The Tdi IP can be tweaked to give it a bit more go which will bring the MPG down to the TD5. Myself I would always go for the Tdi. I have had mine for near on 18 years (100k) and I love it. No issues at all and so easy to work on. In the UK rust is always an issue with both.
200/300 tdi are awesome engines. Fuel economy is fantastic, reliability, nice low end torque for a small engine and more than enough for a defender that age. But if you mod the car with better suspension, brakes, wheels, tyres…a td5 wil be a more powerful and smoother engine….and you can tume it up to 165 hp aprox(phase1) with no other mods, 180aprox adding bigger intercooler and few other cheap things(phase 2) or even go over 200 hp. I don’t know about phase 3. But with 1 and 2 the td5 is still really reliable. My disco 2 td5 is now more than 300000 kms. I drive as if it was stolen every single day. It revs up to 4000-4250 too many times…and still going strong. It leaks oil everywhere(as land rovers do😂) except for the engine. No oil consumption at all. Phase 1 + tumed up wastegate for more turbo pressure, so around 165-170 hp. Tyres spin in dry if I start strong and it smokes only over around 4000rpm. And not a lot. Over 3500 it looks like it breathes more or better and it pushes even a bit more… Only thing is it will never ever give the low end torque of a big engine. But as low gear is really short even with 32”-33”’s or even if you give it a longer gear at the transfer for H gears for the road, it goes really well. I must add the abs and tc in the discovery 2 are Awesome. With lockers it climbs safer and smoother, but the tc works fantastic until lockers are installed. A shame they didn’t add it to the defender. Both tdi and td5 are awesome engines anyway. Both defes would be in my garage no doubt along with any 70 and 80 series toyota and a good gr/gq nissan patrol… Great video. Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
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I have a td5 with 60.ooo miles from new I have done a lot of work on it she always does 30 mpg but I am a bit easier on the gas pedal I can get 33 mpg not bad has it’s got Alive stage 3 tune
OMG that’s so freaking beautiful I just bought the 1998 Wolf from Power Stance yet I literally considered buying this. My defender Wolf is in amazing condition drives great and looks even better in person. Whomever buys this beauty know that Joel is the best, makes the process easy and himself so available for questions. Great guy that delivers these amazing Defenders to us fans in the US. I will definitely buy another Landy from Power Stance.
A very nice example. I already have a 1998 Defender 90 300Tdi 7 seat CSW in Cobar Blue. It's in the UK, It's USA exportable, It's in excellent condition, It's NOT for sale! 😂
Hello sir actually I’m looking for a LR wolf LHD Hardtop with sided spare tyre, snorkel with low mileage. I live in the UAE. I’m not sure if you can get 0one for me
Tell your dad thank you so much, I plan to keep her looking the same and to maintain that same level of love. I am going through adding oil, cleaning and making touch ups from the overseas transit. My son loves driving around the neighborhood with me. My son Says, “dad this is so awesome, that diesel fuel smells tough, I love your Defender Wolf”. To be 100% honest I basically look at it all the time and think I finally got the perfect bucket list Defender.
Unbelievable but my dad just stumbled across this video by complete chance! My mum shouted 'Jabba' when she saw it, as this was the nickname they gave it because of the number plate lol. Anyhow, this was my dad's wolf which he owned for 10 years and completely renovated himself. He and my mum had many trips around the UK, including Scotland, Wales and Cornwall. They also visited the Isle of Skye. My dad was meticulous during his ownership of it and removed every single bolt and nut imaginable, replacing them with new. It was never used off road and was in show room condition when he sold it, yet a bit battered and filled with sand most likely from Afghanistan when he bought it. The list of new things done to it include: Complete respray New suspension New drive shafts Transfer box and gear box new seals New heaby duty clutch Rear crank seal replaced New radiator New roof New seat covers New headlights New front bumper Powder coated wheels Rust treated and waxoyled chassis Timing belt changed Water pump renewed My dad was absolutely anal with it and treated it as a showroom vehicle. The steering wheel was not sold with it upside down, but this is easily rectifiable I'm told. In fact, he has offered to come and change this himself and take care of any rust if you get his plane ticket he's said 😂 Joking aside, we hope you enjoy the vehicle as much as he did. It never let my father down and was meticulously looked after and was a wonderful weekend road trip vehicle. It's amazing to see it go from my family home driveway in Leicester all the way to Michigan!
I bought this Landy and I love it, and of course Jabba’s nickname will continue. This is such an awesome back story on the vehicle, thank you for sharing. So you know this was a bucket list item for me and it’s now in North Carolina. I am not planning to change it at all, and to continue keep her looking as dashing as ever. No off-road for this one either, I have a Tacoma for that. This is about owning my favorite rough and rugged vehicle of all time., I have wanted one for 25 years. They don’t make true Defenders anymore so Jabba will be treated like she is a Ferrari, Aston Martin or Bentley, pampered, covered and taken excellent care of. Thank your dad for keeping her in such awesome shape.
