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  1. 24th May 2007, 08:22 AM #1
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    New Defender again..

    Surfing last night, & found some not so good snippets

    Plenty of controversy about the transit engine, & timing chain tensioner failures.

    But the gearbox.. This from Dave Ashcroft

    "you are assuming the 6 speed is a good box, not necessarily, they are failing a lot in the transits but I am told the landrover version is improved,"

    http://www.devon4x4.com/forum/viewtopic.php't=2970

    And scuttlebut about clutches & t/cases

    http://www.devon4x4.com/forum/viewtopic.php't=2034

    Let's hope the new model & well & truly sorted out before it arrives!

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  2. 24th May 2007, 08:40 AM #2
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    That is an area of concern to me also as the poms seem to have had a lot of troubles with their transmissions over the years.
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  3. 24th May 2007, 09:10 AM #3
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    That's wonerfull news
    Cheers Baz.

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    Well - I certainly hope any issues are resolved before the new Defender get out here but after reading the 2 threads in the original post I wouldn't have concluded that there is "plenty of controversy regarding the new gearbox etc".

    A couple of posters raised issues - others put forward alternative thoughts. There well may be issues, but I didn't get too concerned reading these threads.
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  5. 24th May 2007, 09:57 AM #5
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    you guys amaze me, your landrover owners and your expecting a fault free vehicle in their next release, when have they ever produced a fault free vehicle in the last 50 years
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    Why oh why didn't they slot in the auto? Surely that wouldn't have been too hard.

    I can't see me ever buying another new vehicle, nothing is built to last any more.
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    I wonder about the auto as well, as the yare apparently putting one in the 90 for a special edition next year for 50 years anyway??? Maybe taking it up from next year???
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    you guys amaze me, your landrover owners and your expecting a fault free vehicle in their next release, when have they ever produced a fault free vehicle in the last 50 years
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  9. 24th May 2007, 12:24 PM #9
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    Even if I was intending to buy one, I'd leave it for at least a year before ordering. I've been ginea pig once. Never again

    We'll be keeping ours though as we've only just finished setting it up
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    Why, oh why dont they release the Defender with the new Rangie TDV8, now that would be something to compete with the new Cruiser, although I'd settle for a TDV8 D3 as well ))
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