If this bloke hosted Top Gear then I'd start watching it again.

Had me in stitches. It's all true of course, but I still love them!

Isn’t it odd how this doesn’t stop me wanting one?

And still the greatest vehicle ever made.

Thanks, I'm a big defender fan and your review really made me laugh. If you found the 90 hard work, try turning a 110 around in a tight space! :-)

I am 60+ year old bloke who would like to own a "90" despite this hilarious video. Jesus it was funny !!

Had a twenty year landroverless gap ( Peugeot diesel estates which were excellent) and then a four hundred quid 2.2 disiesel frontera ( gateway drug) got me needing another Landy so much. Went to get a 61 lwb series 2 from Somerset. Had a test drive of about a mile. It had smaller wheels on it and a steering damper fitted and the steering relay was dry as a bone. I did think I don’t remember them being this appalling to drive and steer. But I bought it anyway and drove it home a week later. Three years on I’ve fitted a 200 tdi and overdrive, sorted the steering and brakes, soundproofed a fair bit and made it into a good daily used motor. However I’ve had to redevelop muscle for steering and braking and gear changing! And a 750x16 wheel seems to be heavier than they used to be. I don’t keep it on the fecking bonnet anymore! I’m 58 now and more concerned about the amount of rolling about on the ground I have to do. Oh for a pit or a fourpost lift. Great video 👍👍

Mate your car reviews and adverts are best ever. I sadly own and love defenders but can’t argue with anything you said hahahaha

definitely the best car review ive seen. Subscribed.

I love the review. As you say, they are terrible, but they are like Bovril. Once you love it, you love it.

Lol, My 1974 S3 is positively medieval compared, and being of the age you suggest for wheelchairs, I find daily driving great fun. She still does what she was built for, and works off-road helping me maintain woodland.. I can leave all the doors open all day and never get a flat battery, because the interior light has a simple switch and is not connected to everything that can open. Sometimes less is more. It all depends on your expectation and use I suppose. But a classic S3 does me just fine.

I have one of the last 90 300 TDI’s in county station wagon Spec from 1999. I absolutely love it. Its in pretty much immaculate shape for its age though, no issues with it so far took it through the North York Moors on Wednesday never missed a beat.

One of the funniest reviews I’ve seen! Fantastic. Nice work!

Brilliant video hahahah! Loved it. Just as much as I love rovers haha

The most accurate car review i have ever seen.

My first car is going to be a defender. I have definitely made the correct choice 😂

Great video mate, this is exactly what owning a Land Rover is like and why I now buy Japanese. Sometimes I wear my rose tinted spectacles while on Autotrader but then I look at the repair bills I had with it not to mention the running costs of having a Texaco tanker on hand for fuel...

Absolutely brilliant, however my missus still wants one even after watching your entirely accurate review....at this stage I am questioning both of our mental states for different reasons !!!

Had me in tears, very funny. So true, but love these cars. Mine 110 is sitting outside my house with broken engine waiting to be take on back of recovery truck to be fixed in new year. Wouldn't part with it for the world.

Having owned a few of these I will say this review is pretty accurate, I even bought one new many years ago and that was much the same.

I purchased one after watching your review , I really love it .

I have one for winter use, as where i live none of our modern cars move in one inch of snow up and down the slight hills in the area. I normally have to turn the engine over a number weeks before to iron out all the faults. It regularly breaks down, but it moves in snow, yes the spare is in the back too. I will keep it until the day i die.

Just brought my grandads off him as my first car i love it so much

I am 74 and I have driven one since I was 56. No problem to me and it's never ever let me down, I will be buried in it. The one you have needs only a bit of TLC and it'll be fine and will go anywhere. But it was a TD5 afterall. You should've bought a 300tdi.

I’ve just found your channel and I’ve subscribed after watching it , brilliant so funny well done 👍🏻

This is amazing I never comment on videos but this is one of the best reviews I have ever seen 😂😂😂

If you do not like the old Defender don't buy one. You have taken a vehicle that is almost 30-year-old and who knows how it was used and maintained over the years and are judging it as if it left the factory a week ago. Furthermore, the Defender was it was and among other things it was a very old design so if it suited, you bought one if not you looked elsewhere. So, your criticism is out of place. I don’t think you ever owned an off-road vehicle made by Toyota, id did and if you think it is reliable and it will last 30 years without continuous maintenance think again.

Watched your video and got myself a Stornoway Grey Defender! From UK to California! ​@​

Yes that’s why I’m the proud owner of a 110

Your reviews are hilarious 😂 tend to laugh all the way through! Hope your channel really takes off mate 👍

ha ha great video! Why is it all us who have owned Landrovers still love them to this day even though the market is light years ahead?! Yes i still love my ol' series 3 landy! Coming from Australia

This is a hilarious review! I felt the same way driving the Army Rovers here in Australia

Brilliant never laughed so much in my life, felt like I was watching a peter Kay comedy bit...🤣🤣

They may be everything you describe them as, but they look so good doing it.

He has ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! I am a Land Rover Defender owner for 20 years. The only good thing of this car, is that you have the base (chassis) to put anything on, choosing between in MILLIONS of parts (new & used) to do any conversion you want. Because its genuine parts are completely USELESS!!! Of course we talk for Land Rover Defender until 2017 and Discovery until 2005. Since then? You can not touch ANYTHING of the car (mechanical or electrical), so RUN away!!!

I have owned a 1989 90 for 14 years, stuck a 300 tdi in it as the old 19j was an oil and diesel guzzler joke, and I also bought another for a short time and sold it on, I used to be obsessed with them, maybe I am thinking back to the thrill of the military ones I drove in my early 20's? who knows, and for some reason I still want to hang on to this one despite the fact the noise, the lack of comfort, the seat and steering position is cramped, no room in the back either, the ongoing repairs, esp rust, the cold, the lack of proper axle diff locking, the cost of spares these days, and most serious of all is I dread to think of how it would perform in an accident after seeing examples of this, it's frightening, lack of energy absorption and crumple zones to say the least. They were sold as a great British vehicle and now pushed as an icon and folks were brainwashed into believing they were the best on the planet, bottom line is they are a heap of alloy and rust junk, and the only positive is there is no technology to repair compared to most other vehicles.

Probably best car sales video on the net! Luv it! hahahaha

I just bought this exact model due to this video. Thanks mate!

I'm just a minute into the video and already object to what you are saying. Many farmers and shooters drive defenders all their lives. I have driven a Defender since the age of 40 ( I had a Discovery before that) and I am now 70 years old and find them very practical once they have a galvanised chassis and don't see any issues. I've driven from North East of England to south of Switzerland, (Ferry and one day driving) with a smooth ride as my Defender is well maintained and does not vibrate and shake. Mind you there are plenty of bad ones about and many drivers who don't know how to operate the low ratio box for climbing steep inclines and Diff lock for slippery surfaces. Some drivers just can't get away with a Defender, and that makes me smile. Even my wife loved a Defender in winter. No problem in deep snow or ice, the dogs in the back and just hose it out once in a while. Only real men drive a Defender.

Had a good chuckle watching this, soo good

This is the funniest video I've ever seen in my life

Loved this, made me laugh a lot. Memories of my 90 from decades ago. Nice one kiddo.

Very good and unbiased review 👍 Land Rover is a fantastic vehicle to own 👍. 🤔 as long as you don’t want to drive it anywhere.

That was hilarious 🤣 like a young David Attenborough of the Automotive world

This is how car reviews should be! 😂

Defender’s have their faults but at least the chassis don’t snap in half like Nissan navara’s! Check that out on you tube..

Love this but I still want one ❤ and as for turning round you don’t have to worry about ditches or hedges just drive through them 😂

Very funny. I used to own a series three that had a 3.5 V8 engine. Had it 8yrs but only used it as a fun vehicle for going off road.

Absolutely fantastic video

Brilliant honest review, just subscribed

My dad has a 1989 Land Rover defender and it doesn’t squeak that much 😂

Fantastic video 😂

Your off to a good start with that frame as long as it’s a whole new aftermarket frame they are much much stronger in areas that the original lacked but are bolt on replacement frames the galvanizing don’t even mean nothing to me I wash my undercarriage good and coat it with fluid film and and red cv axle grease around high wear areas such as shackle mounts rear frame lower parts where they hold water I live in the rust belt or slaty winter roads

Definitely need some more Tommy output

Great film, really enjoyed it. Grew up with my dad's Land Rover series, they were awful, yet my school friends were jealous! How can engines that noisy be so pathetic? And who thought mounting the spare wheel on the bonnet was a good idea? Did he ever try lifting the bonnet? Half-shafts made out of marzipan and the long wheel base needs more room than the QE2 to turn around. I could go on....Yeah, they look good in a Tonka Toy sort of way which keeps seducing fresh victims to buy them.

I'm watching this while i'm broken down in the middle of the desert. In my defender of course. Hopefully i'm not getting killed by some abdullas

I am going to watch this again I can't stop grinning brilliant!

I mean, if you wanted comfort you would have gone for a discovery or a range rover, defenders are 1st and foremost agricultural vehicles and pure utility vehicles, lots of them even came with truck beds installed and i'm pretty sure it's kind of easy to remove the roof on these and make them have a truck bed.

Took my girlfriend out in my 90 a few days ago. She almost bust her appendix laughing so much. "Oh my days Phill, It's fucking awful, I love it!" Keeper.

This was great fun! Thanks for the laugh.👍

I've had landrovers for 30 years up to the TD5 from there on their shit the 300 is a fantastic motor its a work horse not a touring car.

This was actually a pretty good video!!!!

I think a Cadillac Escalade will fit you 😊

Yes. And yes.

Made my day 👍

I own an 87 land rover 90. It will last forever as i park it in the barn and never drive it

I lol. I lol none stop. This is a great honest video no romanticism!

I know Defenders are rubbish. I’ve had two. But I still love them. A bit like Gin, I know they are bad for me, but something keeps me coming back 😂 My partner watched this video, found it absolutely hilarious, sent it on to me, and uses it as “sound reasoning” as to why I shouldn’t own another. They are terrible cars. Still love them tho! 😂

Great video

Well, a 747 has 4 engines so you're still good with the two remaining.

🤣🤣 LR should give this guy the new defender to review.

Yep……. Sounds about right……. I like the description of it being like flying a 747 with the engines sheared off and no hydraulics…..🤣

I really like the look of the defenders, in my opinion a well kitted defender has the toughest look. Just google Helderburg defenders. When it comes to reliability i keep hearing about them breaking down. Some people claim it's the neglecting maintenance. Any comment about that?

Brilliant video. I bet you’ve got all the Land Rover products. 😂

At last, an honest review on the Defender. They are shite and will drive you drink and eventually bankrupt you, but I still want one.

Defo a ringer it’s on a 2000+ chassis aha welcome to the club😂👊🏻✌🏻

proper class video

Awesome. Look forward to more :)

If you can not find them grid them .

only seen this now. brilliant

My 1996 Defender, Nancy is very comfortable, I think they are made for women x

Reminds me of the fast show 🤣. " Let's off-road !! "

Why have I only just come across this man ,funny as f

Jimmy Saville loves 4 gear

Defenders are fun to drive, unlike any modern car. I have modern cars and they are so boring by comparison. My Defenders have been very reliable from almost new. You need to use genuine or high quality parts and look after them, not ignore their needs for servicing. Most have been modified in some way, usually badly.

i hate the hazard light switch had to replace mine bout 3 times now thing just stops working and got 3 wrecks out back and all have broken hazard switch

Awesome review

Excellent

You really have a problem with Landrover don't you? This is the second video I have seen of you saying that Landy's are traumatic.

Nearly choked on my dinner watching this. Hilarious.

Absolutely brilliant 🤣🤣👍make more videos

Haaa this is brill. The camera shake 😂😂😂

I think he isnt driving it hard enuff.... I regularly take out traffic signs on roundabouts with my Series II , and thats without trying 🤷

I Own a Landy ( 1994 300tdi County Station Wagon) for 12 years (I still have it and its been my daily driver), this video really did make me laugh, somethings are true Defender traits, leaking Roof, permanent Air Conditioning, rough ride above 50 ( this also depends on the road condition) Drips and stains after parking up ( it's an animal all animals mark their territory), this particular Defender is totally knackered kered, Steering Box is knackered and possibly the Steering Pump, most likely the power steering fluid has turned to water due to lack of maintenance, back to reality Defenders' if maintained correctly (just like any other car) drive nice, needs much more in the way of maintenance compared to normal cars, oh and the turning circle is like turning an oil tanker in the ocean, that is spot on, forget a 3 point turn, more likely a 9 point instead, great video, I ❤ my landy, no alternative to it.

awesome its like trailer park boys land rover edition

100% accurate apart from the off-road bit

Quaity vid mate. Had me laughing. Still love me Landy though!

22 years now I´ve had my 110 (V8). Only broke down once where I needed a recovery. Loads of niggly shit along the way though.

Brilliant

i am actually offended lol as i own three of these two double cabs and a 110 county and they never let me down dry as a bone no leaks or drips even my td5 is a minta with 190 k miles on it starts first time every time i think it depends how they have been looked after wether you get a complete pile of shit or not if i was offered 20k now for my black double cab i wouldnt take thirty year old on original chassis not a bit of welding as had it blasted and galved and inside of it full of waxoil it will outlast me