2 wheel drive?
Transmission recommendation looks good so far. Though autos have been good a good manual is right for this vehicle.
I have come across something I hadn't thought about though and would appreciate your thoughts on the matter - 2 wheel drive.
I thought that all land rovers were permanent 4WD. I don't have a clue about options available for optional 2WD. I would prefer it to be selectable from the cab if possible. How beneficial is it likely to be or is it just something more to go wrong? How bad will the handling be?
I was thinking of running on off-road tyres as I had them on a range rover and had good road handling. I appreciate this may be due to good suspension. I am not thinking of air suspension on the defender as there is more to go wrong, but was thinking of something like scorpion extreme.? I normally drive quite slow on the road but drive hard off road.
We have gone a long way from a starter handle but I have little appreciation of land rovers and appreciate your views. Just as a bit of explanation why I was thinking starter handle on a diesel was that I thought there was something that geared up the cranking of a diesel to make it doable. I think that is well forgotten now though.
Cheers.
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