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Tim in Scotland



Member Since: 23 May 2007
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How popular are New Defenders?
6am today I parked on the edge of an airport short stay car park and walked on the pedestrian walkway through to the terminal - just within sight each side of the path I counted 11 x 110’s and a solitary 90. This was just in the outside car park - probably more of them in the multi-storey and long stay car parks. Plenty of Evoques and DiscoSports but few Full Fats, RRS or Full Fat Discoveries of any model and not a single previous gen Defender. Getting way too common, but shows just how popular the new Defender is 2.5 years after sales started. 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 won’t be missed!
Post #940604 2nd Feb 2022 7:13am
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Gareth



Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Woodford
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Plenty around here. However, mine is the only Carpathian grey in the village 😉 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
Post #940607 2nd Feb 2022 7:51am
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Leamreject



Member Since: 19 Dec 2020
Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa
Posts: 970
Italy 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Fuji White
Land Rover products are in majority around here, but I do live on the doorstep to Gaydon… Laughing Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do…
2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT
Post #940611 2nd Feb 2022 8:46am
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piechipsandpeas



Member Since: 12 May 2021
Location: Albany, Western Australia
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Australia 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Indus Silver
How popular are New Defenders?
Not very round these parts. Two and half years in and we saw our first new Defender in the flesh last weekend here in Albany, parked up as we were just about to drive onto the beach in our 2013 Deefer. "Look, look a new Defender" I shouted to the family, pointing wildly. Mrs Andy, for whom cars are of not much to no interest looked and said "Are you sure. Isn't that a Discovery?".
Post #940634 2nd Feb 2022 12:06pm
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Leamreject



Member Since: 19 Dec 2020
Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa
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Italy 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Fuji White
Lol, sounds about right… Rolling with laughter Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do…
2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT
Post #940638 2nd Feb 2022 12:20pm
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Chris86



Member Since: 15 Jul 2014
Location: South Yorks
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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 USW Chawton White
Becoming as trendy and ubiquitous as the VW T5 and T6 vans with all the 'Rad dads' out there.....
Post #940640 2nd Feb 2022 12:45pm
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markb110



Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
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England 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Epsom Green
I’ll let you know when I see a field full of UK registered Defenders on Google Earth somewhere in Eastern Europe…… Whistle
Post #940660 2nd Feb 2022 3:56pm
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stew 46



Member Since: 26 Jan 2012
Location: Wadebridge ,cornwall .
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England 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Bonatti Grey
There’s seems to be loads down here in Rock & Padstow but they done seem to like it when I’m heading towards them on our country lanes with the digger in the back Whistle



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Post #940664 2nd Feb 2022 4:17pm
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J77



Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
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Plenty here, even split between 90 and 110.

Local farmer traded his Loire Blue puma 90HT in for a Tasman Blue 90HT 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
Post #940673 2nd Feb 2022 4:54pm
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LR90XS2011



Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
Chris86 wrote:
Becoming as trendy and ubiquitous as the VW T5 and T6 vans with all the 'Rad dads' out there.....


got several of them at work all mid 30s with £3K+ mountain bikes and long beard's

make me feel old DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy
Post #940686 2nd Feb 2022 5:39pm
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Chris86



Member Since: 15 Jul 2014
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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 USW Chawton White
Once they get picked up by the 'Rad Dad' crowd any potential cool factor is immediately extinguished.

So long as the cupholders are big enough for an extra large trendy coffee its all good........
Post #940723 2nd Feb 2022 10:33pm
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mse



Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
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Very popular but it’s putting me off it lol Mike
Post #940728 2nd Feb 2022 11:13pm
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Farmerben



Member Since: 16 Jan 2017
Location: Herefordshire
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green
Chris86 wrote:
Once they get picked up by the 'Rad Dad' crowd any potential cool factor is immediately extinguished.

So long as the cupholders are big enough for an extra large trendy coffee its all good........


What would give it the cool factor? Being driven by overweight, retired men in cargo shorts? Wink https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews
Post #940742 3rd Feb 2022 8:11am
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XplusYplusZ



Member Since: 16 Aug 2021
Location: UK
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It's rare you can give an objective response in a forum, but here you go:

I can't find a way to filter for just New Defenders, or differentiate between 90s/110s. But there were precisely 276 X-Dynamic S Diesels registered in the UK in Q3 last year.

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/browse/land_...r_defender


17.6% of owners wore cargo shorts
32.1% were murdered out by Urban Automotive
87% of owners had facial hair
Post #940745 3rd Feb 2022 8:52am
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Supacat



Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green
Re: How popular are New Defenders?
Tim in Scotland wrote:
6am today I parked on the edge of an airport short stay car park and walked on the pedestrian walkway through to the terminal - just within sight each side of the path I counted 11 x 110’s and a solitary 90.


JLR senior manager's away day?
Post #940754 3rd Feb 2022 10:41am
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