RE: Driven: Prindiville Land Rover Defender

[angusc43]

DanDC5 said:

Land Rover Defender, £52,000.

Land Rover Defender, DIESEL £52,000.....

[VWAUDI]

That interior is awful. Is it me or the pedals aren't even straight?

This doesn't compare to a G Wagen in any way whatsoever.

[Pixel Pusher]

Has the side been vandalised or nailed on?

[Garlick]

When we got our new Defender there wasn't a straight panel on it. It's charm

[Pixel Pusher]

Garlick said:

When we got our new Defender there wasn't a straight panel on it. It's charm

I guess, but for that money, I'd want a car that looked a bit less like a Shar Pei puppy.

[scholesy]

That is really weird, my late 80's 90 v8 had much straighter panels than that and was over 20 years old when I owned it

[LukeSi]

scholesy said:

That is really weird, my late 80's 90 v8 had much straighter panels than that and was over 20 years old when I owned it

Yes but that was made when the work force actually cared about building them and not about going on strike because they are being paid 1p too little.
Or a previous owner fixed it.

[BLUETHUNDER]

Still the best Defender they ever built......



I so miss it. Should have never have sold it.

[sinbaddio]

So good you posted it twice

[v8will]

I think the natural progression for the Defender is more of a bona fide commercial, AKA Unimog 'Lite'

Keep the styling cues but make it a little bigger with a heavier chassis, maybe a PTO etc. It could in theory tackle the American pickup market if done correctly.

The DC100 will fill in the lifestyle end of the market quite nicely

[BLUETHUNDER]

v8will said:

I think the natural progression for the Defender is more of a bona fide commercial, AKA Unimog 'Lite'

Keep the styling cues but make it a little bigger with a heavier chassis, maybe a PTO etc. It could in theory tackle the American pickup market if done correctly.

The DC100 will fill in the lifestyle end of the market quite nicely

It could never tackle the American pick-up market.1.Its not big enough. It has very little room to carry anything.2.It cant tow the kind of loads they are used to towing over there. It could probably be pitched at the mid size market. But not the full size.

[v8will]

BLUETHUNDER said:

t could never tackle the American pick-up market.1.Its not big enough. It has very little room to carry anything.2.It cant tow the kind of loads they are used to towing over there. It could probably be pitched at the mid size market. But not the full size.

That's why I said make it a little bigger. If it can gain even a small % of the US truck market the it's worthwhile.

Full size Yanks trucks are silly big

[bob1179]

5.0 supercharged V8 and gearbox from a FFRR should do the job.

[DoctorX]

Pixel Pusher said:

Has the side been vandalised or nailed on?

Looks like its made of bin liners.

[BLUETHUNDER]

v8will said:

That's why I said make it a little bigger. If it can gain even a small % of the US truck market the it's worthwhile.

Full size Yanks trucks are silly big

You have to look at the pricing side of things as well. I can only see it being priced higher than the home built stuff Ram,F150,Silverado,Tundra. I can only see it being a niche vehicle in the U.S market as it would offer little (even if you made it bigger) on the work front. A thing to remember is that most Pick-ups in the U.S serve a duel purpose. I.e. work vehicle and family vehicle. The Defender just wouldn't cut it as both. Ive had Defenders both 90,s and 110,s And Dodge Rams. And as an everyday work in family vehicle the Ram leaves it behind.

[AyBee]

Looks awesome, but surely transplanting the running gear from a RRS would have been a better alternative?

[BLUETHUNDER]

AyBee said:

Looks awesome, but surely transplanting the running gear from a RRS would have been a better alternative?

[BLUETHUNDER]

AyBee said:

Looks awesome, but surely transplanting the running gear from a RRS would have been a better alternative?

[300bhp/ton]

scholesy said:

That is really weird, my late 80's 90 v8 had much straighter panels than that and was over 20 years old when I owned it

panels where thicker and more costly to make back then. Series Landies are even better again.

[300bhp/ton]

v8will said:

I think the natural progression for the Defender is more of a bona fide commercial, AKA Unimog 'Lite'

Keep the styling cues but make it a little bigger with a heavier chassis, maybe a PTO etc. It could in theory tackle the American pickup market if done correctly.

The DC100 will fill in the lifestyle end of the market quite nicely

It would need a lot more than just a PTO to enter the American pickup market. It could be done, but they need a clean sheet re-design like Jeep did with the Wrangler in 2005.