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| Eric Caterpillar Member Since: 17 Jun 2024 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 77  
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Hello,
I've stumbled across a few very recent reviews on YT, unlike the usual journo drivel from the UK "journalists" (I'm referring to a certain TopGear off road test"), I've found these quite interesting. The first one, one of a few Defender reviews on her channel, I like the technical insight to what's what what and what does it do: https://youtu.be/Jkrz_vNN8LI?si=1tb8JN6ODv6bLzP_ The next one is very eye opening regarding anything that could and will go wrong with a Defender: ? As a new owner and having no previous experience with Land Rover products, there would normally be reviews I'd watch to form an opinion or to try to understand an issue. Having driven my Defender for 5 months, I admit, my eyes are wide open and I'm aware of most of potential problems, however, touch wood, so far so good. The Australian review is pretty much an amalgamation of basket cases of everything going wrong, some of these issues made me chuckle, some made me say WTF. Thought I'd post it a day before my Defender off road experience in Dunkeld... Cheers! |
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20th Mar 2025 1:15pm |
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| ruben Member Since: 04 Feb 2021 Location: ASTURIAS Posts: 308 
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To me, the mechanic's comments seem rather repetitive, exaggerated, and unjustified... there's a lot of general hating in the whole report. I'm not a hooligan. Defender 110 SE I6 D250 23MY
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20th Mar 2025 2:40pm |
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| dspuk Member Since: 25 Oct 2024 Location: South Posts: 45 
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Hard to take anyone seriously with a banana yellow Juke in their workshop.
Given that this is the main forum online for the L663 when he says "some owners" just swap it out with one owner on this forum. 5 years ago. Very whiney and little facts or details. Shame, always happy for a balanced review, but that don't sell no clicks and ads. Edit - they obviously were not happy to have that fact pointed out because they deleted my comment. Says it all. |
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20th Mar 2025 2:57pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3015
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As with most vehicles of this type, so long as you get a good one it's likely to give great service. I've had my Defeneder 2 1/2 years and no issues at all with it except for operator error.
You can go on to the internet and type "My (insert manufacturer) nightmare" and you'll get almost always someone moaning like a drain about their vehicle being useless, at the dealership more than on their drive, faults they can't find/fix etc. Try it! "My ........... nightmare" Tip. Don't type "lneos" lol. Although l would still have a Grenadier tomorrow if the figures worked. |
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5th Apr 2025 9:56am |
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| Crazymind Member Since: 11 Jun 2024 Location: Glasgow Posts: 235
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Having driven Land Rover since the 90s… so far the defender is the best product they have ever made in terms of build quality and reliability. Don’t know about the most recent Range Rover and range sport but anything else before… the defender is one step ahead.
Most of the review recently are all about petrol/hybrid trims… I wonder what is the diesel to petrol ratio these days… I love the 6 in line diesel… what a power plant ! Despite being used by mummy’s school runs… when you take it apart it does really show the engineering effort they have put into it. It’s great to work on, recently have taken the rear bumper down to install rear ladder and everything was a perfect fit after. One annoying thing is the underside cover without door for oil change… need to take it all apart to change oil… I have just opened a door with a latch for future oil changes. In terms of “how it feels” I would feel comfortable after 14k miles to take it where nobody would dare. |
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5th Apr 2025 8:01pm |
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