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TJ101



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scottish110 wrote:
twopoint6khz wrote:
If you get the silver one be sure to haggle for a ladder for the roof rack... unless you're 9 foot tall Whistle


I think the silver one is my best bet as far as getting it to my price... I recon if i give them a 21,500 Cash offer i might walk away a happy man...but then again i may be wrong.... Crying or Very sad


If the silver one, ask for the name of the previous owner , and that's it not ex Land Rover Experience Whistle California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1

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Post #99255 10th Nov 2011 9:33pm
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scottish110 wrote:
As much as i want to put the kids (and the wife)in a trailer Laughing what do you guys think about this one !

http://www.neneoverland.co.uk/4x4defender1...B09NHL.htm



Well I would sack the Nene member of staff who wrote that ad!

Optional Hannible rack??? Or do they mean Horrible rack Rolling with laughter


SORRY, sorry. Nene Overland are the importers for the Hannibal range of equipment


Brendan
Post #99260 10th Nov 2011 9:47pm
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scottish110



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Gez some amount of abuse to the boys at Nene ? i dont even know these gus but clearly they have rubbed peopel up the wrong way Laughing !!!

At the end of the day im just looking for a 110 and i dont care who is selling it, as long as its a fair price and its in good condition becuase lets be realistic im not going to use the 6 month warranty trekking out from aberdeen.... You guys got a better suggestion on where to buy ???
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TJ101



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leeds wrote:


Well I would sack the Nene member of staff who wrote that ad!



Brendan


Probably Wookie ??? Rolling with laughter


Maybe
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...?logcode=p California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1

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Post #99262 10th Nov 2011 9:54pm
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scottish110



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TJ101 wrote:
leeds wrote:


Well I would sack the Nene member of staff who wrote that ad!



Brendan


Probably Wookie ??? Rolling with laughter


Maybe
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...?logcode=p


That must be a new one posted today cause i never seen that one..Cheers mate, looks pretty good... Thumbs Up
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scottish110 wrote:
That must be a new one posted today cause i never seen that one..Cheers mate, looks pretty good... Thumbs Up


Bar that roofrack Big Cry California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1

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Post #99277 10th Nov 2011 10:29pm
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TJ101 wrote:
scottish110 wrote:
That must be a new one posted today cause i never seen that one..Cheers mate, looks pretty good... Thumbs Up


Bar that roofrack Big Cry


I know !!! It just looks horrible... Rolling with laughter Could probably get them down to £21K and tell them to keep there scrap metal Laughing Laughing Laughing
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scottish110 wrote:
TJ101 wrote:
scottish110 wrote:
That must be a new one posted today cause i never seen that one..Cheers mate, looks pretty good... Thumbs Up


Bar that roofrack Big Cry


I know !!! It just looks horrible... Rolling with laughter Could probably get them down to £21K and tell them to keep there scrap metal Laughing Laughing Laughing


Rear crossmember/bumper needs a good tidy up too. If you buy one that did have a roof rack, check very carefully for roof damage/extra corrosion.

That rack looks like an old climbing frame that's fallen on the roof! Laughing Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
Post #99330 11th Nov 2011 8:43am
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One other thing i am having a dilema about is the tyres ! I want something that looks aggressive and works in the winter, but works well on the road as well as off road. Was thinking either:

BFG Mud Terrains
Cooper Discoverer STT
Cooper zeon ltz

Any of you guys running these ? what are the best for snow ?
Post #99337 11th Nov 2011 9:24am
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leeds



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Can of worms, well and truly opened.

You will not get one common answer.

BFG tyres have established a good reputation, however new tyres and compounds will they have the same longevity etc?

We have two 110's and run them on BFG M/T 255/85/16. Summer and winter, on road and offroad. Yes we are happy with them. We get about 60,000 miles out of them before we scrap them with 3-5 mm of tread left. Yes we could get more miles out of them, but for off road use they are getting like slicks.

On the Disco we have BFG A/T 235/65/16 and they have about 50,000 miles on them and are no where near worn out yet. Mainly road use.

Just remember people have different use of their vehicles, different driving styles etc. We have a steepish, winding lane with dry stone walls either side. Come winter time I decide on snow/ice conditions wether to drive it or go the long way around (about 5 miles). If I go longway around, next time I drive it there may well be a vehicle abadonde or a bumper etc by roadside.

Driving a Land Rover in winter does not make you invincible!

Brendan
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leeds wrote:
Can of worms, well and truly opened.

You will not get one common answer.

BFG tyres have established a good reputation, however new tyres and compounds will they have the same longevity etc?

We have two 110's and run them on BFG M/T 255/85/16. Summer and winter, on road and offroad. Yes we are happy with them. We get about 60,000 miles out of them before we scrap them with 3-5 mm of tread left. Yes we could get more miles out of them, but for off road use they are getting like slicks.

On the Disco we have BFG A/T 235/65/16 and they have about 50,000 miles on them and are no where near worn out yet. Mainly road use.

Just remember people have different use of their vehicles, different driving styles etc. We have a steepish, winding lane with dry stone walls either side. Come winter time I decide on snow/ice conditions wether to drive it or go the long way around (about 5 miles). If I go longway around, next time I drive it there may well be a vehicle abadonde or a bumper etc by roadside.

Driving a Land Rover in winter does not make you invincible!

Brendan


I had a set of 35" bfg mt's and they lasted a good long while like yours have, but then i was in texas at the time and we didn't get snow out there. I guess my main concern is the traction that i'll get on the road in the snow while driving to work etc. I know its everyone to themself, but i guess im just tryin to figure out whether a AT would be better than a MT in snow conditions...
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Have at look at this site:

http://www.tyretest.com/4x4_tyres/index.html

Might help you discount some and create a short list. BM52
Post #99355 11th Nov 2011 1:10pm
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BFG M/T or A/T are M + S rated

i.e. they are rated as Mud and Snow tyres. They are not a true Winter tyre. A winter tyre has a softer compound and do not start to 'harden up' at temperatures below 7C Winter tyres have more sipes in them so they can flex more. Downside of winter tyres are they will wear out faster in the summer months. This is why Scandinavian drivers often have two sets of tyres.

So do you go for true winter tyres, swop tyres over twice a year and have a storage problem OR keep to a good brand of M + S tyres? Supplement the M + S tyres with good snow chains at about £300 for a pair is maybe an option to consider???

Decisions, decisions. What will be the right one for you this winter??


Brendan
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i'll be running km2s on my new one all year round
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Unless some goon has put road tyres on a Defender, pretty much all will cope pretty well in snow and ice.

Got out of several sticky situations in ours that anything else would have failed in last year - two occasions required extreme care and selection of difflock/high range (low slips too much on ice IMO) but got there in the end. I was amazed how good it was TBH - and the ONLY vehicles on the road (this is rural Cornwall) when it got really bad were Defenders.

You would have all been proud! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
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