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16years old and looking for a military defender 4 wen older
pilgrim:
most of the ex-MoD ones seem to be n/a rather than turbo'd. any views?again, apologies for my ignorance. i've only driven a tdi (about 12 years ago when i first passed my test and desperately wanted a landie - insurance meant i had to do with a 1l polo) and more recently a td4 freelander. obviously it's going to be a bit rougher round the edges, but am i still going to be ok on the odd long journey (200 miles or so) or will i be cursing the decision not to get a freelander?
pondy653:
--- Quote from: "PUX" ---dude u will find most MOD landys have very low milage if i was u try and find a ex RAF landy as they dont really leave the air base so thier milage stays nice and low :wink:
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As a serving airman, your right they don't tend to leave the base area however they a generally driven for about 300 meters as fast as you can thrash them from cold, they are rarley washed and airfields are de-iced using consin, made from pig p***. where as when the army come off a training area the vehicles are washed.
As for buying from withams make sure you go in person, don't rely on their website or their guide prices. Only the dogs make it into the Tender sale and the rest are over priced in my opinion.
Why not buy a civi Defender and then militarise it after all unless you are a real spotter you cannot tell.
Good luck anyway
Tony
At the Home of the Might Jaguar
pilgrim:
thanks, i've had a look at witham sv and also l jackson & co - any other suggestions (other than getting off my fat @rse and googling).
not too bothered about it being 'military'. just thought it was a good entry point into landie-ownership, and relatively cheap.
that said, looking at some of the vehicles on here, am concerned i could get the bug and spend some serious cash on upgrades. you guys don't do things by half! i'm seriously impressed.
Jim-Willy:
--- Quote from: "pilgrim" ---thanks, i've had a look at witham sv and also l jackson & co - any other suggestions (other than getting off my fat @rse and googling).
not too bothered about it being 'military'. just thought it was a good entry point into landie-ownership, and relatively cheap.
that said, looking at some of the vehicles on here, am concerned i could get the bug and spend some serious cash on upgrades. you guys don't do things by half! i'm seriously impressed.
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My Uncle has just got a TDI ex mil 90 from withams, it is civilian spec from the falklands but still army green, it is beyond mint but the price was very high aswell, it is a R plate. Previously He had a ex RAF from Crook's which lasted years and was very reliable but had no turbo. A lot of the ex mil stuff has the non turbo engine which is very very slow. For 5-7k you should be able to get a late civilian TDI Defender easily with cash to spare (You would get a TD5 probs if you wanted one), maybe a ex utility one as they tend to be well kept if high mileage, mine is ex enviromnent agency and had 107,000 on it when i bought it but is in very good nick and after another 12,000 miles in a year and a half very little has gone wrong with it and i treat it quite hard.
PUX:
--- Quote from: "pondy653" ---
--- Quote from: "PUX" ---dude u will find most MOD landys have very low milage if i was u try and find a ex RAF landy as they dont really leave the air base so thier milage stays nice and low :wink:
--- End quote ---
As a serving airman, your right they don't tend to leave the base area however they a generally driven for about 300 meters as fast as you can thrash them from cold, they are rarley washed and airfields are de-iced using consin, made from pig p***. where as when the army come off a training area the vehicles are washed.
As for buying from withams make sure you go in person, don't rely on their website or their guide prices. Only the dogs make it into the Tender sale and the rest are over priced in my opinion.
Why not buy a civi Defender and then militarise it after all unless you are a real spotter you cannot tell.
Good luck anyway
Tony
At the Home of the Might Jaguar
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umm we dont use pig pi** anymore lol and we do clean are landys very well also we dont keep em for very long as they are civvi leased the only ones we do keep for along time are the wolfs :wink: and as for army vehicles i have done my time before the RAF working as REME on army landys and i would not be happy buying one as i know how they are fixed, bodge it and scarper springs to mind :lol:
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