Choosing between a modded Series III or a standard Defender 90

|| On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 19:50:45 -0000, "Richard Brookman" || scribbled the following || nonsense: || ||| snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: ||| |||| I'm very confused. I appreciate your help greatly because I would |||| like to avoid spending loads of money on a car which would not be |||| reliable. ||| ||| The British army loved the n/a 90 - slow as hell, but rarely break ||| down and tough as an old boot. || || dunno, wound up properl yin a fomer life I managed to get 85 of the || damn things, plod all day at 50 || -- || || Simon Isaacs

I used to see 70 on mine, given a decent run-up. Cruise was 60 all day, averaged around 22mpg. Looking back I thing the motor was well worn, though.