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seriesonenut



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1999 and only 5k - Defender 90 Wolf
Seems good as long as you do not mind the 5k being driven at the bottom of the sea!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFE...SwkelestJX

That said I love it and I suspect its been well cared for. Maybe an instructional vehicle given the mileage?


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90 wolf by Richard Holmes, on Flickr 2010 XS USW
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Post #829555 6th May 2020 8:05pm
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v8bob



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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Nato Green
I have been looking at a lot of these, and the mileage on the speedo is definitely not to be relied on.
You really need to look at all the tell tale signs before taking as gospel.
I don’t really understand why the mod clock so many. My guess is when they get assigned to a new squad they moan about getting some old nail. So, a quick refurb and clocking stops the complaints and they probably get less fault complaints too. Who knows.
As they have no available history then it is buyer beware.
It could well be genuine. But I would give it a thorough examination before deciding.
Post #829558 6th May 2020 8:34pm
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Danny Fireblade



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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 110 300 Tdi HT Alpine White
I have been in military units where I have serviced a land rover and then serviced it again 6 months or a year later and they have not been driven between services. It all depends on which unit had it and what their operational commitment was.
Post #829588 6th May 2020 11:31pm
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Grouse



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I bought an ex TA Reserve 110 with 16,000 Kms (10,000 miles) on her - absolutely mint - dry stored and what can only be described as being in time warp condition.

You can make an FOI enquiry and find the full history from the MOD 2017 Range Rover L405 Vogue SE V8 Diesel #16
Land Rover 110 300 TDI
Post #829592 6th May 2020 11:59pm
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andydef90



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey
I worked at raf Waddington for a few years and seen land rovers come in from the factory parked up and still be there not moved or touched for months at a time sometimes less than 50 miles a year in some cases . I recall a new wolf less than two days old been written of too it was rolled on the a1 Sad
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CarMan



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All the recent sales art Brightwells were unwarranted mileage, which to me is surprising really given that maintenance is well documented as far as I am aware, but not an expert by any means Whistle Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
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Post #830316 10th May 2020 4:58pm
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legin



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
CarMan in auction if don't give any mileage you can't get it wrong .
Post #830323 10th May 2020 5:32pm
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Mash



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Guernsey 1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Nato Green
Mileage on military wagons is often miss recorded, it’s getting better but still not perfect. Major anomalies occur with two common things, one being FFR vehicles might have low mileage but they can run for days non stop on a high idle keeping the batteries for the radios charged, second the army can swap major assemblies; engines, gearboxes, axles etc and this can often be incorrectly recorded or not at all, thirdly some of the “mechanics” I use this word very loosely having worked with some people are not the best at diagnosing faults and can swap things like a whole speedo unit when it’s nothing more than a loose cable. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html
110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html
52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html
D3 Hse - Fiona
Capri 2l S - Anna

Think I might have a problem............
Post #830337 10th May 2020 6:26pm
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