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zilch



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further to my post about Steve Firth and his arctic circle trip, he has actually put up a small snippet
on youtube

&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3KaYvmVhUOo2paOrRHtrnWjamZFrt0HO2wNRF9ABfXQ0Jy2cnTSEZI9qQ yet another pommie bar steward down under

MY20 110 P400 SE Defender
MY10 3.0 RR Sport

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Post #862559 20th Oct 2020 8:21am
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Digger2000



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United Kingdom 2006 Defender 90 Other HT Tonga Green
https://instagram.com/stories/expeditionro...3rz2mhc29u

Definitely need 18’s
Post #862561 20th Oct 2020 8:38am
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RDR



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Dropped the D5 off at the dealers today to have the load space re-trimmed got a 70 plate 110 as a loaner seems they have registered their 4pots as loaners - wonder if they are struggling to sell them, gets them off the new sales inventory I guess. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
RR MY23 HSE PHEV
D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold
D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold
D4 MY12 HSE - Gone
D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
Post #862589 20th Oct 2020 11:43am
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Supacat



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Digger2000 wrote:
https://instagram.com/stories/expeditionrove/2423467326689431684?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=1ii3rz2mhc29u

Definitely need 18’s


Not very elegant and battle damaged alloys look to be entirely down to the traction control strategy. Sad
Post #862590 20th Oct 2020 11:54am
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Naks



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South Africa 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White
The Land Rover Defender Is the 2021 MotorTrend SUV of the Year: https://www.motortrend.com/news/land-rover...-the-year/

"...Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

To conclude, summarize, and even proselytize, the new Land Rover Defender bowled us over: the design, both inside and out; the wonderful synchronization of the stout engine and yeoman transmission; the exceptional ride quality; its ambient nature; the baked-in, go-anywhere-on-the-planet capability; and its amazing value.
It's a heady and compelling mixture. Then there is the element that's not an official part of our six criteria but that I always lobby for: Winners should have some sort of X-factor, a secret sauce that reminds us why we chose to write about cars instead of refrigerators or computers. We love cars, trucks, and in this case SUVs. The Defender has these ineffable qualities in spades. The Defender received every first-place vote but one. See? It's special.

Seabaugh accurately summarized our thoughts: "Ignoring emotion, how can the Land Rover Defender not be our winner? No other vehicle here hits our six criteria so squarely in the mouth." And as Mike Tyson said and as the SUV segment is about to discover, everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Stellar work, Land Rover. We doff our pith helmets. ..."



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Post #862745 21st Oct 2020 7:26am
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AMBxx



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Amazing value? Are they sure? What were the alternatives?
Maybe that's what happens if you never have to pay for your vehicle.
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Supacat



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Interesting, the video that has been posted previously, quotes it as having 5 stars for safety in Europe, but I didn't think it's been tested by Euro NCAP yet?
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Tim in Scotland



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AMBxx wrote:
Amazing value? Are they sure? What were the alternatives?
Maybe that's what happens if you never have to pay for your vehicle.


Maybe because the car is good value in the USA where they pay equivalent to what other makers are charging, what the market rates for similar cars is, not what the highest amount customer can be pressed to pay like they do in Europe 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!
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Supacat



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The award is apparently a set of golden calipers, maybe JLR can give it to the QA team in Nitra to help check some of those panel gaps. Thumbs Up
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Re: Ooohhhh now what do I do?
Tomcat 106 wrote:
Anyone else get one of these?

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Do you press the button to see if the dealer actually calls ....... or will they hide out of the way until you manage to persuade them to actually try and sell something rather than just take an order? Rolling with laughter


Ahh, that's what's inside... Very Happy


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It's a bit too late to tell me now to post it back... Rolling with laughter


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Tim in Scotland



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Now you’ve committed yourself to buying one - didn’t you read the small print before you dismantled it? 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!
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DSC-off



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Shocked Shocked Thumbs Up
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Naks



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another update on the TFL saga:

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2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged



Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
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Supacat



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Don't know which part of the story is the worst:

Owned a new Defender for 2 weeks and so far it's spent 10 days at the dealer's; or

Goes in with one problem, comes out with a different problem; or

Returns to dealer with new set of problems, and 1st problem (which they didn't actually find a cause of) returns; or

Even with JLR giving this way more attention than any ordinary owner would normally get ~ it's still not fixed.

I think I'd be rolling back the 2 software updates before ordering a new "camera module". Is that even a thing that can be done?

And then it's picked up on by other media:
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/new-lan...50591.html
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