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miker



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Rioja Red
I ended up renting a hilux last summer for a scout group camp to scotland (Landy had a clutch on it's way out and other niggles that meant I couldn't trust it)

I did miss the low box when maneuvring a trailer. I was disappointed that on a run the fuel economy wasn't noticeably better than my 20+year old defender.

Other than that... Quiet, comfortable for 5 people. Oodles of power. Air Con, totally capable of dragging the trailer through campsite tracks... Was great!
Post #1003366 8th Aug 2023 3:01pm
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diesel_jim



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 110 Td5 SW Epsom Green
All hilux's have low range (well the 4x4 ones do)
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miker



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Rioja Red
Yes but you're forced to use 4lo, which on tarmac means a load of tyre chirping and scrubbing when you're trying to reverse a trailer in tight spaces! If they had 2lo it would be spot on
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diesel_jim



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 110 Td5 SW Epsom Green
There's a hack for the Mk7's (not sure about the Mk8 which I have) to enable the 4 low 2wd, and also to keep the traction control off over 20mph or whatever stupid low speed it cuts out at.

All that aside, I'm loving mine.
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Procta



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jim what did you use for the towing electrics, looks like a later plug? Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!
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diesel_jim



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 110 Td5 SW Epsom Green
It had a military 12 pin NATO socket on it (as the main thing I used to tow was my old GKN 3/4 ton trasiler and later on my Penman.

I made an adaptor to convert the 12 pin to a civvy 7 pin socket.
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