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strapping young lad:
a friend of mine is considering buying a defender, in fact definitely buying one but unsure whether to get v8 or tdi

can you lot advise me on the pros and cons as she needs to convince her husband.

i dont want a fuel war just facts.

George the Disco:
Dyf, Eithers good. Don't go for the n/a diesel - too slow. Don't go for a td5 - too many storys doing the rounds about plastic dowel rods that hold the head on and melt under the head and cause the head to warp.

Sorry, but I don't know all that much about Defenders. You could try the July issue of LRO - "20 years of Defender". ISTR it had a 4 page write up on them. Also trawl through the back issues for the buyers guides or even look at their web page since you are the internet guru. :wink:

Chris

datalas:
The 300Tdi is a very nice engine in a Defender, provided that 80MPh + is out of the question anyhow ...

The ones I've driven were as comfortable and pleasant an experience at 70 as a Defender can be (i.e. a little less refined than a Disco, but a marginal improvement on the Series2) and were practically unstopable off road.

The 300Tdi is probably best, and not all that expensive IMHO, depending on whether he's going to a 110 or a 90 and what he's using it for..

A V8 has some merit for being off road as you can generally move by displacement, although this is only a "real" advantage if you're competing in some form of event, for general purpose pottering off road where you can choose your own root the V8's offer little over the diseasel.  Fuel economy *is* as always a factor, and like it or not LPG is not as readily available as Diseasel is.

strapping young lad:
fair point will pass this on

they have a budget and so far the best they can get is a h reg 200tdi (4k budget)

her husband likes fiddling and wants a v8 cos it sounds good

she wants a diesel but wants her other half to be convinced

nothing against v8's its just her preference to have an oil burner!
lmfao

ChrisW:
Dyf, like you said without going into an in depth discussion but to me at the end of the day the argument would be the fuel consumption between the two.

What is the use of the Defender going to be? Daily drive or just something to potter about in and tinker with?
If its a daily drive in my opinion it would have to be the Tdi.
If its just something more of a weekend toy then I'd throw caution to the wind and go for the V8.

As I understand it the 300's are still holding their prices very well. The 200's not so far behind and the V8's in a similar range as the 200's. Obviously all subject to service history etc etc.

Chris W

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