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| strang Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 1381   
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Not a Defender but I have driven my 1957 series one to the Czech Republic, Switzerland and the West Coast of Ireland! All great fun!
A mate has taken his and some mates 80" series ones to the Pyrenees, Italian alps and more recently Monte Carlo - just jump in a go - you do not need a brand new vehicle that has just been prepped by some expensive overland company. &index=2&list=PLRZC7vLm2HSHYiCsmxuFJjiQHH0b2KlTh Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond..... |
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28th Jul 2016 7:17pm |
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| Bows Member Since: 07 May 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 513  
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Hi, in 2013 I drove a 1983 110 down through France and Spain, before crossing into Morocco, then, the following year I took it on a winter Alps trip, I visited friends in Haute Nendaz in Switzerland, before crossing Mont Blanc to the French resort of Morzine for a week of snowboarding. It has been fitted with a 200tdi and a 1.22 transfer box, but is otherwise standard. Both trips have the fondest memories imaginable and the only advice I have is to give it a good service, then go and enjoy yourself. 2006 TD5110 station wagon
1995 300Tdi 90 truck cab 1989 90 hard top with 200 tdi 1983 110 hard top 1983 110 Hi cap 1954 107 pick up |
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28th Jul 2016 7:38pm |
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| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668 
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Great stuff and love the you tube vid
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28th Jul 2016 9:40pm |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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In 1995 Ken Wheelwright and I took his 1949 Tickford Station Wagon to the German Land Rover Club meeting near to the polish border. Great fun.
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28th Jul 2016 10:09pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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You also don't need 4wd to go off roading, and recovering yourself when you get stuck is a whole lot easier because you're less stuck
My longest and most remote overland trip was as a ten year old solo van with next to no useful spares or knowledge bought for £1500 off a Welsh bloke's driveway. See also http://www.landcruisingadventure.com/ where they drive a fairly ancient 4x4. Can't quite remember what brand it was though...  |
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29th Jul 2016 1:12pm |
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| Scotm Member Since: 28 Feb 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 667 
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We did long distance trips (from Scotland!) to Pyrenees, Switzerland and France in our previous 1994 tdi 110 when it was 12,14 and 15 years old. All after it had passed the 100k mark. If you truck is well maintained and you take some basic spares there should be nothing holding you back!
Go for it. |
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29th Jul 2016 3:55pm |
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| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668
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Great blog and stunning pictures, she's well maintained always worried about oil leaks for some reason, when I got back from Scotland there were small pools of oil from the crank,transmission even after having them renewed some years ago but nothing since. And yes 😀 She still has oil in the donkey lol
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29th Jul 2016 8:53pm |
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