please dont tell me that was a serious suggestion rob , no straight man would ever buy one of them , well unless they couldn't afford a nissan micrafunny
96 plate with only 104K on the clock, barely run in!
I have an 87, ex turbo diesel, now re-engined with 300tdi, and admittedly on a replacement galvinised chassis
Hi am looking at buying a new (second hand ) Landrover in a few weeks time , have spoken to a few people about it and have decided on a defender , but the choice now is which model is cheaper to buy/run/insure ?
only reason my chassis got replaced was because it was a farmers/geese controllers over on Islay and it never seen a hose in its life,I can gaurantee you any jap vehicle that had the same treatment would have had no chassis left and body would be a patchwork of welding as well,I,ve seen plenty of them and although im a huge fan of daihatsu fourtraks I had 2 of them for 7 years they were getting welded big time every year and from what i,ve seen of more modern pickups the chassis can start corroding quite badly surprisingly early so i wont want to hold onto one of them too long,land rover chassis are fairly easy to change thats why its a big market and look at the resale value of a rechassised model!changing bushes on independent suspension vehicles is a nightmare as well theres that many of them and as I said my 90 is all original axles,transmission engine etc.as a footnote my mates sons hilux which has already practically been rebuilt wrecked a diff during the week and last night head gasket went on the engine!!mmmYours sounds like corky's and they both sound like triggers brush - never had any problem with them at all but have replaced every single major component including the engine and chassis
As trooper3.1 says, you'd better get ready with the tools if the experience of those who love land rovers is anything to go by.