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Pickles

Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3786

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

Can't get an FJ Cruiser in the UK?....Why would that be?
Toyota sell heaps of 'em in Aus, they're ok off road by all accounts too.
Pickles.

8th Jun 2015 8:48am

MaxRPM

Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: South Staffs
Posts: 1114

My nephew and his partner are in management at JLR and he said to me over the weekend that JLR are really concerned about the pending EU referendum. They are stalling over a few major decisions possibly including the new defender production facility until the outcome is known. Much could be relocated into mainland Europe if we vote to come out.

8th Jun 2015 12:13pm

simon67

Member Since: 18 Jun 2015
Location: west sussex
Posts: 569

So if we vote to leave the EU, Land Rover will relocate to previously occupied Europe as nobody there will buy a car made in the UK? On that basis will we stop buying French and German cars as they are made in the EU?

We will be voting on leaving a political union not a trading one - there has to be other reasons for the delay. Probably the vast negativity on all the pre publicity photographs

19th Jun 2015 10:41am

DEF

Member Since: 19 Oct 2014
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 17

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Could be something interesting coming :

http://expeditionportal.com/the-new-land-r...n-austria/

2nd Jul 2015 5:26am

Brucemknx

Member Since: 17 Nov 2013
Location: Kununurra
Posts: 44

1996 Defender 110 300 Tdi SW Caledonian Blue

Limey wrote:
...and how many years has it been now, that Land-Rover have already known that Defender production would have to end?

It's not like it snuck up on them in the dark, surprised them and shouted "BOO!"

How many years have they already had to work on the replacement? The whole situation is just baffling...

Baffling indeed. And how quiet has this thread gone lately? I think everyone's had a gutful of speculating, and just want to SEE THE NEW DEFENDER. Ah

it I'm off to buy a 70 Series.

29th Aug 2015 7:19pm

MaxRPM

Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: South Staffs
Posts: 1114

Talking with a guy at the Anglesey event (I didn't catch his name). He said he was a contract photographer for JLR and that this was his 15th Visit to Red Wharf Bay this year for Land Rover related events.
Anywhoo, he said that he has had to sign a confidentiality agreement with JLR and he could give no details, but he has seen the actual proposed new Defender and assured me that we will definitely not be disappointed when it is revealed.
The concept shown in the OP is a red herring that JLR have put out to keep people guessing, but surprisingly it has been well received in many quarters and they may look at producing a version of this too.

30th Aug 2015 2:26pm

nitram17

Member Since: 08 Jun 2014
Location: newcastle
Posts: 2261

Lets wait and see shall we.............they would not have delayed it if it had got good views initially............... the best we can hope is that there will be a workmans version and a chelsea option .an all ali chassis sounds good but not is its under a tarts boudoir!

30th Aug 2015 3:22pm

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