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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669   
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Looks good, but not the 4-door version.
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25th Dec 2013 1:23pm |
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| dondiddy Member Since: 13 Nov 2012 Location: Hamilton Posts: 224  
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Depending on what the replacement Defender ends up like there might be a few more Wranglers appearing in peoples driveways if the new Defender moves too far away from what most people traditionally think (rugged simplicity?)that a Defender should be. With the exception of the Post Office Jeeps (I think)the Wrangler has nearly always been a leisure vehicle and not really a commercial so the Wrangler is always going to have a limited market as there is not a huge amount of cargo carrying load space especially the SWB.
Running costs will also be quite high as it`s made in the country where petrol is around £2-£2.25p a gallon so gas mileage isn`t as big an issue as it is in good old rip off UK! It`s sad that it would appear we as a country no longer have the skills or the determination to keep iconic things like Concorde/Defender updated to enable it to continue in todays world. 
However who knows what the future holds!  Tata is an Indian company and an updated(?) version of the old Morris Oxford (Hindustan Ambassador) is still made in India. Who knows we might be importing the old Defender from India in a few years time!  |
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25th Dec 2013 1:39pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6092  
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Hmmm... let me get this straight in my mind...
People on this thread are slating Jeep for building this vehicle that has a nod back to the old Jeep of yester-year, saying it's got nothing in common with it... Yet it's fine for Land Rover to build the Heritage model (that just has white guages, fancy green paint, silver hinges and god awful looking leather seats) and that's as near to a S1 and everyone loves it.... At least Jeep are pro-active instead of just delving into the old stock parts bin and conbbling something together, and maybe painting the headlight surrounds a bit...  |
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25th Dec 2013 3:19pm |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412 
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Well said ^^^ John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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25th Dec 2013 10:51pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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+1
I hate Wranglers but at least Jeep are trying to keep them alive... Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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25th Dec 2013 11:41pm |
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| NoDo$h Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Buried in deer guts in Dorset Posts: 972 
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Iconic adjective def: A bit past it; no longer fit for purpose, but brings a tear to the eye of those who's dad had one/flew on one/fired one as a kid. See Defender, Austin 1100, rickets. 
54 Freelander modded for mud 2008 D3 SE 2010 90 XS SW 1978 88 Series 3 undergoing surgery with a new owner 2007 90 County Truck Cab - gone 2006 D3 SE - gone 2004 Freelander Sport - gay 1999 Disco V8 ES rotted to bits |
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26th Dec 2013 10:00am |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 865  
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“the old Morris Oxford (Hindustan Ambassador) is still made in India. Who knows we might be importing the old Defender from India in a few years time!”
The Defender might well be built and marketed in other countries when production ceases in the UK. But in exactly the same way as Maruti in India have extended the life of old Suzuki models, there’s no way they’ll find their way back to the UK to compete with European manufactured vehicles. I actually find the Maruti Gypsy (ex-Suzuki SJ413) quite a fun vehicle, wouldn’t mind one myself. Back to this thread, my 2011 2.4 110XS will be due for replacement in 2015 or so, my LR dealer has my five hundred quid deposit for one of the last Defenders . If it’s nothing other than a normal Defender with a couple of badges, somebody else can have my slot, I like the look of the convertible DC100. And if that isn’t available before my current Defender rusts away, yes, a Jeep like the one being discussed is very, very, very much an option. Peter |
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26th Dec 2013 12:45pm |
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