the most popular in Europe. As a working vehicle the huge towing capacity is a real bonus. It’s a quirky, primitive vehicle, but is so functional and capable. That was a great price too. Enjoy!
When Prince Philip was brought to his final resting place he was transported in the bed of a Land Rover pickup. I felt so much of a connection to the man that day because he requested a pickup and hope that I still have one in my herd when my time comes so that my family can make similar arrangements. At sixty two I think it’s time to upgrade to Denalis, King Ranches or Lariats to ensure a formal looking service like Phil’s
As a fellow LR D90 300 TDI owner, I want to say job well done Tommy and Case! You hit all the stuff and have a great review of a classic gentleman.
😂 classic gentlemen... and BROKE! only the queen can afford to have one. Paid for by her subjects via taxes!
I cannot fathom the condition of the bulkhead and floorboards given the price point and the rust you showed... also the rover V8 in it's 3.9L and 4.0L form in the Discovery 1 are very reliable, they are just small pushrod V8's! Headgaskets on the D1 are extremely easy to do and relatively inexpensive unlike most modern and late model vehicles.
You are thinking of the 4.0 and 4.6 from the 1999-2004 Discovery 2 which are known for slipped liners. It's a common misconception because the Discovery 1 and Discovery 2 tend to blend together for the unfamiliar.
I have grown up in and worked in the Southern African bush nearly all my life and have cut my teeth on Land Rovers, Landcruises and Jeeps since the early 60's. I have owned and operated many 4x4's in that time through raw African bush to city streets. 3 of the toughest, most endearing and capable of thos were Landrovers. The first, and arguably the best, was a 1977 Landrover Series 3 Safari Stationwagon 109" wheelbase equipped with the Rover straight 6 sidevalve 2,6l petrol engine with 4 speed forward and 1 reverse with a very low range transfer box. In the 7 years we drove her all over the Eastern Transvaal and Natal we were never left immobile due to breakdown. It was one of the most pleasurable vehicles we've ever owned. Then I was seduced into selling this beauty for a 1960 Series2 88" ex military signal's Landrover with series 3 gearbox, Salisbury diff and, sadly, a Chevy 2.5 4 cylinder petrol conversion which was poorly executed. It was amazingly fun to take ofroad with the top off and through thick coastal Bush but it always ran hot and ate spigot shaft bushes for breakfast. We eventually let her go and later on ended up with a Defender 110 TD5 County station wagon which tok me over 350000kms of rough African bush through Swaziland, around the Kruger Natinal Park, Kwazulu Natal and the Free State/ Northern Cape in water projects. Absolutely magnificent vehicle. I couldn't help grining when I got behind the wheel and it was unstoppable. Until the head blew. It was repaired and sold on. I miss them all sorely. I now am a very proud owner of a Mahindra PikUp s6 Karoo 4x4 double cab which is very similiar in look and feel to the Landies and Landcruses at a fraction of the price. I love it, it's practically bulletproof and unstoppable with a heritage dating back from 1946 making jeeps under license in India. Still want my first Series 3 back, very badly.
Those 130s are the perfect overland vehicle because they can carry huge payloads, are simple, tough, economical and reliable.
Our 2009 110 2.4litre diesel station wagon with the 6-speed manual is a great workhorse. It has just towed our caravan 4000 kilometres around the dinosaur trail in Western Queensland and made it look easy.
After 200,000 kilometres it is going fine.
Recommended upgrades include extended front seat runners for more legroom, a gas strut for the rear door and a larger intercooler. If towing, add airbags to the standard rear coils for stability. The original coils and gas shocks are still fine.
They are just a classic workhorse.
if it passed emissions in the Netherlands, I wouldn't be worried about passing in the States.
You might think that, but you’d be surprised about California!
@@matthijs.tieleman You aren't bringing this into CA legally unless you want to spend a fortune having it 'certified' by one of the very few CARB licensed vendors. There are a few here that have slipped under the radar, but the scary part is even after being legally titled for years they can still pop up and red-flag it. I've seen it happen. At that point you either shell out big money ($10K+) to have it made "CA legal" or it has to leave the state.
Why would someone go to California?🤮
@@zelenizub2036 I can name a dozen reasons why someone might go to California. I can only name one reason why someone would make a troll comment like that that has no bearing on the topic at hand.
DPF off cars pass MOT in Netherlands
300 TDi had the timing belt that tended to break. Swapping in a set of Zeus timing gears and its pretty much bomb proof. When you place your 4x4 into 4WD it doesn't split the engine power 50 percent to the front axle and 50 percent to the rear axle, it gives all the power to the front and all the power to the rear axles. When the center diff is unlocked its an AWD vehicle (all the power goes to the tire with the least traction. The other 3 tires are your friction tires.) Same principal with an open differential, the tire with the least amount of traction gets all the power and the other tire is your friction tire. For example, on a side slope that has a loose driving surface the driving tire pushes the vehicle forward and the tire with the most traction keeps the vehicle from sliding sideways down the slope. Locking differentials give all the engine power to both tires on the axle to provide driving force. The problem that is the vehicle will be pulled down the hill by gravity when both tires are driven. In short, a 4WD without traction aides is a two-wheel drive vehicle one powered wheel in the front axle and one powered wheel in the rear axle.
Super cool rig! I'd have preferred an oil pressure gauge instead of a clock though, strange choice
The gauges are standard can swap them
the diesel ones came with oil preasure gage ,speedometer and clock also in the same gage of the oil preassure the level of diesel in the deposit ,there is one more pointer but don´t remenber what information it gave and the original speakers are installed under the front seats in the metal part, also the hidraulic system from the brakes is common to the powered steering wheell, when you loose the preassure either than the brakes you loose the steering ,that´s what i didn´t remenber in the gage also shows the hidraulic preassure
The 130 is still pretty expensive here in the UK, prices dropped for a while but they're sought after now, mate bought one 6 years back for £7k, I've not seen one that cheap in years. The 300tdi does suffer from head gasket and cracked heads if overheated and the snag is that it doesnt take much water loss to starve the high mounted water pump, spares are plentyful and cheap though, even new heads. The 200tdi was probably more robust and will stand low coolant much better but some parts can be difficult to find. Both tdi's performance can be improved, even a new boost pin and spacer ring for the pump give a good improvement.
The 130 is really nice with the Td5 engine but it brings electronics with it. 👍
The 200 TDI was, but the TD5 was a disaster, after my TD5 I traded it for a 70 series Landcruiser and never looked back
@@rhinoTube TD5 a disaster? Ask any Land Rover fan what is hands down the best motor for a defender and 99% of peeps will say the TD5, not quite as bullet proof as a 200/300TDI but way more charismatic and a lot more go. Very easy to remap to 200BHP + .....and the 5 cylinder sound bloody lovely
Fit a simple coolant level sensor / alarm in the expansion tank and an aftermarket temp sensor . The standard land rover one has virtually no range on the needle before you have already overheated . Simple fix, then overheating issue resolved. You can also replace the standard black expansion tank with a clear one so you can keep an easier eye on the coolant level.
These are lovely to look at, but not so much to own and use. Terribly slow, very noisy, every square inch will start to rust, and you’ll be battling interior water leaks for ages.
Not worth remotely what they go for in the states
The chassis do rust but not more than any other cars and the body is pretty much fully aluminum so doesn’t rust
@diegoarjona7605 the bodies absolutely corrode. I've seen many of them with holes in the aluminum sheet metal. But the frames, floors, and firewalls are steel and rot very quickly.
@@stanludorf2311 all the series and defenders I’ve seen on the east and west coasts have only seen chasis bulkhead footwell as well as some rust on the bottom of the doors. Haven’t seen rust on the body though aside from where steel bolts got through it I’ve never seen rust
@@diegoarjona7605 I work for a Defender restoration shop. I see the rustiest ones!
@@stanludorf2311 Most of the ones I’ve seen tend to be in decent running order so I think we probably see two different sides of it, which shop do you work for?
As an owner of a 200tdi 90 I would agree these TDI motors are certainly much better than the V8 NAS motors. I had a v8 D2 so familiar with head gasket issues. This was a steal at 18,500.
U own a 200tdi? Could you tell me what they mean, like we have a td5 defender is that more or less powerful than a 200 or 300tdi?
@@sullyx377 td5 has a little more grunt and more tuneable to get even more power. However generally not as reliable 200 and 300 tdis. Td5 has ecu so not as simple. Early td5s in particular had issues. Also occasionally have ECU problems. All this stuff is pretty well covered on forums.
@@pwatom22 oh cool I’ll look more into them forums, I have heard that the 200 and 300tdi were more reliable but I like the sound of the td5’s, mine is a 2001 and comes with a few relay issues but a bit of tape and she’s running again 👍🏻
Well…
As a Landy owner here in Germany 🇩🇪
I always wandered why the 130 is not more popular in the US 🇺🇸
Reliable car…
Any farmer can fix most things out of his own shed…
And really a good Off-roader …
What’s not to like 👍
This needs to go on tumbleweed ranch. I am still waiting on LR3 on the ranch.
I’ve been watching you guys more or less since you started, but the last couple years you guys have really grown on me. Keep up the great works boys!
These specification Defenders, and most of the newer ones with this shape, are simple and reliable. I have a Puma defender from when the Ford owned LR and its great. I would say these Defenders are almost as reliable as similar spec Toyota Landcruisers available outside the US, mainly because of they are so robust. I would happily take a Defender into the desert anytime.
sorry i worked with both and the defenders are great but not reliable as original Land-Rovers from the 70´s or Range-Rovers(much more confortable)were indestructuble ,today they call Land-Rovers, Defenders well they have problems that the landcruiser never as ,i bought a toyota truck, the Hilux with doble cabin recentelly for my work in agriculture and for the last 5 years it doesn´t apeared any problem and already with almost 143.000 km´s made off road ,even the modern switch for the low and high gears works perfectelly being only a knob like the A/C control for more cold air or hot air, but i still own a 70´s all aluminium body land-rover (to use near the ocean ,to avoid metal rusting because of the salt ) a litle smaller fabricated in spain with more gages than the old Land-Rover but both good off road cars or i didn´t had bought them ,my 70´s range-rover a guy ofered me almost 100.000€ 15 years ago, in metalized green with white top and long seats ,better for our backs also have a 1952 Jeep like the ones from the war but sold in europe in the 50´s mine is metalized grey with no top bought from a tall 94 year old man i knew when in the inspection with my own car , i noticed the kids, sorry young men saying it was in perfect shape i aproached him and he sold me it for 35.000€ in 2002. And they insist to say that Rover doesn´t exist anymore, or the Land or Range were built by what brand?
Love it! They are just such honest vehicles, made to work and take you to work and back or in on a Safari , like Chevy, Ford and RAM base trucks that don’t pretend to be luxury vehicle or race trucks, those too are hard to find. Also enjoy two young men that really appreciate the trucks and cars of the past and not complain about the lack of a digital screen or massaging seats or self driving capabilities, guy that appreciate the driving, the scent of diesel or gas and the truthfulness of older vehicles. I read somewhere that in the 50’s and 60’s a Land Rover was the first vehicle most people around the world ever saw! Great Show!!!👍👍👍
I saw so many defenders in England and Scotland. Made me jealous.
I live in Brazil and own a Defender 110 HCPU (single cab), and it's interesting to see how these cars have spread to every corner of the world. I'm actually selling mine, and I've heard some rumors of people buying them to send to the USA and Canada.
Have always liked the defender lwb and used to drive one for work as a park ranger in UK. I am intrigued how people feel about the ineos grenadier's looks as I still prefer the old defender.
Ineos had a chance to sell a bare bone utilitarian truck but they failed example... us farmers don't care about reccardo seats sad times the defender is finished but toyota still do it the most basic 70 series lj70 in uk is perfect and even more so the new jimny you get 4 wheels two solid axles and a engine...perfect granted 1 haybale at a time
I had an old true Defender 90 RHD TD5 ❤ it. & We've ordered a Grenadier fully spec'd out, 2 Brit bfs😂 too. So we like it, only wish it didn't come to muriKa w/a grotesque petrol ONLY option. But as this video, ironically from 2 young ppl. 1 I suspect is really a Geriatric Millenial😂 but I digress. ♥️ Gas Hogs. They love destroying the planet
Ineos could have been cheaper but went up market , the new Quartermaster pickup version doesn't qualify for UK business as a commercial vehicle because the payload is too low. I don't like the way Ineos used old land rover pictures, union Jack's and 'Britishness' pre launch, now it's Austrian developed, German engined, Italian axled and French built! Oh and Sir Jim went to live in Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK.
Should add 130 has a payload of 1,400kg + tow weight of 4,000kg. It’s a beast just don’t be in a hurry.
So cool! Rugged, simple, unique.
I'd love to see what this thing could do at Tumbleweed or even Red Cone.
I'd buy one of these over a similar vintage Wrangler. I love unique and oddball cars and trucks. Plus, this has a little more utility with the bed and the extra two doors in the back. Also, the 4 cylinder diesel is very cool. MPG loop?? Good job guys!
Thank you, Tommy and Kase. I've loved the Landrover Defender since I worked for a Landrover dealership in the 90s. Great vehicals
I grew up driving a 1976 Mercedes 240D. I had to pull out the lever to warm the glow plugs then pull some more for ignition. I would get passed going up hills by mopeds as there was no turbo.
Then a 1980 Mercedes 300TD wagon, never really felt the turbo kick in.
Then a variety of medium duty diesel trucks for work.
I also got a 2014 BMW 328d 4-cylinder turbo diesel that I got in 2018 didn’t like the DEF.
I’m really looking for a diesel Land Cruiser, preferably from a LHD country
Those 200 and 300 tdi engines go on forever!
Over here we still enjoy them with 2 and 300 thousands miles on the clock with no issues.
We swapped the 300Tdi out of my 110 Hi-Cap 3 years ago for a 3.5 Rover V8 and I couldn't be happier! In fact, there's a 4.6 going in the engine bay in just a few weeks!
The 200 and 300Tdis are good, solid workhorses, but that "charming" diesel clatter gets old, really quickly if you actually try and maintain European motorway speeds. As a recreational vehicle, (which is what most Defenders are now to their owners) the Rover V8 makes a lot more sense. It's an easy engine to work on and any issues are now well documented.
With petrol as cheap as you guys get it in the USA, I wouldn't entertain the notion of a Tdi other than as a placeholder for something better.
The TDI are much more fuel efficient, but with the higher speeds of the roads here in the US. The v8 does make more sense. Taking long road trips with the TDI is brutal, especially if you’re doing a lot of mountain pass climbs. Speeds will be low, and you will be fighting keeping EGT in check if you don’t have a lot of mods.
"the grass is always greener...." Basically, it seem people are always enthralled with what they can't get. In the US we never got the small diesels so they have a sort of illicit appeal. It seems most europeans got the diesels instead of the V8 and feel the same way about it. Having owned 3.9, 4.0, 4.2 and 4.6 V8s as well as spending hundreds of miles with a 200TDi and TD5, I have to agree that the 200/300 really aren't up to US driving, though the TD5 wasn't bad in a 110.
When i was in Paris, i saw a D130 being used as a tow truck. I thought it was interesting. The heavy duty option was clearly flexible. Took pics of it.
The upside to a rover V8 is the fact that it is a good old American (Buick) engine.
Stated life as a Buick, changed a lot over the years.
Yup,the engine the Americans did not want because of its aluminium construction instead of steel,hence Rover getting the rights to use it in the UK.
I have a 95 Wrangler with a 1.9 TDI swap and I absolutely love it. It's 160hp and 285tq, it's not fast... But it's not meant to be... But it can go forever, it's super realizable and gets 30mpg
I don't know the Defender Wrangler...?
Lol, I have a 110 with 300tdi inside. They are a lot of things but reliable. They do have overheating and head gasket issues. What they are in fact are simple, very easy to fix engines.
Tdi's are low geared for work and towing and in their factory state are too low geared for motorways/highways/high speed driving. But...Ashcroft Transmissions in the UK can supply you with many different gear ratios if higher speed driving is what you want. I have driven 900 miles/1450km in one day in a standard 110 and it was fun, if tiring.
The 300Tdi is good for 300k miles if you service it regularly and use high quality fuel and oils. No electronics to go wrong. My last one (Tdi) went to the African deserts 5 times, nothing went wrong.
Parts are easily available but some cheap ones are low quality so beware. Best buy genuine parts or research for quality pattern parts on the forums.
You really need to understand the Rover V8 a little more, I am trying to be nice but look at the TVR reliability, it was the tuning to meet emissions standards it the engine was improved many times over and had it not been tuned so lean they would have been fine.
I wish we could get trucks like this that are more midsized with high payload numbers. Our trucks are so larger and overbuilt with too low of a payload. This Defender in high capacity version can haul over 2000lbs easily.
i notice you said the bed wasn´t separated from the cabin ,when i never saw it being sold the other way normally when new they only have the cabin doble or not ,then you choose metal or wood in the bed and we also use BF goodrich tires, defenders were in the past the only land-rovers (horrible cars to drive) but there was the range rover with a litle confort not like the ones sold today but a all iron beast with a gasoline V engine .I have one more litle than the english ones all built with aluminium in spain and a litle improved dash all in metal because of the places near the sea so it doesn´t rust and good to drive on the beach when it´s low tide ,if stuck in the sand with too much water, one just take the air of the tires and it jumps out of the sand then just ask a fisherman to let you fill the tires with a compressor they normally have for the tractors to take the boats from the beach
Our fearless leaders crushed it again. Amazing job. Awesome enthusiasm big smiles. Laughing. Just wholesome togetherness. 2:46. Good vocal note I’m proud. I like the suv body’ type of that a bit more then the truck version.
The 2007 - 2015 year models were the final revision. They have a much quieter engine, 6 speed box and many other small refinements. I think Americans will like it when you are allowed to import them.
Defender 130 is great , i have a puma 130 2.2tdci but the defender 157 is my dream truck.
God they are everywhere in Australia quite often with 400-500,000kms all of ours had 4 and 5 cylinder diesels
Any problems with 200/300 Tdi Landies seek out Uncle Mike at Britanica Restorations up in Canukistan
Dream truck. Would love to own one.
Defender 90, CJ5, and Toyota Hilux (not available in NA) are the best vehicles in the last 75 years.
got 2 x 300 tdi and a td5 double cabs love them all
We have a NAS 110. Wonderful truck. Old Land Rovers are cool.
U should let Andrea also reveiw it as he is a great engineer
Canada also got the N.A. spec DEFENDERS as well.
by the end of the 60s the rover v8 was no where near "basically" the buick 215 by the 90s it was absolutlely different hence gm tying to buy the redesign at least twice after rover reworked it the first time they tried was in the mid 70s i think
Your welcome to my series 3 for 8k, il even wash it first.
It's great to see some landy love on one of my favourite channels.
Compared to a Jeep of the same age, these can tow and carry stuff.
They have a max train weight of 7000kg, they weigh just over 2000kg and the max vehicle weight is 3500kg.
So you have a payload not much short of 1500kg and (in certain specs and if you reduce the vehicle payload slightly) you can tow 4000kg if the trailer has coupled brakes.
The coupled brakes option was really rare over here in the UK but it did exist.
In terms of payload, that's heading on for F250 sorts of figures, though obviously with less towing ability.
LMAO!!!! These Defenders are no where near F250 specs for anything.
@@stuartstogdill2406 for the most part I'd completely agree, however I did specifically say payload.
Looking at the first spec sheet I found on Ford's website of the current F-250, it lists the payload of a 4x4 F-250 as between 2780lbs and 3820lbs.
That's 1.26-1.73t, or right around the Defender 130's 1500kg payload.
Max train weight of an F-250 is 2-3 times that of the Defender, as I said before there's no contest there. Over here in the UK you'd need an HGV licence to tow more than a 3.5t trailer so there's kind of a weight cut off.
You can get a 2015 Defender from Mexico. I think that’s the last model year they had.
What about replacement parts? How easy to find would they be here in the US?
You will have to order from the UK, I had a Defender 130 TD5 and it broke down all the time, we have a relatively good Landrover support network here and almost every time I took the car in for repairs they had to order parts from the UK, I had such a bad experience that I sold the Landrover and got a 70 series Landcruiser, I've owned it for 11 years now and drove almost 550k km and it never broke down once or left me stranded
No issue with parts provided that you don’t mind buying from UK suppliers.
Where does this sit in terms of onriad drivability and reliability vs Land Cuiser 70 series vs original G Wagen. 25 year rule 1998 vehicles can be imported.
you would love the TD4 models. More torque, more useable power, better seats, proper AC...
Garbage Ford engine🤷♂️
My 110 was from France and in great condition for less than $20k, 4.0l V8 and under 180000km. And no rust.
i’m looking to import one from france. How was your experience going through customs, shipping, and buying the car itself?
I didn't go through that process. `it was already here when I bought it. Sorry, it's not much help.@@davidbroukhim1875
Great classic defender review, but why are you reviewing an off-roader on road?
I hope you guys will make a second review of it going into the mountains please 🤗🤗🤗
that exact truck is what i always wanted. diesel all the way
I would move that tire to the bed. Staring at that tire while driving down the road would drive me insane...
It’s really not to bad to drive with the tire on the hood you still have good view in front of you and it doesn’t block as much as you’d think
Looks like the same rover 90 front axle but I noticed it had a Dana 60 out back.
110 and 130 had Salisbury which is a Dana 60 copy with full float.
Nice car, and nice Moonswatch! It suits you. 👌🏼
Greetings from Spain! I wish you could review the Nissan Patrol 260 Top Line II that I inherited from my granfather, you would love it (waaaay taugher than a Land Romper, as we call them here 😅).
Keep up the good work!
That’s so Badass - i’d buy one of those in a heartbeat and make it my daily driver!!!!! especially for $18K
What a great video
Thank you for the great show this am you both have a good interaction for your vids love it
Is that the owner running away at 4:04 hoping Tommy is going to keep the Defender ? 😂
Can’t believe they are that expensive in the states. They’re everywhere in aust
Awesome video…makes me think about a future daily 🤔🤔
What's the mpg?
In the UK my 200tdi 110 with more stuff loaded on it than it rightfully should have plus MTR rubber averages at just over 30 mpg (UK gallon). Thats brim to brim calculation with the mileage adjusted down by 9% as thats what the speedo over reads by! In US terms thats an honest 24mpg which is not too bad for a house shaped truck.
Considering its rust condition this truck would not be road worthy in most EU countries, would probably not be worth much here. A lot of work and money to restore it, the rusted bulk head is a pain to change...
Oh and LR are also considered unreliable in their diesel variants... particularly Defenders that have a lot of other problems than the powertrain.
Yeah you dont know what you're talking about. The 200 & 300 tdi are simple and bullet-proof. Unless you've owned one, you wouldn't understand.
@@Ant-iu1kg First thing I invite you to correctly read before to respond to a comment. I never talk about the 200TDI or 300TDI directly and actually I put the emphasis in the fact that Defenders have a lot of other issues than the engines that makes them unreliable whatever the engine, I'm not pointing at the engine.
200TDI and 300TDI are sure more reliable than the more modern diesel from LR but their main advantage is that they are old engines very simple and with no electronics, so they can be fixed relatively easily anywhere in the world. In LR fanboy world they may be considered "bullet proof" but by most standard that would just be normal engines, they still have regular issues, a turbo to manage, and people have been able to destroy them in the middle of cross-African trips (but also to rebuild them in the middle of nowhere).
@@Fe_lixthe 300tdi does have electronics
@@Fe_lix The engines (200 and 300) if well maintained and well cooled are very strong units with few issues at all, drivelines diffs and the transfer box are another story - weak and not suitable for serious off roading without lots of ££££ expensive modification. Jeeps in period were stronger in that regard.
Still a super cool truck to drive and with suitable improvements can be comfortable, quiet and economical to drive in Tdi form.
A small patch on the bulkhead, the rusty doors wouldn't be an issue in the uk, ladder chassis is quite easy to get through inspection/ mot. Iv got far worse offroaders through mot.
I was hoping you would take it off road too, maybe another episode. Also Bishop and Rook in MN has a ton for sale at a lot of different price ranges.
Sort of cool old vehicles. Definitely better than the modern hunks of junk like the one TFL tested a year or two ago. What a disaster.
I would probably buy a v8 model shell and swap a LS or something into it. Then build a solid offroader with it
My friend built a Defender 130 with a Lexus v8 and full Toyota drivetrain, gearbox and diffs, so you have the defender platform, but with Toyota reliability and that v8 is so much fun when you hoon it!
I would kill for that diesel clatter ❤
What would the towing capacity be in this defender 130 setup?
I think in the UK it was 3500kg/7700lbs, but overseas it was 4000kg/8800lbs 🤔
they are like brothers
Being european i was thinking it’s illegal in USA to call “heavy duty“ something without 4 tyres on the rear axle. 😂😂😂
Now that's a truck I'd love to have.
Defender in it's natural habitat
I would Rover V8 4.6 swap this all day long, they are reliable and super easy to work on.
The rover V8 was originally purchased from Buick in the 215 Cubic inch configuration (3.5). it was bored and stroked to the 3.9, 4.0, 4.2, and the 4.6. These were overworked and underpowered and usually were in need of a rebuild around 100k, yes, there are exceptions and some lasted longer. Personally, I love the 3.5 as it sounds amazing and revs all day long and is smooth as silk.
The Lexus v8 is also a great option, my friend did that and it's been super reliable for him
@@davidbutler5114those Rover engines were terrible and drank a lot of fuel while returning terrible performance
Looks a lot like a soft top gladiator sport.
Most major European cities now ban these old diesels so there are plenty more out there for you to snap up😊
if they pass emissions in most of europe they won't have many problems passing anywhere in the states
i had one just like that with larger wheels and proper for mud or roads that with the rain become mud and more important the holes in the roads that sometimes people covered them with stones ,it had a 2.5L turbo-diesel engine from BMW but only kept it for 5 years then i bought a landcruiser by toyota, it was too hard on my back it was a TD110
defenders from most of th erest of the world are so well geared they don't really need the hp most americans want
I was never a fan of how flat the doors were making it too small inside:/
90% of the time I drive mine with window done and my elbow resting on the frame, think every landy owner lives like that.
Sadly not so affordable in Norway 😅😅
Awesome truck for sure
Jeep’s are agricultural vehicles. You could perfume and add pearls to a farm animal and it remains a farm vehicle. Let us pay 💰 less for our agricultural products, and stop other people from spending our money for us. If you want to perfume your porcine then you buy the Channel 5🇺🇸✅
The older TDI Landrovers were really good and reliable, but I would suggest giving the TD5 a skip, they are terrible engines, very unreliable, they had the TD5 in both defender and Discovery
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the TD5 is a fantastic engine.
Funny that America imports Defenders from my native Netherlands 😁
18K with duties and shipping? Seems really cheap
Brill video...... but you have exposed Land Rover/Defenders problem!!!!
They no longer build vehicles that are work horses!!!!! All Land Rover products are catering for the up market domain!!!
Hence that’s why the new Grenadier 130 inch four door Ute is gonna beat JLR!!!!
Regards Ian 👨🎤🇳🇿🏉
Case's ig? ✌️
love it.
Love it!
Really good steering? In a Defender? Eh?
I've had mine from 13k miles and it's never had really good steering!
Mine does, Rock solid, I can sit at 60 with hands off the wheel and it doesn’t budge a mm.
I almost forget some years ago maybe in late 90´s there was a study made about the more green car in the world ,this because of the several bad electric cars for sale ,that were considered a ambiental hazard because they have battery´s that are badly built with a life of 3 to 5 years at the most and no where to discart them and being most of it built with plastic, it would increase the problem of the pastic waste but the batteries being their more dangerouse problem as already seen on the tv news they send them to africa in country´s that receive them with the payment of huge amounts of money to fill giant holes but normally that money is kept on a dictator account in a european bank and rivers with crystal clear water coming from springs in the mountains now are getting not only jungle animals but entire populations of human being sick because heavy matals on the batteries that are liking for the water that makes people very sick and as i said before the few savage animals still out of the zoo´s, and the most green car in the world or enviroment friendly is the land-rover defender because they don´t have plastic ,only on the gages or speakers and have a life of 50 years in average, this a european independent study ordered by europen comunity and do not forget 90% or more of the electricity consumed come from nuclear powerplants ,so just saying that electrical cars are not the future maybe only for some with deep pockets like mr.Elon Musk who looks mentally ill or no one noticed that already, but to end you´re driving the most enviroment friendly car that exists with back seats and four doors and the TD90 not so long car
Personally, I have never understood the attraction for the old defenders. They're awful. They are suitable for very limited uses
Because they are one the best 4x4 ever!! And only in the US you can get an old one......
@@ahuidog3711 jeeps, old Ford trucks, and beater Toyotas have entered the chat
@@bldontmatter5319 jeeps are pretty good, I think the wrangler is the king for off road, Toyotas are reliable and Ford's??? Which one? Just the bronco.
You clearly have no idea how many uses a defender has : Military bus/ weapons platform , fire tender , ambulance /rescue , fuel tanker, breakdown recovery, cherry picker , farm truck , posh truck , camper, overlander , off road leisure , expedition vehicle , tows virtually anything towable ... And thats just off the top of my head . The list is literally endless !!
It looks as if it can do the real business.
thats a 200 tdi by the look of them. there was also a 300 tdi in the same era, more commonly found in the Discovery, unless there has been some changes carried out as the 300tdi had a flat panel air filter, whereas that car has a cylindrical air filter from the 200 tdi
I think that they put the 300tdi in the ones with automatic transmission
Nope, this is a 300tdi. Look at the location of the oil dipstick. Dead giveaway.
@@upscaleshack Correct. The 200tdi (well the factory fitted to a Defender) has the Garett turbo sat high above the height of the rocker box and is considered by many as the best engine ever fitted to a Defender.
300 TDI. Poly V water pump belt. Low turbo and an EGR valve..
....and the 300Tdi replaced the 200 Tdi in all products (Defender, Discovery and even late Range Rover Mk1 diesels) in 1994. Great engine - ran a Disco 1 with one here in the UK for 23 years! @@10beerman
High Capacity Defender 130, you guys don't really know anything about these trucks. But make videos about them like you know something about them.
Nobody really wants a 130 in the UK….
@@brianhitchmough6628 Yes they do !
I would buy one with a roasted engine and LS swap it!
Relatively easy too, plenty of kits available.
I don't understand how Tommy can enjoy this ancient, uncomfortable, primitive, underpowered Defender but not like the H1 which also embodies all of those same elements.
the trouble is that they brake always down , just buy an toyota landcruiser mercedes g wagon dodge cummins
They are an easy fix...
No they dont if you look after them .