Faults:

Heater plugs failed as soon as I bought it.

Complete brake failure on 3 wheels.

Profuse oil leak.

Profuse radiator leak.

Gearbox worn - often slipped out of first on descents.

Complete electrics failure.

Ineffective dampers - bounced like a pogo stick!

General Comments:

I bought my beloved 'sue' while in the Falklands. It had to be bump started and after a very noisy, very bouncy, very slow and very scary 30 miles home, I fell in love.

Only the drivers side front brake was functioning and had two settings: not applied and wheel lock.

2286cc diesel was loud and bumpy in power delivery, but pulled like a train at slow speeds - happily pulled a laden 110 and 6 people up steep inclines... you just can't rush her!

Can be fixed with a length of no. 8 fencing wire and a brick.

Superb off road ability. There was always a real sense that she wanted to get you there - it went everywhere 90s and range rovers went, just slower and less comfortably!

Very handy on recessed farm tracks where you can put her into low range, lift the clutch, hop out on to the bonnet and let her drive you home.

Would struggle to top 55mph and got very thirsty towards its top end.

The faults with these vehicles are integral to their charm and I defy anyone to have more fun in, and more emotion for, any other car.

Faults:

Piston Rings will probably need replacing in a few months - not a land rover specific problem just old cars in general!

Oil seals will need re doing to soon - not a big job.

General Comments:

Awesome off road ability - I regularly take this car up my local woods and have no problems whatsoever wet or dry. 4wd and low gear box handles all the tricky situations.

Not particularly fast - cruises at 50mph comfortably - but show me a series 3 that is!

Seats are pretty comfy, no head rest.

Plenty of cubby holes inside for all your junk.

Steering is fair, can be quite shaky at speed.

Drinks Oil and smokes like a trooper on startup and when idling, but as mentioned earlier this us probably just piston rings.

Fuel economy is pretty abysmal - around 20mpg.

Faults:

Slave cylinder needed replacing after it developed a leak. Cost - £70.

General Comments:

This is my first car, and I am chuffed to bits with it.

I really recommend this vehicle to anyone who wants a serious off-roader or just a sturdy work horse.

Expensive to run, but with an overdrive fitted and by keeping the revs down, it gets by. I've not really noticed the fuel consumption in all honesty - probably because of the huge tank!

Very noisy - the engine noise is amplified by the space in the back (I own a hard top) and the noise from the road rumbles straight through the metal floor. But all this is to be expected and I hardly notice it.

Apart from that, it is great fun to drive. The steering is as good as any Land Rover (read: poor) but that just adds to the experience. Who wants an easy to drive yet boring car anyway?

It also attracts a lot of attention when you drive it around. Probably more attention than boy racer cars that are fixed up with spoilers and neon lights anyway.

Faults:

Alternator was faulty and not charging properly - new one installed.

Handbrake broke - new parts installed.

General Comments:

Seen as it's a LWB, theres no shortage of room for me mountain bikes.

I've also installed a small sound system, which took time and some cutting away of the metal below the front of the seats.

The ride is most definetley not luxurious, but I wouldn't swap it for anything in the world.

Faults:

Lift pump went wrong-£18 to fix.

Clutch cylinder failed-£50 to fix.

Water pump failed-£30 to fix.

Heater matrix leaks-£0 to fix.

General Comments:

It's a simple thing, you either want an ex army land rover or you don't.

The 24volt electrics can be a nightmare and are over complicated, but you can run a small town of them.

You can't really do too much damage to it, the things that have gone wrong are to be expected on a 20 year old car.

The only criticism is that the wipers are rubbish.

If possible get one with an arctic heater as it offers some comfort in the cold.

Difficult to drive on-road, take it off-road and start enjoying.