Talk Morgan Forums Community Vehicle Talk (non-Morgan) Land Rover Defender - 2,000,000 model

I knew some twins from Leeds in my MG days who were into anything like the FC Land Rover, and they had some horror stories about fuel consumption. But it's such a good looking vehicle. They also bought an ex army 4WD flatbed truck - the cost was minimal, and had a 4WD airport fast response fire tender. That was their best truck. It had a huge engine but a tiny fuel tank - so getting anywhere was tedious. I think the range was about 40 miles on a full tank at about 4 or 5 mpg. It had an XKE engine to power the water pump, and I recall in a dry year they used it to water their allotment.