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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby vantard » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:59 am

diamondcutter13 wrote:Looks cool, but best for what? If you wanted a 8x8 medium or heavy utility design there is much better engine and axle combos than the 110's.

Or you could just buy a perentie variant.
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The idea was to use 110 components to reduce the need for extra spares in the field where 90/110/defenders were in use; i.e. Brit army. Incredible maneuverability and would beat any thing on the Bovington tank test ground. On the road, even London Taxis would give way to it.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby rickshaw92 » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:44 pm

even London Taxis would give way to it.


Those bald fat bastards give way to me!
Im reallly fuclimg pissed but fespite that I can still hit a tarfet at 1000m plus. mayVRVe bnot tonight but it qint beyond the wit if man. Nowhammy.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby coldharvest » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:36 pm

rickshaw92 wrote:
even London Taxis would give way to it.


Those bald fat bastards give way to me!

Rightfully fuckin' so.
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Current Defender to live on to 2017

Postby diamondcutter13 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:40 pm

thank Jeebus, Land Rover has got a reprieve until 2017. Pedestrian safety laws? Really? If you're getting hit by a truck you're pretty much fucked.

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http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/259669/

Current Defender to live on to 2017

20 October 2011


The bulk of the current Land Rover Defender range is likely to continue in production until 2017 or later — and that will be at least two years after the launch of the all-new Defender replacement in 2015.

The long-wheelbase 110 and commercial 130 versions of the Land Rover Defender are likely to be beneficiaries, staying in production well after the arrival of the new short-wheelbase Defender, previewed at the Frankfurt show as the DC100 concept.

Read more about the Land Rover DC100 concept

“There are a number of changes to the legislation that mean we can keep the current Defender in production longer than we thought,” said a Land Rover source.

The first is the ability of the new 2.2-litre diesel engine to meet EU6 standards — the tough next step in emissions regulations that will align diesel engine pollutants with those of petrols in 2015/16.

There is also a suggestion that the Defender might not have to comply with EU6 until a later date. A few years ago the Defender was reclassified as a commercial vehicle, which might help.

Pedestrian impact laws were due to pull down the shutters on the Defender in 2015, but Land Rover now understands that a ‘derogation’ — exemption from the law — might apply until 2020.

Julian Rendell


The Range Rover Evoque also looks like it sucks yuppie donkey balls but I'd love to take the Dakar version for a rip. I'd like this in an uparmoured version.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby RYP » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:26 am

Ladies and gentleman the new Defender.....

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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby AztecDave » Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:55 am

never could understand the reason for raising the shit out of the center of gravity on a 4x4 when your ground clearance is still the same.

will stick to my new soccer dad ford expedition. at the first sign of a raging drizzle i'm fully prepared to get the kids from school safely. bring on the snow flakes.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby ktrout » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:03 am

As long as they have the good sense to keep making the original Defender into eternity.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby diamondcutter13 » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:41 pm

the short wheel base is done as the story says, the long wheel base only gets a reprieve.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby HockeyGuy » Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:13 pm

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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby coldharvest » Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:35 pm

HockeyGuy wrote:http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/16/land-rover-dc100-concept-defender-la-2011/

Jesus fucking wept...what an abomination
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby HockeyGuy » Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:46 pm

coldharvest wrote:
HockeyGuy wrote:http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/16/land-rover-dc100-concept-defender-la-2011/

Jesus fucking wept...what an abomination

Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be taken to lightly on BFC.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby diamondcutter13 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:39 pm

these people are determined, it gets worse if possible:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-shows/los-angeles/land-rover-dc100-defender-concepts

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Plastic Roofracks! Low-Pro street tires! Surfboards!!? WTF? Landrover must now go to the box and feel the shame. Dirty Tata pigdogs.

I hope their oversize starbucks holders catastrophically fail leaving the designers with genital scarring.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby rickshaw92 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:09 pm

coldharvest wrote:
HockeyGuy wrote:http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/16/land-rover-dc100-concept-defender-la-2011/

Jesus fucking wept...what an abomination


Looks like a new school mini with a big bonnet and big wheels. I cant wait to ' accidentally ' scratch one while cruising down Regent St. and I hope the poncy little hipsters that would drive such a retarded thing give chase.
Im reallly fuclimg pissed but fespite that I can still hit a tarfet at 1000m plus. mayVRVe bnot tonight but it qint beyond the wit if man. Nowhammy.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby HockeyGuy » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:13 am

You know...I saw it live. It doesn't look too bad. That baby blue was giving it a bit of a faggity look. That convertible is another story...

Further, the Evoque was very deceiving. Even though it's small, a 6' 4" man could fit in the back, not necessarily comfortable, but someone at 5' 10" would fit like a glove. 240hp to 3600+lbs.
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Re: Land Rover is dead to me

Postby lightstalker » Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:26 am

Fuck Landrover, save yourself the money and just get one of these

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