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Posted: 10/15/2021 5:57:13 PM EST

I would buy this over a full size Bronco or Wrangler




Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:01:06 PM EST
[#1]
I would consider that for half the price
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:02:36 PM EST
[#2]
I have heard so many horror stories about Land Rover vehicles it’s insane.

Wife wanted one.. nope.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:03:47 PM EST
[#3]
Boss's wife had one.  They had a loaner half the time they owned it.  
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:04:05 PM EST
[#4]
Honda Element meets Suzuki Samurai.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:04:17 PM EST
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3 weeks off the lot and it will drop 3/4 in value.

After those three weeks, you’ll wonder why when you turn on the headlights, your back tailgate opens.

Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:04:25 PM EST
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I have heard so many horror stories about Land Rover vehicles it's insane.

Wife wanted one.. nope.
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Life is short, I would lease it and not buy it so it's always under warranty
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:05:07 PM EST
[#7]
That's a lot of money to pay just to be angry.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:05:16 PM EST
[#8]
The British have no concept of electricity or quality control. A fool and his $$$ are soon parted.....
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:05:20 PM EST
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You might be in luck if you are willing to wait a year.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:05:38 PM EST
[#10]
It looks like an emo Rav 4.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:06:13 PM EST
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3 weeks off the lot and it will drop 3/4 in value.

After those three weeks, you’ll wonder why when you turn on the headlights, your back tailgate opens.

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So they hired former Ford engineers?
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:06:13 PM EST
[#12]
At least Ford tried to make the Bronco look like a early Bronco.

And they certainly did a better job than Land Rover did with that thing
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:06:36 PM EST
[#13]
It has some cool features.  But it is way too expensive and complicated for an off-roader.  The wheel tire combo also has me scratching my head.  It was rather funny when TFL blew two tires back to back because they pinched the sidewall trying to go over a tiny rock.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:06:37 PM EST
[#14]
Go watch the The Fast Lane series on the new Land Rover they bought to test out. I'd buy pretty much anything else before I bought one of those fucking things.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:07:10 PM EST
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The British have no concept of electricity or quality control. A fool and his $$$ are soon parted.....
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British vehicles are certainly a bit more "bespoke" than others. (Knocks on wood) I've never had an electrical problem with a British vehicle and I've owned several.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:08:40 PM EST
[#16]
Good looking vehicles.  Cool when everything works.

Big nope.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:08:40 PM EST
[#17]
Would make a great vehicle to tow your Alfa Romeo when it breaks down.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:09:07 PM EST
[#18]
Nah. I'd probably buy a 5 year old G-Wagon instead.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:09:13 PM EST
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British vehicles are certainly a bit more "bespoke" than others. (Knocks on wood) I've never had an electrical problem with a British vehicle and I've owned several.
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The British have no concept of electricity or quality control. A fool and his $$$ are soon parted.....

British vehicles are certainly a bit more "bespoke" than others. (Knocks on wood) I've never had an electrical problem with a British vehicle and I've owned several.

Is that wood considered part of the frame or the body on your British vehicle?
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:09:15 PM EST
[#20]
Land Rover Jaguar absolute hot garbage.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:09:46 PM EST
[#21]
Bronco looks just like it…

Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:09:52 PM EST
[#22]
I'd buy a Bronco over that any day of the week.  Or a new V8 Wrangler.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:09:57 PM EST
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I have heard so many horror stories about Land Rover vehicles it's insane.

Wife wanted one.. nope.
Life is short, I would lease it and not buy it so it's always under warranty


That's smart.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:10:04 PM EST
[#24]
Tell me you've never owned a Rover without actually telling me.

Inevitably it will suffer numerous problems and be traded off after 3 years for 15-20k, a sure sign of quality. Do yourself a favor- buy a used one, fix it up, then pay to keep it on the road until it pisses you off enough to sell it. You'll save a substantial amount of money doing this and learn the same lesson.

Or don't. Rovers out their owners better than almost any other vehicle.

ETA: I wish this was an exaggeration. After driving tens of thousands of individual cars...it's not.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:10:11 PM EST
[#25]
I have no idea why they gave that line the Defender name.   It should be a Discovery.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:10:44 PM EST
[#26]
It really IS a good looking vehicle.

Too bad it’s a serious POS.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:17:53 PM EST
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Go watch the The Fast Lane series on the new Land Rover they bought to test out. I'd buy pretty much anything else before I bought one of those fucking things.
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Even though their videos are super click-baity, it's worth watching. They really want it to work out too, no one else would polish that turd as hard. I guess one for three ain't bad.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:19:07 PM EST
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ETA: I wish this was an exaggeration. After driving tens of thousands of individual cars...it's not.
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Are you one of those guys who unloads the car ships - or what?
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:19:55 PM EST
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It looks like an emo Rav 4.
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LOL
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:21:38 PM EST
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land rovers are for people that trade up each year when the new model comes out, or people that really like working on automobiles.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:22:45 PM EST
[#31]
That looks like a morbidly obese incest child of a Honda CR-V and Jeep Liberty getting trespassed from an all you can eat buffet at closing time.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:23:14 PM EST
[#32]
The tail lights don’t go with the vehicle and the gaudy plastics on the front and back look cheap.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:24:30 PM EST
[#33]
Are the MIL lights and oil leaks an option?
It'll be worth 15k in 8 years.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:24:57 PM EST
[#34]
Looks small
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:25:15 PM EST
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I have heard so many horror stories about Land Rover vehicles it’s insane.

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Wrong, as long as you PROPERLY SERVICE THEM (actually taking them to Land Rover mechanic, not a dealer or jiffy lube etc), they will serve you well.

I bought a 2007 RR sport brand new in 07, 133k miles, got at least another 75k in her. Fuck the haters.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:25:22 PM EST
[#36]
The only guy I knew who owned a Land Rover got so fed up with it he traded it in a 4runner.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:25:53 PM EST
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They look like trash.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:31:12 PM EST
[#38]
They are pretty sweet.  I certainly wouldn't take one over a Bronco though.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:32:21 PM EST
[#39]
Pass

they took too many design elements from the Freelander.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:36:32 PM EST
[#40]
The TFL trail test of it compared to the new Bronco and a Jeep JL was an utter disappointment.

More Freelander, less D90.

I see tons of them on the road here, many with the bougie looking overland gear on them (the Rover pod is common).
Knowing they are more suited for snow and dirt roads then they are any real wheeling keeps them in the same position they have always occupied for me.
Kinda cool to look at but I would never buy one.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:37:48 PM EST
[#41]
Looks good....maybe if you're blind and retarded
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:38:15 PM EST
[#42]
LOL hard pass
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:41:23 PM EST
[#43]
I'm sure your husband will buy it for you.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:41:47 PM EST
[#44]
If I’m buying a Defender, it’s the old school four door 110. Maybe with the side mounted seats in the back.
I want something I can drive across Africa if it says Land Rover.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:41:47 PM EST
[#45]
They are small. If KIA had a upscale off shoot (Lexus>Toyota) then the Defender is what their SUV would look like. They are nice on the inside.
old school four door 110
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Which is exactly what they should have done al la Merc G550, Ford Bronco. They could have had the heritage edition and the luxury touring edition.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:41:59 PM EST
[#46]
I'll be the contrarian and say that that's a sharp looking mini ute. You would never catch it in my driveway because I would never be so stupid as to purchase a Rover for my wife. Sharp looking chick ute though.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:50:45 PM EST
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Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:53:36 PM EST
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Ugly IRL. Maybe with the right colors and options, but the ones I've seen look bloated and weird.

I'll wait for this guy's review.

2021 Ford Bronco review!!!!!
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 6:58:03 PM EST
[#49]
They look great on the back of a wrecker.
Link Posted: 10/15/2021 7:02:39 PM EST
[#50]
My wife's friend got a 2 door a couple months ago, and she had to turn around on the way home from the dealer. The nav screen/infotainment screen had already crapped out 20 min into owning it.
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