Defanton

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So three days into owning it! It works but has a list of things I need to do! The immediate needs are the engine bay isnt closing, I think its due to the side metal panels blocking the compartment to full shut. the spring loaded metal pin doesn't travel far enough down. The hilarity has been that on the first day one of the headlights was disconnected, the turn lights didn't work, and they gave me "it just worked earlier this week" BS. But to their humility, they did come in the next morning and fixed it quickly. The other is im curious about white smoke as i start the defender and idle it. Is this bad? Can I do something to fix that? There is a long list of other problems which I'll start tackling in Boston but these are immediate needs. Otherwise, HOLY **** THIS CAR IS SO FUN!!! I love the feel! I love the sounds! I love the way I sometimes struggle at finding 2nd gear! I can't get enough! We made the first 700 miles with it so far and we are about to do 2000 more! Would love any help with the questions above!

Details! Thanks everyone so far for the information. Im excited to get to work on her! All I wish is I could sign a prenuptial agreement because I know the hag will end up with all of my money 🤣 @western, this would put my model around March. 23437 were made supposedly in 1989. If you are confident in September and you are 11832 ahead of me... 23437(cars made in '89)/12(months)=1953(cars/month) 9(september index)-11832(september sequence number offset)/1953(cars/month)=~3 (march index) Thanks!

@reb78 The online VIN check returns this report about the 2015 Defender

This rust scares me though

I'm actually unsure of what the technical year is as the VIN report suggests its a 2015 Defender, which cracks me up! Are you implying this number? This is the thing I'm most terrified of! Do you really believe it looks good? I'm still unsure what they may or may not mean as the pictures are kind of iffy. I look forward to seeing it for myself. I'm adding the check for max load rating of those alloy wheels. Thanks for that tip @Western

Hey everyone, I am excited to join your community and I am thrilled to report I recently won an auction on Ebay for my first Defender! It's a 1990 110 w/ 188000 miles. I'm planning on driving it back from SLC, Utah to Boston, MA. As a paraglider, I'm thrilled to finally get myself a weekend warrior to help me facilitate my sport! Here's what I have so far: Test drive video: Pictures of the underside: I'm a little disappointed with some of the quality of these pictures. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hv4rcg5iz90e8h0/AABwYhODh4GVLjHQSxOS2gFSa?dl=0 Would love your thoughts and opinions on the ride! I'm super excited to go pick it up!