2,000 miles | 10 days | Land Rover Defender 90 European Road Trip | Do I Regret It?

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The Fuel Up Classic Channel loves a road trip and is quite clearly a fan of Land Rover Defenders. Lots will tell you a Defender 90 makes a terrible road trip car but is that true? To find out we drove a 20 year old TD5 Defender 2,000 miles in 10 days through France during a heatwave.
Has this trip inspired more overland travel or was it a journey of constant breakdowns and regret?
Watch the video to find out and don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for the Fuel Up Classic Channel so you don't miss any of the action. Lots more coming up from vlogging trips to classic car reviews.
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@AapVanDieKaap Год назад

I find it really incredibly distressing that your government has convinced you that buying a new car every few years is environmentally friendly. It costs a huge amount of energy to make a car. Defenders are amongst the most environmentally friendly vehicles because they are generally kept on the road for a long time. It's simple maths really. The corruption in the UK is really out of hand it looks like.

@hsdxb Год назад

It’s bizarre the uk in the thought process on the surface you wouldn’t not expect there to be any corruption. But I’m the ever so longing persuit to make the uk green ev or hybrid cars have been pushed but contrary to belief Ev cars are not green. It takes 90,000 also miles for it to turn green now. Realistically the average consumer is not going to get any more than say 12 to 15,000 miles per year and getting a brand-new car, the likelihood of you keeping it more than 3 to 4 years as depreciation and things are evidently going wrong in the sell and then start the process all over again

@OldGreyMulletTest 6 месяцев назад

Exactly right!

@cedarcanoe Год назад

I have saved up for a Defender for s long time and bought one 9 years ago. It will never leave me. Best car I ever owned. Love it!

@fuelupclassic Год назад

Enjoy :)

@terrygribb9185 Год назад

I feel the same way... my 1996 110 Tdi has 335 miles on the clock and my daily drive, i've driven hundreds of miles off road and never once let down... iv'e owend my landy for 14 yrs and i'll owen it till the end.

@mylesmooney7505 7 месяцев назад

My 35/36 year old Land Rover 90” has never let me down always got me home 300 Tdi , R380 gearbox, transfer box & rear axel off a discovery.

@awalk5177 16 дней назад

I have only my second Defender in 30 years, this 1996 300TDI (no electronics) since 2006 and at the first opportunity it received a galvanised chassis. I did a trip from North East England , on the ferry to Rotterdam and then down to Geneva. For some reason the power steering pump drive shaft sheared in France, but it previously had a few years stood while I was working away. Coming back was a good foot of snow had fallen as I climbed from the lake, but I still managed Rotterdam the same day I started my journey back and caught the evening ferry. There were some squaddies, on another repeat trip I saw in Rotterdam, they were in a series MOD Land rover and had driven from Germany. Defenders are environmentally friendly if you keep on top of the chassis rust and keep them lubricated they are an investment. I will pass it on in the family when I stop driving.

@fuelupclassic 15 дней назад

Fantastic to hear you've had some great trips with yours! They're unlike almost any other car and become part of the family don't they.

@awalk5177 15 дней назад

@@fuelupclassic Absolutely true. At one time I had 4 dogs, 2 would get get very wet and muddy all day outside, but I could just hose out the back and wipe the seats. Muddy boots is just what they are designed for. I am not keen on the urban versions with fat wheels and a snorkel for the high street. The best is deep snow when others are challenged. Diff lock is great when used as it should be.

@SimpsonsClassics 6 месяцев назад

Great video. What a wonderful little defender. Road trips are ten times more fun in a classic 👍

@fuelupclassic 6 месяцев назад

Couldn't agree more!

@kildare1773 5 месяцев назад

Lovely clean straight land rover.France is a super place to visit

@fuelupclassic 5 месяцев назад

It certainly is! Thank you for watching.

@dowlat454 Год назад

Cool Land Rover. The color is unique.

@fuelupclassic Год назад

Thank you.

@rogerwileman9965 Год назад

My wife and I did a similar trip in a 90 (1989) without any problems, we did a total of 7000 miles around Europe towing a caravan as well .

@terrygribb9185 Год назад

The greatest vehicle that man has ever made.

@porcobene_media 3 месяца назад

I have one, i love it: But no 😂 it is not the greatest car. In comparison between 4x4 i (personally) would say the older G-Wagon it is.

@tusiimesamuel7589 4 месяца назад

Lovely 😍

@hammyh1165 Год назад

Most I have done in a day was 900miles in a TD5 130 , wasn't that bad really, just a very long day , something like 18 hours of driving. My Landys have been more reliable than all my car's.

@fuelupclassic Год назад

That’s great going! I find that once you settle in to the journey, you can cover big mileages in relative comfort.

@drkharfan6733 2 месяца назад

Great video! Can you do a video on what what tools and skills you'd consider essential?

@fuelupclassic 2 месяца назад

Absolutely!

@Jeffybonbon Месяц назад

we took our Puma 2008 ten years ago from Newcastle to Sitges in spain using the channel Tunnel and i dont think my left shoulder has ever been the same I still own the car But I would never do it again and yes we had air con But I am 66 years old and i think if your daft and young the Defender is great fun do it once see how you get on and enjoy it my puma has the 6 speed box and we averaged 30mpg

@fuelupclassic Месяц назад

Haha, I know exactly what you mean :). I've never had too much issue with the lack of shoulder space, but i'm not sure I own a pair of trousers that hasn't got a rip in them, from the seat adjustment lever, so conveniently placed to catch you every time you get out!

@Jamesthesnail 3 месяца назад

Great presentation

@fuelupclassic 3 месяца назад

Glad you liked it

@eprohoda Год назад

Fuel- how pro ootage- ;)

@charlieG098 7 месяцев назад

I drive my td5 110 to the south of france fully loaded every year its never let me down just take 24h 😂

@fuelupclassic 7 месяцев назад

That's great to hear :)

@999mrkhaled 9 месяцев назад

Just finish 4500 mile road trip to norway with my 110 with no problem

@fuelupclassic 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic! I'm sure that was a great trip.

@richardmoore7381 4 месяца назад

: ) not much room? made many trips by TD5 90 to SW France, three in the front and loaded to the roof with camping gear

@fuelupclassic 3 месяца назад

The only thing I found with mine was that once you had a few suitcases and then needed to put the dog (quite a large dog) in the back, there was very little room for anything else or for the dog. I ended up going back to a 110, just for that extra bit of space. Although this little TD5 90 was probably my favourite Defender to drive out of the 10 or so that i've owned.

@guy4469 Год назад

i did sweeden to Austria in 1980 in a lightweight one horrible noisey cold body pain ,55mph

@fuelupclassic Год назад

Wow! I bet that was hard work.

@guy4469 Год назад

@@fuelupclassic worst thing ever but then i did it again in a volvo amazon 122 i think is was brilliant still 65mph but nice red leather

@justarideout Год назад

As an ex: Land Rover owner (80's 88's classic Range Rover etc) I have just done 1945miles in Holland, Belgium, France, and Spain in a 2003 SWB Land Cruiser kdj125 at 32.6mpg (with aircon) and I'm amazed at your staying power.

@fuelupclassic Год назад

😂 once we got settled in it wasn’t too bad at all. No doubting a Land Cruiser would be much more comfortable though.

@justarideout Год назад

@@fuelupclassic I took an 80 to Chamonix in the 60's that I had restored but that was a long time ago and I'm 81 next birthday, I still have the drive but lack the staying power

@guy4469 Год назад

national roads in france are much better than the UK And the services are spottlas and free to park and washing machines .not fruit machines . And i use to put bags off ice in my flaps last about an hour nice.And id have took the bentley

@fuelupclassic Год назад

The French roads are very impressive. Bentley would have been a great choice but not so much on the dirt rutted tracks 😂

@nathansnir1502 11 месяцев назад

I owned a Toyota Hilux 4X4 which I bought brand new. It was one of the most unreliable vehicles I ever had. It was replaced by a preowned Discovery II TD5. Previous owner was rather tight fisted so the vehicle had some issues for instance original fuel pump had to replaced at about 300 K km etc. But generally the Discovery was not more unreliable than the Toyota. Toyota reliability is an urban myth.