BigJimnyMeet (North) 2024 (12 Jan 2024)
14th July 2024
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The demise of the Defender
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Having now seen about a dozen on the roads, that goodwill has been completely eroded after seeing the typical owner and spec. Might just be an Essex thing, but every single one has been 'murdered out' with black everything, massive rims, low profile tyres and a driver who looks like an extra from TOWIE. Fake tans, diamond earrings, tattoos and designer sportswear abound.
Sadly it seems the Defender has stolen the client base of the Range Rover Spawwwwtah and BMW X6. RIP Defender.
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Then you ask how much it'll be and it starts at £45k +VAT. I could buy two entry level Dmaxs. It's been built as a platform to bolt accessories on to, they offer just about every conceivable extra and people will go mental on that. Few hundred on a plastic box to bolt on the rear side window, yes please!
When I tested it, there was a young guy in dealers, pink trousers and sunglasses on top of his head. I said to dealer that he wasn't interested in me, he wanted pink trouser's business, he agreed and pointed out that I'd drive it into the ground, pink trouser's would want another one in two years.
Even the sales guy pointed out the colour palette, very safe, it could probably look cool in some of the Jimmy/Jeep colours. Every car on their forecourt was very bland looking, you'd think pink trousers would want a bit of colour...
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Isn't the Gen4 going the same way?...
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Thankfully only a very small minority of Gen4s have been pimped in the same way. The fact that it's a tiny car means that the over-compensating crowd aren't interested in the first place, after all what's the point in having a 4x4 if you can't loom threateningly 6 inches from someone's back bumper at 80mph in the outside lane?X8GGY wrote: Before we start throwing stones in our glasshouse...
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I'm not so sure.. Yes in a sense that the Gen.4 SZ5 has some impressive bells and whistles for it's price point, but ultimately the Gen.4's principle design is a barebones body on frame 4x4. Had JLR released a new defender that featured 21st centry bells and whistles, but remained structually and mechanically true to its roots, it would be an absolute game changer..... (Ineos Grenedier........ )X8GGY wrote: Before we start throwing stones in our glasshouse...
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