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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4746  
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What if Honda had been allowed to buy Land Rover? Discuss. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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25th Jan 2018 9:27pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 
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All new models would be bland and anonymous.
No, wait...  Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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25th Jan 2018 9:30pm |
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| Thon Member Since: 22 Nov 2015 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 696
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They'd be built in Swindon and be reliable?
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25th Jan 2018 9:32pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Oldie, but a goodie....
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25th Jan 2018 9:43pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17610 
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Would anyone want to?
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25th Jan 2018 10:57pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4796 
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D-TEC kicked in yo
 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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25th Jan 2018 11:00pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179  
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It’s funny
I had a chat with a colleague yesterday about this Would make my job so much more pleasurable  My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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25th Jan 2018 11:10pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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If that would happen, the new coming Defender would get this reliable engine, including the come back of a manual starter.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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26th Jan 2018 7:51am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2535 
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I have no experience of their automotive, motor cycle or marine engines but I've used their power equipment engines for over 40 years and cannot fault them. I don't however think I'm quite old enough to drive their cars yet though
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Mini Countryman Cooper S Morgan Plus 8 |
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26th Jan 2018 8:38am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10891 
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I was thinking off the V-Tech engines that they put in the Type R's they are NA engines and very little electrics and once you get the revs above 2 or 3 thousand the extra power kicks in and they are very reliable to
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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28th Jan 2018 8:25pm |
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| okami Member Since: 06 Apr 2017 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 90 
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Most of the pre-2005 Honda motors are reverse rotation. So I guess it would depend how well you can drive backwards  |
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28th Jan 2018 8:48pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10891
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^^^ that's why then
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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28th Jan 2018 9:48pm |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060 
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A colleague of mine looked at a 90´s Defender fitted with a 2.0 Litre four cylinder engine that was up for sale last year in Berlin. Apparently a Honda engine. He said it was one of the editions built for the Italian police back the, and it drove quite well.
Here´s one. Twin cam 16 valve 2.0.... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-land-rover-defender-90/ Stephen 1998 Tdi 90 SW, 2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MT´s, Recaro CS´s, anorak, wellingtons |
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29th Jan 2018 6:26am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4246 
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I think the engine in the Defender in the link is the old Rover M16, a direct descendent of the aincient BL O and B Series. Was used in Discovery for a short while. Not a bad engine in its day, my Dad had a Rover 420 with it in, was quite fast if I recall. Not really suited to a big 4x4 I wouldn’t think though. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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29th Jan 2018 7:17am |
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