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TheGreyDefender

Member Since: 20 Oct 2020
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 5

1993 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Pennine Grey

Buying My First Defender

I have long wanted to own a Defender and I think I have found one, but I am worried, so seeking some advice from you...

Its a 1993 Defender 90, mileage 78k I have a copy of the V5. The current owner purchased in August this year from someone who had it for 3 years beforehand as a project which never got started. The new owner has spent loads of money (I have seen 6k of receipts) on getting all sorts done (see below) and has also had it painted in Raptor Grey Paint.

I've asked about corrosion on the bulkhead, chassis and rear cross member. He reports that he had to get a small patch on the outrigger and the doors needed repairing, but other than that he says its all good. Of course the paint can hide stuff, though the pictures I have seen of the inside and out look good. And I haven't paid yet so will be doing an inspection.

I am going to see it at the weekend and he's offered to get it jacked up so I can see the underside properly and that I should bring a hammer to test it!

Its passed its last 3 MOTS (different Garages did them) with no fails or advisories.

What should I be looking for? The price sold is £11k, which I think it pretty reasonable for age, miles and the work done below...

Really interested to get any advice!

I have seen receipts for the following work!

Brand new fuel tank and sender unit
All new brake hoses, disks and pads
Full Transfer box rebuild
Balljoints replaced
Wheel bearings replaced
CV Joints
Swivel Housing and bearings rebuilt
Replaced input shaft bearings
Rear diff rebuilt and seals replaced.
Diff pan replaced and welded.
New alternator
Doors have been repaired at bottoms so now solid.
Full NK soundproofing
Defender Carpets on seat box
New headlining
New side panel plastics
New Defender Leather seats
DAB Radio
New wiper motor and kit replaced
Electric Fans
Internal LED lights

Adrenalin 4x4 Heavy duty caster corrected front radius arms and rear double cranked trailing arms
Wildbear tube winch bumper
Wildbear -2 turrets
Wildbear rear -2 shock droppers
Steering Guard with 10mm Recovery Eyes
Led halo headlights
Heavy duty steering bars
Tarrafirma +2 inch lift kit
Terrafirma steering damper return to centre
Discovery 300tdi into defender oil cooled pipes extended
Sound deadening
Defender coolantender conversion inter cooler and kit

20th Oct 2020 3:48pm

Oldowner

Member Since: 26 Dec 2018
Location: South west
Posts: 640

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Aintree Green

£11k is a lot of money for an old 200tdi with a load of off road tat bolted on and with rot in the chassis (99% sure outrigger will not be the only bit and it will have been patched elsewhere), and rotten doors.

I am guessing it has had a 300tdi dropped in it to replace a knackered 200tdi and as it has had to have its oil cooler lines extended it is still running the not as nice LT77 box with the 300tdi in the 200tdi position, rather than a proper 300tdi / R380 conversion, again not exactly desirable and the quality of most of these retrofits leaves a lot to be desired at the best of times.

20th Oct 2020 4:52pm

yostumpy

Member Since: 01 Aug 2010
Location: n/kent
Posts: 327

Covered in raptor paint? and 11k, .................lend us a fiver. 'Volvo XC 70, taking the rough with the smooth’

20th Oct 2020 6:41pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17610

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

It sounds to me more like a £5k vehicle than an £11k one.

20th Oct 2020 7:13pm

jaygti

Member Since: 04 Nov 2012
Location: essex
Posts: 389

It sounds like it’s had some good work done on it, which adds value. But as has been mentioned above the off road stuff doesn’t make it worth any more ( perhaps less?)
You could get a tidy td5 hardtop for that money.
I’d say £6k max if it’s sound. 2002 td5 90 county hardtop

20th Oct 2020 7:27pm

jaygti

Member Since: 04 Nov 2012
Location: essex
Posts: 389

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defe...Sw-nRfhAx-

5 mins search on eBay. 2002 td5 90 county hardtop

20th Oct 2020 7:31pm

Oldowner

Member Since: 26 Dec 2018
Location: South west
Posts: 640

I struggled to sell this 56plate genuine CSW with far more work done to it for £10K recently!!

Click image to enlarge

20th Oct 2020 8:12pm

TheGreyDefender

Member Since: 20 Oct 2020
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 5

Wow, that's really tidy.....

20th Oct 2020 8:16pm

Mdm

Member Since: 11 Sep 2013
Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 1639

anything in raptor paint is hard to sell as it screams off roader and covers a whole heap of bodywork issues..

11k is a lot for an early 90

ask your self if you need and want all the tat that has been added to the motor.

if so go and have a test drive and see if does what you want it to

keep in mind your budget will allow you buy a lot of landrovers, 300 and td5 ones included.

20th Oct 2020 8:21pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

£11k would buy you a tidy tdi on a galv chassis.

Forget about it, get a td5

21st Oct 2020 5:54am

TheGreyDefender

Member Since: 20 Oct 2020
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 5

Thanks everyone for your advice, much appreciated and I am sure will help my full entry to the club to be a positive one.

21st Oct 2020 7:18am

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5239

i would not bother fella, for 11k, you can pick up a very good 300 or a decent TD5.

last thing you want is messing about with a defender that's got bolt on tat and an engine conversion. Which will have a some question marks of it own. Be good for a 4 to 5k off road slag that's about it.

Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!

21st Oct 2020 2:51pm

K.M

Member Since: 28 Apr 2016
Location: Salisbury
Posts: 300

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

£11k seems a lot for that... £6k would go a long way on something like this for example and you’d have the opportunity to improve as you saw fit / needed...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-defe...e96f48478d

29th Oct 2020 3:34pm

Blackhat90

Member Since: 31 Dec 2016
Location: Forfar
Posts: 86

wELL " What did you go for ,?

25th Nov 2020 8:13pm

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