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1999 LANDROVER DEFENDER TD5
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:42 pm
by St Jimmy
Are they any good.
As my son is getting rid of his bmw 318is, to buy one
is he wasting his money.It has a full service history and around 150,000 k.
Pro's
Con's
I know nothing about them so i cannot advise him
Its that or a BMW X5 v8
The bmw is going for 30gee
Re: 1999 LANDROVER DEFENDER TD5
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:36 am
by Dan346
they are AWESOME>
Driving position takes a little to get used to, check the footwell, bulkhead and chassis for rust. It WILL leak, just how bad is yet to be known. They take a beating and just keep on going. Has your son driven one? as he will either love it or hate it. Parts are cheap if you know where to look. Its a very personel thing, you will either get it, or you wont, but cool people get out of defenders.
Re: 1999 LANDROVER DEFENDER TD5
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:36 am
by jeff 8
1999 was the first of the TD5s, I never buy the first of any model as they often fix the problems after they release them. This isn't just a Land Rover thing. There are lots about, but like anything look at the general condition as well as the service receipts, don't just go off stamps in the book. I have a TDi Defender (from new) that has been prefectly reliable for 300,000 ks, but I have a TD5 Discovery that I bought second hand that has been trouble, mostly related to the previous owner, and it had all the stamps in the book.
Jeff
