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howard #793899 15/01/24 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by howard
Looks attractive but the price for a utility vehicle is simply ridiculous. When you can get a much more reliable Toyota Hilux for 28k why on earth pay 75k for a Defender van?
Is it fashion? Novelty?

90 Commercial is £43k ex VAT / 110 £48k

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You can’t deny their (sales) success, I’m in Méribel just now and there are three on my street….which probably does mean they’re a favourite for fashion victims. Although not quite Zoolander level, I have to admit I’m a bit of a fashion sucker too😂


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You captured a 130 in that second pic Ewan! A bit of a unicorn in the Defender world.

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Love the look of the LWB Defender but will never buy a JLR product again, not until they sort out their unreliability and build quality problems and sort out their security issues.


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Originally Posted by Ewan
Raining cats and dogs today, one thing I’ve noticed, puddles only slightly deep throw a huge deluge of water over the windshield, far more than other vehicles I have, I suppose I could drive a little slower 😁 It had a good towing test this evening, the full capacity and it barely noticed it, quite impressive for a glorified van.

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That looks like an interesting bit of kit on the trailer - what is it and what is it used for?

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Originally Posted by TalkMorgan
Originally Posted by howard
Looks attractive but the price for a utility vehicle is simply ridiculous. When you can get a much more reliable Toyota Hilux for 28k why on earth pay 75k for a Defender van?
Is it fashion? Novelty?

90 Commercial is £43k ex VAT / 110 £48k

Ewen said £60k and when I googled I got £74k.

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Originally Posted by howard
Looks attractive but the price for a utility vehicle is simply ridiculous. When you can get a much more reliable Toyota Hilux for 28k why on earth pay 75k for a Defender van?
Is it fashion? Novelty?

90 Commercial is £43k ex VAT / 110 £48k

Ewen said £60k and when I googled I got £74k.

Price(s) is (are) on the JLR site.

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The machine on the trailer is basically a dung handler, it costs more than the defender. Even though there are some cheaper options for a commercial vehicle of this type, they’re not a lot cheaper. If I could find a need for it I’d buy a unimog, they’re at least twice as much so I think I’m being quite frugal really😂

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We have 84000 KMs on our 4cyl D240, without problems
had to reset the navigation twice in 2021, but since then the issue didn't re-occur

we do have new brakediscs and pad at 82000KMs, but living part-time close to the Stelvio-pass they get extra hard use
even my wife drives our DEF pretty fast through the mountains, it just steers so good!!!!


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1560, you’re the envy of all who seek the perfect road, the Stelvio pass ins on my list!
Glad to learn you’ve not had much trouble, I’ll be a good test of them, if anyone can break one it’ll be me😁

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