Thread: Finally, Hope it doesn't get seasick

35 was what i was told, surely the car salesman would not tell a lie

Originally Posted by Black Dog

I got told the number is now 80. Scott what numbers have you been told?
Cheers

Back in November 2007, it was expected to be 36 cars only. There's been no other official mention increased numbers.

Got a call from my dealer today to see if i wanted the in/out protection coating ...yada yada, i asked when delivery was and now it is last week in September

Has anyone actually seen one yet, or better still got theirs already? If so what are they like.
Here in Brissie my ship due date hasn't changed from 21 September.
Kenley

I was told it was a co-ordinated world wide release, the boys in the UK get theirs the same time as us. I have not read of anybody getting one yet on any of the various forums i have been checking, it would be nice to see some new photo's.......i getting tired of the few that are on the net.

So it is a bit like a Harry Potter book release.
Kenley

Originally Posted by scotsmun

I was told it was a co-ordinated world wide release, the boys in the UK get theirs the same time as us. I have not read of anybody getting one yet on any of the various forums i have been checking, it would be nice to see some new photo's.......i getting tired of the few that are on the net.

The ship docks in Perth first. It's on it's way from South Africa, so it makes sense the WA boys will get theirs first. There's no ww release and the 90's are already available in the UK.
I'm not a fan of the 90's..looks like a bad design.. but the below is 1 guys spin on it.
For a pic go to: Inside Track: Hell is a Defender SVX

Peter Burgess writes:
This is a picture of the Land Rover Defender SVX in the office car park. As far as I am concerned that’s where it can stay. I took it home for the first time last night, and now I am grateful I didn’t take it the previous weekend. I was going to but I needed space for a couple of hundred bottles of wine and there was no chance in the SVX. Despite no rear seats, the spare wheel is carried inside and the floor is super high to this model. I used the Vauxhall Agila instead, which coped admirably. Something wrong there, surely.

The SVX is a convertible. Or rather it has a fabric roof which you’d need a week to remove, probably a month to replace. The much vaunted stereo is one of those dreadful Clarion units that defy logic and can’t be operated without a magnifying glass. But the worst thing is the ride. The suspension seems to do very little suspending but it does delight at jarring your vertebrae at every possible opportunity. It’s the worst in living memory. This Defender makes the same statement as walking around with a pit bull on a lead. Except instead of a bloody leg, you’ll end up with a dislocated spine.

Peter

For a equally negative review of the 90 and pics go to:
Land Rover Defender SVX (2008-) | Car Review | Road Test | 4car | Channel 4

Cheers
Mark

I decided to cancel my svx order yesterday, and get my deposit back. For those interested there are still a few dealers in NSW with svx's unsold. They are willing to discount them, despite the word on these svx's not being discounted. After a few days of shopping around, the driveaway price was a few thousand below the rrp!