5 THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN BEFORE BUYING MY LAND ROVER DEFENDER!

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  @thedoctorsgarage · 4 months ago · pinned

  Someone will be taking home my Fully Rebuilt Land Rover Defender 110 for just £5! Click here to get a ticket: <a href="https://raffall.com/421325/enter-raffle-to-win-marcuss-personal-land-rover-defender-hosted-by-thedoctorsgarage">https://raffall.com/421325/enter-raffle-to-win-marcuss-personal-land-rover-defender-hosted-by-thedoctorsgarage</a>

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  @mickdavis8521 · 4 years ago

  I’ve got a 300tdi and I like it’s character. A lot of people spend a lot of money trying to make an agricultural machine into a modern estate car. If comfort and silence are important to you then don’t buy a Defender.

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• TH

  @TheBlueOwl21 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Definitely don’t change your bonnet, proud to own a original authentic TD5 👍🏻

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• LA

  @lancashiteman · 1 year ago (edited)

  my dad bought a 2003 90 td5 and chipped it giving it about 190-200 hp and loads of other stuff (breaks, suspension, plates on the bonnet to stand and lots of internal engine stuff) and i am the lucky little bastard that gets to drive it for my first car. im 18 and get to drive it to college. its such a privilege and pleasure to drive and everyone says its loud and uncomfortable but thats where its character is and i love it (also its geared to be fast so it feels like a racecar therefore i prefer driving it to something smoother which other people dont get) and i make sure to use it as intended i take it off roading and drive it quick. love it to death

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• CC

  @ccw5886 · 4 years ago

  I have had two TD5&apos;s and two Puma&apos;s. &nbsp;Puma every time and every bit as good as the TD5 imho

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• MR

  @MrCareer707 · 3 years ago

  I have a defender 110 300tdi County Station Wagon, yes it&apos;s noisy, but I bought it because of its simplicity, something breaks or falls off it, its generally a simple task to replace and or repair, been an owner for 12 years it&apos;s my daily driver and I&apos;d hate to go back to normal cars, definitely do your research if you&apos;re in the market for one, checks before buying, bulkhead, rear chassis just in front of the rear wheels and rear cross member, &nbsp;and if you do buy one change the timing belt for peice of mind, the 300tdi engine is bomb proof.

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• MA

  @malcolmheavens2213 · 4 years ago

  All very good comments, but you have shown why I am so lucky. I bought a second hand 110 XS model TD5 in 2005 which was only 6 months old. The negatives you mention about Defenders, I just do not recognise, so an XS model is &nbsp;the one to go for. I do not really do much off roading, but on the other hand, it does it so easily, that you would not notice if you had. They are just so easy to live with and do everything you ask.

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• RO

  @rocketlurcheradventures · 3 months ago

  Think the V8 is probably the best sounding classic Defender IMO. Great video.

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  @weinheim30 · 3 years ago

  Right on bro, love my Td5 for the same reasons.

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• RI

  @RichardBrowne-ks5xe · 3 days ago

  200 tdi bombproof!! Tractor but quality!!😂

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  @michaelmueller7962 · 4 years ago

  I bought my beloved Td5 from new, he is now 23 years old, has been offroad a lot (but with care) is very reliable, almost rust free and never will be sold. &nbsp;When I see the state of other vehicles at that age or even a lot younger, I dare to give an advice from experience: the least modified, tuned and tampered around with Landys are usually those which last longest. <br>Drive slow - and enjoy it! &nbsp;(Your Landy will enjoy it too)

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• KH

  @KhalScott24 · 2 years ago

  The no claims bonus is definitely used able on a van. I went from a car to a van and my no claims wasn&apos;t affected

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