Hi all,
Regular readers will know I'm selling my P38 and plan to get a Disco. But I have a lingering temptation to look at a Defender... Perhaps somebody could give input which will influence my decision.
I need something which is presentable for work use (Defenders are regarded as "cool" so I could probably get away with a nice tidy one, particularly if it looked like one of those fancy expedition vehicles which never leave the Tesco car park). I do about 25,000 miles a year, of which a lot is motorway use.
But I'm also going back to Iceland next year with a boot load of teenage kids and lots of kit. And I spend about 8-10 weekends a year on Dartmoor doing various outdoor activities involving muddy kit, kids etc.
The Disco should be the obvious choice, plus I prefer auto gearboxen, but I like the idea of the lack of depreciation on Defenders, and the practicality of having all that space, bigger roof rack and rugged simplicity. But I'm only looking at spending £7-9K and you don't get much Defender for that. Whatever I get it'll be a 300Tdi. And it needs to look spick & span, preferably spotless.
I've driven both and liked both! Leaning towards a Disco but feel free to convince me otherwise.
Opinions welcome.
David