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| DonH2000 Member Since: 12 Jan 2015 Location: North Kent Posts: 551   
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Douglas Adams was right all along in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. So long, and thanks for all the fish...... Cheers Don. |
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6th Feb 2019 8:38am |
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| OsloBlue Member Since: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 822 
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What kind of a fleet buyer goes for 29k discovery sport/49k discovery commercial over a 20k qashqai/ 36k land cruiser utility.
Land cruiser comes with two additional years warranty. Aside from ambulances & transport department I have seen no discovery commercials, and no discovery 5 commercials at all. I see defender commercials about the place everywhere, much more affordable back in the day. I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/ Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html  |
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6th Feb 2019 11:38am |
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| Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830 
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Have you ever driven an evoque off road??
I have on a LR off road day and it is not a hairdressers car but a stylish competent vehicle with the same 4x4 electronics of the discovery. |
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6th Feb 2019 6:42pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
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They dont that's my point, I was refering to why JLR are now making 2 wheel drive landrovers. To get into the fleet sales  130's have feeling's as well you know  |
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6th Feb 2019 8:28pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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D4 commercials, at least, are very hard to spot as they look like a regular D4 from the outside. All of the changes are to the interior. A friend of mine runs a fleet of them for hauling portable toilets and as they rack up the mileage, is struggling to find something suitable to replace them with that has a comparable towing capacity. Decent second hand ones are highly sought after. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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6th Feb 2019 9:25pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3486 
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Do you think JLRs bigger problem is the environmental lobby / anti diesel brigade?
A largish 4x4 with a petrol engine for most people would be cost prohibitive. Land Rovers entire range do not lend themselves to a 1.0 litre 3 cylinder petrol engine. I’m sure this has been a large part of Nissan’s decision to move X Trail production out of the EU? They need to shift numbers and hand on heart, the old Defender was never a high unit model and probably made very little money. I’m not sure a new model would sell like a Freelander? Maybe JLR have missed the boat. All the utility companies and hardened users have moved on and found the Isuzu or whatever does the job just as well, maybe better? |
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6th Feb 2019 9:26pm |
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| 100inch Member Since: 15 May 2012 Location: Brunswick Posts: 411  
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Tommo, I would ignore such hairdressers comments immediately. Some people have still not realised that big sellers like the Evoque cross finance future cars like the Defender replacement. I hire Evoques every time when visiting Europe and enjoy every mile in it, despite coming from bigger LR products. As a supporter of the brand I welcome and thank every single buyer, regardless of their choice. m |
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6th Feb 2019 10:12pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109  
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The Evoque is pretty useless as a general car 2 bags of shopping and the boots full.
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8th Feb 2019 7:50pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149 
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Not really. Neither Hilux nor D-Max are proving as tough as the Defender. They are simply not built to run around at gross weight all the time. I saw a Jimny on the motorway the other day, it was much bigger than I thought they were, looked really chunky and retro, very good ground clearance. I have to agree I don't really understand Landrover anymore. 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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8th Feb 2019 9:44pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17360 
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They've evolved from being a specialist manufacturer of useful utility vehicles into a specialist manufacturer of useless vanity vehicles! Last edited by blackwolf on 9th Feb 2019 1:29pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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8th Feb 2019 10:40pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109
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I’ve come across other farriers that use the Ranger or a Hilux and side by side they are not a patch on the 130 for size in the bed |
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9th Feb 2019 10:27am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3486
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I very much doubt they will provide a 130 inch wheelbase.
I have taken very little notice of the leaked pictures, but does it look like there are going to be two / three wheelbase options on LR’s new offering? |
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9th Feb 2019 10:31am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yes, there are test vehicles running around in both 90 and 110 nominal wheelbases. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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9th Feb 2019 10:35am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3486
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There is hope then.
Maybe they should have considered a 100 Inch? Wasn’t this the best Defender Land Rover never made? (I’m paraphrasing that. Can’t remember where I heard it)  |
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9th Feb 2019 10:55am |
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