Buying-What should I look for?

[3laner]

Just started looking at defenders and have about 5 grand to spend what sort of age/milage etc should I be looking at for that price?I want to know if I find a rip off or a bargain!

cheers alex

[AbyssDJ]

5 grand should get you a nice tidy 200/300 tdi, likely with extra toys ;) milage varies, and could be between 110k-150k? just have to look around and see

[Xtremeteam]

5k & you can have my 200tdi 90 as it stands with the toys on

in standard cars thats an early Td5 or a late 300 in reasonable nick

watch the 300's as they rot like feck in the rear Xmember & bottoms o the chassis

[Stumpy]

wht engine was in the 90 before the 200tdi? saw nice looking 90 on ebay but it was just a turbo diesel what are they like?

if you look around the net there are plenty of  90s around :)

[Jim-Willy]

wht engine was in the 90 before the 200tdi? saw nice looking 90 on ebay but it was just a turbo diesel what are they like?

if you look around the net there are plenty of  90s around :)

Depending on budget i would disregard the old TD it is nowhere near as good as the TDi........

[tonycougar]

I agree. tdi is what you want

[Stumpy]

i got a 200tdi but never really heard of the td was just curious :)  thanks anyway

[3laner]

how reliable is a 5grand motor going to be presuming its been well looked after?

[Stumpy]

i had my 200tdi for 6 months or so now and ive never had any problems :) it had 114k on the clock and had been used for laning before we had it so im sure you will be fine but obviously all cars are different :)

[Rich_P]

i got a 200tdi but never really heard of the td was just curious :)  thanks anyway

That's because most have blown up by now.  :lol: The TD is a good engine when maintained, but horribly behind the market at the time it was being used.  The early ones blew up because of poor selection of parts fitted while the later ones if abused would go pop.

In short, they're an alright engine but very temperamental.

[Stumpy]

thanks for tht see you learn something everyday :D

[Jim-Willy]

how reliable is a 5grand motor going to be presuming its been well looked after?

My '97 has never broken down in 2 1/2 years and is running at around 122,000 i think........

[ken110]

I think the TD has got a bad rep in the past, The TD is a good engine, but needs looking after properly. People dont do it and they break. If anything they waer on the bores more than they actually blow up.

Besides 5k should get you a half decent 300tdi

[3laner]

seems to be a shortage in my area at the moment. 5k on autotrader will get me a 95 with standard hideous tiny wheels or for 4500 a 92 with BFGs, sump guard, snorkel etc

[Xtremeteam]

seems to be a shortage in my area at the moment. 5k on autotrader will get me a 95 with standard hideous tiny wheels or for 4500 a 92 with BFGs, sump guard, snorkel etc

read up

[extreme90]

mike ..... NO  :shock:

[Jim-Willy]

seems to be a shortage in my area at the moment. 5k on autotrader will get me a 95 with standard hideous tiny wheels or for 4500 a 92 with BFGs, sump guard, snorkel etc

So buy a stock one and do it up slowly like most folk do.  Thats half the fun.  Shove some 7.50 or bigger tyres on and it will do most things anyway.......

[3laner]

would have to spend less on a stock one if I did that as wont really have ANY money this year to do it up,lost almost 3 grand in 6 months on my bloody freebie.

[Jim-Willy]

Trouble is buy an old one and you can easy spend a grand+ sorting them out........  Mind you Landys been as they are a late one could cost just as much lol.  Bloody money pits they are.......