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I highly doubt the "heritage" Defender is coming. I don't think there is an engineer within the brand that understands off-roading/overlanding at all. Why? Every vehicle released from Tata's Rover has been the same: The Disco Sport is an enlarged Evoque. The LR5 is an enlarge RRS. The...

For landscape photography, it is tough to beat a DSLR with a wide angle pro-lens. Especially since full-frame chips tend to have the best dynamic range, which is essential for landscape photography. Coupled with the fact that the pro-lens is most likely a "fast" lens, you can go from...

Just skimmed everyone's respones, so sorry if my take has been posted before: 1) No age is "too young". Granted, when they are in diapers and/or need bottles your journeys will most likely be shorter. Worst thing I did was sell my ZJ Cherokee when my second was born "too young to go...

D2 is wider than the D1, even though they share wheelbases. I can fit my family of 3 easily inside my D2 without rear jump seats. This includes a combination of boosters, infant seats and car seats. You do need to use these boosters though: They are not only cheap, but narrow and extremely...

Thanks for the quick responses. I forgot about the keyed hot. Maybe it is 15A not 20A? I'll have to check. I remember I looked it up once to ensure that the 12V RoadPro oven would work and it was well over the specification (and the oven works excellent). I have quite a bit of 10ga, but no...

If I recall correctly the rear 12V port on the D2 is a 20A fuse. Is the wiring guage big enough for a 12V fridge? I'm looking at the 37qt. ARB, but wondering if I'd need to run a seperate power feed. Anyone have any experience with a 12V fridge on the D2? How long did it run on the stock...

You were soooo close! After Gold Bar, you should have swung back through Golden Spike. The 'Spike is my target for vehicle mods, I don't like to go any more extreme than that trail. I'd love to see pics/vids of it going over the crack. Do you have any photos of it on the wedge on Poison Spider?

All previous comments aside, even IF this LR5 has high cargo-capability and a locker-equipped HD drivetrain, the curves on that front bumper pretty much make it cost prohibitive for a custom winch bumper to look good and be affordably priced. Just by a couple of spy photos, it's safe to say...

Which trails did you do?

Now that you've bought it you MUST do the following: 1) Ensure that it is a serviceable shaft, including the centering ball. Do NOT delay. A blown shaft will take out your tranny. Use high temp grease (usually the red-stuff). This is the fitting for your centering ball...

Yes, the I5 is a headscratcher, especially because they had an I6 available. The engine bay is a bit tight, it may have been a size thing. The engine isn't too shabby really, considering the truck has 4.55 gears to compliment the lack of HP. Mileage isn't too bad either (especially when...

Nope. We looked at four or 5 LR3s and they needed a bit of work each (either 19" rims or other stuff). The H3 kind of fell into our lap, fit the budget, had low miles, looked sharp and more importantly my wife loved it. In the end, it will give us lower operating costs and will be a good...

Yes, I do my own work. But sheesh, just watched that youtube video, what a pain the butt to get to the tranny filter pan? I wonder if the L322 is worse? In either case, we went looking at most of the LR3s in my price range were junk. There was a grey one already on rods with the ladder and...

I owned a BMW motored ride in my 540i. Great engine......for road use. In the Rover they relocated the super-expensive water-cooled alternator ABOVE the motor instead of down below where fording will kill it. It has plastic chain guides that go bad and skip a tooth (most common on the older...

Looks really good! Great photos. I'd love to get me a classic.

Thanks, I've ran some searches and it seems the Front Diff Bearing issues died down with a breather kit replacement? You don't hear issues post 2006 or so with them. How does one know if they have the breather kit?

Burp out the coolant loop as suggested. You will know you need to do this if you hear what sounds like a "waterfall" behind the dash. Scary as heck, mine did it the 3rd day I owned it....but quickly burping it will silence Old Faithful. Which thermostat did you put in? It is imperative to...

moment are '05s and '06s. I'm familiar with trying to keep 18"s, but what else should I worry about on these early LR3s? Is the front diff bearing issue going to haunt me with an '05 and an '06? When did the bearing issue get taken care of? Other than the air suspension and control arms...

+1 on the Olympus Tough. We use them at work, I bought a TG-2 for home use. We've used 1's and 4's at work. I bought a 2 and my cousin bought a 3. Out of all of them (including the ones at my work, which are used in wet/dusty/damp/falling envrionments), only the TG-3 failed at that was my...

50% tread left after 30k is a 60k tire. That's not bad at all, especially if you off-road it. I have two sets of Cooper ATPs (this is Discount Tire's "exclusive" rebranded AT3 so they don't have to price-match). Both in Load E. One set is daily driven on our suburban, the other is on the...