Land Rover Defender - The Greatest Apocalypse Vehicle. EVER. Best bug out vehicle. No Electronics

[@fabiosagebin9616]

Great info. Thanks for sharing it. I love Defenders, they are the best!

[@Yanglopezviva]

Greetings from Australia, Defenders are the best 4x4 by far, own one right now is awesome gets complemented all the time some is negative about them but I think is because they don’t know them or don’t want to put effort to see what those machines are really capable of long life to defenders brothers

[@RealSideQuest]

Love them!

[@allisspices3559]

Just bought an hcpu defender and working on it to run again. Good info. 🙏

[@RealSideQuest]

Great trucks. I’m about ready to drop the rebuilt engine in this week.

[@Psico4rm4]

I living in central Patagonia; Argentina and i can assure you that my defender Tdi 300 is the most prepared vehicle for this "almost apocalyptic lands"

[@RealSideQuest]

That’s amazing. I want to drive this 130 from the US to Tierra del Fuego and the up to Northern Brazil. - I’m gaucho also - Porto Alegre:) abrazos!

[@claricesagebin2638]

Super helpful. Thank you 😊

[@RealSideQuest]

Glad you liked it:)

[@davidandrewmitchell5590]

Greetings from Ireland, great video

[@RealSideQuest]

Thanks so much. At the beginning of the video you’ll see me talk about a Snap-On torch. Says made in Ireland. Love it.

[@rodpolice]

Lovely! I own a 110 CSW and a 110 HCPU. Still, the 130 is my favourite tho… hopefully will find one some day! Great video 👍👍

[@RealSideQuest]

The 130 took a bit for me to find, but it was worth the wait. The 110 HCPU in some ways is more practical because the 110 platform is so much more common.

[@vilmasagebin8182]

Incredible!

[@utahagentz]

Awesome video. Agree!

[@RealSideQuest]

Thanks very much. Gonna make a follow up video soon with some more explanation on why I came to that conclusion with some bullet points.

[@rovermuc]

You are right about the 200/300 tdi engines, but LR never managed to provide reliable gearboxes

[@RealSideQuest]

I’ve always had little problems with the synchros. I was mostly making an argument for a purely mechanical diesel+4WD+manual gearbox. All else is a bonus: coil springs, rotors not drums, ebrake on tcase etc.

[@GavinEarnshaw]

@@RealSideQuest the previous 5 speed gearbox LT77 was well known for synchro 1-2 being rubbish. They released an update version LT77S with a slight better synchro. Lasted 2 rather than 1 month 😃 R380 still doesn't like a rushed 1-2 or 2-1 once it gets a little cold. I teach 4x4 driving using a 300tdi Disco and they are such a good tool out of the box for basic off road. 100" wheelbase size of a D110. The issue with a Defender is people expect it to go everywhere off-road. But if the ground says 'no' then they think less of the car. A Disco was seen as a school run car, so the expectation is lower and they are amazed at how far it will go🙂

[@larissadudley]

Greeting from Saratoga Springs

[@RealSideQuest]

I’m familiar with that place:)

[@johague9981]

300tdi best ever LR engine made. British Army rejected the later TD5 in favour of TDI because of TD5 susceptibility to emf. Improve the base vehicle by adding front and rear diff lockers - this was never an option offered by LR...

[@johague9981]

Just to add ....the alu cylinder head is the worst part of the engine.....original LR castings not the best so use the AMC head for longevity

[@RealSideQuest]

Completely agree! Even when it’s running rough, it’s still running. Love it.

[@johague9981]

​@@RealSideQuest...and the (genuine LR) new rear crankshaft seals are also problematic ....maybe you know all about the 2.8tgv engines? ...so use an upgraded variety to avoid headaches :)

[@GavinEarnshaw]

For those in the US who can't afford a Defender the Discovery 1 TDI has the same mechanical parts. No idea how many TDI disco you got in the US. Also don't get too upset at the Ozzie response... "A Land Rover will get you anywhere, a Toyota will get you back." Owned my 1985 90 for 25+ years in the UK.

[@RealSideQuest]

Haha, it’s so true, I must confess. Toyotas are just so well made…I’ll take a Toyota with 2x the miles over most any American car. The US never got any diesel Land Rover. I’d love to import a Toyota Bandeirante from Brazil.

[@GavinEarnshaw]

@@RealSideQuest shame you didn't get official 300tdi Discos. Though your idea of a live forever bug out car doesn't work well for the rust issue everywhere on an old Disco 🙂

[@RealSideQuest]

In most cases the corrosion does not affect the structural integrity. These old trucks were never very good at mitigating rust. I've seen so many panels eaten away from that. The galvanic rust from where the aluminum meets steel is also most everywhere. Though in an emergency situation, rust will be the least of my worries.

[@GavinEarnshaw]

@@RealSideQuest my 90 has a galv chassis now as after 30+ years of abuse it rusted beyond sensible repair. Mine was built in 1985 and still has the original doors, body, roof and hood. Wings were replaced after too many tree/Land Rover interfaces 😁 Door frames are pretty rotten but the earliest Ninety/One Ten (as they were badged) had good isolation between the alloy skin and steel frame. So I have no white corrosion. Later ones not so good!

[@markphillips4878]

Check out my defender TD5 220bhp

[@RealSideQuest]

Thumbnail looks sweet!