End of the Land Rover Defender
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Has anyone here ever owned this type of vehicle? Always wanted to take a spin in one, or two. :sigh: British icon Land Rover ends production - CNN.com[^]
Driven many since the 70's. Continuous ownership for 24 years (1988 - 2012). (1982 109 model 4cyl 3dr van, 1989 model 110 County v8 5dr wagon). Now own a Landcruiser but have great nostalgia for the Landys. The 109 was a real anywhere vehicle with leaf spring suspension - very tough. [^] The 110 with coil springs all round, 5 speed Santana box and luxuries such as air-con was an amazing tourer and offroader though because of it's weight not quite as good as the 109. Fuel consumption was usually more than 20l/100km. Land Rover 110 County V8 mud hill - YouTube[^]
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Driven many since the 70's. Continuous ownership for 24 years (1988 - 2012). (1982 109 model 4cyl 3dr van, 1989 model 110 County v8 5dr wagon). Now own a Landcruiser but have great nostalgia for the Landys. The 109 was a real anywhere vehicle with leaf spring suspension - very tough. [^] The 110 with coil springs all round, 5 speed Santana box and luxuries such as air-con was an amazing tourer and offroader though because of it's weight not quite as good as the 109. Fuel consumption was usually more than 20l/100km. Land Rover 110 County V8 mud hill - YouTube[^]
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
I wonder what they would replace it with? If the vehicle is so good, and it is, why would they discontinue it? Interesting. I never understood why companies discontinue great things.
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I wonder what they would replace it with? If the vehicle is so good, and it is, why would they discontinue it? Interesting. I never understood why companies discontinue great things.
It's a very old albeit highly effective design. It can't be adapted to meet modern safety regulations - particularly airbags - that is what has killed it off. Other Landrover models have replaced it.
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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It's a very old albeit highly effective design. It can't be adapted to meet modern safety regulations - particularly airbags - that is what has killed it off. Other Landrover models have replaced it.
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
Ah, I see. Makes sense then; safety issue.
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Has anyone here ever owned this type of vehicle? Always wanted to take a spin in one, or two. :sigh: British icon Land Rover ends production - CNN.com[^]
I wouldn't be seen in anything else... :) Living out in the sticks it's almost a necessity, as our roads never get cleared when it snows. Plus it's ideal for towing the boat and hauling stuff to the tip. It's a shame they're being discontinued, but trying to meet newer regulations would push the cost up astronomically, and there are now lots of more eco-friendly, and comfortable, alternatives. But - I still wouldn't swap mine :-)
Days spent at sea are not deducted from one's alloted span - Phoenician proverb
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Has anyone here ever owned this type of vehicle? Always wanted to take a spin in one, or two. :sigh: British icon Land Rover ends production - CNN.com[^]
========================================================= I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka. =========================================================
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========================================================= I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka. =========================================================
Well, there goes my afternoon productivity......
KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!
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========================================================= I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka. =========================================================
and there goes 20 odd minutes...
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========================================================= I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka. =========================================================
I wanted to say: "There goes my Friday afternoon productivity" But apparently somebody has already posted that at some point, so I couldn't.
KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!
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Has anyone here ever owned this type of vehicle? Always wanted to take a spin in one, or two. :sigh: British icon Land Rover ends production - CNN.com[^]
I drove a variant of the Defender, the long-wheelbase Safari, as part of a volunteer mountain rescue team. I was no good at climbing mountains but with my rally-cross experience and a Land Rover Safari I could get (and get back out of) places no normal vehicle could! It was brilliant - and saved quite a few lives. [Correction] Actually it was a "Land Rover 109 Safari" before it became the "Defender" I think.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I drove a variant of the Defender, the long-wheelbase Safari, as part of a volunteer mountain rescue team. I was no good at climbing mountains but with my rally-cross experience and a Land Rover Safari I could get (and get back out of) places no normal vehicle could! It was brilliant - and saved quite a few lives. [Correction] Actually it was a "Land Rover 109 Safari" before it became the "Defender" I think.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
I suspect that the vehicle will stay around for some military and civilian use (i.e. Mountain rescue). Maybe not.
