Once you’ve decided you want a Land Rover, there should be no shortage of examples to check out. The money you have available will, of course, affect the age of the Land Rover you can afford... and the age of the vehicle will, to a certain extent, affect where you see it advertised.

For late-model Land Rovers, the obvious place to start is with an official Land Rover dealer, who should have a reasonable stock of second-hand models in excellent condition, complete with service histories and warranties. These vehicles will certainly be at the more expensive end of the market though, simply because they will be comparatively young. Don’t expect a vast choice of land Rovers of this ilk - people who buy brand new Land rovers tend to hang on to them for longer than a year or so!

If like most potential purchasers, you're looking at models from the 1970s, 60s or even 1950s, you should find some on sale in the classified ads of your local newspapers. You may even find that there's even a Land Rover specialist local to you who buys and sells relatively inexpensive examples of the marque.

With the Land Rover's increasing popularity as a slightly different “classic” vehicle, you'll find more of them appearing for sale in some of the popular classic car magazines. Then of course there are those magazines specializing in nothing but four-wheel-drive vehicles, so again it's worth checking the classified columns.

Finally, but certainly not bottom of the list of priorities, there are the clubs – whether they cater for nothing but Land Rovers or simply for four-wheel-drive vehicles in general, they should provide Vehicles for Sale sections in their magazines and newsletters, and there will be the obvious benefit of personal contact with many of their members. Details of clubs can be found in these pages.

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