Ugh... "Defender"
- Thread starter RBBailey
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like i have been saying. the LR5 is going to be more off-road based then the LR3 and LR4. Can't wait to see what the DC100 turns out to be like. Something tells me the spiked tires wont make the cut. lol.
I actually like the DC100 for what it is, I just can't stand the fact that they are getting rid of the true Defender and calling the DC100 to take it's place.
ptschram
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I see the DC100 as a great replacement for my 12 year old Honda CR-V. Utilitarian but comfortable enough to be a "normal car" by the wife's definition. I like the Mercedes GLK which will be available next year with a diesel and want to check out the BMW X1 (especially if they stick a diesel in it) but I'd certainly rather have the DC100 if its a good vehicle. I'll keep my D-90 of course as well as my two Series IIA's.
But who am I fooling. ain't got money for any of them.
I think the G-wagen is the kind of truck that would be the 6th or 7th addition to my fleet after I won the lottery. It's something that many of us admire and desire, but at the same time we understand that it's an even bigger PITA to own and maintain than a Rover. Not necessarily because it requires as much/more maintenance, but because there are probably no Marty Powells/PT Schrams/Will Tillerys/Paul Grants dishing out cheap and plentiful parts and advice.
There is a guy in Seattle (at the UtiliKilt company, of all places) who drives a diesel G-wagen. Pretty sweet.
If the version of the DC100 that makes it to the US market is any good, it will probably be adopted by the Discoweb Cheapskates in the same way that early LR3s are starting to show up on the trails. Not many people will drop $50k or whatever on a new truck to take it on trails, but once they hit $15-$20k on the used market they'll see some dirt.
As long as amateur mechanics can work on them at home there's a chance they'll be embraced and experimented with. But if they are as electronically complex as the RR mk IV (L450?), forget it. Good old Kennith gets fired up about wanting to remove the entire ABS system from his Disco. Imagine what he'll say about the underwater sonar on the DC100...
There is a guy in Seattle (at the UtiliKilt company, of all places) who drives a diesel G-wagen. Pretty sweet.
If the version of the DC100 that makes it to the US market is any good, it will probably be adopted by the Discoweb Cheapskates in the same way that early LR3s are starting to show up on the trails. Not many people will drop $50k or whatever on a new truck to take it on trails, but once they hit $15-$20k on the used market they'll see some dirt.
As long as amateur mechanics can work on them at home there's a chance they'll be embraced and experimented with. But if they are as electronically complex as the RR mk IV (L450?), forget it. Good old Kennith gets fired up about wanting to remove the entire ABS system from his Disco. Imagine what he'll say about the underwater sonar on the DC100...
If they sold it with a 2.2 liter diesel w/ six speed and the tool box in the back is in fact removable, I'd probably consider it based on efficiency and load space. That said. I'd also probably buy a Ford Transit Connect if it had the diesel engine and standard trans also.