Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

I absolutely understand the appeal of a Defender - but - they are slow, noisy, uncomfortable, unrefined, expensive to buy, expensive to fuel, and expensive to insure. If you're a teenager your insurance will be thousands and thousands.

You don't need four-wheel drive to go on maintained gravel or dirt roads - any car with reasonable ground clearance will do, such as the majority of cheap hatchbacks.

Unless you get that farmer specific insurance which is a pittance, cannot remember it's name but it's fantastic for younger drivers.

£250 fully comp for an 18 year old sort of thing.