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Offline Landyman

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Range Rover Or Defender?
« on: January 09, 2012, 21:44:13 »
I've had my TD5 110 for just over a year now and I Keep looking at the price of L322 Range Rovers coming down to the point I think I could afford a nice 52 or 53 plate LPG or Diesel.
My Defender is very tidy and very fast and is without doubt the best Landy I've ever owned but I just don't get to off road it any more. Most of my off roading friends have all got normal family saloons so I'm wary of going anywhere alone.
I keep looking at these Range Rovers with their heated seats and electric everything and all for around the 10K price and think why am I driving a rattly old Defender when I could be cruising around in comfort.
Apart from the obvious depreciation with the range Rover what if any are the down falls of owning a 52 plate Range Rover?
Any thoughts or comments appreciated?





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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 16:17:20 »
Just a thought,Ring a Land Rover main dealer and ask how much for a hours labour on a L322, If it frightens you, I think you will know which one to own. L322 are very capable cars but complicated when they go wrong. Just my thoughts. Let the floodgates open for a good debate.
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 16:43:48 »
Are they really still main dealer fix only? I would of thought that now they have been around for approx 10 years alot of independant garages should be able to tackle most things. Any thoughts?
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2012, 22:26:39 »
I worked on l322 as an engineering manager , trust me the defender is the choice, go get  some nice 07my seats , set the doors so they close ,,ish, some new door seals and a good stereo, maybe a county interior and an of the the shelf cdl kit, youll be over the moon
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2012, 20:02:23 »
Mines already got all that central locking leccy windows very nice seats not to mention uprated intercooler ashcroft discovery transferbox conversion and a tuning chip. Not much more I could do with it.
Looks like I'll be keeping the Defender for a bit longer.  :grin:
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 01:15:40 »
Buy a Jeep...
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2012, 20:28:16 »
Jeep! - just another 4 letter word :laugh:
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2012, 20:58:16 »
but the price vs equipment favours the jeep
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2012, 21:36:53 »
 :shocked: Without getting all nasty about the Jeep. I'm afraid I am a green oval only kinda guy :embarrassed: Any other makes do not even get considered.
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2012, 05:05:48 »
One thing with a fender is you are less likely to get done for speeding than in a rangie, much less isolated from the world.
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2012, 08:00:47 »
are you looking for comfort or ease of repair? The garage in my village can do most required work on the P38. How many miles do you drive a year? Finaly is your drive wide enough for a range rover (if i put mine up the side of the house i have to climb out the tailgate, can easily get out series drivers door with it parked there)?
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Re: Range Rover Or Defender?
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2012, 20:45:45 »
My Defender is more than capable of getting into 3 digits on the speedo so points and a ban are available in both  :grin:
I have done 14,000 miles in my defender in the last 12 months so the Range Rover will have to be LPG or deisel and whilst I was laughing about the parking thing as I know exactly what you mean its not a problem in my current house.  :cheesy:
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