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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633   
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Just on a couple of your points,
Safety - no airbags etc on this vehicle, no crumple zones either - except what you hit  The safety factor comes from a nice high driving position and the fact you won't be going that fast anyway.
Mechanicals - bush mechanics keep these things going out in the wilds, so most places should be able to keep on top of it. If you have a RR dealership close by and can afford their dealer labour prices then why not. Fuel economy - no idea on that one, I'd expect maybe 25mpg+? Those with a 110 Td5 can keep you right. Power - depends on what you call power? It moves under its own steam, but won't catch a modern v8 pickup truck, or anything else for that matter  Honestly, the Td5 is a very decent engine and should see you fine.
Removing the roof rack - mostly these are clamped onto the roof gutter and removal shouldn't leave any holes. Hope this helps a bit. |
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12th Mar 2016 11:16am |
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| Edzi Member Since: 20 Sep 2015 Location: London Posts: 279  
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For safety, probably looking at fitting a full roll cage might be an idea.
As for importing from Poland, I think you may need to change certain aspects to make it road legal in the states. Might be easier looking for an American spec car? |
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12th Mar 2016 3:13pm |
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| 4RF RDS Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 933  
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The 110 will offer a lot of room to move kids and cargo. They are as safe as any other vehicle other than what has already been said, no SRS. As for being from Poland I don't see that being an issue. Mine is from Germany and it is great.
The Td5 will pull better than the NAS V8 and I get about 28 to 30 mpg with a soft foot on the peddle. Find a local indie garage you trust, its a diesel engined truck plain and simple. All engine parts will have to be imported for repairs. Only service parts (air filter same as Freelander, oil/fuel filter equivalent etc) are available in the US? Any dealer in the US (or Canada) has no freaking idea what a 2.5 litre five cylinder turbo diesel (Td5) is. You'll be wasting your money. IMPORTANT: The Td5 was not available in 1997 so I would be very inquisitive as to the actual year of the Defender, might be a typo might be a replacement powerplant. You don't want to be caught in a situation wherein your insurance carrier walks away (when a claim is needed) from you because your Defender is really a 1999 or something like that. Also if you are in the US it has to be 25 years old to import. This federal rule would preclude you legally importing this vehicle. Check out the regulations before you proceed. Good luck. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris) 2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam) 2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX) 1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy) 1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood) 1967 MGB GT Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) |
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12th Mar 2016 3:16pm |
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