Would you ever consider a defender 90?

Hell yes. I'd I had the money I would in a heart beat. Especially one with a manual in it.


Defender 90, manual trans.

 

Only thing wrong with that is its an auto. For me at least. I've always wondered what kind of person only puts 30k on a 15 yo vehicle

 

In Colorado, lot's of people bike (cycle) everywhere. There is also peeps that are so wealthy and have so many cars, that 1K miles per year is a lot for each car. I have one friend with that "problem".

 

That "problem" must suck to live with.

 

Tell me about it...

 

My stepdad has one...I've driven it a bunch. It's fun to drive (although I've never off-roaded it). It has that old world look with the visible riveting along the body panels, and drives like it. Everything rattles, massive gaps in the doors and the top, shifting is rough. It also holds together like a british vehicle. There's always something going wrong with it.

Having said all that, if I had the money and the space, I'd definitely get one. I wish we could import the newer ones here in the US, it looks like they've made it a little more tolerable for a daily driver.

 

I put 2,600 miles on my Taco last year


I live close to work... We put 18k on my wifes Subaru.

 

brothers friend has a 97 Defender, ive driven it, I could hardly fit in it but it was a blast to drive and have people looking at you as you drive down the road

 

not to get off topic but, over the summer while at a high end 4x4 shop in nj i spotted this thing it was there to get new tires. this thing was crazy as hell i never saw another one like it.

i know its a rover but, i have no idea what model it is any of you guys know?

 

oh forgot to mention that one of the service guys saw me checking it out and decided to gawk at it with me lol.

its from the 70's and apparently its some kind of military type truck he popped the compartment underneath the drivers side door and guess what thats where the engine is lol.

just a very cool truck and i thought you rover fans might enjoy it

 

I wish. The new ones look sick. And with the smaller engine they are better city driving then they use to be

 

Wow, british racing green. and under 30k miles! Problem is its about $15k above my budget.... well its a long term goal I guess

 

Can I trade one of my problems for his?

 

U live in Cali, he lives outside of Nashville, so doubtful. Besides, I already offered, no dice!

 

absolutely.......nuff said

ok, It would have to be a nice one, not just some bucket of rust. but that being said, they drive like shit for a daily driver but here in cali when the weather is awesome most of the year, one with the top off would erase the the thoughts of horrible ride and the fact that it is hugely underpowered.

 

Some guys just have really good luck and know people, I was at a gas station north of knoxville and this guy rolled up with what was like a truck version of a HUMVEE (not too sure on the spelling), I was Gawking at it and then another guy came up and mentioned how he could use one on his farm but that the military will sell old HUMVEEs but will cut them down the middle. The guy with the vehicle worked for the military and was either working on it or testing it out or had it for some reason. Sometimes you can find old military vehicles on ebay but their expensive out the waszoo.

I have a friend who has a what I believe to be about a 97 Range Rover who i have already asked for a chance to buy it if she ever sells it.

BTW I also wished I had the "problem" of owning too many vehicles.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Dy7b8U_KY&feature=youtu.be

Thats my old Discovery. That thing was stock at the time and it romped though that and the other side of that which was even deeper, On the other side the water come over my hood and almost submerged my mirrors, Still went right through it and came out running like a champ. That was the first week i had bought it.