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The demise of the Defender
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Particularly if it was under £30,000.
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Prospective buyers are interested in the name but they don't want the utilitarian aspect of the genuine article.
This new model will suit them perfectly, especially if they can afford the latest variant, a 562 bhp supercharged V8 petrol.
"To you sir, a snip at £101,000"
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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Roger Fairclough wrote: Very true Gadget.
Prospective buyers are interested in the name but they don't want the utilitarian aspect of the genuine article.
This new model will suit them perfectly, especially if they can afford the latest variant, a 562 bhp supercharged V8 petrol.
"To you sir, a snip at £101,000"
Roger
l think you've hit the nail
on the head there
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Lambert wrote: Having just seen Sundays top gear I have to say that the short wheel base defender is definitely an aesthetic improvement on the long one. Still a toy but a less ugly one.
Having also watched that BBC programme, I laughed out loud when it got to the bit about how many ECUs/Electronics there are in the new Defender! Wonder if William Hill online are offering any odds on reliability figures during and beyond the warranty period? At least it will create a whole new business opportunity for independents offering diagnostics and electronic after-sales support.
Felt rather dizzy watching the programme - as the editing team seemed to have the test cars time travelling around the Scottish Highlands at high speed from Highland Perthshire to the West Coast.
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It would have been good to see it up against the Ineos Grenadier though, those two must be pitched against each other.
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I don't hate the new Defender. But for me I don't see it as a G-Wagen competitor or a Wrangler one.DrRobin wrote: I have just watched the episode (my missus doesn't like it, so watched it from the record last night). I have to say, I thought the Defender came out rather well against the G-Wagon, the roller skate that Flintoff was driving doesn't really count.
It would have been good to see it up against the Ineos Grenadier though, those two must be pitched against each other.
Then the third could have been a Jimny, if they were still importing the Gen4.
It is just a new Discovery model wearing the Defender name.
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