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Morning guys. Well i made the journey on saturday up to Tamworth to have a look. We met at the tamworth services and spotted it accross the car park. It looked awesome! Started to look around it and was slowly loosing the grin as i started to see the condition of the paint. To cut to the chase it had had a respray which looked like it had been attacked by a 5 year old high on coca cola. Over spray in the engine bay over the engine cover, over loom cables. It had over spray everywhere..even over the dash. I was more than a bit miffed given that he didnt say anything about this and he knew how far i was coming to view it. I was hoping it to be a genuine 110 in original condition. Under the matts was thick heavy silt that was still sopping wet and corrosion was apparent. Underside was heavily treated with waxoil so couldnt really tell how good the condition of the chassis really was, but it looked sound. In the end i decided that it wasnt for me and made the return trip back. So the hunt continues... You might think i was being a bit pedantic about the spray job, but its only something im going to have to pay to put right and for that money id expect at least original paint!

Thanks guys for all your wise words! I think if this 110 turns out to be a gooden then im going to try and strike a deal!! Will keep you all posted!!

Thank you both for your responces and for the kind welcome to the forum! In answer to your questions, i run a landscape garden maintenance business. I currently have an ifor williams trailer that i tow about day in day out. In my mind im hankering after a 110 for its better towing characteristics and load space within the vehicle. I currently have my discovery rear seats folded down to accomodate equipment i dont wish to have in my trailer (security reasons mainly) and so im thinking that the loading space im used to is closer in terms to the 110 than the 90. I have read up and have heard there are a few concerns as mentioned above regarding the head, coolant leaks and cracking and for a relative newcomer to the LR fraternity concerns me somewhat. Logic might not always prevail, but im thinking that a more modern defender, with some techinical revisions would make a safer and more reliable purchase.

Good evening! I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself to you all. My name is Geoff Clement, im 28 from Sevenoaks in Kent! My current but hopefully very soon to go vehicle is a Disco 3.9 V8 with lpg. But i have set my sights on a couple of Defender Td5's, one a 90 the other a 110. My question to you guys is this: What revisions would have been made between a 2000 model and an 03 Td5? The reason i ask is the two vehicles im looking at are on those plates, and im wondering if the latest incarnation is the better vehicle reliability wise etc etc. Here they are:-