RE: Driven: Prindiville Land Rover Defender
Discussion
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.
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
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
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.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 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
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.Full size Yanks trucks are silly big
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.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
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