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eutek Member Since: 03 Mar 2009 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 586	"Willys Wheeler Edition? Really? Supposedly Jeep is coming out with a limited edition Wrangler that pays homage to the Willys... http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/18/2014-je...es-photos/ I personally don't like the new Jeeps; although well equipped the materials are naff and the whole thing is rather toy-like.
24th Dec 2013 2:45pm

tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279	I like the Jeep, love the Defender.
24th Dec 2013 3:01pm

steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073	I think it looks great fun
24th Dec 2013 3:56pm

JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758	I like that!
24th Dec 2013 4:01pm

Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501	Whats that got in common with the willys apart from having no doors ? 2005 Td5 90 XS Steve
24th Dec 2013 4:06pm

K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610	Read the article... "Jeep Wrangler is adding a new Willys Wheeler Edition to pay homage to Jeep's military heritage" I like it too. If Defenders weren't around a Jeep would possibly be sat on my drive in lieu.  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!
24th Dec 2013 4:58pm

Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501	Sorry still can,t see where it "Pays homage to" the Willys Must be me. 2005 Td5 90 XS Steve
24th Dec 2013 5:03pm

dondiddy Member Since: 13 Nov 2012 Location: Hamilton Posts: 224	7 slat grille, Recessed headlights, side lights below headlights,simple curved bonnet, Bonnet securing hooks, folding windscreen,rear mounted spare wheel, canvas soft top, all early Willys GP features. I`m sure that there`s more that I have missed! Oh like the willy`s name!
24th Dec 2013 5:26pm

GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555	I wasn't reading that as "Willys" but "Willies"  An engine to TDi for! "Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"
24th Dec 2013 5:41pm

Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501	Nothing really different to set it apart from any soft top Jeep, Perhaps i was expecting too much. I do like it though  2005 Td5 90 XS Steve
24th Dec 2013 5:44pm

Leenorthants Member Since: 08 Sep 2013 Location: Silverstone(ish) Posts: 856	I've had both, the major problem was the cost of parts in the uk and 14 mpg with a 4.0 litre straight six! Great vehicle though!
24th Dec 2013 7:18pm

Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2751	Nothing at all like a willy's I'm pretty sure I never saw a willy's in metallic grey, with huge gloss black alloys and a roll cage! Americans miss the point again. Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
24th Dec 2013 11:06pm

Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501	I think i was expecting skinny tin rims khaki paint and a jerry can ! 2005 Td5 90 XS Steve
24th Dec 2013 11:13pm

K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610

davidwhittaker wrote: Nothing at all like a willy's I'm pretty sure I never saw a willy's in metallic grey, with huge gloss black alloys and a roll cage! Americans miss the point again. Wouldn't have expected anything less based on the subject matter! . davidwhittaker wrote: yep, nearly as bad as a JEEP!  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

24th Dec 2013 11:36pm

dondiddy Member Since: 13 Nov 2012 Location: Hamilton Posts: 224

Don`t think the Yanks are missing the point at all! Chrysler sold 141,669 Wranglers in the USA alone last year and the factory struggled to meet demand! Also you can buy a proper offroad Rubicon straight from the factory. Defenders stop selling in the States in 1997 due to issues over safety. Landrover missed an opportunity big time by not upgrading and fitting airbags etc. Of course any Landrover selling in the States carries a hefty price tag and the Americans won`t put up with poor build quality/rust etc the same way we do over here! Much as I like my Defender I would have one of those Willys Jeeps in an instant!. Just need to win the lottery! Then I can have both a Defender and a Wrangler!

24th Dec 2013 11:38pm

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