wheelyking Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Iv'e been looking around on the various car websites, taladrod.com one2car, and am surprised by the lack of clean Defenders available, there are some available, but as i am looking for something that is a bit newer than 60' or 70's, i am finding it quite difficult to find a clean example. Can anyone direct me to where i can find a 90's or newer defender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 If you mean the LandRover defender they are a few kicking about. The trouble with the ones I have seen is they have ripped out the original engine and fitted a Toyota into it. At that point I have walked away. Did see a nice looking Discvery the other day for sale and keep meaning to drop in and have a look under the bonnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 The Landrover Defender was not really officially imported in Thailand for many years. Now, the 90 and 110 in passenger guise are imported with a pricetag of 3+ million baht. Will not be easy to find a good one, because if the above There are indeed a few around, but they are, I guess, all grey imports. Personally a 110 HT with the 5 cyl engine would be my favourite. Or even better, a 130 crew cab. The rumour that the current Defender might soldier on, maybe from CKD-kits to start with, later completely built from scratch alongside Tata products, in Thailand And that even after the introduction of the new Defender That might bring the price down to an acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 A little off topic but still Landrover based. The new Range Rover Evoque. I have had a few Range Rovers but this looks like it has been squashed and doesn't look at all right. I hate to think what they want to sting you for one here? I stopped today to look at the Discovery i have seen and it has a D4D Toyota engine stuck in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadders Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Try these guys in Samut Prakan, if anyone knows where to get one, they will. Vatanayont Landrovers Tel: 02 394 0725 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 A little off topic but still Landrover based. The new Range Rover Evoque. I have had a few Range Rovers but this looks like it has been squashed and doesn't look at all right. I hate to think what they want to sting you for one here? I stopped today to look at the Discovery i have seen and it has a D4D Toyota engine stuck in it. About 4MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancid Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Not sure about Defenders but personally thing new Range Rover Evoque is one sexy looking vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Not sure about Defenders but personally thing new Range Rover Evoque is one sexy looking vehicle. I saw one in Pattaya today, yes I agree 100%. Man I would love to drive one and then catch a T. Tuna at 160 on the toll way and flash the lights and then floor it. Okay it would be a bit inhuman, the poor guy might commit suicide when he gets home with tears on his cheeks, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandBert Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Not sure about Defenders but personally thing new Range Rover Evoque is one sexy looking vehicle. I saw one in Pattaya today, yes I agree 100%. Man I would love to drive one and then catch a T. Tuna at 160 on the toll way and flash the lights and then floor it. Okay it would be a bit inhuman, the poor guy might commit suicide when he gets home with tears on his cheeks, lol That is the one I'm talking about. It looks like they have dropped something very heavy on its roof and squashed it and at 4m that finishes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitar Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Evoque looks good, at least its distinctive and not another SUV box. However 4M baht only makes sense in the crazy pricing structure of Land Rover / Range Rover Thailand. I doubt many Fortuner drivers will be committing suicide after being over taken by an Evoque. Not much shame in being overtaken by a vehicle with 3 x the price. I gather the Evoque comes with a 2.0L petrol or 2.2L Diesel with 150 - 190hp, dragging around 1.7 tonnes. No doubt can overtake a Tuner but probably not that rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 A little off topic but still Landrover based. The new Range Rover Evoque. I have had a few Range Rovers but this looks like it has been squashed and doesn't look at all right. I think it looks like a Ssangyong that an elephant accidentally sat on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Evoque looks good, at least its distinctive and not another SUV box. However 4M baht only makes sense in the crazy pricing structure of Land Rover / Range Rover Thailand. I doubt many Fortuner drivers will be committing suicide after being over taken by an Evoque. Not much shame in being overtaken by a vehicle with 3 x the price. I gather the Evoque comes with a 2.0L petrol or 2.2L Diesel with 150 - 190hp, dragging around 1.7 tonnes. No doubt can overtake a Tuner but probably not that rapidly. I was taking the piss regarding the suicide thing. Less than 200hp now that is really disapointing, I would have have thought that a car looking like that should be min. 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Who owns Land Rover this year? Is it still some Indian company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Flick me a PM if you want to buy a new Defender, the parent company I work for has a "child" business that is the authorized Land Rover vehicle dealer spanning over 60 countries across Eastern and Central Europe, Central Asia, Asia Pacific and Sub Saharan Africa. They can sort something and we have a dealership in Bangkok. Edited October 1, 2012 by Spoonman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelyking Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 If you mean the LandRover defender they are a few kicking about. The trouble with the ones I have seen is they have ripped out the original engine and fitted a Toyota into it. At that point I have walked away. Did see a nice looking Discvery the other day for sale and keep meaning to drop in and have a look under the bonnet Thanks for your reply guys, i really appreciate your help. Think i read a while back that the Thai army bought a lot of defenders then ended up ripping out the original engines and fitting Jap engines. To be honest, as i am planning to use the landy for trucking up and down hills, a more powerful jap engine might be a benefit. Any one have any thoughts on this? Do you reckon the 4x4 would still be intact if the engine had been swapped? New landy made in Thailand would suit perfectly, with a realistic price tag would be a real option, but at the mo, a new car at 3million baht is well out of reach, which is the main reason for looking for a second hander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitar Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 A Defender with a Jap diesel would be fine providing the gear box torque rating and gearing were OK. In the 80's Land Rover sold the 110 in Australia with Isuzu 4BD1 3.9L engines and Range Rover LT95 4 speed gear box with constant 4WD. These were great trucks, the Isuzu engine and the 110 coil suspension were way ahead of the diesel Toyota Land Cruisers at that time. The Army had some 6x6 versions with a turbo as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray122 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I doubt many Fortuner drivers will be committing suicide after being over taken by an Evoque. Not much shame in being overtaken by a vehicle with 3 x the price. I gather the Evoque comes with a 2.0L petrol or 2.2L Diesel with 150 - 190hp, dragging around 1.7 tonnes. No doubt can overtake a Tuner but probably not that rapidly. 2.2 diesel has 190 HP, 2.0 petrol 240 HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitar Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Oops,you are right. I got the gutless 150 hp diesel mixed up with the 2.0L (Ford Ecoboost) petrol engine. Freelander buyers will be hard to find when competing with Evoque at 4M baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb86 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Plenty New ones around, 3.2 mil or so, as for used from the 90's haven't seen any as of yet... If I do Im gonna buy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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