I BOUGHT A CHEAP LAND ROVER DEFENDER

[@roscopeco2000]

Forget car vertical check you might want to do a double yellow line check @2.50 😉

[@justinbuckley]

At worst you'd get a VIP parking fee for for that 😉

[@richardadcock6398]

Typical parking for a Range Rover!!

[@mustajabzuberi4916]

I've been watching these videos for a while Matt and although this does technically look professionally filmed, the videos you film yourself in the parking lot just have that sense of personal touch and it makes me feel like I'm the one buying and selling these cars. Keep up the good work. Just a suggestion!

[@jonstevens5962]

Totally agree!

[@dmn1000000]

Also agree. I just don't like the videos that are not filmed in first person as much.

[@jamessykes3965]

Forgive me for asking but why didn’t you do a Car Vertical check before buying,therefore avoiding the stated issues.

[@dmn1000000]

@@jamessykes3965 Because he gets paid to advertise CarVertical on his videos lol

[@pawefiett2468]

Totalt agree, especially that for me the cameraman's movemen feels little clumsy

[@georgimihalkov4781]

I love the look of the old Defender, but I have zero desire to own one. And I'm perhaps a bit weird, but I actually prefer your lower quality, self-filmed videos over the more produced ones like this one 😄

[@donnie321]

I prefer the self-filmed ones as well. Probably because it feels like it's just me and Matt and he's showing me a cool car that he's bought. Doesn't make the video any less enjoyable with a cameraman but it does feel different.

[@dw300]

Do you think he's levitating the camera with mind control?! 🤣

[@georgimihalkov4781]

@@dw300 Did you actually understand my comment, or it was too much for you?

[@dw300]

@@georgimihalkov4781 You didn't answer my question. And to answer yours, yes, i understand what self-filmed means.

[@georgimihalkov4781]

@@dw300 It's good that you understand self-filmed...now try to understand the whole sentence. "Self-filmed videos" - meaning the videos on his channel that he does by himself. "More produced ones like THIS ONE" - referring to this particular video, for which he uses a cameraman.

[@sarto7bellys]

Love the way you abandoned your Range Rover on double yellows at 2.49

[@TPROCTER]

If that app that you used to check the car before you purchased the TD5 is so great then how did it fail to alert you that it was stolen?

[@kristiyanivanov3359]

haha - good one

[@rraj4988]

Spot on 😅

[@dk-nq7ks]

Because it was found. It only shows that it is stolen if it's still missing.

[@mypdf]

I don't understand this comment?

[@SatanDotExe]

Saw this posted after 2 minutes, watching in 1.5x speed to be the first person to watch the whole video. Big brain.

[@mikaeljonsson4686]

😅😅😅

[@HighPeakAutos]

Haha thank you. I guess I sound like a chipmunk

[@memenationalcentre]

I watch on 2x so normal you sounds weird to me 😂

[@markwills145]

Probably the fastest that defender has ever been!

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tonygilbert3508]

The reason the ash tray comes out eaasily is because someone has had the dash top off, perhaps to try and replace the screen washer.

[@markatchison9974]

Defenders never die. I used to strip & rebuild 300tdi's & the occasional 200tdi, back in the day when you could pick up a good one for less than £5,000. The market for these has since gone off my scale, & my passion for refurbishing them has disappeared. No more cold nights laid on oily concrete floors grinding seized bolts etc.

[@squadmeta]

Happy memories of doing the same thing. The prices now are madness!

[@davidyoung9561]

@@squadmeta I actually quite like them but as you say, prices are silly now.

[@williamegler8771]

Any vehicle can be kept running indefinitely if you kept refurbishing the body and repairing them mechanically.

[@markatchison9974]

@@williamegler8771 That isn't true to say. It used to be, in the days of home mechanics, but sadly, not anymore. Manufacturers have essentially made cars disposable items that are very difficult to keep on the road. Which is why you don't see a row of bonnets up on a Sunday, & instead, you see a pile of bills.

[@wezftw7130]

I have fond memories of the Defender. As a kid my family always had one. Was always in the back of one going fishing or taking the dogs out, good times! My dad also bought a limited edition Tomb Raider one, what a beast that was!

[@sgtspite]

Why didn't you do the Car vertical check before you bought it?

[@DW-dd4iw]

He probably did!

[@bumfluffmcregor3730]

Cos he was sick to death of hearing about car vertical

[@hood182ie]

of course he did… just adds for fake drama

[@parcgwair]

Because it's £29 a go

[@karlitobergkamp8082]

Love how she’s channels sell something else. Moan moan moan yet he’s bragging at the same time. Bore off fella.

[@monkeychops1585]

I had one of these and even though it quite literally wrecked my back I have nothing but love for them. The heart wants what the heart wants….

[@agilchrist73]

I would have suggested a recon steering box and saved yourself £600. I have rebuilt several Landy TD5s and Seriesll/lll and always made strong money out of them.

[@johngilbert939]

Brings back memories of my old Defender a very, very early 90, Land Rover standard green with the old 2.25L engine. Painfully slow but great fun off road on the hills with my setters. A great video and good to hear it made you a nice profit.

[@georgemorley1029]

I remember going around the Solihull factory where they made these with some of the ship’s company from HMS ARK ROYAL which the captain’s secretary had organised. They supplied the Captain’s 4.0l V8 XJS and the Land Rovers for the ship, so they were returning the favour for the flag waving/free advertising we used to do in every corner of the globe we sailed off to. We got their corporate hospitality package. I remember seeing the hydraulic press that was stamping out the panels like the doors and bonnets and it was dropping something like 4000 tons of pressure down on the plate steel, or more or less the weight of a frigate. Incredible. It was recessed into the foundations and shock mounted to minimise seismic disruption to the surrounding. They showed us their Just in time logistics set up, where the wheels that were made to order for the car would join up with the chassis within 20 seconds in the production line. Takt time was everything to them. Then we took all the latest models out on the test track in the afternoon. The enormous seesaw twenty feet up in the air and driving through the “swamp” with a bow wave up over the bonnet were unforgettable driving experiences! Getting my MT form endorsed later on with my service Land Rover qualification was not challenging in comparison.

[@RobertMintonPhotography]

I have a similar td5 one and I love it. It’s an xs and I’ve had it stage 2 remapped so can be quite nippy if needed. On the whole I drive it quite slowly and it’s even quite economical when treated like that! I have carried out a lot of sound proofing which has been a game changer.

[@syncmaster710n14]

I love Defenders, but the cost of them now is insane, I use to buy good ones for about £5K, now your looking 4x that for a good one, can't justify the cost for a rough offroader. You can buy a Good Disco 2 with the same engine, gearbox, transfer box and axles for under £3000.

[@oliverbrooks546]

Love them old land rovers. They are fantastic old trucks just go on and on. The td5 are the cherry on the cake

[@davidmuir2054]

Love your videos Matt and as a Defender owner this one was especially fun to watch.....no idea what you're on about though they're great to drive.... possibly the only car in the world where a 30 min spin actually clocks up about 500 steps on the fitbit 🤦🤣 Keep up the good work sir.

[@EZ-D-FIANT]

😂, I know exactly what your on about, I've got a 13plate pick up 110 and a show quality auto E93, for short journeys with the dogs I've just bought a golf while I'm fixing my Saab and I nearly put the pedals (especially the clutch) through the floor on it all the time, my best description for driving a discovery is its man stuff, if you moan you ain't man enough haha, damn I love that thing.....👍👌👍

[@Skootavision]

Still enjoying your videos. Started watching maybe a year or two ago when I started pondering a vehicle update and now am just here for the entertainment.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks!

[@Drakesy]

These properly recorded episodes are just leagues ahead of the vlog style. Good stuff.

[@melsyoutube]

love the way the previous owner took care of their car and kept all the records

[@samhodgson9928]

Yes special that when i saw the binder,thought wow

[@poppyneese1811]

Here in West Virginia in the States, only rich smart college professors with tweed jackets with elbow patches on them and smoked pipes had Defenders, they also had nice estates and were always to busy to talk about their unstoppable British tanks and I loved them! Your Defender is beautiful!!!

[@davidjohansson2282]

Old LR Series/Defenders and G-Wagens are ridiculous expensive for what it is, but damn they are the coolest things...

[@matthewrust1449]

Incredible as always mate learnt so much from you and now in engineering at work because of the skills you've taught me. Thanks Mate !

[@30scapri]

Sweet video. I don't know if you keep an eye on the classic market - a 1987 5k miles Sierra RS500 Cossy just sold at auction for a whisker under £600k. That's not a typo. So buy a special edition, keep it mint for 36 years and - bang you're sorted. Especially relevant as we're now at the final curtain call for internal combustion.

[@andycurtis1329]

They are so cool, I’m not normally a fan of the whole blacked out look but it looks great on an old defender. I though there might have been a chance you’d have kept it but not surprised it sold fast. Keep up the great content!

[@barrysmit5181]

I like the extra effort put into production on this one. New standard going forward?

[@davidh2022]

Fella! well done and glad you came out on top in the end - I like the old 'proper' Land Rover but it doesnt suit me as at 6ft 8 my knees are pressed against the bottom of the dash! Did some off road courses in old ones years ago but ended up in agony with purple knee caps. Bought a 6month old Discovery TDS Auto in 1995 (to slow myself down) they had to turn the seat runners around just to give me an inch and a half between knees and dashboard again!

[@seany8787]

Maybe cars just aren’t for you? Try walking, will be quicker than driving with your stride especially when you factor in folding yourself in / out of anything this side of a Hummer

[@diablobarcelona]

The CD player is like a Dutch knocking shop window

[@ahadimgonja4381]

Love your Videos and always look forward to them, a mixer of VLOG and this new style would be a great plus. Also reducing the background noise would help. Cheers. From Tanzania 🇹🇿

[@vinceo1991]

Best n most honest car video channel on KZbin.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks!

[@stevie007]

I agree 👍

[@charlesmorgan8440]

Bought an 05 Td5 XS a few months back, put a stage 1 tune on it and it gives me the biggest smiles of any car I've owned. The history file was just like yours, but absolutely no retro fit anything. I just clean the glass and the rest takes care of itself. Absolutely perfect for the moor, and as well as my smiles I get loads from other road users. Just need to get it waxoyled when the weather gets a bit warmer. Oh and had a LOF clutch powerspring fitted, makes it a much more pleasant in traffic.

[@marktate6051]

Just saw this posted and rushed to the information on the episode hoping it would be in your “raffle prize” as I’m always too late for entry. Love the defenders, we used to use them on the proper rural rounds at Royal Mail up here in Cumbria. I never got the chance to drive one though! 😢 what an iconic motor. Cheers fella

[@danjones6279]

The constantly changing colour stereo was doing my head in! Great video though Matt.

[@flyme195]

Not surprised it sold so quickly, it was stunning and a Td5! Thing of beauty

[@johntate5050]

pmsl @ a thing of beauty 🤣

[@mrgoodkat3722]

Matt with regards to part exchanging a car with ream’s of history paperwork,I found some dealers are not really interested.All they are interested in is the service book and current mot.A few years ago I traded a car with a folder like the one you have in this video and it contained every single invoice for every part,service and work done on the vehicle(even invoices for bulbs and wipers all from the main dealer).When I took all this to the dealer he said”we are not interested in all that,you may as well throw it all in the bin!.I would like to think that that dealer is in the minority,as a buyer I really relish all things like that.

[@christurner6430]

Dealers tell you the extras on a car you're part-exchanging are worth nothing BUT when they're selling on that same car...."and just lookat all the extras!"

[@PhilipBallGarry]

That's a great shame isn't it? It's usually because they're selling it to the trade. BUT some of those "Trade dealers" include Matt - our very own motor philanthropist, who would really enjoy passing that laminated folder of dreams onto the next owner 👍😁

[@ttmadness34]

A lot of dealers will tell you anything. What if the car you are trading in doesnt require a service book? A lot of cars now its all done on a database.

[@eddiewatts7792]

Given the value why would someone trade it in?

[@gileshalliwell3591]

A few years back I bought an Audi A2 and it had a fully stamped service book but nothing else. I wrote to the previous owner and by return came a full Audi maintenance history! Every bill… I was delighted as I just wanted to confirm what had been done. Worth trying!

[@MidnightCaller1000]

I always like your videos! They are great! But i like them more when you film them by yourself with the mobile, it gives them better feeling according to me . Good work and interesting videos! Greetings from Sweden

[@skodakatie7341]

Im not a Land Rover fan at all, but this one looks really cool, the colour, combined with the modernising touches added by the previous owner, really makes it stand out😊.

[@BobSmith-nj1po]

Come on Matt, parking on double yellows! Tut tut.

[@Oliver-ui4qm]

also blocking the like button. Will tell the Landy boy's. Such a wimp

[@steveb4012]

Great video, love the look of the Defender, looks like it was an extra in SPECTRE! It was nice to see some exterior shots of the car you're driving, it makes it more interesting. I noticed your Range Rover had disappeared as you drove away. Did it get towed for being parked on double yellows? 🤣🤣

[@sirbertramtriggertonks1341]

Pretty general comment here, but I like how open you are about profit/loss, even when it doesn't go your way. Great videos that give the average laymen some useful info about the many cars you cover. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@HighPeakAutos]

I’m a business, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with making a profit

[@paulkopp3634]

I got to drive a brand new one of these a few years ago , like you I was excited, it was like jumping into a big Tonka toy , fantastic ! After driving down a rough 300 yard farm drive and half a mile on the road I couldn’t wait to get out of it and never wanted to get in one ever again . To put it in perspective I once bought a 1968 ex Godfrey Davis van rental Ford transit with 160.000 miles on the clock ( probably been round the clock twice before ) for £100 and it was like driving a limousine compared to that brand new Land Rover .

[@betterfitnessnutrition]

I think your videos are better when it's just you and the camera - the extra angles and wide shots take away far more than they add

[@coops1964]

Used to drive a Defender 90 as a job car and always remember that I had to have the drivers window open to have somewhere to put my right arm! Yes they are terrible to drive however I felt a pang when I saw the completed job at 16:24. They are and always will be cool.

[@paulineholmes1618]

Cracking video Matt as always. I LOVE Defender and its nice you made a decent profit. Well done 🤩

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 👍

[@stevenvose9949]

I really enjoy your videos. I'm not really a car buff but I like the way you walk around every car explaining what you are looking out for. Plus I used to live opposite Etherow Park where you pull in to that little car park. Happy memories.

[@davewhittles]

drove a few in my back in the military they were very rough to drive that one is like a Rolls compared to the ones we had

[@simonpeat2937]

They are still ropey in green kit format and they won't get any better

[@bikahjoeUK]

Interesting video of a nice Landy. Not convinced about Car Vertical though as at the start you said the report came back as not stolen (3:38) but turns out it had been stolen. I wonder what other inaccuracies there were. 😉

[@PhilipBallGarry]

About the only "car" which currently enjoys negative depreciation. This will continue until they're either ULEZ'd off the road, or the diesel runs out. The garage I used to work for had a short wheelbase Series 3 "Two and a quarter" petrol as a breakdown truck. About 5 minutes after I drove it for the first time, I fell in love with it. It took some getting used to though, especially the very methodical way it insisted you change gear - baulking any attempt to hurry things along. The massive amounts of play in the steering box made you feel like you were in a movie, sat stationery with a scrolling background - exaggerating your arm movements to look like you were actually driving somewhere. With the style of the new Defender though, JLR may have committed corporate vandalism in my opinion. It's almost like they asked owners what the new vehicle should look like, then ignored each and every one of them.

[@electrician1602]

Welcome baaaack Matt. Good skills. I get the feeling you enjoy working hard, seizing opportunities and the relative freedom that comes with the sort of work you do. Always enjoy your vids mate.

[@TC-V8]

The Defender drives amazingly compared to my dad's old Series III which I learnt to drive in! Getting out of a modern Rangerover will make any car feel agricultural haha.

[@whitemoor66]

Great looking truck! Not surprised it sold so quickly, especially being a 'posh' one 😂. Done loads of miles in these back in the 90's, long before they had electric windows, heated seats and so on. Some didn't even have pas! Loved every minute.

[@stevenwileman2443]

ll ove the videos, but not sure you are aloud to park on double yellows 😂

[@samhodgson9928]

Love the look on your face driving this. Theres something so raw and stoneage about them. Loved the looks like my dads letting me drive his car comment.

[@tonypacke6954]

Defender prices are bonkers. I paid £34500 for my 110 XS 6 years ago and it's now worth £40000. Although that may change with Sadiq Khant's ULEZ scheme. Paying £12.50 to move off off your driveway every day will probably reduce it's value. There's an outfit in Chester that will retro fit parts to make it Euro 6 compliant but at a cost of £7000. I may go down that route though.

[@rogermellie8068]

Get rid asap, the arse is going to fall out of the defender market before too long, there are thousands and thousands of them for sale right now. I'm seeing people slash 2 grand off asking price every few weeks.

[@tonypacke6954]

@@rogermellie8068 That may be the case but with the mod done to Euro 6 spec it will make it quite a rare vehicle. With other cities probably going the way Khan't is, very few areas will be around to drive them in without paying for the privilege. People have said what happens when Euro 7 comes out, but that won't happen due to the phasing out of all new private fossil fueled vehicles from 2030. Not only that, when road charging schemes are rolled out across the major cities in the UK. Everyone will pay then, even fully electric vehicles. As my mate always says, we had the best of times, now everything is f#cked!

[@rallychamp2003]

Why on earth have you got a Defender in London?

[@tonypacke6954]

@@rallychamp2003 I've always wanted one so when I retired I bought the newest one could afford. The Puma is quite civilized to drive around London but it also gets used off road as well. You have to make sure all the mud is removed from underneath, as Defenders always start rusting as soon as they drive off the assembly line. Far more fun to drive than a Euro shit box amyway.

[@itsjessicaokay93]

Claude Greengrass... what a pop culture throwback that is! Another great vid Matt!

[@jimbobvlogz5977]

I wish you showed the undercarriage on these older vehicles, and cheap vehicles that you have on the channel. I’m always curious to see how much rust there is on models that come from rust prone areas. Love the content though, keep it up!

[@bobstirling6885]

Yes it made me chuckle when he looked under the bonnet and said he could'nt see any rust....

[@nickvanemden]

Yeah maybe he can film when the car is at the mechanics and film under the vehicle and maybe get some remarks from the mechanic? If they are into it ofcourse

[@thomasdugdale424]

Very true with lands there are lots of rust traps

[@vlota]

Ain't that the truth! Japanese 4x4s are even worse than Landys for that. Yes, your Toyota Land Cruiser could potentially do 500.000 miles and rarely break down. But, by about 80.000 miles the chassis will look like a rusty swiss cheese. C'mon Matt. get yourself an old piece of cardboard to lie on and let us see underneath these old girls.

[@leedstown]

Just do a mot check

[@fearnsey8800]

Looks great in the Rain that's a Puma bonnet love the TD5 sound though and you can get some decent power upgrades for them. Looks like a Puma interior and steering wheel as well. Great truck even at £20k that could be someone's forever car.

[@ebbonfly]

Puma interior is different, more modern but is a Puma steering wheel.

[@garyhalkon8749]

As you opened up the folder of service history I think the theme tune to "This is your life" wouldn't have sounded out of place 😂 I love a defender! Driven some proper dogs owned by farmers.. one of which the seats had rusted so badly he had replaced them with..... Straw bales 😂😂 It was only used on the farm and field tracks accessed from the farm and never public roads I'd like to add

[@pistonhedd]

Td5 was 1998-2007. Some of the very last pre 2.4 puma 90/110's were registered on '07 plates w/ the 5 pot motor

[@adammcallister2260]

It’s best to think of a Defender as a tool. It’s designed to get you and an amount of equipment to a location. Don’t get a Defender if you want comfort, in fact don’t get a Defender unless you want discomfort. It’s a lifestyle you’re buying into. You could probably save a good chunk of money by buying a Disco and falling down the stairs every time you go to drive it.

[@ebbonfly]

Agree a Defender was designed for a specific purpose its not a car, I've had my 90 TD5 13 years but I have never found it excessively uncomfortable to drive in fact its surprisingly comfortable I have recently completed a round trip of 320 miles and was fine, I've driven modern cars which have given me back ache on long trips. It's not a Range Rover Vogue though & the ride can be bumpy every rough roads pot holes and noisy etc. but thats all I love mine and all its foibles.

[@locodriver601]

Like driving a fridge freezer in the winter. Did you get the rear light fixed, I still would not exchange my 25 year old Toyota land cruiser for it. Good luck..

[@stuartdavis3696]

Brilliant place to park. Only a Range Rover driver would do that.

[@ambercabhatton9465]

Exactly what I thought

[@jonathanevans9257]

My old SWB Pajero 3.5 grey import would run rings around it! Incredible auto box with 4 or 2 wheel drive selected on the move and adjustable shocks, great cars!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Very nice!

[@ewanadair3590]

Decent looking truck there and another great video. If it had been through the Twisted workshop I'd say for 21k the buyer got a great deal especially after your extra prep work. Those seats in the back are Puma seats so it would be interesting to see how they were fit into a TD5 tub. Done properly any method is not cheap and the actual units cost a fortune. Shame the steering box couldn't have been adjusted to remove play as the adjustment bolt can be tightened a few times before a new 1 is required. It looks like absolute luxury compared to my '91 110 200di🤣 which is why I seem to be adicticted to surfing the market for an L322 TDV8 4.4 😀 Thanks again for another cracking video👏

[@nathanstevful]

Td5 is the best motor, sounds brilliant, great to tune. I love the tdi 300 personally, spent many a day working on them.

[@mikeattheimagebusiness6215]

That was a lovely looking Defender, the spend even after getting a loved example seems pretty typical. I spent over £10k on mine over a couple of years. Sold it last year but still miss it, even though I’m driving a L405 SDV8! It’s a kind of madness!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Totally agree

[@frfr335]

Lol, classic bit of 4x4 driver's parking there right at the junction and straddling a double yellow!😁 But I do love the look of the Defender. Would never dream of buying one though, just seeing all those service / repair records tells a story....!

[@DRSHANKER]

Puma bonnet on it too

[@angusmacdonald5300]

10:19 “It’s terribly built”. I don’t know much about Land Rovers, but it seems a shame that build quality in recent years is not good. I always assumed they were built like tanks!

[@ebbonfly]

That was one nice Defender TD5. I think anyone who compares what is basically a small truck (not tractor) to a modern euro box with its 2mm shut lines, gizmo's, luxury, warning lights and fault codes is missing the point of the original Defender. There will never be another vehicle to compare to the Landy that is why it is so sought after.

[@10mbc]

I am watching you video talking about your heated steering wheel and heated seats in you luxury car and I remember I also have those in my econobox. What a time to be alive...

[@andypandy4987]

I am sure you know what you are doing Matt, your success shows that, but personally I would have walked away at £15k until I saw the history and heard the story about the write off. Good call.

[@helpyourlesserman]

Enjoyed the video Matt👍👏Yep glorified tractor. But the excitement of passing another Defender and the customary wave or acknowledgement. Nothing fancy but I enjoy driving my daily. No mod cons or fuss. Rough & ready. The first Defender that you showed for an '05 had a nice face lift. The market has gone through the roof since they've been discontinued. The new Defenders are lovely and all high tech but pricey. The purists still love the box on wheels which is better suited on dirt tracks & fields compared to motorway. Still love my Defender.

[@TheTye1988]

Love the defenders but yeah definitely can tell that they aren't made for cruising the city streets. Still wouldn't say no to a tidy example of one if the opportunity came up! Great video Matt also look forward to the notification from your channel 👍 😀

[@d.hughestiling6841]

Everybody outside London having it of as we have to get rid of our older cars

[@KravKernow]

I loved my old 200tdi. I could sit on the wings with my legs in the engine bay whenever I needed to work on it. Which being an LR was quite often. But with my RRS I have to use tweezers to top up the water bottle. The 200tdi was bulletproof though; notwithstanding I blew one up. It was popular with the military as it gave off very little electrical interference so it was great for the FFR Radio Trucks. The flipside of that was that the 200tdi could survive the EMP blast from a nuclear explosion. That was very reassuring in my canvas roofed vehicle.

[@GRfourfun]

Had Defenders in the Army when I was stationed in Germany through the 90’s. Always loved them, just full of character. V8 Snatch ones in Northern Ireland, tdi ones in Cyprus with the UN and then the Wolfs in Kosovo/Iraq. Great times and awesome 4X4’s. Always loved being paid to go off roading!

[@bananamontana3956]

Wolf's were fun. Drove to Aberdeen from Edinburgh in one middle of winter during a snowstorm. Above 60 felt suicidal 😂

[@GRfourfun]

@@bananamontana3956 😂😂😂 I remember doing road party to the outer Hebs to live fire in a 101 Landrover. The snow up by Edinburgh was like when the Millennium Falcon goes to light speed!

[@matthewgodwin3050]

I didn't realise the Defender market was so crazy. I can remember when you could buy them at village garages for 3 or 4 grand, which doesn't seem that long ago. They were tired and a bit dog eared, but they always seemed to go on forever. Not sure I'd drop 21 grand on one now though. You could get a decent L405 for that, which I'd much rather have to be honest. Nice thing though.

[@keponen331]

Same with old Jeeps. 10y ago SUVs were cheap work trucks and no one wanted them. Today it got twisted and SUVs are considered luxury vehicles, so ppl buy anything they can get their hands on to look posh, ruining the market for those of us that actually need one.

[@nadimhaque7732]

Just a question Matt ..... why do you not do a vehicle check before buying the car as opposed to after? 🤔 Great content BTW.

[@SheldonBeldon]

Because the vehicle checker is one of his sponsors and it works better in the chronology of the video to put the ad read right before he sees the car. He certainly checks it before he buys it. .

[@nadimhaque7732]

@@SheldonBeldon If he checks the car before he has bought it, why would you then purchase it knowing there are issues as has been the case with several of the other cars?

[@SheldonBeldon]

@@nadimhaque7732 Have there been major issues reported by the app when he checked it?

[@nadimhaque7732]

@@SheldonBeldon I think there were some with mileage discrepancies amongst a few other things.

[@Tuffluk]

My neighbour had one of these and spent every weekend under it or peering under the bonnet. He would always boast that the parts were very cheap, bless him. He finally got a life by buying a Toyota.

[@Lockyoriginal1]

Never seen so many advisories on MOTs in my life - yuk - what a crock of shit !! Never seen the appeal and l hope l never do 😂😂. Each to their own though ❤

[@brianmcclure8012]

Finished product looked great and obviously very desirable. Not bad for farm vehicle!!

[@darrenjaundrill2010]

Nice one Matt. You can never resist a Land Rover can you? To be fair in the walkaround I thought the Cat D didn't add up. Especially given the money spent on the interior. Clearly loved. And you've done a grand job turning it around.

[@Azeazel.]

Thank you for investing in your channel and getting a cameraman! The production quality has gone through the roof!!

[@Chief_Brody]

I prefer the old style

[@alex-025x]

Matt you are reading my mind, just today I was researching a little about land and range rovers. I know you are a Rover connoisseur, which one do you think are the nicest/best ones? Great video btw

[@robertseaman2254]

Just loved the description,iof your experience with them,had many in the resent past ,watching that video reminded me of enjoyment that got from them,give one a sense of honest mechanics and basis enigeering which you do not get with modern cars

[@computerdeals]

Man the video quality gets better and better. Keep up the good work!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks!

[@stevie007]

I totally agree 👌

[@itsmephil2255]

Parking on double yellow lines Matt ...naughty Beautiful motor though

[@stevepettifer4896]

I've always wanted a Defender like that, but even when the prices weren't stratospheric I knew damn well that I'd hate owning one given that I don't also own large tracts of land to mess about on. As a Venture Scout in my youth, we used to knock about in some Series 3's (I think - not enough of a nerd to know for sure) and did some great off roading in them, but I recall being in the back on the bench seats from Cambridge to Dartmoor on a summer venture one year and it was the longest journey in the history of the world (or felt like it). Mind you, we'd refurbed the transfer box or done some other work, and forgotten to put any oil said transfer box and it still survived the journey, and once oiled up, carried on doing so for quite some time afterwards. And I still both want and don't want one.

[@seany8787]

I work / worked with these.. off road… wild horses couldnt drag me into owning one. Never been moist over them although I respect the heritage. New one however, in base spec form.. oh yes!

[@graham-martin5847]

you can tell this guy aint got a clue about defenders the things hes saying ,when buying a defender ALWAYS TAKE SOMONE WHO KNOWS DEFENDERS INSIDE OUT TO AVOID A LOT OF DISAPOINTMENT AND MONEY,you dont judge a defender on it looking pretty get under it is were you need to be check footwells inder mats etc bulkhead tops rear cross member outriggers i could go on and on and on .

[@HighPeakAutos]

Ah yes. Next time I’ll contact you Graham. Cheers

[@Globetrotter-1]

@@HighPeakAutos You just need to reply to Graham... "Well, proof is in the pudding. I made a good profit on the turnaround sale...so I certainly know the correct ones to buy." 😉

[@stephenbuckley212]

Hey Matt..is this a Twisted automotive re engineered Landie or a very good knock off copy.. here in New Zealand there are still plenty of Landie doing faithful service..and we need them after the latest round of cyclone weather.. all ways great viewing..cheers S

[@tradingcardboss]

Always high class reviews as always 🎉

[@danecowan678]

They’re quite a cool car in a weird way. I really like the new one though, I’m sure all of them are being sold as Chelsea Tractors, but is that such a bad thing? They look so cool. Something very different from the usual dross that drapes our roads. Great video 👍🏼

[@hammyh1165]

Ran a 99 TD5 90 as a daily for six years, sold it for two grand 🙈 , this was before prices went mental. They definitely saw you coming with those parts prices.

[@BIBIWCICC]

Nothing screams chav more than a private plate on a white Range Rover. Very Katie Price!

[@HighPeakAutos]

It’s a full size autobiography and the plate is a number one plate - that isn’t chav. A BO55 plate on a sport, that’s a chav car.

[@patrickmcteigue]

I,m not a big land rover fan but the defender is a proper off roader compared to the Chelsea tracker,s they produce now .

[@petersmitham8273]

If the chassis is straight and rust free then you’re laughing with these things..😮🎉❤

[@glynnpearson1757]

That’s the thing about the defender. It can be stripped down, a new chassis if needs be and rebuilt for the individual. Driven plenty in my time in the army and put them to the test off-road, not much will touch them off road. My dad had a 1991 200tdi which was stolen and we never saw it again. Had a freelander Td4 but that was awful and put me off land rovers.