The Defender 90/110 Buyer's Guide

The worst problems never show up in the photos.

Chassis rot, hidden welding and cloned ads don't announce themselves. The guide shows you exactly where to look — and what to do when you find it.

Built on: published specialist guidance from Land Rover Monthly / Land Rover Hub and Britpart — plus hands-on Defender ownership experience, marked FROM EXPERIENCE inside the guide.

10 PAGES · A4 ULTIMATE LR

What first-time buyers need to know before the expensive mistakes happen.

MAINTAIN · LEARN · EXPLORE

Chassis first, always — where rust starts, and how to tell good steel from rot.
Every engine, plain language — 200 Tdi to Puma, plus the V8s.
The 15-minute test drive — what to feel, hear and watch, in order.
Paperwork and scams — the checks that catch cloned ads.
Five walk-away signals — the ones that save buyers thousands.

A look inside:

Corrosion inspection diagram from the guide showing where rust forms on a Defender

The corrosion map — bodywork, bulkhead and chassis.

Guide illustration showing where the VIN and ID plates sit on a Defender

VIN & ID locations — so the paperwork matches the vehicle.

Chassis first, paperwork always. Read it before you fall in love with the wrong one.

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