New Defender

[GilesM]

Finally collected my new Defender on Friday, so far so good, weekend in Cumbria, 600miles and no need for Land Rover rescue yet.

 

[fossyant]

Looks good, now don't go over to the electric car threads, your planet destroying diesel will upset them.

 

[GilesM]

Looks good, now don't go over to the electric car threads, your planet destroying diesel will upset them.

I'll tread carefully on that thread, if they find out my Defender is actually a planet destroying petrol powered one they'll be even more upset, but in reality electric car owners should be thanking me, all the VED, VAT, and petrol duty I'm paying is subsidising their car ownership.

 

[fossyant]

I'll tread carefully on that thread, if they find out my Defender is actually a planet destroying petrol powered one they'll be even more upset, but in reality electric car owners should be thanking me, all the VED, VAT, and petrol duty I'm paying is subsidising their car ownership.

What engine is in the petrol ? Out of interest.

 

[fossyant]

PS looks good in two door form, more like the original

 

[mustang1]

I think that new Defender is a fantastic vehicle. Sure you can't fix it yourself as with the old one but no one was expecting that. Haven't been in one but the review says it's really comfortable over bumpy tracks and considering our roads are pretty much like bumpy tracks except they're layered with tarmac rather than gravel.

I would get the LWB model in basic spec, a ladder on the side, a roof rack. Chuck a couple of bikes in the back and we're rollin'!

 

[Jody]

Nice tidy motor there Giles.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Its way out of my budget , maybe in 4yrs I could stretch to one. I like them , but very pricey compared to the original .

 

[GilesM]

What engine is in the petrol ? Out of interest.

3L Petrol, 6cyl, 400bhp, electric supercharger for low down umph and turbo for the higher revs, it also has a mild hybrid system for collecting energy during braking and re-using it during hard acceleration, the starter motor is a electric generator/motor and works with a 48v battery system, all very clever, but to put it simply it's a lovely car to drive, overtaking is easy and fun, and it makes a lovely noise when you press the loud pedal. A brief bit (about 1 mile) of very muddy track on Saturday was fun, hopefully more of that to come, but I hardly noticed we were on slippy stuff.

 

[GilesM]

PS looks good in two door form, more like the original

I agree, it's not as practical as the 4 door, but as we only have 2 people (and often 2 bikes) in it for 99% of the time it's no problem.

 

[GilesM]

Its way out of my budget , maybe in 4yrs I could stretch to one. I like them , but very pricey compared to the original .

They are a wee bit pricey, we are lucky enough to be in a situation where we can now afford one, and it may be my last chance to buy a car with a powerful petrol engine.

 

[MrGrumpy]

They are a wee bit pricey, we are lucky enough to be in a situation where we can now afford one, and it may be my last chance to buy a car with a powerful petrol engine.

Well that day may come for me , however I need to sink my cash into my house and kitchens and windows

 

[FishFright]

I'll tread carefully on that thread, if they find out my Defender is actually a planet destroying petrol powered one they'll be even more upset, but in reality electric car owners should be thanking me, all the VED, VAT, and petrol duty I'm paying is subsidising their car ownership.

Just wait until you hear about the subsidising of the oil industry.

 

[GilesM]

Just wait until you hear about the subsidising of the oil industry.

I'm sure we could talk about that in many places, but this is really just a thread about the new Defender.

 

[FishFright]

I'm sure we could talk about that in many places, but this is really just a thread about the new Defender.

It's pants because it's not the old one

or

It's great because it's not the old one


Which side wins ?