I bought my 4.8 V8 3 years ago and that was after driving
Defenders for 22 Years and can honestly not fault the vehicle.
Bought second hand with 160K on the clock and was shit scared
I am on 243K now and have probably topped up the oil on 3 occasions and that was extreme circumstances when towing the Xplorer fro a couple of thousand Km's. I Bought the 76 SW
space wise it has not got as much room as the Defender but then
again you don't need so many tools and spares 😅 if you go for 79
with canopy you will have way more packing space.
It is a beast of a vehicle and tows like a dream. Daily drive my consumption close to 8Km/L when towing down to 6.
I did exhaust mod and then had to do the heavy duty clutch as the standard clutches just can't handle the torque.
Services cost the same as D4D at about R2900.00 and there have
never been extras besides consumables.
Oh and they don't mark their territory !
Cheers Brendon
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Hi Bruce
I purchased a 79 DC with loads of extras in 2015 at 64000km. this after being a dedicated LR owner for more years than I wish to think of. i still long for a Defender but I had too many hassles with the 2.4.
I am currently on 185000km and just completed a 4500km trip to KNP towing a trailer.
I have been to the Richtersveld, twice to Santa Maria and numerous trips to the Transkei, some of them very muddy.
I fitted the HD clutch at 160000km and also had the gearbox ratios changed. Air helper springs are fitted and worth it
The vehicle pulls like a dream but can be heavy on fuel at 120km/h
No problems barring consumables, remember it’s a heavy vehicle to stop!!!
In short it has loads of space and gives very little problems
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Errol
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They are extremely sparse at the moment but 2016 with 30K is not even run in yet! And will fetch a pretty price on the current market, I can get more for mine now than what what I paid.
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Graham B
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A double cab is just so much more versatile although a single cab has more space than you will ever need
I love my DC
Errol
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Exactly Mike.
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You wont regret it!!!
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What is the price if I may ask Bruce ? I am terribly tempted to upgrade my 1HZ to a V8...
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