New Defender - Land rover micro site

designanddetail · Jul 10, 2019

Johnnyboxer said:
Saw this on FB tonight

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I passed him twice this evening, 5.20pm then still in that same spot at about 7.30pm, said to my lad I bet that thing has broken down.

pettsy · Jul 11, 2019

Johnnyboxer said:
Saw this on FB tonight

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Testing the recovery options

ben.williams151 · Jul 11, 2019

Johnnyboxer said:
Saw this on FB tonight

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Funnily enough I took this photo last night aswell!

Johnnyboxer · Jul 11, 2019

ben.williams151 said:
Funnily enough I took this photo last night aswell!

So it's not an illusion then, thanks for confirming

Cowabunga · Jul 11, 2019

Must say that my instinct [and daughter] tell me to get my deposit back before people start queuing up for their money back. I don’t want a car-type body and not particularly a van. I want something along the lines of a superior cross of an old Defender 110 hi-cap pickup and a Ford Ranger double cab. A king cab style and size 130” wheelbase pickup would suite me great. A rough basic version of a Discovery, not so much.

slackjawedyokel · Jul 11, 2019

Crikey - just had a look on autotrader at what people are attempting to sell their defenders for. I could maybe swap my reasonably basic (metallic, HD wheels n tyres) low mileage ‘54 defender and buy a mid-range new defender!

I won’t do. Obvs.

Might start using the ballache immobiliser more regularly though!

JP1 · Jul 11, 2019

Cowabunga said:
Must say that my instinct [and daughter] tell me to get my deposit back before people start queuing up for their money back. I don’t want a car-type body and not particularly a van. I want something along the lines of a superior cross of an old Defender 110 hi-cap pickup and a Ford Ranger double cab. A king cab style and size 130” wheelbase pickup would suite me great. A rough basic version of a Discovery, not so much.

Boris would be better not affecting the employment prospects of Ambassadors and leveraging a deal with Trump and others so we can get the Toyota Landcruiser pickup here. No EU, debunk the emissions stuff etc

Paddington · Jul 11, 2019

JP1 said:
Boris would be better not affecting the employment prospects of Ambassadors and leveraging a deal with rump and others so we can get the Toyota Landcruiser pickup here. No EU, debunk the emissions stuff etc

The 4.5L V8 turbo on the crew cabs sound nice, though they are not cheap, about 70K AUD I believe for a base models, so around the same as the rumoured £40K for the new Defender.

CornishTone · Jul 11, 2019

Paddington said:
The 4.5L V8 turbo on the crew cabs sound nice, though they are not cheap, about 70K AUD I believe for a base models, so around the same as the rumoured £40K for the new Defender.

And they'd be twice the vehicle the new defender will be I fear!

The 4.5 is a pretty awesome engine!

Chris F · Jul 14, 2019

This is doing the rounds on facebook.

It’s defo a Land Rover!

FonterraFarmer · Jul 15, 2019

pettsy said:
Testing the recovery options

Landrover recovery vehicle?

Where's the Landcruiser?

Clive · Jul 15, 2019

I think it’s nice to see Landrover actually doing their own testing and finding the issues rather than just launch and let customers find them for a change

Breaking down is exactly what they want these test mules to do

tw15 · Jul 15, 2019

Didn't they invent laybys just so landrovers had somewhere to park safely out the way for when they break down . They were to be called landy parking bays but they thought that was a bit hard so called them laybys .

Paddington · Jul 15, 2019

In the History of Morgan Cars, every Morgan was given a test drive around the Malvern Hills by Bob (?). In the days before mobiles he was given 10p to phone the factory if the car needed towing. His proud boast was that he had never had to use it as he could always get the car going and back to the factory.

Derrick Hughes · Jul 25, 2019

Cowabunga said:
JLR are rumoured to be about to be bought lock stock and barrel by PSA. Current owners Tata deny this. Methinks there's no smoke without fire and that the deal is being discussed at the highest level with a view of doing a deal if at all possible. Whether it closes or not is another matter.

What's your opinion on this .
It's got a stick change which I hate
@Cowabunga

Cowabunga · Jul 25, 2019

Is it an MG? If so they have a good dealer selling them locally and they are pushing them more and more, because they are cheap and Honda have lost the plot. As you know, Honda and Renault are their main franchise.
What do I think of it? Its not cheap enough.

Derrick Hughes · Jul 25, 2019

Cowabunga said:
Is it an MG? If so they have a good dealer selling them locally and they are pushing them more and more, because they are cheap and Honda have lost the plot. As you know, Honda and Renault are their main franchise.
What do I think of it? Its not cheap enough.

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Cowabunga · Jul 25, 2019

Better. But did you find the little three cylinder engine sufficient?

Derrick Hughes · Jul 25, 2019

Cowabunga said:
Better. But did you find the little three cylinder engine sufficient?

Dont have a clue what it is . Apart from Diesel and a stuppid gear stick .it is a bit underpowered

JP1 · Jul 25, 2019

Forage Trader said:
What's your opinion on this .
It's got a stick change which I hate
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PSA produces a lot of cars and offers something different

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