utahdog2003 said:as much as I'd like to say otherwise...there are a boat-load of stock 90s still roaming around....either way, think in terms of production totals and you see why there aint a 90 here no more, as maybe 2000 or so of each model year Defender actually hits the trail.
montoya said:i read an article in land rover enthusiasts where they interviewed a pr exec for lr north america. he was asked what the purpose of having the 110 ckd at sema last year. the exec said that they had observed all these competitors putting out these off-road capable new suv's like the h2. ford wanted to remind everyone that the defender was the original and was still being produced around the world (except the us). as the ckd version needed assembling they felt it was the ultimate accessory to show at sema.
he acknowledged the amount of interest the 110 ckd stirred up but didn't say whether or not they would bring it back. i think if they could bring the 110 back w/airbags, automatic transmission, and electric windows it would sell and double as a rolling marketing machine. i tried to get my wife to give the ok on one i found w/a $29k asking price. she saw the stick and roll down windows and laughed.
seeing as defenders are so highly desired on this forum, i'm surprised there isn't more talk of getting g500's here. a new defender would probably retail for about $45-50k unless they really pimp it out. 2002 g500's are getting down to that price level.
...it is nothing like what most Defender enthusiasts want. It's catering to a whole new market.