I just bought myself a IIa !!!!!

[d@rk51d3]

Sure,

Just pick me up on your way past.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Sure,

Just pick me up on your way past.

I want a Defender. Get rid of this plush interior crap and go hard core. That is what i want! Crap, should I be riding off road in leather seats? Hello? I guess it has two identities. One in city and one off road. I'll keep the Discovery forever, but I'll probably pick up a defender (older one) at some point when I see a deal.

They are expensive though for what they are. That is why I say - A deal. Might be cheaper to buy one out of the UK if it weren't for the right hand drive!

-S

[d@rk51d3]

Or a new one out of New Delhi.

Don't be fooled by the name though. They sound military, but it was just a marketing move, to honour the heritage, and unless you get an ex mil unit, they're really just a modernised series vehicle.

That wouldn't stop me buying one though.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Or a new one out of New Delhi.

Don't be fooled by the name though. They sound military, but it was just a marketing move, to honour the heritage, and unless you get an ex mil unit, they're really just a modernised series vehicle.

That wouldn't stop me buying one though.

Trust me - i know what I am looking for when I see a Defender! :p:p

-S

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

I want a Defender.

I was looking at the Defender also. But it is way way over priced. It looks cooleo though.

Even though I got rid of my Discovery, I would like to find a good condition Series II or III. That was the body style I liked.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I was looking at the Defender also. But it is way way over priced. It looks cooleo though.

Even though I got rid of my Discovery, I would like to find a good condition Series II or III. That was the body style I liked.

I don't like the Series II or later. BMW bought them and designed the series II. They really didn't change it much other than make it cheap.

And, if you're offroading, the D SII sucks. Locking Differentials are expensive. Its the first thing BMW axed on it after buying the company. Look for a 50th Anniversary Ed. Best Discovery ever made by LR, but they are kind of hard to find. They have all the bells and whistles and a locking diff.

-S

PS. Isn't series III what Ford did to it after Ford bought LR from BMW?

[August]

The thing that i've always liked about the old Army Landrovers is their pure utility. Weld on a gas can holder, or bolt up a brush guard and it looks like it belongs there. Jeeps are the same way. Do that with today's 4x4s and you ruin the paint job and crack the plastic. They're just not made for modification.