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Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:06 am
by TD444
MCDK wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:24 pm
The Urban Automotive upgrades make the new Defender look pretty good. There is a local dealer for the Urban kit in Ballymoney and some of the stuff he is putting out looks good.
Or go all environmentally friendly and go electric like I have done. Not many 7 seater options though except perhaps Tesla Model X
Saw those also - dont want to go too mad on one but some additions do look good....
Not interested in electric just yet - I am doing a 250 mile journey this evening so range can be an issue and where i live, i am struggling to recall where if any charging stations are available locally....
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:14 pm
by mcnallys
MCDK wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:24 pm
The Urban Automotive upgrades make the new Defender look pretty good. There is a local dealer for the Urban kit in Ballymoney and some of the stuff he is putting out looks good.
Or go all environmentally friendly and go electric like I have done. Not many 7 seater options though except perhaps Tesla Model X
Yes, they very smart - I know the guy Richard. Would love a 110 defender - my wife wouldn’t drive it.
He says the one to get is a D300
They do a seven seater!
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:33 am
by MCDK
My wife most definitely would drive a new Defender as she often points them out now when we see one. Huge things though in the 110 version.
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:50 am
by Nuclear Nick
^^^^ Yes, my wife's the same, very keen to get her hands on our 90, which is a bigger version of our Yeti I guess. The LR is scheduled to arrive anytime between now and next March.......
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:44 am
by TD444
Lol - just when i see replies to my old post - we finally pulled the trigger yesterday and placed a deposit on a Defender 110 (with 7 seats) - downside to all this is looking like a yes wait for it........................1 year wait.... :O
We have driven one and a Disco back to back - for our needs the Defender was the way to go - I did look around the alternatives and was left with a X5 or GLE... both longish lead times but with many on the road already and going against why we sold the Macan and when Defender is the robustness inside with 2 young kids for the next few years - they can just take a battering and you wouldn't know...
My neighbour beside me is flat out putting kits on Defenders currently - you probably see them on all the NI based competition sites - there will be a grey 110 kitted going up soon... BTW some of the kit prices are not cheap...
Anyway - something to look forward to now - just that the missues isnt happy with the 15 year old run around we bought, thinking it was for a few months that is likely to be longer now....
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:52 am
by MCDK
Just enter the competition Terry and your wife could be driving a new car next week!
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:10 am
by TD444
MCDK wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:52 am
Just enter the competition Terry and your wife could be driving a new car next week!
Ha ha - i would have to buy all the tickets to be sure of winning - better luck on the Euromillions then i wont care about the price....
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:04 pm
by Cheshire Cat
As a former owner of a Range Rover Sport, I wouldn't be seen dean in any JLR product even if it was free. Check out YouTube and the countless complaints, albeit from Yanks, about the 'new' defender. The ads show a lifestyle only lived by 0.00000001% of Defender owners. They look as if a child has drawn the design. Even my Land Rover nut neighbour dislikes them. His Discovery was an 'iscovery' for some weeks as the D fell off and JLR wouldn't sell him a 'D'. The things are unreliable and of shoddy build quality. Any engine issues mean the whole body has to come off at a cost over £10k. Still, each to their own. Very trendy though, like beards.
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:45 pm
by mcnallys
TD444 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:44 am
Lol - just when i see replies to my old post - we finally pulled the trigger yesterday and placed a deposit on a Defender 110 (with 7 seats) - downside to all this is looking like a yes wait for it........................1 year wait.... :O
We have driven one and a Disco back to back - for our needs the Defender was the way to go - I did look around the alternatives and was left with a X5 or GLE... both longish lead times but with many on the road already and going against why we sold the Macan and when Defender is the robustness inside with 2 young kids for the next few years - they can just take a battering and you wouldn't know...
My neighbour beside me is flat out putting kits on Defenders currently - you probably see them on all the NI based competition sites - there will be a grey 110 kitted going up soon... BTW some of the kit prices are not cheap...
Great news, I may also be leaning this way. Are these Urban kits by any chance? lol
Anyway - something to look forward to now - just that the missues isnt happy with the 15 year old run around we bought, thinking it was for a few months that is likely to be longer now....
Re: So what next...... ??
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:46 pm
by mcnallys
TD444 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:44 am
Lol - just when i see replies to my old post - we finally pulled the trigger yesterday and placed a deposit on a Defender 110 (with 7 seats) - downside to all this is looking like a yes wait for it........................1 year wait.... :O
We have driven one and a Disco back to back - for our needs the Defender was the way to go - I did look around the alternatives and was left with a X5 or GLE... both longish lead times but with many on the road already and going against why we sold the Macan and when Defender is the robustness inside with 2 young kids for the next few years - they can just take a battering and you wouldn't know...
My neighbour beside me is flat out putting kits on Defenders currently - you probably see them on all the NI based competition sites - there will be a grey 110 kitted going up soon... BTW some of the kit prices are not cheap...
Anyway - something to look forward to now - just that the missues isnt happy with the 15 year old run around we bought, thinking it was for a few months that is likely to be longer now....
Great news, I may also be leaning this way. Are these Urban kits by any chance? lol