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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1405  
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36000 miles in two years with proper use. No issues whatsoever. Really good system.
 Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy. |
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31st Oct 2024 10:51pm |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 820 
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4 year old Defender which has done plenty of Aussie off road/outback trips, no issues
14 year old RRS from new, which has had plenty of Aussie off road time/adventures, no issues (i will caveat that at 14 years old something may need replacing in the near future  ) yet another pommie bar steward down under
MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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1st Nov 2024 12:35am |
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| haymeister Member Since: 24 May 2021 Location: Saitama Posts: 266 
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Coming up to 35k miles (55k km) over 3 years. No issues on my 110
Done some light offroading and lots of cold winter driving up and down the mountains. Be it -10 or 40 degrees, never missed a beat. 22MY Defender 110 D300 S in Pangea Green and Contrast White Roof IG defender_japan "Hulk san" |
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1st Nov 2024 2:44am |
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| CincyRovers1 Member Since: 30 Nov 2023 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 85 
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Land Rover air suspension is so much better than what it used to be. I've had my Defender for almost four years and 38k miles and I've never had any air suspension issues, and I take mine on moderate trails a few times a year. I also had an LR4 (Discovery 4) for ten years and 95k miles and that never had any problems with the air suspension, nor did I have any with the Discovery 5 I had.
Of course, the air springs, the compressor and the bushings do have a life expectancy. Based on other JLR products, this is around 120k-150k miles if properly taken care of. If you regularly drive off-road or in rough conditions, these components will need to be replaced sooner. Coils are standard, but the air suspension is the way to go. Air-sprung cars have a smoother ride and better body control thanks to the adaptive dampers that adjust 500 times a second. Plus, they are better off-road thanks to the increased ground clearance in off-road height, but mainly because they have so much more articulation than the coils. 19.7" of travel for air springs vs about 10" for the coils. Another benefit for the air suspension is that it will adjust itself to keep it from sagging when you have a heavy load in the back or if you're pulling a trailer. You can also set it to automatically lower to access mode when you put the car in park, which makes it easier to get in and out. Also, enabling access mode can help you in tight parking garages. I have driven a coil-sprung Defender and the ride quality was still quite good. I've never driven a JLR product that has bad suspension tuning. Its just the air suspension has better ride quality. My Defender 110 is a 2021MY, and all 110s came with the air suspension as standard in 2020-2021. It became an option for the 2022MY and I think it is worth every penny. In the US, it is only a $1600 option, well worth it IMO. In fact, If someone gave me a Defender on coils, I'd refuse it. I'd rather have no Defender than a Defender on coils. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏𝟎 𝐒 𝐏𝟑𝟎𝟎 (Pangea Green over Acorn/Lunar) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒 (Dolomite Silver over Black/Bordeaux Red) 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝟔 (Aintree Green over Vintage Tan/Ebony) - Gone 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟏 𝐋𝐑𝟒 𝐇𝐒𝐄 𝟓.𝟎 (Ipanema Sand over Almond/Arabica) - Gone |
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