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Post by Humph on Aug 11, 2020 9:41:47 GMT
Quite a good podcast this week from Smith and Sniff. Discussing the new LR Defender. My favourite bit is when they discuss whether they should come with "One wife, livid" stickers...
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Post by dixinormus on Aug 28, 2020 6:07:57 GMT
Saw one of these in the metal last week: a dealer demo being fuelled up at the pump next to me. Looks very sharp in the metal. But pricing north of £50 grand???!! And will it be more reliable than its JLR stablemates?
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Post by Rob on Aug 28, 2020 9:23:54 GMT
they look good but how will they sell if starting price is around £50k. It's no longer the utility vehicle.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 28, 2020 9:55:56 GMT
Same issue with the Ineos Grenadier. It will fail for the same reason the original defender failed. Everyone wants Taliban taxis now for farming etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 11:27:38 GMT
£50k sounds like a lot in isolation and is indeed a big chunk of money to put into a depreciating asset, for me at least. How does that measure up for such a vehicle ? Is it the going rate or expensive ? I'm guessing not cheap from the comments.
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Post by Avant on Aug 28, 2020 15:32:06 GMT
I think Defenders will sell well and hold their value for the first year or so, as a must-have lifestyle accessory for the well-heeled; but then sales will probably tail off, especially if the electronics are as unreliable as in other Land Rovers.
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Post by Rob on Aug 28, 2020 17:16:55 GMT
The Ineos Grenadier should be made as a utility non-luxury vehicle and be aimed more at the £35k price point. It will instead appeal to those who like the original MB G-Wagon or maybe the retro styled new one.
People wanting to replace an old LR Defender will buy a pickup.
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 17, 2020 5:15:04 GMT
They’ve revised and updated the Defender power trains already?! What’s that all about?! Did they rush the car to market..?!
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Post by Humph on Sept 28, 2020 14:14:41 GMT
Saw a new Defender on the M6 earlier today. Now, I have a soft spot for Land Rovers having had one ( a 90 ) a long time ago. But, and I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this, I wasn't keen on the styling of the new one I saw today. Meh, is the best I could think. But, then again, maybe it's because it's for rich shepherds or something.
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Post by WDB on Sept 28, 2020 14:17:25 GMT
No. There’s a word for anyone who wants one of these, and it isn’t ‘shepherd’ because that implies the company of another creature.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2020 14:22:53 GMT
....aaaand there was one in the school car park this morning, dropping Lavinia and Humberto off.
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Post by WDB on Sept 28, 2020 15:28:40 GMT
Land Rover: for people who are too outdoorsy to walk anywhere.
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Post by Humph on Sept 28, 2020 15:50:27 GMT
I also saw a VW Amarok pick up today. Very interfered with thing, Way too clean, shiny black paintwork but with outrageously oversized and preposterously over treaded tyres, snorkel etc and a registration number that vaguely spelled "Pistol".
Bloke driving it was wearing some kind of camo jacket. Now, I've no idea who he was, or what he was, or maybe what he would like to be, but I'm not at all sure he'd be the sort of chap you'd invite to dinner.
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Post by EspadaIII on Oct 1, 2020 11:50:02 GMT
Saw a Range Rover SVR last night with the reg that appeared to make him out to be a barrister. I thought barista was more appropriate given the car... Just way too tricked a flash git for a professional.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2020 11:55:25 GMT
Ambulance chaser.
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