Your experiences with driving a Land rover Defender or series II? Easy to handle, even for a girl or not?

Answer 1

Once you get used to the width, easy as a car, but watch the gear box on the defender, they tend to break.

Answer 2

I was a landrover demonstrator driver and assisted in development of the later models. The series 11 and series 111 Landrovers in 88 and 109 form were a bit hard to drive with no power assised steering and also the gearboxes could be a tad difficult. As for the later Defenders they were a bit easyer to drive and use. Women drove all of the models of landrovers so girls / ladys can drive them but i would recomend the later of the models as a best option.

Answer 3

I have a 2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 and I don't find it difficult to drive, but I have been driving for 18 years.

Answer 4

Any large vehicle is not easy to handle, and should in my opinion only be driven by people who've passed an advanced driving test. They're much bigger and heavier than a normal car for a start, and are capable of smashing smaller vehicles and wiping out pedestrians and even buildings given half a chance. You may not see small children close to the vehicle at all because of your relative height from the tarmac and poor visibility below the window line.

Answer 5

Depends what you want to do with it, driving on the road...no i wouldnt have one, off road...brilliant. Did 22 years in the Army and never had one problem with all my landrovers, its a good work horse, but its def not a family car..if you want a big family car pick the freelander or vitara, or any other 4x4 that you see, because hardly anyone drives these off the road.

Answer 6

I have a landrover freelander, and thats great to handle. Never tried a defender, but i bet you`l like it. Try a test drive.