Thread: All discussions relating to the Defenders end of production

Originally Posted by WakeMeForMeals

Thanks Pickles. The other order is someone elses. My next step is really to either accept the order they have allocated to me with the specs they have or cancel the order. I have a few days to decide.

What did you end up deciding?

Only 1,000 more sleeps (roughly) for the new model

Land Rover Defender's production to be extended into 2016

So it's an L633 Model and uses Premium Lightweight Architecture (PLA)

And with a smick Ingenium engine

And hopefully a utilitarian body, and suspension, looking good , patience.

Originally Posted by Andrew86

What did you end up deciding?

Hi Andrew 86, I was overseas for a few days so have not had much of a chance to follow this up. Still have not heard anything from LROZ Customer Service, who said they would get back to me in 48 hours. I have called a couple of dealers to see if they have anything with my spec and no success. I will keep ringing dealers and see. In the interim, I still have my order with the dealer, albeit a different spec to what I want. Will keep you posted. This is my third Defender order (One Adventure, one Corris Grey which is confirmed and this Keswick green) so at least I will have two Defenders and not feel too greedy if the third is not possible. Although, the Keswick Green is the one that I was most looking forward to! Again, first world problems!

Originally Posted by WakeMeForMeals

Hi Andrew 86, I was overseas for a few days so have not had much of a chance to follow this up. Still have not heard anything from LROZ Customer Service, who said they would get back to me in 48 hours. I have called a couple of dealers to see if they have anything with my spec and no success. I will keep ringing dealers and see. In the interim, I still have my order with the dealer, albeit a different spec to what I want. Will keep you posted. This is my third Defender order (One Adventure, one Corris Grey which is confirmed and this Keswick green) so at least I will have two Defenders and not feel too greedy if the third is not possible. Although, the Keswick Green is the one that I was most looking forward to! Again, first world problems!

Is the Keswick a 90 as well. Have you thought you may have been better off with one 130

Vehicles are batch painted. Once they have programmed the batch run, which is thousands of litres of paint they will not run a single vehicle etc run...

It's likely that if your vehicle has missed the batch run for a certain colour you may be out of luck...

Originally Posted by Tombie

Vehicles are batch painted. Once they have programmed the batch run, which is thousands of litres of paint they will not run a single vehicle etc run...

It's likely that if your vehicle has missed the batch run for a certain colour you may be out of luck...

Don't know how its done on the Defender line (probably by hand using a brush) but on the Disco and RR lines they are actually painted individually to according to the build order. This surprised me as I expected to see them painted in batches, as you say. The guns can change colour between each vehicle and are cleaned in seconds.

It is amazing to see all different engines, bodies and interiors all come down the line and just slot in to the right place. Obviously the order is programmed well in advance. An amazing feat of production engineering and logistics.

If you ever get the chance to visit Solihull, do it, you'd love it.

Cheers,
Jon

Originally Posted by loneranger

Is the Keswick a 90 as well. Have you thought you may have been better off with one 130

Yes, the Keswick is (or likely "was") a 90. I love the 90 - was looking to drive the cars myself .. at worst, I was looking to compare the three when they are physically with me and sell the one I least want to be in. Probably better with the 130 thinking logically and objectively but went with emotions ... having one of the last ones built is what is important to me .. hence harder to get the car I want .. my build was a 90 Keswick with the brown full leather pack, cold climate pack, sunhatch, heated seats, white roof, white steel wheels ... was to be built Dec 15 and delivered Feb/March 16 as a MY16.

Originally Posted by WakeMeForMeals

Yes, the Keswick is (or likely "was") a 90. I love the 90 - was looking to drive the cars myself .. at worst, I was looking to compare the three when they are physically with me and sell the one I least want to be in. Probably better with the 130 thinking logically and objectively but went with emotions ... having one of the last ones built is what is important to me .. hence harder to get the car I want .. my build was a 90 Keswick with the brown full leather pack, cold climate pack, sunhatch, heated seats, white roof, white steel wheels ... was to be built Dec 15 and delivered Feb/March 16 as a MY16.

I'm still not clear what you're going to end up with, or what you would like to end up with??!
So, this time next year, when all this is "over & done", what Defenders will be in your "corral", and what will their build/options have been?
Pickles.