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My longest lasting project was this one - 1971-2018, bought it when I was 19 years old and spent 12 years doing a total restoration on it. Its one reason I can afford a new Defender.

Yeah I bought a Peugeot 504 once for $125 because I hadn't owned a Peugeot before. It supposedly had an electrical issue causing it not to run. Well if you can call a rod through the side of the block underneath the exhaust manifold an electrical problem.... I sold the nearly new tires and...

And there is where experience comes in... which sometimes you get by diving in when you really shouldn't. I've bought many projects where once you get them home you realize it's a lot more work than you anticipated and you're not in love with it - or some other shiny bauble comes along that's...

The D1, D2, Range Rover Classics and Defenders were all on 16" wheels. Early Series trucks were on 16's as well, later US market 88" Land Rovers were sold here with 15" wheels in order to meet US bumper height regulations.

If you are looking to buy a new Rover diesel I think you are going to be out of luck. According to my sources at LRNA diesels are off the table for the US market for the foreseeable future. They have already withdrawn the Ingenium diesel powered Jags and Evoque and the 2020 Discovery 5 and RRS...

If it runs, I drive it. The advantage of having multiple cars is you can jump in whatever is the most fun for that particular trip. There were a few that I never got to drive because something shinier, more interesting or more desirable popped up. I had an MGA roadster project that I bought from...

Your assumptions are just so Wrong. Which rule assumed you can own only one car at a time? For instance right now I own five cars and one motorcycle. One of my Land Rovers I bought in 1973, it's a 1967 Series IIA that I am currently doing a frame up restoration on. My 1966 109 diesel wagon is...

Hell I'm a 68 year old youngster and I've owned over 85 vehicles. It depends what your priorities are. Nineteen of those have been Land Rovers and I do almost all of the work on my cars, including full restorations. Except for the Chevy pickup trucks, the Corvairs, and the Cadillac most of them...

My sister in law just traded her Subaru in on a BMW X1 after a world of continuing electrical and mechanical issues. Don't even mention a Subaru around her if you don't want a ten minute tirade on Subarus, the dealers and no support from the manufacturer. Here's an excerpt of her troubles with...

This is a pretty good review - I really like the moment where he points out how much narrower the Defender is than the Range Rover - especially since the D5 is a bit of a fat pig.

Very cool design - I've forwarded the info to some friends of mine who are looking for a toy hauler/camper combination for their Yamaha 250's. Buy once - cry once for good quality.

Luckily I'm retired with a pension, social security and investment income from my 401k (start those early kiddos - when you get to be an old guy and everything is paid off you get to play with nicer toys). I really didn't plan on buying another new car so soon but we live pretty frugally so I...

And that's why I'm wondering if swapping the D5 for the new Defender with a 4 cylinder is going to be something I regret doing a year down the road. I am pretty certain that I will like the Defender better as an off road vehicle - it's just that the Discovery is such a really nice everyday car...

I'm a camper geek that has spent more time looking at different campers than is altogether healthy. I first saw the Turtle Back campers a few years ago at Overland Expo East and was very impressed with the build quality but the next year the Patriot campers showed up and just blew me away. They...

I'm still a bit disappointed with the engine choices, I was sort of planning on towing my restored Series IIA 88" to events up and down the east coast on a trailer behind the 110. That still might be possible but the combined weight of the truck and trailer would probably be a little over 4000...

I really wish someone would publish a road test of the P300 4 cylinder gas powered 110. I've towed a number of trailers under 2500 lbs with my 112 HP 4 cylinder turbodiesel Defender 90 and it performed admirably. I've downsized my travel trailer back to one weighing under 1200 lbs after going up...

Defender is just a name that was created just because the Discovery was about to be introduced to the American market. The important name (as it has been for seventy years) is Land Rover. I would be perfectly happy if the new vehicle lives up to THAT name plate. Getting all bent out of shape...

Yes, I can't wait to see what the aftermarket will come up with for the new Defender - first thing I'll be looking for is a good set of rocksliders (learned that lesson on my Hunter Edition Range Rover) and will be waiting to see what ARB comes up with for a front bumper. I also will want some...

I'm looking forward to when these get out in the hands of the new owners - I suspect that there will be a lot of very quiet "never minds" once we get our hands on them. Its amazing how the once reviled LR3 and LR4 have become so revered now that the Discovery 5 is their replacement. Drive a...

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