Potential new Defender and Dicovery models

Now all JLR have to is spend as much on misleading advertising as other makers do, you know, climbing mountains and fording impossible streams, plus expand the dealer network to what it used to be a few years ago at least.
Then make sure they can perform for ever with out maintenance as their rivals are reputed to do......
AlanH.

I just wonder will they dribble oil as always did?

Cheers Dana

I think you will find its well documented on all four wheel drive forums that modern four while drives aren't what they used to be. The cost to keep them going, and there reliability is not the same.
Excessive oil burning, weak front ends, etc show manufacturers are rushing things to the market. The ones that we have come to rely on seem to have lost their way somewhat.
But gee......the Land Rovers do look so much better than the plain run of the mill four wheel drives around.
BW....

My initial thought when I looked at that new model, the one in yellow, was that it was the product of a Freelander having been sexually assaulted by a Toyota FJ Cruiser.

Bob.

I love Defenders, and also Hate them!!.......More Landrovers on the planet whats wrong with that...lol.......I just hope oneDay!!!!, they stop building them with all their annoying gremlins, ......actually if their faults were white ants there would be nothing left of the planet,...they really need to look very carefully at what motors they are sourcing for any of their new model lineups, because they have had a few shockers and not so long ago.

Cheers Axle.

I've had a Freelander 2 for the last 4 years and it has been everywhere, even very remote. It has never let me down, been places only reserved for low range crawlers in short, done everything I have asked of it. It is supremely comfortable and runs on the smell of an oily rag. In my opinion it would be hard for anyone to make a better car. The main thing I don't like about that DC100 is the wheels. Who thinks that 20" wheels with slicks that cost $500 minimum each is a good idea for a 4 wheel drive?

By the way, mine doesn't mark it's territory even after 144,000 kms.

love the Defender - got a Toyota now but will probably go back to another 'fender for offroad stuff. Really depends what you use it for. They'll tow a van slowly (not alone there) from Eden to Broome and there are more comfortable vehicles for that, but offroad, they'll climb trees.

yep - the scratches were one of the reasons we went from a LC100 to a Defender, loading stuff on the roofrack and bush scratches. We had a bloke with a Rangie in the club and you could hear the panic in his voice as he "enquired" over the radio "does this track get any narrower?" as the trees caressed his duco. It really is a compromise though and we have two 6ft+ teens who are just too big for the back of the 'fender and also, generally more comfortable and more power in the Prado. Another reason was finding a mechanic who could work on anything other than Toyota, Ford or Holden without a 3/4 hour return journey and then back again to collect. Too hard for us but really, the Defender is a great offroad experience and very easy to spec up for camping etc but there are more comfortable cars for long distance touring on the bitumen especially towing. All part of the fun. We did have some leaks in the Defender but none in the Disco, which was a lovely car, just thirsty, being a V8.