Up to £3500 to spend on a 4x4
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Buy a Defender/Discovery. Thousands to choose from on the UK market, a choice of part suppliers, multitudes of specialist mechanics and durable resale values when you want to move on.
For carrying canoes get a low profile roofrack, it is a bit of a reach up there! I am a defender man, but a pre '99 Discovery might be the thinking mans option. Same resources as above, cheap as chips, and low running costs.
Best of luck with your search. There is a lot of rubbish out there, whatever the make. be sure and have a good long look around before you buy. Best of luck.
For carrying canoes get a low profile roofrack, it is a bit of a reach up there! I am a defender man, but a pre '99 Discovery might be the thinking mans option. Same resources as above, cheap as chips, and low running costs.
Best of luck with your search. There is a lot of rubbish out there, whatever the make. be sure and have a good long look around before you buy. Best of luck.
Not in the original Discovery they aren't. I would recommend a very, very clean Disco Mk 1 with the 300TDi engine. You should be able to buy a really really good one with extras.
Things started to get a bit electronic on the Disco II but if thats what floats your boat go for it.
Things started to get a bit electronic on the Disco II but if thats what floats your boat go for it.
widu13
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All old bill cars are serviced well and regularly but avoid ex old bill general patrol cars like the plague as they are often underpowered and driven like they are stolen just to keep up with normal traffic flow (the Focus being the exception in latter years but still driven hard), however ex TRAFFIC patrol cars like the XC70s will have been serviced regularly with genuine parts and well looked after by the plod that drive them. Traffic police are a bit anally retentive about their cars! Being washed 2-3 times in 24 hrs is common and every time a minor fault occurs they are taken directly to the workshops where it is sorted ASAP. Volvo have a rep for swallowing up high miles, and 125k isn't high for a Volvo.
Look at DISCO TDI 200 or 300 avoid DISco ii (TD 5 engine Nice but expensive to fix) get a decant rack and a Ladder on back and stand on wheels to get Canoe on Top these are all getting a bit old now so check for rust everywhere. Defenders are a bit less comfortable I have driven everywhere in a variety of discos overthe years and liked my n reg 300 se best. New mot rules mean all electrics must work and these old buses were known for electric problems so check all bulbs work in the dash. Cheers steve
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TurboGirl
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Pffft, you wouldn't have been so lucky if I'dve seen it first 
If you go back to the 4WD idea, at £3500, you'll get an early TD5 Disco 2. They don't have as bad a rot problem as the 2&300TDi one series unless they've lived near/ dunked in the sea as a launch trailer. Air bag suspension can be problematic but lots have been changed to coil springs and changing the bags isn't beyond the realms of an enthusiastic amateur spanner jockey.. gets a bit pricier if its the compressor that's gone. Cant wait to see the pics of the bike!!! Happy trails to you
If you go back to the 4WD idea, at £3500, you'll get an early TD5 Disco 2. They don't have as bad a rot problem as the 2&300TDi one series unless they've lived near/ dunked in the sea as a launch trailer. Air bag suspension can be problematic but lots have been changed to coil springs and changing the bags isn't beyond the realms of an enthusiastic amateur spanner jockey.. gets a bit pricier if its the compressor that's gone. Cant wait to see the pics of the bike!!! Happy trails to you 
Think I found this link on here once... http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicles/,25,/Used_Land_Rovers,sort_by_NameLowHigh.htm
I know of a kid selling an ex mod land rover, 2.5tdi conversion. Spare engine, wheels and tonnes of parts for £1800.
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