Birdy wrote:

So that’s where the XS or Adventure question becomes answered… 99% wouldn’t know the difference, and they’d be more likely to laugh at an Adventure parked in the supermarket car park and outside the trendy Wine Bar than a shiny black SW. Real Pubs with real ale don’t count - no hotties to be found in ‘em, only beer bellies and bs!

Peter

Sorry Peter but this is the biggest load of rubbish I've read in a long time...

...everyone knows that when we poseurs want to go to the pub, Jeeves drops us off in the Rolls and collects us when one is decidedly inebriated; therefore, the Adventure would never be seen down the pub because I'd always be chauffeured there and back.

Joking aside, I don't disagree with your comments. In fact, a few of them make up my reasoning for keeping the XS.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I like the look of the Adventure and I'll probably never use the full capabilities of my XS, let alone the Adventure.

I bought a Defender because of what it represented - iconic shape, old school (well not the electronics side) engineering and build and vehicle dynamics from a bygone era. I like quirky, off-beat, away from the norm things - I wear old mechanical watches and prefer rustic to modern. I probably could be considered a poseur because I don't need a Defender for the capability but bought it because of what it represents. Perhaps my only saving grace is that I bought it for what the car 'is' rather than thinking what it says about 'me'. Even so, I'm happy to admit that I like the style of it.

I use it on the weekends mainly and, again, in the spirit of full disclosure, it is a nice to have, not a have to have. I have a daily driver and the Defender was a box I wanted to tick before they killed UK production off. My children love it. My dog loves it; well, she loves the fact she can stick her head on my shoulder, then saunter to the back and look out the window, then snuggle up with the children, then repeat the process in a different order. It sure beats being behind a dog guard in the family car.

Not sure what the point of the above was, other than to admit that I like the look and don't really need the capabilities of the Defender. I live in a semi-rural location but that really doesn't justify it.

As before, thanks for all the comments and opinions - it helps and is interesting to hear others people's take on the decision making process.

Go Beyond wrote:

So many times I've heard in life 'this ones a keeper', whether it's a girlfriend or a car it just aint so.

Very true.

There are at least two chaps on here that I know from another forum - the other forum we belong to is one of the best examples of 'this is a keeper', only to see it up for sale/trade within a few weeks.

Men, in particular, are fickle beasts.

Again, in the spirit of honesty, I reserve the right to sell whatever Defender I have . Nevertheless, I do believe the Adventure feels like it would be more likely to be a 'keeper' than a standard one; if only because it would be more of a challenge to replace than a XS SW.

YOLO110 wrote:

Nice one!

I agree totally with your thinking... even on Ozzy cold fizzy beer!

Should probably also say that I think most modern music is rubbish - especially the stuff with the guys talking through it, mainly about the 'po-lease, bee-atches, hoes and money'.

ken wrote:

Just what do you have to Justify ?

Nowt but chatting about it in the virtual pub helps the thought process.

AM94 wrote:

YOLO110 wrote:

Nice one!

I agree totally with your thinking... even on Ozzy cold fizzy beer!

Should probably also say that I think most modern music is rubbish - especially the stuff with the guys talking through it, mainly about the 'po-lease, bee-atches, hoes and money'.

Once again, I agree!  YOLO... You Only Live Once...