110 defender for caravan towing

What can one say - it will pull your van just as well as the Shogun. Depends on what engine you go for will determine your economy/ability to go up hills at more than 30mph...

Well, the dog, gas bottles and camping gear in the back with 4 up front still doesn't leave much room in a 110. Unless you have a small dog ;)

High! Security of a baked bean tin next to the tin opener. Parts with high resale value, easy to break, easy to dispose of at any number of autojumbles. Look into a tracking system and/or decent physical deterrent

- big metal covers over the pedals/lock over handbrake.

Regards

William MacLeod

I tow a heavy van (5 birth Hymer) and the 110 (200TDi) handles it well. Very stable, but could do with a bit more power.

Pieter

Sorry to hear about your car being nicked... if the statistics are anything to go by, 'flasher' vehicles are more often targeted but when all's said and done, any vehicle is a target for thieves and plenty of Landrovers get stolen too. Get a cat 1 alarm / immobiliser and use a visible deterrent e.g. a steering wheel lock - you won't stop a determined thief but if he has a choice between an easy target and a harder one...

So far as a 110 being a good towing vehicle for your caravan, there is no question that it would be excellent for that. I frequently two a 6.75m 1.5 ton boat on the back of my old 200TDi Defender 110 and it never wavers. A bit more power would be nice sometimes but apart from slowing down and maybe having to drop a gear or two when going uphill, it would be easy to forget the boat was attached. Having driven shoguns, troopers and Landrovers off road, there is no comparison, the Landrover is the only serious contender!

If you're worried about fuel economy, it will have to be a diesel and the older

Paul

"Hi

Thanks for the info so far. To answer a few points raised With ref to William's point about rear space I was planning on removing the seats in the rear (as I did with the Shogun) to give more width (Dog - GSD). The engine I would be looking at would be a 300TDi probably around '97-98 (If I went for petrol it would have to be a LPG conversion).

I saw some of the "big metal covers over the pedals" a few years ago at G-Mex IIRC, any idea of a brand name/manufacturer/price.

Cheers once again Ian

Not sure about the covers but you could look into the 'clutch claw'. You'll see ads in the Landy mags for it, IIRC its Noise killer acoustics who sell them.

I've got one and am very pleased with it. They are made from heavy gauge material, they clamp the clutch and brake pedals together and stop either being used. Probably wouldn't stop the professional thief but would make most move on I should think.

Yes it is, I found the ad in March L.R.O.I.. A similar idea to the one I saw but it doesn't totally enclose the pedals.

Ad claims to "secure your vehicle against the most hardened thief" so it shoud keep opportunists at bay at least