Tribute to the old Defender 90?

[chopperpete]

Still pricey though....Defender Hard Top

 

https://www.landrover.co.uk/fleet-and-business/land-rover-commercial/defender-hard-top-90.html

 

 

Wonder if they will bring out a pick up version..... 

Edited March 3, 2022 by chopperpete

[PeteB]

On 03/03/2022 at 18:38, chopperpete said:

Still pricey though....Defender Hard Top

 

https://www.landrover.co.uk/fleet-and-business/land-rover-commercial/defender-hard-top-90.html

 

 

Wonder if they will bring out a pick up version..... 

And not available for  a year due to semiconductor supply!

[Dan Maynard]

It's great, just so expensive I don't really see who's going to buy it except that the commercial label means tax advantages over the standard 90, bit like the luxurious Merc pickup.

 

The example logo is a firm of decorators, in my mind this proves even Landrover aren't really sure who it's for - no decorators on earth are going to rock up in one of these, not much call for off roading to customers houses is there?

[LGP Eddie]

12 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

It's great, just so expensive I don't really see who's going to buy it except that the commercial label means tax advantages over the standard 90, bit like the luxurious Merc pickup.

 

The example logo is a firm of decorators, in my mind this proves even Landrover aren't really sure who it's for - no decorators on earth are going to rock up in one of these, not much call for off roading to customers houses is there?

Well I’ve bought one, but if I’ll ever see it is another story!🤷‍♂️
 

It was ordered last summer, due very late December having received the delivery date and requested to be 2022 registered and delivered first week in January.

 

We are currently in absolute limbo as to its delivery date, and apart from being told the rear view mirror with rear camera built in is no longer an option, that’s about it!

 

As to why I’ve purchased one, it’ll do everything I need without the bulk of a 110, and I only require two seats.

 

I would have purchased a standard 90 with seats, but how LandRover got this rear seat disaster to final production I’ll never know?

Apparently quite a few in the shooting circles have cancelled them, as quite literally you can’t get the seats flat and there’s a big aluminium hump in there too?

 

Fantastic to drive, but I’d bet there’s actually more useable space in the rear of my current 90 than the new commercial, and you can easily reach through, where the new one has a huge bulkhead that would be serious work to remove.

 

Eddie.

 

 

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Edited March 6, 2022 by LGP Eddie

[Dan Maynard]

Fair play if you've ordered one, I reckon you're a Landrover fan and maybe I didn't account for that.

[LGP Eddie]

4 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

Fair play if you've ordered one, I reckon you're a Landrover fan and maybe I didn't account for that.

I’m getting rid of two LandRovers to go into one that’ll hopefully do pretty much everything in one.

 

Despite everything you read, they’ve never done me much harm over many years, and financially have always been sound purchases given the residual value.

 

 

 

[scraggs]

£45k for a 110, wants to be something special for that sort of money.
Makes me extremely glad I bought my LC79 now

[doobin]

I reckon I've got more load capacity in the back of my Corsa van 🤣

[LGP Eddie]

18 hours ago, scraggs said:

£45k for a 110, wants to be something special for that sort of money.
Makes me extremely glad I bought my LC79 now

You wouldn’t get much of a 110 for 45k either!

 

Serious money on offer to let them go when they land too.

 

Haters always hate, nobody puts a gun to anyone’s head to buy one, and the perfect vehicle for everyone’s needs simply doesn’t exist.

 

 

 

[porky]

Wait for the Ineos Grenadier to launch in the summer.  Looks like serious competiton.