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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1139  
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the Air is worth it, two extra passengers isn't.
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12th May 2023 6:11pm |
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| snowtiger Member Since: 06 Oct 2022 Location: Bavaria Posts: 31 
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Happy to have both in mine...
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12th May 2023 7:46pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2823 
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Coil springs are fine as well.
You need to drive both if you are concerned about it, and decide for yourself |
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13th May 2023 8:53am |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3403 
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As above, try both.
Personally I prefer the coils, I’ve had 2 90s on coils and a 110 on air, also had Discovery 3, 4 and 5 on air. Air perhaps has the edge over some of the more rutted roads. It seems odd that they would delete it as an option for the 5+2 given how it aid’s access. Perhaps trying to push people towards the big 8 seat 130? 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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13th May 2023 9:06am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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I would have thought EAS was essential for self levelling and having headlight beams not illuminating the clouds when the +2 are in use. 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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13th May 2023 1:14pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2823
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You'd think so, but my 90 on coils doesn't sag at the rear even when the caravan is attached (nose weight measured at 90kg) and the back of the Defender has my 26kg outboard motor, 17kg folding e-bike and other gear in.
Well, it must surely go down a little but not enough to notice. And the lights have self levelling so will never "illuminate the clouds" anyway. l assume it has progressive springs. Things have moved on since holidays in my dad's company Cortina 1.6L full of camping gear, when the exhaust scraped on the ground over bumps in the road. Speedometer disconnected so he didn't have to pay for the mileage Can't do that with the new Defender either !! |
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13th May 2023 7:02pm |
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| milford59 Member Since: 03 May 2023 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 24
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Thanks for all the replies , and plenty of valid points and information. I guess the bit I can’t understand is what would cause the factory to decide that this particular combination of options is no longer available. Could it be because very few people order the two together ? I don’t know how these things work. Anyway, I have decided that I will forgo the extra seats and just have the air suspension.
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13th May 2023 10:17pm |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 820 
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Interesting that the LR UK website still enables you to option up 5+2 and Air Suspension pack,
I would check with the dealer again, or ask another outlet to confirm.. I built using the configuration based upon an 110 SE D250 model.. yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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14th May 2023 5:34am |
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| DefenderMidlands Member Since: 08 Mar 2023 Location: West Midlands Posts: 227
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Mine is due this week and should have 5+2 and air suspension. I haven’t heard it won’t have
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14th May 2023 6:11am |
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| milford59 Member Since: 03 May 2023 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 24
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Yes - the configuration allows both on the D250….but not on the D300 |
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14th May 2023 7:21am |
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| milford59 Member Since: 03 May 2023 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 24
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I guess you ordered the car a while ago…. It seems that it’s changed recently. |
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14th May 2023 7:22am |
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| mf7480 Member Since: 14 Jun 2021 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 89 |
That sounds like a glitch in the configurator |
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14th May 2023 7:40am |
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| milford59 Member Since: 03 May 2023 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 24
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That’s what I had hoped - but the dealer said that he had spoken to the people that do the actual ordering and that combination “is not currently available”
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14th May 2023 9:05am |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1394 
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D250 is pokey enough. Not sure the D300 would make much difference in the real world. If 5+2 is available with the D250 then why not go for that? Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
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14th May 2023 9:18am |
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