Thread: Is this the DEFENDER Replacement ???

Originally Posted by Drover

Here you go......don't be sorry

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Heh heh yeah I suppose I deserve that.

The 110 V8 County will stay in my driveway though!

But it will get a bigger heart soon.

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

Sorry to say this, but I've decided this is my next new 4x4:

The Rubicon just ticks all the boxes.

I know its not a Rubicon, but ...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EFHu1PmHZY]Land Rover vs Jeep Wrangler - YouTube[/ame]

Oh come on, be fair.

A $40,000 Sahara against a $85,000 Disco 4? A Sahara with no lockers or TC against Disco 4?

Why not a Sahara against a 130 Puma model or any of the non-TC Defenders? No TC, no lockers? Fairer fight?

Sheesh guys, let's compare apples to apples and not apples to pears.

Despite loving my old Def and secretly lusting after a Disco 4 myself, I reckon the Jeep driver in the video probably had more fun. Open top, wind in his hair, bit of wheel spin, up for a challenge compared to what looks as exciting as a school drop off trip in the disco. As others have said, spend $2K on lockers and $18K on portals and the Jeep will go anywhere

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

Oh come on, be fair.

A $40,000 Sahara against a $85,000 Disco 4? A Sahara with no lockers or TC against Disco 4?

Hang on , this is a Landrover community, surely you expected this.

OK fine how about a $17000 Rubicon vs a $3000 Suzuki

Jeep
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhX3aaGDvM]$17k Jeep Rubicon vs. $3k Samurai Part 1 badlands offroad mud mafia illinois - YouTube[/ame]

Suzuki
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAmGGMMhJkw&feature=channel&list=UL]$17k Jeep Rubicon vs. $3k Samurai Part 2 badlands offroad mud mafia illinois - YouTube[/ame]

[QUOTE=goingbush;1693800]Hang on , this is a Landrover community, surely you expected this.

OK fine how about a $17000 Rubicon vs a $3000 Suzuki

Jeep
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhX3aaGDvM"]$17k Jeep Rubicon vs. $3k Samurai Part 1 badlands offroad mud mafia illinois - YouTube[/ame]

It would help if the guy could drive

Originally Posted by Drew90

It would help if the guy could drive

Too true, pity now with all those acronyms they build into 4x4's nowadays a modern 4x4 can make any driver look good.

In ye olde days of Landrovering it was all up to the driver & vehicle prep not the smarts !!

As for the original topic
I just found this whilst googling

Someone else has already visited the Bronco / Defender idea, but I like the SVX front rather than the Disco front

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

Sorry to say this, but I've decided this is my next new 4x4:

The Rubicon just ticks all the boxes.

Same here,if I couldn't have a deefa it'll be a rubicon,a mate of mine has one,they need money spent on them,a bit actually but a good bit of gear. Pat