RE: One-off Selfridges V8 Defender announced
Discussion
sidesauce said:
CS Garth said:
sidesauce said:
gary71 said:
Have to ask if there is space to park the mobile crane on the bottom floor couldn’t you have just driven the Defender in? 
Menswear is on the 1st floor, not the ground floor so no chance of driving it in.
Article said:
Here it will form the centrepiece of the new Selfridges menswear department when it opens on October 29th
300bhp/ton said:
sgtBerbatov said:
There's a reason why you don't see Land Rovers used in the Australian outback, or even on UN missions.
Yes, there are reasons, but none of them are related to the comment made. 
sgtBerbatov said:
What do you mean not related? You're telling me when you need a dependable strong car you're going to get a Land Rover?
Go back and read the comments Or to put it another way. The reason you see non Land Rover vehicles in Oz or for use by the UN is not because they have a live axle, leaf springs and drum brakes.
i.e. there are other reasons....
BTW - Just because LR are not currently supplying the UN and don't have the majority market share in Oz doesn't not mean you don't see them for such use. I could post pics and links, but tbh you are just as capable of Googling.
Why is it like a kid with tourettes people can't enter a topic on the Defender without mentioning the Landcruiser and why the UK military had Defenders forced upon them? Bore off.
Defenders look great, and they're British. The way they drive is charming; the antithesis to modern day cars. You can disagree all you like, but they are popular for a reason.
Can't wait to pick up my 70th Anniversary up on the 18th from Classic Works. I'll then be driving it to JE Engineering to pick up my older, troublesome V8 Defender. Don't worry, I've joined the AA!
Defenders look great, and they're British. The way they drive is charming; the antithesis to modern day cars. You can disagree all you like, but they are popular for a reason.
Can't wait to pick up my 70th Anniversary up on the 18th from Classic Works. I'll then be driving it to JE Engineering to pick up my older, troublesome V8 Defender. Don't worry, I've joined the AA!
300bhp/ton said:
sgtBerbatov said:
What do you mean not related? You're telling me when you need a dependable strong car you're going to get a Land Rover?
Go back and read the comments Or to put it another way. The reason you see non Land Rover vehicles in Oz or for use by the UN is not because they have a live axle, leaf springs and drum brakes.
i.e. there are other reasons....
BTW - Just because LR are not currently supplying the UN and don't have the majority market share in Oz doesn't not mean you don't see them for such use. I could post pics and links, but tbh you are just as capable of Googling.
This is a joint promotion between Selfridge's (to generate traffic and sales in their men's department) and JLR Classic (to draw attention to the fact of it's existence to a wider audience). Both aims stand a good chance of success. JLR Classic is part of the successful SVO, which JLR has said is already £1 billion business. Why wouldn't they want to build on it?
Interesting quote from Tim Hanning ref the ability to make pretty much anything the customer wanted. Shame that JLR (Jaguar in particular) cannot make a 6 cylinder petrol cars (ideally with a manual gearbox) with more the 2 seats and sell it for a sensible price compared with the competition - I really cannot see what the current Jagaur range (F-type excepted) offers car enthusiasts who want something more than 4 cyclinder rep cars/SUVs or the Diesel V6. The I-pace is interesting but too expensive for most (and made in Austria). The story is a bit better outside Europe as the petrol 6 is still available in the line-up.
sgtBerbatov said:
300bhp/ton said:
sgtBerbatov said:
There's a reason why you don't see Land Rovers used in the Australian outback, or even on UN missions.
Yes, there are reasons, but none of them are related to the comment made. 
Alex P said:
Interesting quote from Tim Hanning ref the ability to make pretty much anything the customer wanted. Shame that JLR (Jaguar in particular) cannot make a 6 cylinder petrol cars (ideally with a manual gearbox) with more the 2 seats and sell it for a sensible price compared with the competition - I really cannot see what the current Jagaur range (F-type excepted) offers car enthusiasts who want something more than 4 cyclinder rep cars/SUVs or the Diesel V6. The I-pace is interesting but too expensive for most (and made in Austria). The story is a bit better outside Europe as the petrol 6 is still available in the line-up.
Why does it matter that it’s made in Austria?
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