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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 727   
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Those criteria are all met with the aforementioned Disco Sport.
The bit that achieves proper 4x4 (rather than SUV) capability - 3500kg towing, adjustable suspension, large wheel travel, snatch recovery loads, separate transfer box etc etc very much depend on which way round the engine goes. Customers don't care which way it is, but if the customer expectations demand the above features, that drives the architecture choice. I don't have to wait for September, you'll just have to trust me  Instagram: L90andy
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17th May 2019 2:25pm |
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| CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803
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Too a degree but the DS is just so bland, my Skoda Ovtavia VRS 4x4 is way better to drive and has better tech fitted. The DS just doesn't feel like a 'Land Rover', hard to define what that is but there is something missing for sure. Andy
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17th May 2019 2:32pm |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790  
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I must admit I do fancy one but I'm not prepared to stump up the £5k deposit Pentland wanted for a build slot on a vehicle with no announced launch date, spec or pricing!! 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
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20th May 2019 4:41pm |
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| CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803
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£5k is a joke, my dealer want £1k which is bad enough Andy
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20th May 2019 4:51pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4801 
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Wow 5k that is steep, mine wanted a £1000 but settled on £500.00
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20th May 2019 5:43pm |
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| boxoftricks Member Since: 06 Feb 2019 Location: Home Counties Posts: 748 
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Have you taken a DS off road. Take it up and down 45 degree slopes etc. I’m the first to admit I was a pessimist until I tried ours out. Wow you launch it at a gradient the Defender needs some momentum to get up and it just goes and goes. Drop it off the top of a steep slippery one and it’s unnatural how the engine torque and auto acceleration in bursts to stop you skidding. The suspension travel also amazed me, with wheels off the ground it’s a gutsy little thing. The electronics and the way they control and manipulate the drive train is bloody impressive. Yes ground clearance is not as good but in all but the roughest stuff and slippery conditions with its launch controls I’d now choose it over the Defender. Just don’t tell the wife I took it off road  |
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20th May 2019 6:48pm |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1387 
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Already pre launch builds gone down line at Nitra. Spoke to an old associate who's out there , but things not that great with workforce...
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2nd Jun 2019 8:06pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7918 
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Doesn't sound good. They need to get build quality top notch. Presumably, mostly robot assembled? James
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2nd Jun 2019 8:34pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2664  
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Didn't LR have QC issues with the workforce at the factory in China resulting in numerous recalls - does not bode well..
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2nd Jun 2019 8:58pm |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1387
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Can't really say much due to my employment at JLR...
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2nd Jun 2019 10:04pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3355
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No Land Rover factories have been capable of producing reliable vehicles, whether UK, Brazil or China. To me that suggests poor design is the main issue not any particular workforce.
Saying that, I know of an owner who took his 70th to an indy to sort out because it was put together badly. |
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2nd Jun 2019 10:18pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3792  
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I would never put a deposit down for anything for which I do not have 100% info.
I wouldn't be keen to get one of the early builds either, I'd prefer to wait to wait several months, maybe even a year, until they've got the production process sorted. These views don't only apply to Defender, but to anything I was contemplating purchasing. Pickles. |
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2nd Jun 2019 10:40pm |
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| CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803
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Deposit is fully refundable so there is really nothing to lose, once the prices are released and the specifications et cetera I can then decide whether to go ahead and place a firm order or not.
There is something quite exciting about being one of the first owners of a new product as I experienced with the D3 Andy |
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3rd Jun 2019 7:20am |
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| 993porky Member Since: 02 May 2011 Location: sunderland Posts: 171 
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Went to my local dealer just outside Sunderland, to ask about deposit for build slot and was told no such thing existed
Thought i was daft when i asked and they didnt even know about a potential new defender which i was amazed at. So does this build slot deposit actually exist |
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20th Jun 2019 11:35pm |
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