Lakesdigger
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You still miss the point. A hill farmer fed up with the oncost that was a defender 90 or the price they were getting to be or the fact you can no longer get one or even that he had family to take with him places and had moved on to a pickup which only just fit down the narrow lanes and through gateways with trailer on is now getting to have no option. Vans don't tow enough and do not have gearboxs suitable for manoeuvring trailers 4wd or not. New defender us far too dear and pickups are getting too big.They either want and need a pickup or they don’t. It’s that simple. Plenty of vans and two wheel drive pickups such as that lovely Fiat 1 ton available. Vans available in 4wd if required and I was following a pimped-up VW the other day. Two unrelated friends, one a builder and the other a farrier, also have 4wd VW vans. There’s a lot to be said for large side doors and a low load deck for those that don’t need a pickup.