Year:2001
3 keepers. First was Welsh Water, second was a Welsh Landrover enthusiast and the third was me. The truck doesnt appear to have had a hard life and is pretty tidy!
I have used it for the last couple of years for trips onto Dartmoor/cornwall to go climbing/caving/surfing/camping etc. Really sad to part with the truck but I think a van with a bed would fit my lifestyle a bit better.
looking for offers around £9,500.
Specification:
2.5TDI 5 cylinder TD5 engine (Later version)
Fitted with discovery transfer box. (better ratio for every day use)
9 seats. (Two in front, 3 behind and two folding bench seats in back)
Recently fitted genuine Landrover Boost alloys x5 with General Grabber tyres.
Steering bash bar
Engine under tray/sound deadening
Central locking
Electric front windows
LED side/brake/indicators
Kenwood CD/aux/usb head unit
Upgraded 6 front speakers and custom mounted 6x9s in the rear pillars.
Full sound deadening kit fitted inside to all panels to stop the Landrover headache
Rubber floor mats fitted.
Rear mounted LED flood-light (switch on dashboard)
EGR removed
De-cat downpipe fitted (original exhaust is included)
Properly fitted safari snorkel
Roof wrapped with black vinyl
Height adjusting towbar with hidden trailer power socket.
Alloy check plate on wingtops and bonnet.
Recent work:
Replace rear drive flanges, half shafts and rear hub seals
Replace rear radius arm bushes
Remove EGR system and solvent clean the intercooler
Replace engine injector loom and re-gapped injector rockers (common fault with original loom caused lumpy idle)
Full service (engine, gearbox/transfer/diff oils), both oil filters & air filter.
Condition:
For a 14 year old Defender this truck is in pretty good condition. Everyone always comments how tidy it is when they get in. It is showing the usual signs of corrosion with a few bubbles on the doors but is pretty solid. It is not showroom condition but it isnt a shed either.
The engine pulls well at low speed right up to motorway speeds with no shortage of power or torque. I service it every 6000 miles and havent had to top up oil between services.
Transfer box switches as expected from low to high and difflock works as it should.
The heater and blower work properly.
The vinyl has been on the roof for a 14 months and has a couple of holes where it has been caught by branches/roof racks, looks great from a distance but with a magnifying glass its not perfect.
N.B. Stickers shown in photos on front doors have been removed.
[Edited on 26/10/15 by tegwin]
