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Hi,
I am based in Northampton and have found myself trawling Ebay for Navara/Pathfinder
I have had my double cab defender for 6 years, converted to auto with 195bhp tune.
Great bit of kit when it runs right.
Now running more wrong than right, hence I am here.
Do a lot of towing.
Read good and bad about Navara, but then same could be said of reviews on any vehicle.
Could be joining the ranks very soon.
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Hi Philip, :welcome

Your old Defender sounds like a bit of a beast. I'm sure a standard 190 or a chipped/remapped Navara will fit the bill but a 3.0 V6 Outlaw will keep you extremely happy.

The Navara is a great tug and by all accounts the auto is the model you want if you do a lot of towing.

Good luck with the hunt :thumbright:
 
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Navara vs Defender - nice to be able to drive without bashing your right elbow every time you turn right!

Love the Defender, but as they say "Land Rover - making mechanics out of owners for decades".

Unrivalled off road though. Had a Disco 3 a few years ago, was excellent but expensive to keep running.
 
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I've had it 7 years.
I love my defender, 200hp remapped auto.
Was outpacing my mates Navara and then took a roundabout a bit hard and the rear passenger door flew open.
Recently the immobiliser immobilised and I couldn't take it anywhere for 3 days - it then fixed itself.
Its become more temperamental than me, one of us needs to go.
 
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But the upside is that is worth more money every day. Give it a couple of years and you won't be able to buy any defender for less than £15k.

And be prepared to regret your decision to sell it too. I wish I had kept my almost mint Series 1 and the V8 90 County as well. If I could have my time again I would have bought a car for everyday and hung on to them, saying that i would have done a lot of things differently, but that is another story :)
 
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philipflop said:
Yep, I had mk2 escorts including 1600 sport and rs2000 - worth an absolute fortune now.
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Yup hindsight is a powerful thing
When I past my test (nearly 20 years ago)my dad gave me his mint condition factory black 2.8l brooklands capri (even at the time was rare in black)
I couldn't afford to fuel/insure it so i straight swoped it for my mates 1.6 sierra sapphire
Scraped the Sierra a year later for £40
and you can't find a decent brooklands capri now for under £10k :(
 
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lookskyward1 said:
Oooooh, a Crapi erection Brooklands. That was the one to have. :hug
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I had a Mini cooper 998 years ago and scraped that. The engine alone is worth a bomb .....Oh well..:rockon
 
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Loooool it seems i'm the only young guy around here, listening to grandpa's :lol: Mini cooper, Ford Capri, Sierra, Escort, ...

Some say E30 325i are going up in values, some other cars are:
E30 324d, E36 325i/328i , 911/912/930/964/993,....

But its a risk. Tho i find that cars should be bought to be driven and not to be in some sort of garage with 20 layers of sealant and wax.
 
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Black-Racer-799 said:
Loooool it seems i'm the only young guy around here, listening to grandpa's :lol: Mini cooper, Ford Capri, Sierra, Escort, ...

Some say E30 325i are going up in values, some other cars are:
E30 324d, E36 325i/328i , 911/912/930/964/993,....

But its a risk. Tho i find that cars should be bought to be driven and not to be in some sort of garage with 20 layers of sealant and wax.
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Ha ha yes :clappy: Mmmm wonder what my truck would be worth in 40 years time !:scratch:
 
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