1986 Land Rover 90 (defender) Diesel Rhd. Fully Imported, Titled In Us. on 2040-cars
Rockville, Minnesota, United States
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VERY LOW RESERVE! 1986 Land Rover 90 (Defender) Diesel. Imported from the UK, so it is right-hand drive. 5-speed manual transmission with nice tight power steering. Runs and drives quite well for its age. This is an unrestored original, but has obviously been well cared for. Interior is in very nice shape with seats that appear to be new (appear to be factory spec seats). All glass good, rubber floor liner in nice shape. Dash in fine shape and all gauges and controls appear to work as they should. 2.5 liter diesel engine runs well and does not appear to smoke, except a bit at start-up. Shifts through all the gears quite well and clutch seems to have plenty of life left, engages smoothly. Steering is plenty tight and suspension seems good as well. Tracks straight down the road and does not seem prone to rattles or vibrations. All in all, a very nice driving vehicle, albeit a bit slow on the freeway, though it will hold 65 just fine. Body in good condition for the age. Some minor corrosion along the bottom of the doors and at the back corner - no spots seem to be larger than about a nickel and can be seen on the pictures. There don't appear to be any holes or corrosion that has gone past the very surface. For the age, the exterior is in very nice shape. Windshield and cowl area appear solid. Underneath the truck, the frame is solid, though like most rovers of this vintage, it has been patched at some point, as they tend to rot in places. I noted one welded patch on each side near the rear suspension mount. Seemed to be very professional work, patch was correctly formed and welds were strong and clean (see picture). Most of the frame paint had worn off the back half of the vehicle, so I had the back half cleaned, coated in frame paint, and covered in rubberized coating as shown in the pictures. The underbody of the tub seems to be in nice shape with good, solid floors and inner wheel wells. The two rearmost floor crossmembers appear to have been patched at one point, but seem solid enough now. I tried to show all of the weak spots that I could find in the pictures, so please look carefully. This Rover has been fully imported and is titled and insured in my name in Minnesota. Will transfer just like any other vehicle. I have owed it since September, and it has spent most of the tie here in my heated shop. I own a small car dealership, and imported myself. Avoid the hassle and potential disaster of importing your own over. These are getting more and more difficult to bring over, as people have tried to sneak later model defenders over. I'm happy to answer any questions, and will assist with shipping in any way that I can. I am a licensed dealer, so I can usually get a pretty decent rate on shipping across the US.
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Jaguar crossover won't be based on Evoque or have off-road chops
Wed, 21 Aug 2013Jaguar's long-rumored crossover won't be built on the same platform as the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, says the Australian site Car Advice. The future of the new CUV remains uncertain, but if Jaguar does dip its toes into the SUV/crossover pool, though, the new vehicle will likely be a car-based soft roader, lacking (or perhaps more appropriately, not needing) the off-road-engineered chops inherent in Land Rover's small CUV platform.
Jaguar product planner Steven De Ploey explained to Car Advice, "There's many groups around the world [platform sharing] - obviously Volkswagen Group is doing it all the time - but I think we have to be careful. He added, "Jaguar is something quite different... It's about capability, but very much on-road focused capability." That seems to gel with our suspicions that the XQ, as it's expected to be called, will share its platform with an upcoming small Jaguar sedan, the oft-rumored X-Type successor.
Still, we'd recommend taking any mention of a Jaguar crossover with a grain of salt. Based on many of the (quite compelling) statements made by De Ploey against a Jag crossover and previous statements made by Jag's design boss, Ian Callum, the case against a leaper-bearing crossover seems strong. If a high-rider were to arrive from Jaguar, though, the article insinuates that it'd be more in line with the BMW X6 or upcoming X4 - sort of a coupe-based crossover. Like we said, grain of salt. If a Jag crossover is going to arrive soon, the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show is the most likely locale for its debut. We'll find out in a few weeks.
Jaguar Land Rover calls in handful of vehicles over suspension bolts
Thu, 24 Apr 2014With most recalls seemingly affecting mass-market vehicles, it'd be all too easy to assume, consciously or otherwise, that higher-end automobiles never face such issues. But the main reason we don't see the NHTSA recalling more luxury automobiles isn't because of their quality, we'd postulate: it's because of their relative scarcity.
Take Jaguar Land Rover, recalls of whose vehicles we only seem to have cause to report about once a year. So if you're figuring they're about due, here you go. The Indian-owned British auto group has just announced two recalls, both regarding suspension components: one affecting Jaguars and another concerning - you guessed it - Land Rovers.
First up we have a recall for 2013 to 2014 model year Jaguar XJ, XF and XK models - a whopping 297 of them - which have been found to have problematic toe links. Separation of the toe link from the rear sub-frame could result in impaired stability and control over the vehicle's direction, so JLR is calling them in to replace the nuts and washers on the rear toe links.
Jaguar Land Rover puts the freeze on wounded soldier-athletes [w/video]
Mon, 21 Jul 2014For athletes, the cold is often a powerful ally in treating injures, with RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation) a popular means of treating muscle pulls, bruising and other common forms of discomfort. Did you know, though, that frosty temps are also popular tools for simply recovering from a rough training session?
Well, we're guessing Jaguar Land Rover knew that, as the British company was kind enough to loan out its climactic testing chamber to Jaco van Gass and Luke Darlington, a pair of veterans wounded in their service to Queen and Country. Van Gass, a former private in the Royal Army, and Darlington, a Royal Marine, are attempting to earn a spot on the British Armed Forces cycling team for the upcoming Invictus Games.
The Games, inspired by the Warrior Games held in the United States, are a sporting competition reserved for injured servicemen and women, either active duty or veterans, and is slated to take place from September 10 to 14 in London's former Olympic venues. Van Gass lost his left arm below the elbow after getting hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (he also suffered from a collapsed lung, punctured internal organs, severe shrapnel and blast wounds, a broken tibia and a fractured knee). Darlington, meanwhile, suffered a traumatic brain injury during action in Afghanistan, and he now suffers from weakness in his right side and cognitive issues.