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1986 Land Rover Defender 110 V8
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1986 Land Rover Defender 110 V8
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Legends… Icons… We’re losing more and more of them these days, and in motoring terms few legends cast a bigger shadow than the Land Rover Defender. Certainly in the off-road realm anyway.
Where most new motoring tech is more smartphone than dot matrix, the Land Rover Defender goes back appreciably further than the latter. It’s almost hammer and stone stuff in engineering terms - just take a look at an original example and a current model side by side. Strip away the LEDs, funky alloy wheels, coil springs, modern electronics and EFI, and a brand spanking new Land Rover Defender isn’t really that far removed from the earliest versions.
ABOUT THIS CAR
- This is a good, tidy example with an Old school V8 rumble adding to the cool factor.
- Body straight over all - well, as straight as one can expect to have on one of these and chassis looks clean of rust.
- Paint presentable - various marks and chips as you'd expect from one of these.
- Interior tidy - upholstery brand new.
- Good tires - a grunty beast that goes anywhere.
- Good engine - runs and drives as it should.
- The usual gripes remain of course. Confined cabin, not enough seat adjustment, appalling on road dynamics, possibly the worst turning circle outside of an Airbus A380, poor insulation and cabin refinement. My special favourite deserves mention too - the driver’s window needing to be open to properly use the steering wheel. The list of quirks goes on. Few vehicles however can do what the Defender can, and even fewer can do it with the same innate sense of style.
Few vehicles generate as much enthusiasm but everyone will take a closer look at a Defender.
Indeed, it’s like the runt of the litter that you can’t help but love. You know about the wonky ear, crooked eye and the tail that’s a bit too short. You love it though and you won’t hear anyone speak a bad word about it. It’s as faithful as the day is long, and it won’t ever let you down.
Sure a Toyota Landcruiser is just as tough and just as fit for purpose, but it can’t even begin to match the Defender’s incredible street cred. Remember that the Defender’s reputation was forged when large areas of the globe were a lot less accessible and connected than they are now.
Will be sold WOF'd and Registered if sold in New Zealand.
TRANSPORT / WORLDWIDE SHIPPING CAN BE ORGANISED ON THIS VEHICLE ON BUYER'S BEHALF AT BUYERS COST.
Viewing is STRICTLY BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT only.
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DISCLAIMER (PLEASE READ)
NOTIFICATION AS TO NATURE OF GOODS IN TERMS OF THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT 1993
Waimak Classic Cars Ltd is a New Zealand registered company and accepts that the vehicle being sold must be of “acceptable quality” in terms of section 7 of the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (the Act) having regard to “the nature of the goods”.
Waimak Classic Cars is not aware of any specific defects with the vehicle, however (a) such a vehicle being a classic vehicle may have mechanical breakdowns, electrical failures at inconvenient times and maintenance costs being part of and parcel of ownership of a classic vehicle; (b) reliability is a combination of the particular nature of the classic vehicle, how it is being driven, how it has been maintained, and to a certain extent luck; (c) because of the age of the vehicle, and its propensity to rust, it is likely that the vehicle would have been fully or partially restored, or at least repainted at some point in its life, maybe even more than once. Waimak Classic Cars does not know, and cannot give advice on how good any restoration work on the vehicle had been.
The Purchaser acknowledges that the vehicle is being sold as a classic car; that in terms of the Act and the nature of the goods, the vehicle is an old car, bike or boat, that may have visual and hidden faults, unlike a new motor vehicle.
The Purchaser is encouraged to personally fully inspect the vehicle and also to have the vehicle inspected, and fully assessed by an experienced, independent, specialist garage - before committing to purchase. While the Purchaser is entitled to rely on statements given by Waimak Classic Cars as being correct, where goods such as vehicles are concerned, with so many moving parts and rust being an issue with older vehicles; a Purchaser who chooses not to seek independent professional assistance when assessing the quality of what they propose to buy is considered as buying at their own risk, and if the vehicle then turns out to be of less than the represented quality, or not up to the Purchaser's expectation, or in the Purchaser opinion not fit for purpose; then the Purchaser is considered to have contributed to their own loss and should not expect any refunds or betterment from Waimak Classic Cars.
The Purchaser acknowledges that they have read and fully understand this notification and the nature of a car which is many years old.
For more information about this vehicle, please contact us Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 6:00pm (New Zealand Standard Time) on +64 (0) 3 310-6485. Alternatively, you may email us at [email protected] anytime.
PLEASE NOTE: Waimak Classic Cars is Not a car yard dealer type of operation. As a result, we do not operate through fixed opening hours and viewing is By Appointment Only.