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Jukathy

Member Since: 25 Jan 2015
Location: Berlin
Posts: 170

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

You opted out and bilateral contracts gonna replace your EU membership status.

From integrated EU-Player to associate EU-Follower

Rich countries like Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway are associates, too. For good reason.

None of them has low emission standards, while the EU has to keep up with poor EU members, too.

Hence emission standards inside the EU cannot be as high as in rich countries ...

The Defender will never return.

25th Jun 2016 7:40pm

huffhuff

Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Home Counties
Posts: 379

Facebook full of this same post everyday. Silly.

JLR finished making the defender mainly due to its expensive, largely manual factory line. It doesn't sell for much and they don't sell enough of them. Simple arithmetic.

It was a business decision, not related to EU. TD5 Defender 90
Discovery 3 HSE

26th Jun 2016 9:30am

100inch

Member Since: 15 May 2012
Location: Brunswick
Posts: 411

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Santorini Black

Jukathy wrote:
You opted out and bilateral contracts gonna replace your EU membership status.

From integrated EU-Player to associate EU-Follower

Rich countries like Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway are associates, too. For good reason.

None of them has low emission standards, while the EU has to keep up with poor EU members, too.

Hence emission standards inside the EU cannot be as high as in rich countries ...

The Defender will never return.

Well to be precise...Switzerland for a long time had even more strict emissions rules. Hence we hardly had any 200TDI's (I think around 6 200Tdi Defender) and could only make the last generation of 300TDI's pass the testing after modifications. What a major PITA.

27th Jun 2016 11:02am

pannawonica

Member Since: 21 Nov 2010
Location: Clackline Western Australia
Posts: 568

As an ex northyorkshire man well done on your decision. The people have spoken and yes there will be winners and loosers! However all I have is respect, and not judgement as the ideologues within new countrymen. I thought the establishment would prevail, however in the end common sense did. I hope that this will increase the possibility of the new defender that we all want! Not that I will sell my current one!

29th Jun 2016 11:43am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20443

29th Jun 2016 12:09pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

going back to EricVV's comments about abiding by EU law, I read Switzerland are going to be ex-communicated from the EU due to a migration referendum in 2014 that was to limit free movement ... it was in the telegraph so must be true !!

29th Jun 2016 12:12pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Ex-comminucated

When are you islanders finally getting started? Or do you need some ex-communicating help too?

You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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29th Jun 2016 12:38pm

Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

Since when has Switzerland been in the EU?

29th Jun 2016 12:51pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Ask The Telegraph, they seem to know.

29th Jun 2016 12:56pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6611

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

The closing of the other EU referendum thread was NOT an invitation to start up the same arguments in a new one

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

29th Jun 2016 1:29pm

jimbob7

Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
Location: uk
Posts: 2055

Personally,I was in the "IN" camp,tbh,i couldn't give a fu*k,my house is paid for and only need part time work to live. I will pmsl when it all goes ti*s up!

But of course,we ain't dictated too by corrupt politicians any more ,eh?? Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.

7th Jul 2016 6:13pm

gilarion

Member Since: 05 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
Posts: 5111

2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green

Not sure what is happening, not sure our politicians do either, but what is happening reminds me of these lyrics from the party song

In out, in out, shake it all about
You do the okey cokey an' you turn around, that's what it's all about

For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1

7th Jul 2016 6:22pm

Happyoldgit

Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3471

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

...just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water....

Lady PM again eh, now there's a thing. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades.
Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW.

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7th Jul 2016 8:41pm

Panda

Member Since: 29 May 2015
Location: Essex
Posts: 432

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Fuji White

Good Luck and peace to all

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8th Jul 2016 10:04am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

Does it also mean we can get proper duty free again ? (because we are travelling in/out of EU)

8th Jul 2016 10:35am

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