The New Defender

[Daniel cain 45,991]

2 hours ago, Bearfoot said:

You dont see any of this shit in auz its nissan patrols hilux or yutts the yanks laugh at this shit to

'if you want to go out in the out back take a land rover......if you want to get back then take a Toyota' that's what they say in oz all the sand niggers drive Japanese......good reason for it

it's a 4 wheel drive computer....85 f***ing ecu's imagine if water gets in and you get the old electrical gremlins

few gallons of petrol and a match to sort it out

got more shit to go wrong than the range rover velar or sports.....looks about as useful as a cock flavoured lollipop imo

 

[Greyman 28,849]

3 hours ago, Bearfoot said:

You dont see any of this shit in auz its nissan patrols hilux or yutts the yanks laugh at this shit to

Think that’s more to do with geographical location and import costs, I no lads making serious money taking old land rovers over in shipping containers, as I,ve said before despite some disagrement Land Rover is just cheap Chinese tat with a shit french power plant a real land rover never dies mines 45 year old and every time I need it it just fires up and gets the job done, and everything can be fixed at the roadside even change pistons in the gutter no problem

[Deker 3,478]

As said by many here already, reliability will be the issue, and JLR are simply NOT reliable, actually they are terrible!

[micky 3,325]

In the 70s Melton Market  Car park had Landrovers in their hundreds parker on a Tuesdays  by 1980 they were a rarity the Japs had swept them aside and rightly so , I have had three Landies  and they will fore ever  but you are constantly forking out for spares/repair and any dealer will tell you that you pay a lot of money for the Badge , we have owned most of the 4x4s  and the best we had for off/on road was the Daihatsu Fourtrack and if they were still made I would have one today, the most disappointing one was the Issuzu Rodeo  written off in a  5 MPH shunt 

[WILF 47,395]

I can’t see one of those new landys lasting 20 or 30 years.....and nor do they want it too.

85 ECUs......that would have me running for the hills.

I got a quote for a sprinter ECU las year......best part of 2 grand before they sell you all the other shit that you need to go with it.

New clutch for my old 300tdi......£70 ! 

[Greyman 28,849]

57 minutes ago, micky said:

In the 70s Melton Market  Car park had Landrovers in their hundreds parker on a Tuesdays  by 1980 they were a rarity the Japs had swept them aside and rightly so , I have had three Landies  and they will fore ever  but you are constantly forking out for spares/repair and any dealer will tell you that you pay a lot of money for the Badge , we have owned most of the 4x4s  and the best we had for off/on road was the Daihatsu Fourtrack and if they were still made I would have one today, the most disappointing one was the Issuzu Rodeo  written off in a  5 MPH shunt 

Cover your number plate mate

[leegreen 2,186]

9 hours ago, sussex said:

Can’t see that front bumper taking a 9ton whinch , or protecting the bodywork from knocks ...one for the school run , not the farm yard ..

I'm sure they've thought of that with a chassis attachment

[trigger2 3,146]

2 hours ago, Greyman said:

Think that’s more to do with geographical location and import costs, I no lads making serious money taking old land rovers over in shipping containers, as I,ve said before despite some disagrement Land Rover is just cheap Chinese tat with a shit french power plant a real land rover never dies mines 45 year old and every time I need it it just fires up and gets the job done, and everything can be fixed at the roadside even change pistons in the gutter no problem

I bet that would pretty much hold its own out in the field up against that new fancy model at the start of this thread

[Greyman 28,849]

45 minutes ago, trigger2 said:

I bet that would pretty much hold its own out in the field up against that new fancy model at the start of this thread

It has a compressor built in between the chassis rails so is actually much better than a standard one due to the extra weight sat over the rear axles, I’ve turned it over twice but never been stuck even on its side in a ditch it will crawl it’s way out, have left a few of those things with the massive wheels and lift kits stuck in the shit and just chugged on past, I’m a bit gutted to be selling it but my plans to move on are coming together a bit quick and I need the space and the shillings at the moment more than I need a land rover but I recon I,ll regret selling it for the rest of my days

[micky 3,325]

I've these two years ago Daihatsu's Fowl pen on wheels ….best off roaders ever , go any where , good on fuel and plenty under yer Toe 

[low plains drifter 10,689]

22 hours ago, kanny said:

 

Metrosexual  

[kanny 20,683]

A More in depth honest review, I do like the 90 ..and yes it has a winch!

 

[socks 32,253]

I like that I might get one .....

[Bearfoot 1,477]

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[stealthy1 3,964]

Just looks like a big fat Mini, and hardly Iconic. It's ugly as f**k.