Thread: MY16 Defender 110 sold out in W.A.

Originally Posted by tailslide

I have it on good authority that you can no longer order a 110 in W.A. because I have just purchased the last one.

Congratulations, the red will look great! I ordered mine in September for March delivery and knew there were only 2 or 3 others left in the State. Corris grey, black pack, contrast premium leather and side runners. You're right, the wait is awful

I ended up getting the best deal through Albany, but when I was in Southerns they told me they had two left and THEY'D BE GONE BY MONDAY if I didn't sign on the line that day. Looks like it took them a month and a half...Oh and they also told me there weren't any others available in the State, which also turned out to be bullsh*t. Needless to say I didn't have a great experience with the guy there.

Was your order a dealer configuration, or did you customise it to your own preferences? The reason I ask is because Land Rover locked down orders in their system on 7 October and a few customers trying to modify order configs had their requests rejected. Has your order been confirmed as having gone through?

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Originally Posted by Andrew86

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I ended up getting the best deal through Albany, but when I was in Southerns they told me they had two left and THEY'D BE GONE BY MONDAY if I didn't sign on the line that day. Looks like it took them a month and a half...Oh and they also told me there weren't any others available in the State, which also turned out to be bullsh*t. Needless to say I didn't have a great experience with the guy there.

Was your order a dealer configuration, or did you customise it to your own preferences? The reason I ask is because Land Rover locked down orders in their system on 7 October and a few customers trying to modify order configs had their requests rejected. Has your order been confirmed as having gone through?

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When I first enquired at the beginning of October they had two "dealer configurations" left in the 110 plus the Demo 110. So yes got the hard sell that these will go quick... The demo had been around for months so I wasn't too concerned. Late last week I noticed that the Demo was no longer listed on CarSales so I thought that I better make up my mind. So yes, my order was a dealer configuration with no option to change. The story was each of the sales guys had a go at optioning a defender, hence each were a different spec. Truth be known, I have probably ended up with a better looking spec than if I had to pick one for myself.

Originally Posted by tailslide

When I first enquired at the beginning of October they had two "dealer configurations" left in the 110 plus the Demo 110. So yes got the hard sell that these will go quick... The demo had been around for months so I wasn't too concerned. Late last week I noticed that the Demo was no longer listed on CarSales so I thought that I better make up my mind. So yes, my order was a dealer configuration with no option to change. The story was each of the sales guys had a go at optioning a defender, hence each were a different spec. Truth be known, I have probably ended up with a better looking spec than if I had to pick one for myself.

That's great, as long as you're getting what you ordered. I've actually seen a red 110 with black pack on the Mitchell Fwy and it looked great. It had a nice coating of mud and dirt on it too, which further added to the look

I'm glad that Keswick Green car found a good home. That was the car I test drove that started it all for me and convinced me to order my own.

Originally Posted by Andrew86

That's great, as long as you're getting what you ordered. I've actually seen a red 110 with black pack on the Mitchell Fwy and it looked great. It had a nice coating of mud and dirt on it too, which further added to the look

I'm glad that Keswick Green car found a good home. That was the car I test drove that started it all for me and convinced me to order my own.

If it was covered in mud and dirt it will be the one I know. Its just got a black roof as its a 2014 model. I daresay you will meet him once you get your Defender as he is a very enthusiastic Defender owner.

Amusingly I rushed in to order mine around June last year as I wanted a last year of production to be the book end to my father in law's 1948. Got a 2015 build (July 2014) and now we actually have 2016 models.

Part of me is disappointed we don't have the first and last year of production. But not much as I have the best ever car I have owned (well maybe it's equal to my 1964 Austin Healy Sprite - my first car which used to be my Dad's). I got exactly what I wanted from my build specifications and every day you will see me beaming as I drive it to work and back again.

Originally Posted by tailslide

I have it on good authority that you can no longer order a 110 in W.A. because I have just purchased the last one.


Oh, I'm new to the Defender section as I'm defecting from the Disco 2 camp.


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Ron

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Andrew

I called into the dealers that sold me my Defender to get a new tow bar. I was talking to the salesman that sold me mine , he was saying that , even if you offered him $200k he couldn't get a new one . There stopped taking orders ! I said if someone offered me $200k they could have mine , We both laughed !!.. Jim..

Originally Posted by jimr1

I called into the dealers that sold me my Defender to get a new tow bar. I was talking to the salesman that sold me mine , he was saying that , even if you offered him $200k he couldn't get a new one . There stopped taking orders ! I said if someone offered me $200k they could have mine , We both laughed !!.. Jim..

"Stopped Taking Orders"?.......No problem for any of us, we have ours,.....but from now on, for those wanting "a new one", I wonder how they will feel? But in reality, surely there won't be too many in this boat, because surely there has been enough warning,....everywhere.
Pickles.