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mrd1990



Member Since: 16 Aug 2012
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Wales 2000 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Epsom Green
Thought I already designed it for you Laughing


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If I was the head of the company, I would wait until the official defender replacement was released. Then if it's not very good see if you can get the rights to the defender styling like Santana did and just make a defender copy but with whatever rubbish the EU require.
Post #417934 21st Apr 2015 1:57pm
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jezhermer



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Location: Dorset
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Cupboard...

excellent. Many thanks for that really useful insight... In fact we've just lent a local farmer friend a light body prototype for a few weeks... so far he's managed to cover it in cow sh*t and straw.

He's a man of few words and doesn't offer praise easily. The feed back so far goes something like ... 'Ssaaawaarrt..spooose'.

You obviously speak farmese...Any ideas?

J
Post #417949 21st Apr 2015 3:21pm
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jezhermer



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Lambert the farmer...

again... very many thanks for some really useful... agricultural input. All very valuable.

Please see reply to Cupboard above... if you can shed any light on the Farmese it would be appreciated.

Very best - and look forward to hearing more from you.

JH
Post #417950 21st Apr 2015 3:23pm
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steve E



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Wales 
Rolling with laughter
Post #417956 21st Apr 2015 3:37pm
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Cupboard



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey
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I hadn't realised I'd being off to Jewson's so soon, just picked up a load of sharp sand and some cement.
Now had my lunch so time to unload Thumbs Up
Post #418156 22nd Apr 2015 12:19pm
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jezhermer



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CROSSWAY Internals.... Fully integrated dashboard system... Too many bells and whistles to mention. Full aluminium, hand fabricated dashboard and centre console as standard. CAN Bus electronics, dual battery system with split charge and trickle charge. 200 amp alternator.....
Post #462726 12th Oct 2015 9:03pm
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tonyhedge



Member Since: 07 Jul 2015
Location: Worcestershire
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2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Montalcino Red
Needs more gearsticks and fewer buttons! Whistle That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not ... oh! That is a dent!

2014 90 XS SW
1997 Discovery 300TdiS (retired to stud)
1966 Series IIA 88" (now my son's)
2001 Astra - I need something to go and buy the parts when the others are off the road!
Post #462761 12th Oct 2015 10:33pm
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jezhermer



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Not for our current customers Tony! But if that's what future customers want.. that's what they'll get... we build to order!
Post #462762 12th Oct 2015 10:36pm
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Stiff1



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black
All that and still the same old stalks...
Post #462767 12th Oct 2015 11:26pm
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jezhermer



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They work fine..... to be fair... and reasonably tough, though now linked to a CAN bus system...
Post #462768 12th Oct 2015 11:32pm
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Cupboard



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey
Just wondering, you know all the vehicles you build on Defender chassis? What are you going to do when production stops (if that isn't too sensitive a question)?
Post #462885 13th Oct 2015 12:34pm
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smb



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
You haven't been commissioned by LR to do this study for the replacement by chance????

If not, then they should have gone to you rather than rely on their own lot!!
Post #462889 13th Oct 2015 12:49pm
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jezhermer



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SMB.. thanks for the kind sentiment! Unfortunately... not. The realities of mass production, inefficiencies of the DEFENDER build process and shareholder lack of vision have put paid to the concept of JLR producing a real DEFENDER replacement. We're a cottage industry in comparison, or a 'boutique' company if you like... we have a very different business model. Having said that, we are getting a steadily increasing number of inquiries.
Post #462900 13th Oct 2015 1:19pm
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PDH



Member Since: 03 Dec 2009
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
I like the concept and with the demise of our beloved defender in its current form it could have a lot of potential buyers....HOWEVER.... the person who penned the shape needs to rethink their profession. Getting a consumer design person to re-pen the outer skin could be the difference between low volume and mass volume sales. Puma 2.2 90 Stationwagon
Post #463187 14th Oct 2015 10:51am
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jezhermer



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PDH..

Thanks for your comments, really good to hear..

Firstly.. I would say that we have no intention of mass producing - we are a bespoke vehicle manufacturer - we build to order and every vehicle is unique. We have 30 vehicles in build right now.. and that's pretty much our limit at the moment.. so about 150 - 200 per year as we stand would see us maxed out.

As for aesthetics.. well.. beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say. The design gets a huge number of plaudits - whilst some folk are less enamored.. patently! It was ever thus with Defender. The vehicle has taken OVIK - a small Dorset based company with just 30 staff - three years to design, refine, test and produce... so it won't be getting a re-design any time soon... I've already mortgaged my house twice over!
Post #463190 14th Oct 2015 11:24am
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