Land Rover Defender 110 300 TDi Overland Ready for Sale

#### NOW SOLD ####

 Hi folks, after a busy few years here in SA we are now selling Dassie our overland ready Land Rover Defender 110 300 TDi Hard Top.  We had a great trip across Europe & Africa in 2010/11 and have added many new things to the vehicle but we are now making a few life changes and starting a new challenge, so want to pass her onto a new owner for a new adventure.

The base vehicle is a 1997 Defender 100 300TDI Hard Top van with heavy duty Salisbury rear axle & R380 gear box.  It was a former Environment Agency vehicle and was well looked after.

She had all major works (including cab roll cage) performed by Foley Overland UK with some subsequent additions by Burnco of Cape Town.  On our trip she performed amazingly well and is in top class condition and been serviced regularly.

She is currently on an SA plate but we also have the original UK paperwork / plates, so import back to UK would be very easy as she is SORN with DVLA.

We enhanced the rear of the vehicle after the trip to serve as place to sit when cold / wet or needing some privacy and you can convert for emergency sleeping when in cities as the rear floor turns into a sleeping area in really bad weather. The new side windows give a real feeling of the space being with a cool breeze that makes the interior a nice place to sit.  A small fold out table is big enough to prep meals and use a laptop but small enough to pack away when needed.

The list of items / extras in the sale is long but all the items included are covered below for you to review.  See also main pics enclosed  ...........wife and dogs are not part of sale ;-)

Land Rover Defender 110 300 Tdi Hard Top 1997

UK and SA Registration paperwork & plates 339,000 km on clock

R380 gear box (recon after trip) and heavy duty Salisbury rear axle

Body works

Full chassis wax and seal treatment

Warn bumper winch with remote control 9,500 lb test wire on spool

Expedition bumper, with winch fitment, 2 x D Shackle towing points

Bull bar with light grill

Under body protection front diff guard

Full cab roll cage ½ internal ½ external

Safari Snorkel with dust cyclone

5x breather pipes (front / rear diff, transmission, engine)

Checker plate on bonnet, panels

Adjustable heavy duty tow bar

Rear step and running boards / sliders

Power / Lights / Electrics

Auxiliary deep charge battery with marine split charge system

Various int / external 12 V plus USB charging points

LED lights internal

Spot lights x 2 on the front 100w

Stereo with iPoD connector

Suspension / wheels

Enhanced rear shocks (Iron Man heavy duty springs)

2x extra rear shocks & custom bracket

6x off road tyres with good tread

6" steel modular expedition wheels x 6

Locking wheel nut kit x5

Other Equipment

Custom Aluminum roof box

100 watt solar panel and charge system

Expedition roof rack(Brown Church)

Side awning with swing out arms (free standing)

Hi-lift jack and mount with dust bag

Rear door swing away mount for 1st spare wheel

20L Jerry can (Fuel) x 2 - this is emergency fuel

20L Jerry can (water) x 2 - back up water

Jerry can spout

Howling Moon Roof Tent (Star Gazer plus room and poles) as new

Aux  fuel tank (stainless) 40 l

Aux water tank (stainless) 40 l

Water purification system and shower (Brown Church)

40L Engel Fridge Freezer with basket, thermal cover, slider mount

Shower attachment

Mellville Moon Safari Seat Covers 100% heavy duty cotten

In-line secondary fuel sediment unit to capture diesel water / sludge

Water proof elec hook up and land cable

Recovery / Repair / Accessories

Waffle recovery / sand boards x2

Recovery kit (shackles, ropes various)

Tyre repair kit (punctures and patches)

Land rover tools

VIAIR 300P Portable Air Compressor with pressure gauge / deflator

Haynes Manual - Defender

Storage / Security

Floor safe

Fuel cut off / engine immobilizer

Rear windows / door window security grills

Cab / rear guard / separator

Lockable steal security cubby box with radio and cup holders

2 x NATO side lockers for 2x Jerry cans each

Padlock hasps on all 3 doors

Lockable Aluminum side windows

This overland ready Land Rover is located in Cape Town South Africa and would suit the following kind of buyer;

1) A couple seeking a fly-in / drive off 4x4 to take on Africa / world (with return to UK)

2) Someone wanting a fly-in, travel and then store a vehicle (we have local SA options we can share) 

3) Couple seeking a "go anywhere" bush basher for local trips in SA / Southern Africa

#### NOW SOLD ####

Nick and Vick
Stonehenge to Cape Town 2010/11
48,361km in 366 days
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Land Rover Upgrades 2.0 - Part B

Hi Folks

Been very quite for 1 year - sorry about that.  Got the Blog mojo back and thought we would post some pics of some of the things we have done to Dassie the Land Rover.  We are going to add some more pics to this post shortly, but the key items are shown in the images below.  The main focus has been on the interior re-wiring and solar system as well as some basic tidy up jobs to sort things that broke or wore out on the trip through Africa.

Base vehicle is 300 TDi 110 Hard Top Defender 2 seats front plus 2x side seats rear.  Rear is designed to serve as place to sit when cold / wet / privacy AND convert into bed for emergency sleeping when in  cities or for emergencies / bad weather.  We did this because we found that we liked the compact foot-print of a Land Rover but sometimes wanted some privacy and shelter from the elements - its not always hot and dry!

Although during most of our trip we were warm, there were times in the mountains, high winds and storms where you just want to sit inside and eat, talk and escape curious people.  The Land Rover has a strange comforting smell (to us it does) and whilst space is of a premium, the cosy nature of the rear compartment is now something we really enjoy.  The side windows do give a real feeling of the space being bigger than it is, with a cool breeze that makes the interior a nice place to sit.  A small fold out table is big enough to prep meals and use a laptop but small enough to pack away when needed.

The floor is removable and we can attach it to the storage box to make a sleeping platform.  Its not exactly spacious, but it gives us the compromise of a useful seating area, storage, place to work on the laptop / plan and sleep if needed.  We had to modify the dog guard so we can crawl in, but its cosy and will do as a compromise.  Vicks made some nice seat covers and I added the checker plate.

Actually the word compromise is the most often word used when preparing for an overland vehicle / trip.....get used to it!

Nick and Vick
Stonehenge to Cape Town 2010/11
48,361km in 366 days
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