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DLK

Member Since: 12 Mar 2013
Location: Scheveningen
Posts: 70

1986 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Zambezi Silver

New member says hello.

Hi,

I am David from the Netherlands.

Two years ago I was invited to test a brand new Defender 110 against the new Jeep Wrangler. You can imagine I did not pass on that invitation.

We drove the cars on the motorway and in "rough" terrain. For me the Wrangler was no match for the Defender. I just loved the thing!! Than and there I decided I had to have one.

This was during the test against the two cars.

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I have a company car and already own a second car so the Defender would be the third car.... Roadtax in the Netherlands is quite expensive (EUR 2300,00 for a defender 90 per annum) Therefor the defender had to be atleast 25 years old, as it is than taks exempt.

I started my search for the ideal Defender. Initially I wanted a 110 but found a 90 I really liked. It was offered on the Lotus forum I visit (I also own a 2004 Elise 111R). The 90 got sold to someone else on the forum, I was gutted!

A few days later the guy that bought it send me a PM and offered me the 90!! Due to circumstances he had to sell it.

The 90 had been in use as the courtecy car at The Pike Associates LTD. (Land Rover and Marcos specialist) The 90 had been fitted with an original defender 200Tdi.

I made a deal with the seller and flew to the UK to pick it up. A friend of mine liked the idea and bought a slightly newer 110 as a daily driver.

The grey one is mine, this was taken the day we got off the boat from the UK

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Since than I did a LOT of maintenance to the 90. All missing interior parts were changed, I fitted G4 style rear fold up seats, changed the rear door, renewed all rubbers on doors and door glas, fitted new grills, wheels etc.

Currently I am in the process of rebuilding two 300Tdi axles to change them out with the old ones. New shocks, springs, brake calipers, bushings etc will be fitted aswell.

Some pics of the car now

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I hope to finish the axle swap as soon as possible! I mis driving the 90 ;-)

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13th Mar 2013 7:02pm

borderterrier

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1677

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

Nice trucks and welcome

13th Mar 2013 7:04pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

What a very shrewd move buying a defender with the steering wheel on the correct side ready for when Europe has to fall in line with Britain and has to drive on the left

Nice truck and welcome to the forum. 2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

13th Mar 2013 7:13pm

DLK

Member Since: 12 Mar 2013
Location: Scheveningen
Posts: 70

You have to be prepared for everything! I did convert the Elise I bought in the UK to LHD though. I think the 90 will stay RHD

Lou Sparts wrote:
What a very shrewd move buying a defender with the steering wheel on the correct side ready for when Europe has to fall in line with Britain and has to drive on the left Nice truck and welcome to the forum.

13th Mar 2013 7:25pm

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3646

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

Great cars and welcome DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy

13th Mar 2013 7:53pm

TR51

Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Dorset UK
Posts: 333

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey

Welcome, and nice 90... clearly lots of work going into setting it up to your standards

I was over in Leidschendam on Monday for an interview and saw a fair few 90's parked around the area

13th Mar 2013 7:55pm

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13th Mar 2013 7:56pm

pope10001

Member Since: 15 Oct 2011
Location: Dulverton
Posts: 489

1992 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Zermatt Silver

Nice truck, welcome to the mad house!

regards,

Mark

13th Mar 2013 8:01pm

DRW58

Member Since: 23 Feb 2013
Location: Perthshire
Posts: 167

Welcome two nice sets of wheels

I'm fairly new here too but they're a nice bunch and very helpful.
Do defender drivers wave to each other in Holland too?

I built a garage for my Mini
With a place for everything and everthing in its place.
Ten years down the line there's a Mini in there somewhere, and

all's where it should be!!!! Ho hum

13th Mar 2013 8:16pm

DLK

Member Since: 12 Mar 2013
Location: Scheveningen
Posts: 70

@ TR51. Yep High standards are a bitch! I bought the defender as a car I could use and not polish. I failed at that... I do really enjoy working on the 90 and getting it to look younger than it really is

Ohh and Leidschendam in quite near to me. Funny thing is that there are quite a lot Defenders in the region here. No where to drive them offroad though

@DRW58. Yes we do. Atleast most of us.

13th Mar 2013 8:26pm

DLK

Member Since: 12 Mar 2013
Location: Scheveningen
Posts: 70

Small update;

Last weekend I got the front axle back on the 90

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And in less than an hour got the rear axle removed from the car. The 4-post ramp did help a lot with that

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19th Mar 2013 4:52pm

RobKeay

Member Since: 19 Jul 2009
Location: Stafford
Posts: 1585

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

Good choice of vehicles. Best off roader and best handling. Seems like a perfect world to me.

19th Mar 2013 5:16pm

pjh

Member Since: 22 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 126

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Welcome!

Superb vehicles. Although I'd suggest that the Lotus should have a roof and the Defender should be a bit longer

Hope you get as much from this forum as I have. I've learnt loads from some very generous people.

Peter Defender 11MY USW

20th Mar 2013 6:50pm

IKke

Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: Brabant
Posts: 117

1986 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Keswick Green

Nice looking landy you got there

Now lets hope they stay tax free

Scaling the real deal.

20th Mar 2013 7:01pm

DLK

Member Since: 12 Mar 2013
Location: Scheveningen
Posts: 70

Than why do a lot of exige owners take off the "hardtop"

You are quite right though, the exige is a very pretty car. I just like open top motoring! (amd I do have the factory hardtop with the elise!)

As for the Defender, I bought this off a Seloc member and apart from it being a 90 it ticked all the boxes. And now I actually like the 90 quite a lot. Must say that the 110 looks bloody good aswell.

pjh wrote:
Welcome!

Superb vehicles. Although I'd suggest that the Lotus should have a roof and the Defender should be a bit longer

Hope you get as much from this forum as I have. I've learnt loads from some very generous people.

Peter

20th Mar 2013 9:31pm

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