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| blackrangie Member Since: 07 Jul 2019 Location: sydney Posts: 181  
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Happy to agree to disagree, all the claims in the recent articles make perfect sense, and your disco comment backs it up, why say something is more durable than current fulsize LR's if it isnt. Obviously the current fullsize LR's are durable these days, they have been around for long enough and we havent seen catastrophic failures. What they are saying is the defender can be pushed harder for longer, this was needed as it gives you the confidence to do so. The reporters comments (they have actually been in the vehicle) back that up.
Heres some more https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/d...ide-review  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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9th Aug 2019 12:11am |
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| diduan Member Since: 13 Oct 2016 Location: Central Balkan Posts: 260 
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32" MTs (even on 18" wheels) + three lockers + inexperienced driver = oh dear! Lets see how much does JLR charge for blown diffs and broken axles. Defender 110 SW MY2011 2.4tdci decat, no EGR
Jeep Wrangler YJ 1990 4.0. Front 78' Dana 60, Rear CUCV 14 bolt |
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9th Aug 2019 11:42am |
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| blackrangie Member Since: 07 Jul 2019 Location: sydney Posts: 181
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Haha, I think they are auto lockers (if reports are true) and warranty covers components not up to standard đ
Hopefully they are strong enough to not have to replace everything from the transfer forward and back like in my current RRC most live axle rovers. |
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9th Aug 2019 12:12pm |
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| blackrangie Member Since: 07 Jul 2019 Location: sydney Posts: 181
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This video just got released, probably the best one yet, looks tough!
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15th Aug 2019 2:16pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795  
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Nice video. 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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15th Aug 2019 3:31pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671 
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Nice vid indeed, looks impressive.
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15th Aug 2019 5:59pm |
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| Bluericky Member Since: 26 Jun 2014 Location: Cornwall Posts: 647 
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I have to say it looks great and will be a more than worthy replacement for the Disco 3 / 4 . Canât wait to see it in the flesh https://www.instagram.com/hustynminepark/
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15th Aug 2019 6:02pm |
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| dailysleaze Member Since: 23 May 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 237
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Exactly, it LOOKS tough. None of them were towing. Most of the footage is from a film shoot rather than actual tests. Lots of sliding sideways on different surfaces = proper 4x4?  |
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15th Aug 2019 6:15pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2625  
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Did the same in the early 90's in a mates Peugeot 205 on some waste ground.
Come on Land Rover - make an effort, give it to Jim Marsden and tank it around Walters Arena along side an Ultra 4 racer. Ford put the Raptor on the Baja 1000, Jeep put the Gladiator on the Everymans Challenge at the King of the Hammers and what do we get from Land Rover, some old lady going to the shops...âŚ.. |
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15th Aug 2019 7:10pm |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1283
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The thing has been tested to death.
I now just want to know if it looks right and is affordable and maintainable. |
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15th Aug 2019 8:05pm |
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| blackrangie Member Since: 07 Jul 2019 Location: sydney Posts: 181
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DailyS, im not sure if we warched the same video, theres so much testing in this video its not funny.
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15th Aug 2019 10:00pm |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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^ +1 Slideywindows, I want to know whether Iâm looking at turning down all the generous offers Iâm receiving now for my TDi300 90, keeping her and replacing my Countryman with a Tesla 3 or will I be able to afford to finance a new Defender that isnât a poverty spec SWB HT with plastic covered seats and no goodies on it that will become my daily runner by selling both the old 90 and the Countryman .......... TBH iâm Not interested that it can drive up the face of the Eiger or up and down huge flights of stairs let alone be driven flat out around the Nuberring or whatever that German race track is called. I want to know if it is an honest workaday vehicle that wonât fall apart or drop bits of it at the first sign of anything as rough as a forest track like happened with my last 3 Land Rover products since 2011........... they havenât made any mention of how reliable the test vehicles have been or how well put together they are and these are huge issues for owners of current JLR products. Might as well buy a ÂŁ20k Korean 4x4 instead, at least they have 7 year no questions asked warranties on the off chance something might fail. As far as I can see JLR are concentrating on showing us things that the vast majority of owners/users will never attempt in their own cars. As for paying âluxury carâ tax on a utility vehicle that is over the ÂŁ40000 threshold, what are JLR thinking about - most of us are not buying one as a company car purchase to benefit from those perks Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place wonât be missed! |
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15th Aug 2019 10:02pm |
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| blackrangie Member Since: 07 Jul 2019 Location: sydney Posts: 181
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Exoedition portals take on the video
https://expeditionportal.com/the-best-defender-tease-video-yet/ |
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15th Aug 2019 11:37pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5109  
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I have just watched the latest video from JLR re the new Defender. Wow! With all those drifts around bends, and at full throttle through dramatic sand etc. and .... then with all those Hollywood effects who would not be captivated with JLR's new Defender, albeit for those who can afford one.
Yes, I am impressed with what I know will be due to its technological advancements (new at launch but soon to be outdated) features some of which according to JLR is new and groundbreaking (! do you remember 'Betamax') However,... I first acquired a Land Rover to do a Job that no other vehicle could do, that was forty years ago and it did such a good job that I have never left the mark, and with a few reservations even its modern versions have never let me down. What worries me with these JLR promotional videoes particularly showing speeding and the drifting capabilities of the new Defender is it being marketed at a new generation of drivers those brought up on what an engine can achieve in power and speed and not what a traditional Land Rover can do, is it that JLR are thinking of a new market for such an iconic vehicle which is nothing like the market that the seventy-year-old Land Rovers heritage was about and sadly it looks like will never be again. Or maybe not the launch will tell us when the real thing is unveiled, but with all the slow drip of info and now the sudden gush of news In am worried that what was teh best of British will be a Millenial car  For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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15th Aug 2019 11:38pm |
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