Thread: The New Defender

Originally Posted by rar110

I suspect most people get concerned about reliability partly because of the cars visible condition, and people associate age appearance with reliability.

I love it when people get into our cars and ask if we upgraded our car recently, and their surprise when I tell them it’s 11 years old.

Cars have a much longer life if when looked after. Vehicle life in Cuba is a great example of what is possible.

The new Defender will be no different.

Cars in Cuba are a great example of how much can be held together with bog and paint.
I looked very closely at them when I was there.

Originally Posted by stealth

Cars in Cuba are a great example of how much can be held together with bog and paint.
I looked very closely at them when I was there.

To be fair those early American cars rusted from the factory. Many Land Rover models simply don't have chronic rust issues if looked after. Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

To be fair those early American cars rusted from the factory. Many Land Rover models simply don't have chronic rust issues if looked after. Cheers

Except in the UK where you see d3/4's with rusted out sills and suspension arms rusted thru.

Yep salted roads are not kind to them. Cheers

FYI : my smartphone has been replaced almost every year. Sometimes I loose it. But most times it just breaks. They are certainly not built to last.

Well the construction of a phone wouldn't include against dropping it down the bog. Or would it, these days?

There was a bloke on another UK Forum I used to visit who did the same as you ie. replaced it every year, & the excuses & unbelievable circumstances that caused the loss were just that, unbelievable. You couldn't make up some of the reasons they buggered up, but he was a real clumsy bastid if you get my drift?
The usual basic causes were eg. dropped from cherry pickers, burnt, driven over & crushed etc etc etc.

Btw, are you a reincarnation of Daz? In the end I believe he bought a yellow Tough Tradie Industrial HD type of phone that had been Nuke Tested.


Just sayin'.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Btw, are you a reincarnation of Daz?

Doubt it

Ways they have died: Smashed screen, pushed into a pool (waterproof from now on), broken charge port, nicked, hardware fault outside of warranty , bricked, barely holds charge / battery fade.

To be honest some could have been repaired, but a new flagship phone is released every year - just in time

It will be interesting to see how many OTA software updates the Pretender gets over its life time. Tesla keep pushing new features to their cars, would be great if Land Rover do the same.

Bloody hell, you are Daz.

I wonder if CODAN made a mobile phone, how rugged that would be?

If you haven't got one of these, and your phone ain't broken - break it now.

The Land rover phone:

Land Rover Explore | The Outdoor Phone