Had a twenty year landroverless gap ( Peugeot diesel estates which were excellent) and then a four hundred quid 2.2 disiesel frontera ( gateway drug) got me needing another Landy so much. Went to get a 61 lwb series 2 from Somerset. Had a test drive of about a mile. It had smaller wheels on it and a steering damper fitted and the steering relay was dry as a bone. I did think I don’t remember them being this appalling to drive and steer. But I bought it anyway and drove it home a week later. Three years on I’ve fitted a 200 tdi and overdrive, sorted the steering and brakes, soundproofed a fair bit and made it into a good daily used motor. However I’ve had to redevelop muscle for steering and braking and gear changing! And a 750x16 wheel seems to be heavier than they used to be. I don’t keep it on the fecking bonnet anymore! I’m 58 now and more concerned about the amount of rolling about on the ground I have to do. Oh for a pit or a fourpost lift. Great video 👍👍
So true. I've driven both quite a lot and the 90 is actually not too bad. The 110 can lead to some awkward situations. When I first got mine I underestimated the lack of turning circle so badly I had to stop and reverse in the middle of a major intersection and people were having a good laugh!
Lol, My 1974 S3 is positively medieval compared, and being of the age you suggest for wheelchairs, I find daily driving great fun. She still does what she was built for, and works off-road helping me maintain woodland.. I can leave all the doors open all day and never get a flat battery, because the interior light has a simple switch and is not connected to everything that can open. Sometimes less is more. It all depends on your expectation and use I suppose. But a classic S3 does me just fine.
My daily driver is a 1972 S3 (Well it was until a core plug rusted away 2 weeks ago). The passenger side door top fell off last year, still not fixed it. Well there's no point, it's not on my side
I have one of the last 90 300 TDI’s in county station wagon Spec from 1999. I absolutely love it. Its in pretty much immaculate shape for its age though, no issues with it so far took it through the North York Moors on Wednesday never missed a beat.
I am 74 and I have driven one since I was 56. No problem to me and it's never ever let me down, I will be buried in it. The one you have needs only a bit of TLC and it'll be fine and will go anywhere. But it was a TD5 afterall. You should've bought a 300tdi.
I have one for winter use, as where i live none of our modern cars move in one inch of snow up and down the slight hills in the area. I normally have to turn the engine over a number weeks before to iron out all the faults. It regularly breaks down, but it moves in snow, yes the spare is in the back too. I will keep it until the day i die.
Had me in tears, very funny. So true, but love these cars. Mine 110 is sitting outside my house with broken engine waiting to be take on back of recovery truck to be fixed in new year. Wouldn't part with it for the world.
Absolutely brilliant, however my missus still wants one even after watching your entirely accurate review....at this stage I am questioning both of our mental states for different reasons !!!
Great video mate, this is exactly what owning a Land Rover is like and why I now buy Japanese. Sometimes I wear my rose tinted spectacles while on Autotrader but then I look at the repair bills I had with it not to mention the running costs of having a Texaco tanker on hand for fuel...
@@TommyAutos They don't break that often, and easy to fix yourself for next to nothing. Looks like some of the comments here are from people that aren't practical enough to ever have had one in the first place.
You're kidding yourself. They are simple to fix... but incredibly awkward. Not to mention everything is always corroded. Buy a Landcruiser, then you'll understand what easy means.
@@TommyAutos What? These are works vehicles, keep things properly greased and maintained, no problems. Incredibly easy to work on, no ECUs and other unneccessary electical control systems to go wrong. And what makes you think I don't own a landcruiser or any other vehicle (including Audis which I've also rebuilt)? You haven't got a scooby.
ha ha great video! Why is it all us who have owned Landrovers still love them to this day even though the market is light years ahead?! Yes i still love my ol' series 3 landy! Coming from Australia
i hate the hazard light switch had to replace mine bout 3 times now thing just stops working and got 3 wrecks out back and all have broken hazard switch
He has ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! I am a Land Rover Defender owner for 20 years. The only good thing of this car, is that you have the base (chassis) to put anything on, choosing between in MILLIONS of parts (new & used) to do any conversion you want. Because its genuine parts are completely USELESS!!! Of course we talk for Land Rover Defender until 2017 and Discovery until 2005. Since then? You can not touch ANYTHING of the car (mechanical or electrical), so RUN away!!!
I have owned a 1989 90 for 14 years, stuck a 300 tdi in it as the old 19j was an oil and diesel guzzler joke, and I also bought another for a short time and sold it on, I used to be obsessed with them, maybe I am thinking back to the thrill of the military ones I drove in my early 20's? who knows, and for some reason I still want to hang on to this one despite the fact the noise, the lack of comfort, the seat and steering position is cramped, no room in the back either, the ongoing repairs, esp rust, the cold, the lack of proper axle diff locking, the cost of spares these days, and most serious of all is I dread to think of how it would perform in an accident after seeing examples of this, it's frightening, lack of energy absorption and crumple zones to say the least. They were sold as a great British vehicle and now pushed as an icon and folks were brainwashed into believing they were the best on the planet, bottom line is they are a heap of alloy and rust junk, and the only positive is there is no technology to repair compared to most other vehicles.
I'm just a minute into the video and already object to what you are saying. Many farmers and shooters drive defenders all their lives. I have driven a Defender since the age of 40 ( I had a Discovery before that) and I am now 70 years old and find them very practical once they have a galvanised chassis and don't see any issues. I've driven from North East of England to south of Switzerland, (Ferry and one day driving) with a smooth ride as my Defender is well maintained and does not vibrate and shake. Mind you there are plenty of bad ones about and many drivers who don't know how to operate the low ratio box for climbing steep inclines and Diff lock for slippery surfaces. Some drivers just can't get away with a Defender, and that makes me smile. Even my wife loved a Defender in winter. No problem in deep snow or ice, the dogs in the back and just hose it out once in a while. Only real men drive a Defender.
Your off to a good start with that frame as long as it’s a whole new aftermarket frame they are much much stronger in areas that the original lacked but are bolt on replacement frames the galvanizing don’t even mean nothing to me I wash my undercarriage good and coat it with fluid film and and red cv axle grease around high wear areas such as shackle mounts rear frame lower parts where they hold water I live in the rust belt or slaty winter roads
Great film, really enjoyed it. Grew up with my dad's Land Rover series, they were awful, yet my school friends were jealous! How can engines that noisy be so pathetic? And who thought mounting the spare wheel on the bonnet was a good idea? Did he ever try lifting the bonnet? Half-shafts made out of marzipan and the long wheel base needs more room than the QE2 to turn around. I could go on....Yeah, they look good in a Tonka Toy sort of way which keeps seducing fresh victims to buy them.
If you do not like the old Defender don't buy one. You have taken a vehicle that is almost 30-year-old and who knows how it was used and maintained over the years and are judging it as if it left the factory a week ago. Furthermore, the Defender was it was and among other things it was a very old design so if it suited, you bought one if not you looked elsewhere. So, your criticism is out of place. I don’t think you ever owned an off-road vehicle made by Toyota, id did and if you think it is reliable and it will last 30 years without continuous maintenance think again.
I really like the look of the defenders, in my opinion a well kitted defender has the toughest look. Just google Helderburg defenders. When it comes to reliability i keep hearing about them breaking down. Some people claim it's the neglecting maintenance. Any comment about that?
Defenders are fun to drive, unlike any modern car. I have modern cars and they are so boring by comparison. My Defenders have been very reliable from almost new. You need to use genuine or high quality parts and look after them, not ignore their needs for servicing. Most have been modified in some way, usually badly.
Took my girlfriend out in my 90 a few days ago. She almost bust her appendix laughing so much. "Oh my days Phill, It's fucking awful, I love it!" Keeper.
I know Defenders are rubbish. I’ve had two. But I still love them. A bit like Gin, I know they are bad for me, but something keeps me coming back 😂 My partner watched this video, found it absolutely hilarious, sent it on to me, and uses it as “sound reasoning” as to why I shouldn’t own another. They are terrible cars. Still love them tho! 😂
I mean, if you wanted comfort you would have gone for a discovery or a range rover, defenders are 1st and foremost agricultural vehicles and pure utility vehicles, lots of them even came with truck beds installed and i'm pretty sure it's kind of easy to remove the roof on these and make them have a truck bed.
If this bloke hosted Top Gear then I'd start watching it again.
Had me in stitches. It's all true of course, but I still love them!
Isn’t it odd how this doesn’t stop me wanting one?
Had a twenty year landroverless gap ( Peugeot diesel estates which were excellent) and then a four hundred quid 2.2 disiesel frontera ( gateway drug) got me needing another Landy so much. Went to get a 61 lwb series 2 from Somerset. Had a test drive of about a mile. It had smaller wheels on it and a steering damper fitted and the steering relay was dry as a bone. I did think I don’t remember them being this appalling to drive and steer. But I bought it anyway and drove it home a week later. Three years on I’ve fitted a 200 tdi and overdrive, sorted the steering and brakes, soundproofed a fair bit and made it into a good daily used motor. However I’ve had to redevelop muscle for steering and braking and gear changing!
And a 750x16 wheel seems to be heavier than they used to be. I don’t keep it on the fecking bonnet anymore! I’m 58 now and more concerned about the amount of rolling about on the ground I have to do. Oh for a pit or a fourpost lift.
Great video 👍👍
One of the funniest reviews I’ve seen! Fantastic. Nice work!
Thanks, I'm a big defender fan and your review really made me laugh. If you found the 90 hard work, try turning a 110 around in a tight space! :-)
Mines a 1989 ex military defender 110.....no power steering.....sometimes it seems like the turning circle is about nineteen miles!!.....lol.....
So true. I've driven both quite a lot and the 90 is actually not too bad. The 110 can lead to some awkward situations. When I first got mine I underestimated the lack of turning circle so badly I had to stop and reverse in the middle of a major intersection and people were having a good laugh!
definitely the best car review ive seen. Subscribed.
I am 60+ year old bloke who would like to own a "90" despite this hilarious video. Jesus it was funny !!
I can only advise you against it haha
Lol,
My 1974 S3 is positively medieval compared, and being of the age you suggest for wheelchairs, I find daily driving great fun. She still does what she was built for, and works off-road helping me maintain woodland..
I can leave all the doors open all day and never get a flat battery, because the interior light has a simple switch and is not connected to everything that can open. Sometimes less is more.
It all depends on your expectation and use I suppose.
But a classic S3 does me just fine.
My daily driver is a 1972 S3 (Well it was until a core plug rusted away 2 weeks ago). The passenger side door top fell off last year, still not fixed it. Well there's no point, it's not on my side
I’ve just found your channel and I’ve subscribed after watching it , brilliant so funny well done 👍🏻
Mate your car reviews and adverts are best ever. I sadly own and love defenders but can’t argue with anything you said hahahaha
Your reviews are hilarious 😂 tend to laugh all the way through! Hope your channel really takes off mate 👍
I just bought this exact model due to this video. Thanks mate!
I have one of the last 90 300 TDI’s in county station wagon Spec from 1999. I absolutely love it. Its in pretty much immaculate shape for its age though, no issues with it so far took it through the North York Moors on Wednesday never missed a beat.
It's still shit.
Me too. 1997 with 100k on the clock. Holidays always a dream. Love it.
I love the review. As you say, they are terrible, but they are like Bovril. Once you love it, you love it.
I love bovril. I hate marmite
Or is it the other way round?
Can’t remember now
I purchased one after watching your review , I really love it .
And still the greatest vehicle ever made.
You're not well, are you?
@@TommyAutos you can say that again
@@TommyAutos Haha, gotta say though mate, hilarious video and love your reviews but nothing beats an old Landy!
Oh wow..when did you escape?
No its shit
This is a hilarious review! I felt the same way driving the Army Rovers here in Australia
Absolutely fantastic video
Brilliant honest review, just subscribed
Brilliant video hahahah! Loved it. Just as much as I love rovers haha
But this is a land rover, not a rover. Completely different.
@@nickblackburn1903 well we call them rovers and landys in here in the uk after all it is an English car…
This is amazing I never comment on videos but this is one of the best reviews I have ever seen 😂😂😂
I am 74 and I have driven one since I was 56. No problem to me and it's never ever let me down, I will be buried in it. The one you have needs only a bit of TLC and it'll be fine and will go anywhere. But it was a TD5 afterall. You should've bought a 300tdi.
Having owned a few of these I will say this review is pretty accurate, I even bought one new many years ago and that was much the same.
I have one for winter use, as where i live none of our modern cars move in one inch of snow up and down the slight hills in the area. I normally have to turn the engine over a number weeks before to iron out all the faults. It regularly breaks down, but it moves in snow, yes the spare is in the back too. I will keep it until the day i die.
Had me in tears, very funny. So true, but love these cars. Mine 110 is sitting outside my house with broken engine waiting to be take on back of recovery truck to be fixed in new year. Wouldn't part with it for the world.
My first car is going to be a defender. I have definitely made the correct choice 😂
Probably best car sales video on the net! Luv it! hahahaha
Loved this, made me laugh a lot. Memories of my 90 from decades ago. Nice one kiddo.
Just brought my grandads off him as my first car i love it so much
Brilliant never laughed so much in my life, felt like I was watching a peter Kay comedy bit...🤣🤣
Absolutely brilliant, however my missus still wants one even after watching your entirely accurate review....at this stage I am questioning both of our mental states for different reasons !!!
Move into a tent and live off potatos, you might JUST be able to afford to keep one on the road haha
Great video mate, this is exactly what owning a Land Rover is like and why I now buy Japanese. Sometimes I wear my rose tinted spectacles while on Autotrader but then I look at the repair bills I had with it not to mention the running costs of having a Texaco tanker on hand for fuel...
Its certainly easy to forget how often they break when you haven't had one for a while.
@@TommyAutos They don't break that often, and easy to fix yourself for next to nothing. Looks like some of the comments here are from people that aren't practical enough to ever have had one in the first place.
You're kidding yourself. They are simple to fix... but incredibly awkward. Not to mention everything is always corroded. Buy a Landcruiser, then you'll understand what easy means.
@@TommyAutos What? These are works vehicles, keep things properly greased and maintained, no problems. Incredibly easy to work on, no ECUs and other unneccessary electical control systems to go wrong. And what makes you think I don't own a landcruiser or any other vehicle (including Audis which I've also rebuilt)? You haven't got a scooby.
@@adrianaugustus2815terrible things had them for twenty years , bought a toyota and realized just how unreliable a land rover was in comparison
Made my day 👍
Had a good chuckle watching this, soo good
Awesome. Look forward to more :)
Watched your video and got myself a Stornoway Grey Defender! From UK to California! @
I am going to watch this again I can't stop grinning brilliant!
Great video
ha ha great video!
Why is it all us who have owned Landrovers still love them to this day even though the market is light years ahead?! Yes i still love my ol' series 3 landy!
Coming from Australia
They may be everything you describe them as, but they look so good doing it.
The most accurate car review i have ever seen.
proper class video
i hate the hazard light switch had to replace mine bout 3 times now thing just stops working and got 3 wrecks out back and all have broken hazard switch
Very funny. I used to own a series three that had a 3.5 V8 engine. Had it 8yrs but only used it as a fun vehicle for going off road.
only seen this now. brilliant
Definitely need some more Tommy output
Love this but I still want one ❤ and as for turning round you don’t have to worry about ditches or hedges just drive through them 😂
He has ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! I am a Land Rover Defender owner for 20 years. The only good thing of this car, is that you have the base (chassis) to put anything on, choosing between in MILLIONS of parts (new & used) to do any conversion you want. Because its genuine parts are completely USELESS!!! Of course we talk for Land Rover Defender until 2017 and Discovery until 2005. Since then? You can not touch ANYTHING of the car (mechanical or electrical), so RUN away!!!
I have owned a 1989 90 for 14 years, stuck a 300 tdi in it as the old 19j was an oil and diesel guzzler joke, and I also bought another for a short time and sold it on, I used to be obsessed with them, maybe I am thinking back to the thrill of the military ones I drove in my early 20's? who knows, and for some reason I still want to hang on to this one despite the fact the noise, the lack of comfort, the seat and steering position is cramped, no room in the back either, the ongoing repairs, esp rust, the cold, the lack of proper axle diff locking, the cost of spares these days, and most serious of all is I dread to think of how it would perform in an accident after seeing examples of this, it's frightening, lack of energy absorption and crumple zones to say the least. They were sold as a great British vehicle and now pushed as an icon and folks were brainwashed into believing they were the best on the planet, bottom line is they are a heap of alloy and rust junk, and the only positive is there is no technology to repair compared to most other vehicles.
This was actually a pretty good video!!!!
This was great fun!
Thanks for the laugh.👍
Excellent
Yes that’s why I’m the proud owner of a 110
I'm just a minute into the video and already object to what you are saying. Many farmers and shooters drive defenders all their lives. I have driven a Defender since the age of 40 ( I had a Discovery before that) and I am now 70 years old and find them very practical once they have a galvanised chassis and don't see any issues. I've driven from North East of England to south of Switzerland, (Ferry and one day driving) with a smooth ride as my Defender is well maintained and does not vibrate and shake. Mind you there are plenty of bad ones about and many drivers who don't know how to operate the low ratio box for climbing steep inclines and Diff lock for slippery surfaces. Some drivers just can't get away with a Defender, and that makes me smile. Even my wife loved a Defender in winter. No problem in deep snow or ice, the dogs in the back and just hose it out once in a while.
Only real men drive a Defender.
Absolutely brilliant 🤣🤣👍make more videos
That was hilarious 🤣 like a young David Attenborough of the Automotive world
Your off to a good start with that frame as long as it’s a whole new aftermarket frame they are much much stronger in areas that the original lacked but are bolt on replacement frames the galvanizing don’t even mean nothing to me I wash my undercarriage good and coat it with fluid film and and red cv axle grease around high wear areas such as shackle mounts rear frame lower parts where they hold water I live in the rust belt or slaty winter roads
Awesome review
Fantastic video 😂
Brilliant video. I bet you’ve got all the Land Rover products. 😂
Brilliant
Defender’s have their faults but at least the chassis don’t snap in half like Nissan navara’s! Check that out on you tube..
the nissan navara snapping thing is not a lie , i can confirm a friend of mines snapped too 😂
Reminds me of the fast show 🤣.
" Let's off-road !! "
This is how car reviews should be! 😂
Yep……. Sounds about right……. I like the description of it being like flying a 747 with the engines sheared off and no hydraulics…..🤣
Great film, really enjoyed it. Grew up with my dad's Land Rover series, they were awful, yet my school friends were jealous! How can engines that noisy be so pathetic? And who thought mounting the spare wheel on the bonnet was a good idea? Did he ever try lifting the bonnet? Half-shafts made out of marzipan and the long wheel base needs more room than the QE2 to turn around. I could go on....Yeah, they look good in a Tonka Toy sort of way which keeps seducing fresh victims to buy them.
I want one 😍
My dad has a 1989 Land Rover defender and it doesn’t squeak that much 😂
If you do not like the old Defender don't buy one. You have taken a vehicle that is almost 30-year-old and who knows how it was used and maintained over the years and are judging it as if it left the factory a week ago. Furthermore, the Defender was it was and among other things it was a very old design so if it suited, you bought one if not you looked elsewhere. So, your criticism is out of place.
I don’t think you ever owned an off-road vehicle made by Toyota, id did and if you think it is reliable and it will last 30 years without continuous maintenance think again.
😴
You seriously suggesting then that Land Rover are better than Toyota? 😂
Its banter
I'm watching this while i'm broken down in the middle of the desert. In my defender of course. Hopefully i'm not getting killed by some abdullas
I really like the look of the defenders, in my opinion a well kitted defender has the toughest look. Just google Helderburg defenders. When it comes to reliability i keep hearing about them breaking down. Some people claim it's the neglecting maintenance. Any comment about that?
Defenders are fun to drive, unlike any modern car. I have modern cars and they are so boring by comparison. My Defenders have been very reliable from almost new. You need to use genuine or high quality parts and look after them, not ignore their needs for servicing. Most have been modified in some way, usually badly.
This is the funniest video I've ever seen in my life
I lol. I lol none stop. This is a great honest video no romanticism!
Took my girlfriend out in my 90 a few days ago. She almost bust her appendix laughing so much. "Oh my days Phill, It's fucking awful, I love it!"
Keeper.
Quaity vid mate. Had me laughing. Still love me Landy though!
Why have I only just come across this man ,funny as f
Best review ever! 😂
Hilarious, loved it
🤣🤣 LR should give this guy the new defender to review.
Did you buy this defender from T and T motors
Absolutely not, none of my cars come from dealers
@@TommyAutos this defender is currently for sale at t and t motors.
@@harrywagner886I must have sold it too cheap.
Well, a 747 has 4 engines so you're still good with the two remaining.
awesome its like trailer park boys land rover edition
I've had landrovers for 30 years up to the TD5 from there on their shit the 300 is a fantastic motor its a work horse not a touring car.
I know Defenders are rubbish. I’ve had two. But I still love them. A bit like Gin, I know they are bad for me, but something keeps me coming back 😂
My partner watched this video, found it absolutely hilarious, sent it on to me, and uses it as “sound reasoning” as to why I shouldn’t own another.
They are terrible cars.
Still love them tho! 😂
Defo a ringer it’s on a 2000+ chassis aha welcome to the club😂👊🏻✌🏻
Yes. And yes.
Haaa this is brill. The camera shake 😂😂😂
Nearly choked on my dinner watching this. Hilarious.
I mean, if you wanted comfort you would have gone for a discovery or a range rover, defenders are 1st and foremost agricultural vehicles and pure utility vehicles, lots of them even came with truck beds installed and i'm pretty sure it's kind of easy to remove the roof on these and make them have a truck bed.
I think a Cadillac Escalade will fit you 😊
Gold 😂 oh man why do I still seek the auto punisher 😅
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen😂
At last, an honest review on the Defender. They are shite and will drive you drink and eventually bankrupt you, but I still want one.
My 1996 Defender, Nancy is very comfortable, I think they are made for women x
Very good and unbiased review 👍
Land Rover is a fantastic vehicle to own 👍.
🤔 as long as you don’t want to drive it anywhere.
100% accurate apart from the off-road bit
Exactly!!
This is brilliant 😂
You really have a problem with Landrover don't you? This is the second video I have seen of you saying that Landy's are traumatic.