I have a buddy selling a 130. Let me know if you want me to connect you with him.
2020 Defender
- Thread starter Roverlady
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I completely understand. I have a Series 109 for off-road, but the RRC has much longer legs in the highway department, and obviously more comfort. I just have not been willing to subject my RRC's original paint to pinstriping and trail rash.
However, if I were to get a new defender, it woud basically be to use it up over the next 15+ years, so I wouldn't be at all concerned with resale.
I think it has more to do with driving style than anything. There are plenty of people who just can't accept that they are going to make it up a certain obstacle and are always bashing their trucks. Oddly that always seems to be guys in black d2 s with 35's... I've wheeled my D90 all over the country on all kinds of trails which has left it with plenty of pin stripes, dents, and dings. I don't think that is detrimental to its value as it will always be a NAS D90.
Very true yet there are also the 90s that are garage queens that might fetch more dollars. Another past Rover I never should have sold yet hindsight is always 20/20.
There are two types of trails that hold no interest for me. A trail that I know no matter what I do I won't make it, and a trail I know I will.
Look, all I'm saying is there are better choices than this for a trail rig. Personally I'm not taking this thing down anything worse than a muddy lane. If you'd choose to take it out and nick it up more power to you. That said, and just being frank, that reeks of more money than sense.
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And they are quite able to perform that task for many miles in remote areas:
Shame we couldn’t have brought that back with us.
New defender and gladiator don't seem to be competing. One is a truck and is about 33k USD and one is 50k USD. But it is amazing how much idiocy people dump into their jeeps.
A jeep has nylon webbing to limit the door, FFS. Its a poser POS. I won't even rent a Wrangler type. They lost my love when they dumped the inline 6.
I don't buy new vehicles so I'll likely be dead before I own a new defender.
I think it is pretty cool though, if it had access height, I might make the leap if I won the lottery.
EDIT: Oh crap it has access height. That's cool. I need a lottery ticket. Why 65k for 90 and 50k for 110?
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It the way that they have them options. Looks like the 110 X has the most tricked out suspension stuff and to get it, you have to get a pile of goodies that come along with fro > 100K Yikes.
You can build a 110 with EAS, 18" steel wheels, all the off-road goodies they offer currently - a front winch should be a factory option but doesn't appear to be available yet - and a few other basic packs (cold weather pack, rubber mats) for less than $55k. Example:
I just designed my perfect NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDER take a look!!!
NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDER
It's when you start picking leather everything, the bigger engine, electronic gizmos and fancy paints and wheels that things get expensive quickly.
Emergency Braking may save a distracted driver's butt on a highway and my guess is that technology will eventually become commonplace on every vehicle, like ABS. I assume you will be able to turn off some of those gizmos, especially the ones of the potentially annoying variety like Lane Keep Assist, Traffic Sign Recognition and Adaptive Speed limiter. On the other hand, as gimmicky as they sound on paper, some new features such as those built into the 3D Surround camera (ClearSight, aka the "transparent hood" camera view) could actually turn out to be useful off road.
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Getting out of your vehicle and scouting the trail on foot is pretty cheap to add as an option.
My issue is I can’t add specific options, only expensive packages. VW and Jeep have good option packages. And Toyota seems to have them grouped nicely at least. LR, not so much.
My issue is I can’t add specific options, only expensive packages. VW and Jeep have good option packages. And Toyota seems to have them grouped nicely at least. LR, not so much.
You can build a 110 with EAS, 18" steel wheels, all the off-road goodies they offer currently - a front winch should be a factory option but doesn't appear to be available yet - and a few other basic packs (cold weather pack, rubber mats) for less than $55k. Example:
I just designed my perfect NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDER take a look!!!
NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDERbuild.landrover
It's when you start picking leather everything, the bigger engine, electronic gizmos and fancy paints and wheels that things get expensive quickly.
It was the Defender X that bumps the price to 80k.
All well and good, yet, not as Standard Equipment which drives the price up.
If you “need” this crap to drive, fine - make it optional for those of us who actually do know how to drive and don’t want/need it. And more than likely fail after it is out of warranty. Just my opinion and nothing against your comment.
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So what did I learn from this commercial. The General Lee would have made a capable off-roader.