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) My mum uses it as a daily driver to work and back, and she loves it. They have gone up to Scotland, a few times with a caravan and its never missed a beat, I will get their feed back on you question. They seem to be a bit of a rare one to get hold of, and decent ones are like rocky horse 
, when I was looking for a defender.
| Jeremy996 Member Since: 20 Jan 2019 Location: Melton Mowbray Posts: 1   
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I have owned my 1989 110CSW since 2005 and it had a big rebuild finished in 2011, http://www.jeremymedwards.co.uk. I do about 20k per year, with a lot of miles on the A1, A14 and M1.
 Click image to enlarge I love it dearly but it is not without issues. The heater is not great, not helped by a dieselveg heat exchanger stealing heat for the cooking oil. It's noisy, my D90 NA is very civilised in comparison. Some bits are getting rare; I needed a replacement cylinder head and there are no new ones available and many of the available second hand ones need a pressure test and a full rebuild. I have other issues around poor paint, rotten doors and a rusting bulkhead, the next rebuild will address these with a side order of Dynamat and seat heaters! |
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3rd Feb 2019 5:08pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5216
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yeah that's another thing that I should have flagged up some of the bits are no longer about now, which I think is rather odd ball due to the fact how popular the 200 is! also for the MPG i have to say compared to my parents 200 and mine ( the 300) the 200 is more eco. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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23rd Feb 2019 11:17pm |
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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006 
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Still run a 200 90 daily and have done for the last 12 odd years. Disco transfer box is a must if you're planning on doing any distance (same mod I've done on every defender I've ever owned) perfectly useable and 100% reliable. People used to laugh at me taking a 20odd year old 90 abroad instead of the D3 I had at the time but at least I knew it would get me there and back. Slightly more expensive to keep on the road than a 300 (injectors are far more expensive for example) but they're good solid beasts. So much bso I'm rebuilding another to keep as an additional vehicle
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26th Feb 2019 12:48pm |
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| windy81 Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: North Wales Posts: 311 
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Currently running the 200tdi after total rebuild. Currently getting 35mpg which i'm stoked about tbh.
It's not an everyday car, but I wish i could justify banging down the motorways with it but i can't. I do love driving it, it's an experience all of itself. |
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