toby63 1,236 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 What are x-trails like they look a decent sized bus! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddylurcher 70 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 GEY THE 300 TDI MATE,ITS EASIER TO GET PARTS IF NEEDED,THEY ARE GOOD ON JUICE,I JUST PUT A 2.8 ISUZU IN A DEFENDER RECENTLY,JUST FOR A PROJECT TO SEE HOW THEY COMPARE TO LANDYS ENGINES.CANT SAY AT THE MOMENT,STILL SORTING OUT A FEW ISSUES WITH IT,BUT ALOT QUITER ,IF ITS ONLY FOR THE DOGS YOU WONT GO FAR WITH THE LANDYS, Chears mate, I'm off to look at a 90 tonite, but the misses is tryin to make me get a disco so we can get the baby seat in if needed. Atb andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
V22ERN 4 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 No I won't be getting a freelander, anyone no what to look owt for with a 90? And what engine to go for? Thanks andy ford ranger 2.5 had no probs with mine and good on diesel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jack lee 137 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 GEY THE 300 TDI MATE,ITS EASIER TO GET PARTS IF NEEDED,THEY ARE GOOD ON JUICE,I JUST PUT A 2.8 ISUZU IN A DEFENDER RECENTLY,JUST FOR A PROJECT TO SEE HOW THEY COMPARE TO LANDYS ENGINES.CANT SAY AT THE MOMENT,STILL SORTING OUT A FEW ISSUES WITH IT,BUT ALOT QUITER ,IF ITS ONLY FOR THE DOGS YOU WONT GO FAR WITH THE LANDYS, Chears mate, I'm off to look at a 90 tonite, but the misses is tryin to make me get a disco so we can get the baby seat in if needed. Atb andy SAME engine mate,the disco is better on road,75 cruiseing speed,compared to 55 defender cruise speed,its all down to transfer box,disco has higher ratio gearing for better on road drive,but the same as defender in lower range for off road,disco nice jeep,better creature comforts if family involved,fantastic heater in them for cold days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddylurcher 70 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 No I won't be getting a freelander, anyone no what to look owt for with a 90? And what engine to go for? Thanks andy ford ranger 2.5 had no probs with mine and good on diesel I was gonna go for a pick up but I'm looking at £4500 to insure it. And its only £1200 for a 90. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddylurcher 70 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 GEY THE 300 TDI MATE,ITS EASIER TO GET PARTS IF NEEDED,THEY ARE GOOD ON JUICE,I JUST PUT A 2.8 ISUZU IN A DEFENDER RECENTLY,JUST FOR A PROJECT TO SEE HOW THEY COMPARE TO LANDYS ENGINES.CANT SAY AT THE MOMENT,STILL SORTING OUT A FEW ISSUES WITH IT,BUT ALOT QUITER ,IF ITS ONLY FOR THE DOGS YOU WONT GO FAR WITH THE LANDYS, Chears mate, I'm off to look at a 90 tonite, but the misses is tryin to make me get a disco so we can get the baby seat in if needed. Atb andy SAME engine mate,the disco is better on road,75 cruiseing speed,compared to 55 defender cruise speed,its all down to transfer box,disco has higher ratio gearing for better on road drive,but the same as defender in lower range for off road,disco nice jeep,better creature comforts if family involved,fantastic heater in them for cold days Yes thorght they would be better for the little one, what's the td5 like? Thanks andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jack lee 137 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 TD5 can be a bit troublesome,injectors main problem,they are controled by a ECU,electriconic control unit,now i know there are lads that might jump on me for saying so,mainly because they have them,they are not as good on juice as the 300 tdi,basically 300 tdi were built up until 1998,after that the TD5, came in ,if you go for TD5 get it checked,not as cheap to repair as 300TDI,IF YOU GO FOR 300tdi,STAY AWAY FROM AUTOMATIC,they are to slow to get up speed,stick to manual, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hacket19 6 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 mate stick to the 300tdi piece of pish to work on and parts are easy to get a hold of like some other folk have said disco better on road more comfy for family but if you have another viechle you can use for the family, defender 90 is the way forward way better of road than any thing else posted on this confersation FACT! and there quite good on juice to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
04fox8 168 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Stick with a landy! As said here numerous times, easy to fix, cheap to fix, and with a decent set of tyres, they'll go anywhere! I have an OLD series I use, and used it to push a 90 c/w trailer loaded up with clay traps etc. You can always play about with Diffs etc if you ned the road speed. Points to look for....ROT! Anywhere. 90's still makin good money, just compare how new a Jap vehicle you can get compared to the Landy......says something in itself. You'll still fix and use your landy in 10 years from now. Make sure you buy a DECENT one, not something that's been tarted up! Take someone with you who knows about older vehicles, and what to look for. Seen HEAPS of tarted up landys, don't get sucked in by any shiny paint! Get it home and clean up the underside, get some tins of schutz etc, tip 1/2 out, mix up with old engine oil and absolutely saturate it! Run it till you'r sick of it, and you'll probabally get your money back when ya sell it!.......Can't say that for your average Jap model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddylurcher 70 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Stick with a landy! As said here numerous times, easy to fix, cheap to fix, and with a decent set of tyres, they'll go anywhere! I have an OLD series I use, and used it to push a 90 c/w trailer loaded up with clay traps etc. You can always play about with Diffs etc if you ned the road speed. Points to look for....ROT! Anywhere. 90's still makin good money, just compare how new a Jap vehicle you can get compared to the Landy......says something in itself. You'll still fix and use your landy in 10 years from now. Make sure you buy a DECENT one, not something that's been tarted up! Take someone with you who knows about older vehicles, and what to look for. Seen HEAPS of tarted up landys, don't get sucked in by any shiny paint! Get it home and clean up the underside, get some tins of schutz etc, tip 1/2 out, mix up with old engine oil and absolutely saturate it! Run it till you'r sick of it, and you'll probabally get your money back when ya sell it!.......Can't say that for your average Jap model. Chears mate, thinking about getting a 90 and putting a seat in the back for the bady seat just incase we need to use it, then the misses carnt go mad. Atb andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hacket19 6 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Stick with a landy! As said here numerous times, easy to fix, cheap to fix, and with a decent set of tyres, they'll go anywhere! I have an OLD series I use, and used it to push a 90 c/w trailer loaded up with clay traps etc. You can always play about with Diffs etc if you ned the road speed. Points to look for....ROT! Anywhere. 90's still makin good money, just compare how new a Jap vehicle you can get compared to the Landy......says something in itself. You'll still fix and use your landy in 10 years from now. Make sure you buy a DECENT one, not something that's been tarted up! Take someone with you who knows about older vehicles, and what to look for. Seen HEAPS of tarted up landys, don't get sucked in by any shiny paint! Get it home and clean up the underside, get some tins of schutz etc, tip 1/2 out, mix up with old engine oil and absolutely saturate it! Run it till you'r sick of it, and you'll probabally get your money back when ya sell it!.......Can't say that for your average Jap model. Chears mate, thinking about getting a 90 and putting a seat in the back for the bady seat just incase we need to use it, then the misses carnt go mad. Atb andy mate you can get a 90 with 3 seats in the front bit of a squeez with 3 adults but you your wife and a baby seat should easy fit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 3,981 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 i like the landys,plastic seats that can get wet,good offroad,cheap parts,and you get a nod from horsey people,but......why the f...k are those seats so uncomfortable,and the steering wheel so close to the window,the clutches pedals are hard to get down ....locks and windows easily broke into....if the modernised them a bit id get another, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddylurcher 70 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Stick with a landy! As said here numerous times, easy to fix, cheap to fix, and with a decent set of tyres, they'll go anywhere! I have an OLD series I use, and used it to push a 90 c/w trailer loaded up with clay traps etc. You can always play about with Diffs etc if you ned the road speed. Points to look for....ROT! Anywhere. 90's still makin good money, just compare how new a Jap vehicle you can get compared to the Landy......says something in itself. You'll still fix and use your landy in 10 years from now. Make sure you buy a DECENT one, not something that's been tarted up! Take someone with you who knows about older vehicles, and what to look for. Seen HEAPS of tarted up landys, don't get sucked in by any shiny paint! Get it home and clean up the underside, get some tins of schutz etc, tip 1/2 out, mix up with old engine oil and absolutely saturate it! Run it till you'r sick of it, and you'll probabally get your money back when ya sell it!.......Can't say that for your average Jap model. Chears mate, thinking about getting a 90 and putting a seat in the back for the bady seat just incase we need to use it, then the misses carnt go mad. Atb andy mate you can get a 90 with 3 seats in the front bit of a squeez with 3 adults but you your wife and a baby seat should easy fit! yes we will prob manage i will just have to look owt for a 3 seater, all the ones iv looked at have been 2 seaters with a cubby box in the middle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hacket19 6 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Stick with a landy! As said here numerous times, easy to fix, cheap to fix, and with a decent set of tyres, they'll go anywhere! I have an OLD series I use, and used it to push a 90 c/w trailer loaded up with clay traps etc. You can always play about with Diffs etc if you ned the road speed. Points to look for....ROT! Anywhere. 90's still makin good money, just compare how new a Jap vehicle you can get compared to the Landy......says something in itself. You'll still fix and use your landy in 10 years from now. Make sure you buy a DECENT one, not something that's been tarted up! Take someone with you who knows about older vehicles, and what to look for. Seen HEAPS of tarted up landys, don't get sucked in by any shiny paint! Get it home and clean up the underside, get some tins of schutz etc, tip 1/2 out, mix up with old engine oil and absolutely saturate it! Run it till you'r sick of it, and you'll probabally get your money back when ya sell it!.......Can't say that for your average Jap model. Chears mate, thinking about getting a 90 and putting a seat in the back for the bady seat just incase we need to use it, then the misses carnt go mad. Atb andy mate you can get a 90 with 3 seats in the front bit of a squeez with 3 adults but you your wife and a baby seat should easy fit! yes we will prob manage i will just have to look owt for a 3 seater, all the ones iv looked at have been 2 seaters with a cubby box in the middle. yeah mate you can take the cubby box out and fit a seat your self you will get one of ebay or a local breaker pretty cheap good luck bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blakloks 5 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 What's the tax a year for a disco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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