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plumpmoose

Member Since: 14 Dec 2015
Location: North Devon & Oxon
Posts: 114

Post rebuild TD5 dilemma

OK spent a fortune on my pride and joy.

New chassis, springs, shocks, rebuilt bulkhead (was a bit rusty - but saveable), clutch, intercooler, steering box, etc etc. You name it - it has been done (except the body which I wanted left as it was)- and to a very high standard. Serious amount of work and lots of £££!

But now car back, some of the love has gone.

Had it for over 10 years , have a new LRD on order, only do 1k miles a year in it - which might reduce when/if new LRD arrives.

Might not recover all the recent cost, but thinking of selling.

Do others get the post rebuild blues?

26th Apr 2022 9:47am

BrickBox

Member Since: 05 Oct 2021
Location: Wales
Posts: 837

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Zermatt Silver

Have you lost the love because it’s almost to nice/expensive to use as intended? 2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.

26th Apr 2022 10:07am

plumpmoose

Member Since: 14 Dec 2015
Location: North Devon & Oxon
Posts: 114

No plans to change use (pottering about exmoor, local town, bit of shooting etc), but have unusual feel for car.

Strange, but expect once I have driven it a bit more the old feelings will return.

26th Apr 2022 3:01pm

ibexman

Member Since: 13 Dec 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 2945

It’s a ,can I say normal thing we all have love hate relationships with our defenders well I do .
I’ve sold before then 6 months later got another

cheers chris

26th Apr 2022 6:03pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

If somebody else did it I can understand it isn't your Landy anymore.

I build/rebuild (a few times) my own, then it will become a part of you. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

26th Apr 2022 6:48pm

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