Originally Posted by
butundede
The best thing about the eventual release of the “new defender”, will be Ineos releasing their “new defender” shortly afterwards.
We own a Isuzu powered 110, I won’t be changing from this for a remote area travel unit. But if there is something that resembles where the puma defender left off, I’d consider it for a daily. I’ve owned a 2013 dual cab hilux (replaced our Td5 110), other than the incredible resale value, it’s two years of my motoring life that I’ll never get back.
Now I drive a 1995 Vitara as a daily, and despite all it’s failings, at $300 total purchase cost, at least when it comes to resale, I can’t really lose! I’m happy to drive it and wait for a new product that is a genuine replacement for a defender, we’ve almost purchased a Puma, but the idea of paying exorbitant prices for a vehicle thats in the price range of a new vehicle makes it hard to justify, maybe the best buys at the moment are some of the Td5 and Tdi vehicles.
So I guess i’m hedging my bets on something with a bit of integrity coming from JLR or Ineos.
Maybe nothing good will come from this, and old defenders will become priceless, although, to me at least, ours already is.
cheers, Bob
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