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Originally Posted by Geobloke
You can pick up a decent 200 or 300tdi engine over here in the UK for a grand or so, disco ones are cheaper and more powerful than defender ones. Think you'll either need a conversion plate to stick your autobox on or you'll need a manual box as well. But am not 100% sure on that.
If your going to be travelling round Oz for a while I'd choose a diesel too, if not for the fuel consumption then for the underwater ability that comes with it, just 1 less thing to worry about.
Are you in the US or in OZ now?
If I was in your situation i'd do the engine change too rather then swapping the equipment over. Oh FYI a defender TDI will NOT fit in to a disco!
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I wonder what shipping would be to the U.S.? Seriously!
Do you actually know of a place to buy a 300tdi for that price? A complete engine? Figuring roughly double the figure above of 1000 as that is pounds and our dollar is pretty weak against the pound. Better gas mileage and not haveing to worry so much offroad about the electronics... that might be worth it! I am lucky because Kentucky has no emissions laws anymore or vehicle inspection, next to the offroading, that is about the only thing I like here!
