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#10 of 128 72 Land Rover by tincup47 Jun 11, 2001 (7:26 pm)
Sounds like you are looking at a Series III. Did it have leaf or coil springs? The Defender is a later model vehicle that has coils springs, but many body panels are the same as the earlier Series vehicles. Don't know about the value, but the vehicle should not be to prone to rolling. Reliability? Hard to tell with an older British vehicle, but if you have a good tool set and basic auto repair knowledge, it should serve you well.
#11 of 128 mbi by countsmackula1 Jun 12, 2001 (7:02 am)
I think they'll probably cost more than 23k, for sure, if they do return. And the diesel mileage of 40 would be doubtful, I would think(maybe 35), unless it was very small displacement, in which case it couldn't keep up, even with a turbo.It would need a least a 3 liter to compete.I always liked the 110 because it was purpose built and tough as nails. But of course, all Land Rovers are.
#12 of 128 not all by sasquatch_2000 Jun 12, 2001 (7:19 am)
".I always liked the 110 because it was purpose built and tough as nails. But of course, all Land Rovers are."   Except a friend's Discovery ('99?) which is already rusting out. They are typical YUPPIE types who probably never even had the sucker off road. Replies to this message: cwilli58 (Jun 15, 2001 9:59 am) gpvs (Jun 15, 2001 11:12 am)
#14 of 128 Defender in the U.S.? by cwilli58 Jun 15, 2001 (9:59 am)
Replying to: sasquatch_2000 (Jun 12, 2001 7:19 am) I heard that the Defender was discontinued in the U.S. in 1997. any truth to that? Also, are they planning on reintroducing it to the U.S. with the SUV craze going on? Any info, specs, sites about the defender?
#15 of 128 Defender in the U.S.? by gpvs Jun 15, 2001 (11:12 am)
Replying to: sasquatch_2000 (Jun 12, 2001 7:19 am) Yep, that was the last year for the Defender. Check the other topic Defender 90/110 below for more details. This topic will be frozen.
#16 of 128 cwilli58 by tincup47 Jun 17, 2001 (7:20 pm)
The Defender was discontinued in 1997 because it was thought to be too expensive by BMW to spend the money necessary to redesign the instrument cluster and add the electrics for Airbags. As Rover Group was causing huge losses at BMW this was a reasonable decision, as U.S. sales would not pay for the engineering and development costs. Bob Dover, President of Land Rover, has stated a desire to bring Defender back to the US. I doubt if this will happen before 2004-2005, but I certainly hope it will be back by then.  For info on the current Defender, go to www.landrover.com and check the UK, Australian, or South African sites. They all still sell the current D90-110-130 models.
#17 of 128 Defender 90 sounding by arriscar Jul 06, 2001 (1:45 pm)
Need some advise on the realistic asperations of selling. We have had 3 Defender 90s go on the market in my area in 18 months. 2 of the 3 were clean, really clean, & 1 was toasted. The 2 went on the private market at above dealer costs (by Edmunds, Kelly Blue Book, and Galves). Is demand really that strong?? How well are these holding value?
#18 of 128 Defenders by tincup47 Jul 06, 2001 (1:53 pm)
are very rare in the U.S., 7065 total sold in the U.S. and Canada. Most are selling well above original selling price. Original MSRP by year 93 D110 $39,900 Hard Top 536 total sold U.S. and Canada 94 D90 $27,900 Soft Top 2030 total sold U.S. and Canada 95 D90 $28,650 Soft Top 1190 total sold U.S. only              $32,000 Hard Top 510 total sold U.S. only 97 D90 $32,000 Soft Top 1499 total sold U.S. only              $34,500 Hard Top 1300 total sold U.S. only in 97 there were also less than 100 LE model Hard Tops all in green with a special kit package, these had an MSRP of $40,000. These are included in the 1300 hard tops sold that year.
#19 of 128 Made the Jump & bought a Defender 90 by arriscar Aug 15, 2001 (10:09 am)
1st off - thanks to all for the help. The gods seems to shine and everything fell into line. Next thing I know - I own a '94 Defender 90. I live in Central New Jersey, USA. Anyone know of or have contact information on owers groups, clubs, etc or good web site. As I spend time going through the owners manual and over the vehicle, I seem to get more and more questions. Guidence appreciated.

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