Richard Hammond's Family Car Choice - The Land Rover Defender

Join Ian Royle as he introduces us to a young mum Emma Shaw, who's on the market for a newer car, preferably something more roomy, and has a maximum budget of £7,000. Richard Hammond explains that you don't necessarily have to buy a normal medium sized car, and that there are alternatives on the market, such as the Land Rover Defender, as he explains why.
[This clip is from Used Car Heaven: Series 2, Ep. 1, originally aired 26/03/2002. The full episode can be watched here: • Used Car Heaven: Seaso... ]
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[@ericgeorge5483]

Absolutely no surprise Hammond went on to present Top Gear; the guy had the looks, the charisma, the knowledge and the chat. Also, Defender, GREAT CAR.

[@ericgeorge5483]

Unreliable garbage...What planet are you from?

[@chieftainthelandrover8293]

I've got 2 series 3 lightweights ex Royal Marines, no pussy leather interior or softy softy heaters, basic layout, less to go wrong, if you wanna stay warm you put plenty layers on. So much more fun than a normal car. If you haven't owned one you won't understand simple :)

[@kloschuessel773]

Richie Hauxwell leather interior is pussy? K...

[@angrypants7619]

Short man with a fucking attitude

[@Bruh845]

@@angrypants7619 absolutely.

[@johnknight9150]

We had a two or three over the years, growing up, and were immensely proud of them. We were complete nerds, but our Land Rover was brilliantly cool to be seen in and we didn't know any differently when it comes to "luxury", so its wipe-down military interior was great for kids.

[@kickpublishing]

The Queen drives a Defender - she could have a solid gold Rolls Royce if she wanted one. Nuff said.

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

She could have an automatic transmission Defender for her old age. But no, she wanted a manual transmission Defender.

[@cottonhungaryshark7926]

​@@jannadrielcervo7753her father drove a Series 3 109, for me old Landys will always be the true icon of the great Britain.

[@alessandrowda]

@@cottonhungaryshark7926 I doubt he drove a Series III, considering that it came out 19 years after he died (indeed, Land Rover didn't even have a long wheelbase model until a year after King George VI died)

[@fiskersproductions]

It's a shame they're so rare and expensive in the states, I absolutely love them

[@terrificspokesman7416]

You should import one. Much cheaper in Europe than American spec ones

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Well said there Mate! None of the others will keep their value as much as a 'Fender or get her and her family ANYwhere in any weather. .

[@jennifer.b9866]

I've been driving my Defender 110 since I passed my test. Guess what, I love it! A bit fuel thirsty but it's a very powerful truck, 10 out of 10!

[@freqeist]

looking at one this ...forget that I`m buying it this week.

[@wetlettuce4768]

I love the Defender only complaints about them is they're cramped inside and the controls are in really random places.

[@luistorres6130]

you still got it??

[@ericgeorge5483]

GET BETTER SOON RICHARD HAMMOND!!

[@adversusmundi507]

This Defender seemed to have been put to rest, having driven 284.186 miles and failing its MOT on 2 April 2019

[@allanmacbadger5692]

When the kids were young we went down the road of buying a Peugeot 504 family estate which is built just as rugged as the LR defender but hell of a lot easier to drive and much more comfortable, and has just as much room and seats.

[@cottonhungaryshark7926]

504 Break, W123 Wagon, LR Series 2 - 3 and 300TDi Defender are hard to kill, they were used as a workhorse in rural africa, people loves it because reliability.

[@duncansimpson389]

Number 3 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, Number 2 Original Mini. number 1 LandRover Defender 👍

[@oldcargeezer]

80 mph cruising speed? Not unless you get the engine tuned up and wear earplugs. Best speed? 65mph. And yes l own two Defenders, both TD5's

[@wetlettuce4768]

I've got a friend who put a V8 in a series 2 and trust me they're terrifying when they go over 80mph

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

It has a drag coefficient of .69 so best to stay below 65mph for quiet and ok fuel consumption. The 1984 3.5 carb v8 was officially rated at 11.5mpg at 75mph!

[@lapisredux]

65 is pushing it a bit....if you had to brake suddenly it wouldn,t end well.

[@sundown798]

Why you turn up the radio hello?

[@afonsopereira1990]

A legend

[@openbabel]

You do need to understand that this is agricultural to drive thirsty but has great character for uses outside city centers. Someone said that it was exempt from the congestion charge? However you do need a lot of room to park it !

[@freqeist]

yes and I have to gloss over the parking thing with my girlfriend..

[@johnnywoodchip8227]

Dr Peter jones just push other cars out of the way. As long as they're small

[@Hellblazzer]

At that price I would drag my ass on tarmac to buy two nowadays...

[@a59636]

2:06 actually it can seat 12

[@williamtudway1481]

Alex Barrow 4 in the back 3 in the middle and 3 up front... Where do the other two seats fit in?

[@eugenfischer1225]

William Tudway you can fit 6 kids in the back

[@mattyb120]

The military ones can seat 12 because they have full bench seats, but the county can only seat 10, 3 in the front 3 in the middle and 4 in the back.

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

Thats how it qualified under the previous mayor of london ken livingstone to be conjestion charge exempt in 2007!

[@castrolgtx5064]

Love it 😍

[@darrentorode5530]

Hasn’t depreciation in value at all still worth good money.

[@kloschuessel773]

Darren Torode its been appreciating Maybe not adjusted to asset inflation but most cars lost money. And you can still go off-roading with it

[@stateservant]

That is a good choice

[@garethifan1034]

Series II & III were the last proper Land Rovers.

[@northzero2390]

What about the SIIA?

[@pickiryhussien7754]

im have 3 type of defender 110 wagon..300tdi..110 hcpu 300tdi n d90 200tdi..ermm im from malaysia

[@scottm5425]

Having had 4 landrovers that truly is an idiotic recommendation for a family car and seems to be coming from someone who really knows nothing about living with one.

[@antiobama2102]

I live in northern va and defenders like that sell for up to 75000 here...... It sucks

[@xPUR3xSHOTZx]

I think you can get a defender cheaper through arkonik, who refurbish 25 year old defenders

[@mynameisnobody3949]

+Anti Obama i ll send u one from europe if u pay for it. just bought 2 for 7k. one is getting frame off restoration the other im keeping for when im in europe ps: im only offering because i loved the name!

[@bigPianist99]

@@mynameisnobody3949 Still selling?

[@Bruh845]

My 110 has 12 seats lol

[@Howiedewitt123]

This was pretty much hammonds top gear Audition

[@rrplanb4030]

Can't do 80mph in UK it's illegal. ;)

[@mochamadriza]

Legend Car

[@highdownmartin]

He's not even a real fucking hamster!

[@charlier4282]

Or buy a Japanese 4x4 and not break down every 5 minutes

[@dylanpollard4558]

Shit up

[@chris77777777ify]

My personal experience on defenders is they are so over hyped it's unreal. They are crap.

[@oldcargeezer]

How many Defenders have you owned, to make that judgement?

[@sue9432]

I've been a passenger in one and they 100% are crap. A wheelbarrow has more style and comfort, basic car for basic people

[@oldcargeezer]

Yep, they are not for everybody you are right there. More of a working vehicle the Defender was never meant to be a car. Ours are used for Mountain Rescue and the "basic people" who drive them have saved quite a few lives this year. The passengers have never complained that the vehicle is "crap"

[@sue9432]

I'm not commenting on reliability or how good they are off road but this show is suggesting the defender as a daily driver. A tractor is good at ploughing fields but I wouldn't want to go to the shops in one

[@oldcargeezer]

Indeed, you have a point. As l said, it was never designed as a car, it was designed as a working vehicle for farmers. People use them as cars for various reasons, the newer ones are better but still no Audi/BMW etc. Land Rover produced the Discovery and Range Rover for those people who wanted tbe best of both worlds. On paper the Defender makes a terrible car, but l still prefer driving it to my BMW. It's just a thing....and not for everybody.

[@kingquadking6075]

What no looks and can't drive fast and landrover total crap!

[@harryharris5629]

But it an take you anywhere

[@garethj9757]

Troll knob

[@120fornovo]

I love the Defender, it's a fantastic car.

[@acebull7408]

Love it to

[@acebull7408]

I profer the v8 90

[@ericsson5207]

Love Defenders so much!

[@Countrysideboy247]

But today,the meaning of the Land Rover changed!

[@Howiedewitt123]

Yes sadly. I think Range Rover (Land Rover made Range Rover)only to get funds up has now got bigger than Land Rover. So sad

[@cottonhungaryshark7926]

​@@Howiedewitt123they were the last real Land Rovers, now they were just a wagon on a steroid mall crawlers only for status symbol. 😔

[@Countrysideboy247]

Richard Hammond in his 90s looks seems heroic standing front of the discovery!

[@cottonhungaryshark7926]

He looks like the main character in a movie.

[@Shakshuka69]

RIP Defender

[@PlayFloyd_IN]

Who's watching this after watching Richard Hammond's video on the new defender on drivetribe?

[@ollylewin]

Me 😁

[@karamellkungend2444]

Wasn’t it great when top gear was British

[@thingsido5571]

What?

[@ihatevolvoaudiandsupercars5872]

This summer when we went to the beach my dad went off road to get to the parking lot

[@marksmith5156]

our 1985 csw is a 12 seater great fun to drive wrap up warm in winter windows open in summer bit more expensive to run but cheap for parts to fix unlike newer cars where you need a tow truck and credit card

[@blacquesjacques7239]

Romantics drive the lack of depreciation not true performance . The Defender is just one of those childhood wants in England like the 78 Pontiac Firebird is in the States . Both were awful , but it doesn 't matter .

[@freqeist]

yep, totally irrelevant.

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

Just remember the defender is a brick that uses more fuel at full motorway speeds than round town. The turbo diesel is pretty much the only choice - the carb 3.5 v8 will do less than 12mpg vs 25mpg.

[@harryharris5629]

That is why they are great

[@marksmith5156]

We started off with a minibus the insurance was about 189quid a month we both liked landrover defender so we bought a 200tdi csw we have 7 children and the insurance is 415quid a year fully comp and the wife drives on L plates all happy 😎 👍

[@Alexandreunuvar]

« Your money will be safe « yes is double price now ...

[@898792]

ha defenders going for cheap in the uk, lol one with 140k miles goes for atleast 70k now.

[@kingquadking6075]

If you tow it because it broke down again

[@yoditsibhatu5672]

I like how charismatic he is.

[@LegacyIvyTerascale]

love the side seats

[@carlosed-vd7fj]

Queen Elizabeths 'S Rovah

[@stevenorchard2820]

Bbbb

[@be2keen]

Cool looking beast but let's face it, the Chevy Blazer is a better vehicle in every category and the fact that it cost less up front and less to operate/maintain means the only justifications for owning the Defender are looks and "pedigree." Well, as for me, I'd rather sacrifice the "pedigree" and pocket the cash difference, which is enough to buy a brand new Yamaha WR 250 and enough gasoline to fuel both the Blazer and WR for decades and still have enough left over for spare parts and maintenance. So...

[@agt155]

I swear most people who love the Defender have never driven one.

[@Backtrack3332]

Defender TD5 best car there ever was/is.

[@pauls466]

300tdi

[@40022laconia]

200tdi

[@johnnywoodchip8227]

Tdci

[@dieselpower5303]

200 was the last decent land rover produced, 300 was a gutless wonder , td5 ok but poor electrics , tdci .. junk and ever since the 200 the build quality has gone done hill rapidly ..