What do you think of the Land Rover Defender 90?

[4x4]

Me gustaria ver la opinion de utede de lo ke pensai del defender 90? Best 4x4 como disen?

Es un coche echo 100% pal campo y no para lujo ni comodida...

[Alfred Balban]

Thats one of the best and you never have problems with spare parts,ofcourse that as commodity it is not very comfy but you can always change the seats from another car,easily fitted,for what you like to do its one good option.

[Adam Karp]

If it's strictly campo then they are fantastic. I've owned 2 different 110's and the are unstopable but I've now got a 95 series Landcruiser for about a year and (for me) there is no going back. Landrovers are more like driving around a tractor then a car and I loved that at first... it gets old traveling at 80km on motorway and having to scream at the person next you for them to hear. I had plenty of mechanical probs with both ( one diesel and one v8) I spent alot of time out by myself and never felt confident it wouldn't break down as I do with the toyota.BUT........... they are the best off the shelf 4x4 you can buy for OFFROADing (when it's running :) And parts are plenty and cheap from online uk sites. If you do get one all it needs is a 2.5" suspen. lift and good MT tyres and it'll go anywhere.

[Adam Karp]

Hi Stewart,

Yeah, you are right. The brand new ones are comfortable doing normal motorway speeds and the new diesel is supposed to be awesome(made by ford if I remember right). All mine were old ones and had been used for what they were intended for, so they were bound to be a bit rough. If your budget permits a brand new one then I'm sure you'll be really happy with it. I know I would be. :) 

[Adam Karp]

2.4 does seem small but I've only read good things about them lots saying it's the best diesel thats ever been in a LR. I guess you have to take into consideration that it's made of aluminium (the body) so maybe that's why they get away with it. I think they still do a V8 :). Oh and my old ones went fine in the sand as soon as I dropped the tyre PSI to 12 and stay out of low range. If I were you I think I'd see if I could hire one some where and give it a bit of a thrashing to see what you think. Also in the UK Ive seen a LR dealer in Croydon (I think) that had a test course.

[Jamie Austin]

Tengo un LR 90 y tambien 110 (Td5)

 

mi gusto much todo. el 90 es un poco mas "nimble" (lo siento, no se el palabra en espana) pero 90 y 110 muy bueno en el campo.

 

 

(sorry for the naff Spanish... i'm still learning)

 

I've got a 110 and am building another 90 (i've had about 6 in the past). 90 and 110's are both great off road., the 90 has a slight edge in some terrain (trees and tight areas) but the 110 excells in others (stability, ditch crossing etc) and the 110 can carry a lot more... 90 gets full with a can of coke and a crisp packet.

[Jamie Austin]

Yeah, on paper the 90 has better departure angle (the one at the back) as the 110 had quite a large overhang.

 

Approach angle is pretty much the same between 90 and 110.

 

Ramp break over, or "belly" (the bit between both axles) is better on a 90 as they're shorter, but to be honest, i can probably count on one hand (during normal kind of off roading, as in, general recreational stuff, not competition where every second counts) where the 110 would be a hindrance.

 

power to weight, yes, a 90 would be better as it's (a bit) lighter, and that will make a slight difference. but once you stick some bigger wheels on a 90, and load it up with kit, it'll perform the same as a 110 anyway.... good excuse to get a Td5... my 110 has 190bhp... will pull 110mph (eventually) LOL!!