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| JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758  
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Not yet there isn't!
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5th Oct 2013 10:14pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784  
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Would you be able to ask them (JLR) "the question" (is 20/12/15 correct?) on Monday, & if they deny it, perhaps they could tell you who in JLR made the statement to the Press, and why?
Thanks, Pickles. |
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6th Oct 2013 4:09am |
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| JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758
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Sadly (although for obvious reasons!) the manufacturer will never comment on future models.
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6th Oct 2013 7:03am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784
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Fair enough, I know that's usual, it is here in Aus too, but in this instance you'd only be asking for confirmation of not a new model, but only confirmation of a statement that has already been made by JLR?
Cheers, Pickles. |
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6th Oct 2013 8:33am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149 
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Where has 20th December 2015 come from? The Telegraph article says "December 2015". Does the day really matter? 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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6th Oct 2013 8:43am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481  
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Much debate rages about Huey's provenance. Some claim he's actually the first "production" car, built after an initial batch of 48 prototypes, but Land Rover's technical communications manager, Roger Crathorne, is adamant. "Huey is the first of the prototypes, no doubt," he tells me. "His chassis number is LR1 and the comprehensive records we hold tell the whole story. HUE 166 rolled out of the factory on March 11, 1948." Roger joined Land Rover as an engineer in 1963 and has never left, so if anyone should know…
Maybe 20th Dec will become important? 1951 80" S1 2.0 1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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6th Oct 2013 9:05am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149
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Hueys chassis number is R01, ie right hand drive number one. I had thought the idea that it was the first production car had been put to bed decades ago, although when restored in the late 50s/early 60s it was at the time thought incorrectly to be the first production vehicle, and was restored to something like production spec. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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6th Oct 2013 9:59am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784
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"20th" is the date "quoted" in the Telegraph.
Cheers, Pickles. |
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6th Oct 2013 8:58pm |
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| nidge n Member Since: 04 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 719
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December 2015 it is then. Nice article from Quentin. http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring...er-2367582
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14th Oct 2013 7:30pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784
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No "official" communication to any Dealer then, of the 20th December date widely quoted in the Press...Surely JLR have said "something" to their Dealers?
Cheers, Pickles. |
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14th Oct 2013 8:57pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
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Perhaps the 20th Dec is the last day of 2015 production, ie xmas shut down starts on 22nd
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15th Oct 2013 12:56pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 865  
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There’s a period of grace during which dealers can get rid of old stock, i.e. no longer meet the current emission standards. For example, when EU 5 came into force in September 2011, you could get good deals on EU 4 vehicles for a couple of months afterwards.
But although it makes sense to me that for a while after September 2015 when EU 6 comes into force, there’ll still be 2.2 Defenders available and being registered (up to 31 December 2015 if I’m not mistaken), I really don’t see how JLR will be manufacturing EU 5 vehicles as late as 20 December. And won’t they need to shut the lines down long before then to prepare for the Defender replacement? It’s all speculation of course… But no, as of this morning, JLR hasn't said "something" to their Dealers. Peter |
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15th Oct 2013 2:20pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481
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So reg one in 2016 and make it even more scarce than a final build Defender !! 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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15th Oct 2013 6:01pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784
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I was reading an article on the net today, the focus of which was the "end" of the current Defender.
I was surprised at the quoted number of recent sales YTD, and they were 561 for Europe as compared to 487 for Australia. These figures are probably a month or so out of date by now, but whilst I can relate to the Aussie figure, I would've thought that Europe would have sold A LOT more than that, thousands more I'd have thought, in view of the recently quoted yearly production figures of around 16000 in 2012? Surely 561 YTD for Europe can't be correct?...I'd have thought they'd sell more than that many in a month. Cheers, Pickles. |
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16th Oct 2013 12:09am |
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