Then one turned up on eBay, located in Young, in New South Wales’ South West Slopes.

Good examples turned up, but were either out of my price range, too far away to be feasible, or both.

I looked and waited, reminding myself that patience is a valuable virtue when it comes to buying second hand. I am already aware of their quirks like water dripping into the footwell (usually directly over the accelerator pedal) and spartan setup that usually drives away potential buyers, and my time in the saddle has left me with a fondness for their seating and demeanour. Searching Carsales, eBay and Gumtree every free moment of every day takes it out of you, and the many options seem to blur into one.Īfter surveying the options in my market, I had quickly set my heart of a Land Rover Defender 130. If you are anything like me, purchasing a new 4X4 can become a really emotionally draining and stressful experience. So it goes without saying that a new 4X4 was on the cards for me. Leaving stains the size of a dinner plate on friends driveway isn’t a way to cement a friendship either, just so you know. 40mm of rain quickly takes the shine off of that though, seeing you turn up to work looking like you swam through a river, rather than drive across the bridge. No windows is a glorious thing, allowing you to take in the natural world much better than any insulated cabin. Owning an old 4X4 and using it every day gives you equal amounts of pleasure and pain.Ĭonstant maintenance of an older 4X4 showing more wear and tear than Keith Richards took away the fun that comes with driving an old 4X4.

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