Paul
D2,D2,D2a,D4,'09 Defender 110(sons), all moved on.
'56 S1,been in the family since...'56
Comes out of hibernation every few months for a run
Cheers,
Sean
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” - Albert Einstein
Well, that didn't last long. The Cruisemaster guys have had their 2020 Defender 110 for barely 6 months and they are already going to move it on. Apparently too many issues with towing weight limitations dragging 3.5 ton caravans around. At least he may yet buy this Defender for his wife...for the school run!
Life is just a series of obstacles preventing you from taking a nap.
Oh dear. Good thing that I have absolutely no interest in dragging a block of flats around the country with me, but even standalone the GVM is gonna be a bit tight.
Thanks for posting. Good review. Then watched their others. They like it but it has its issues. Some may be ironed out, others won't be. The air box is the same as the Amarok and isn't suited to outback dirt where you do a lot of that type of travelling. The GVM isn't as impressive in real life as the manual would lead us to believe. Cheers
It is worth persevering if you want the honest run down from a fellow who actually likes the vehicle but points out some issues for his application. Cheers
He does have some valid complaints but that being said you will be hard pressed to find a stock vehicle aside from an American truck that will competently tow all that.
It all boils down to what you want out of a vehicle. Essentially it can’t be all things to all people, so good for those who need to know about towing.
I think if you want to tow that much, plus 5 people and the back full and the roof loaded, you should just get a truck with a fifth wheel and be done with it.
D3/4 has the same airbox design with the screws, not really a major issue.
I am amazed back door can't be opened manually, not much of a thought out design for off road remote touring.
The garden variety, go to towing vehicles, have a well thought out way to open the rear door, and get the vehicle out of park, if the battery is flat.
So even towing a medium sized van with say 250KG ball weight, not much spare weight left.
I am surprised it doesn't have the 150KG "extra" that the D4 has when towing, as per the handbook.
Paul
D2,D2,D2a,D4,'09 Defender 110(sons), all moved on.
'56 S1,been in the family since...'56
Comes out of hibernation every few months for a run
This guy has done a good review, better than some of the so called motoring experts here, note the Covid masks
2020 Land Rover Defender In Africa - Ghana [ A review From an Actual Owner] - YouTube
Paul
D2,D2,D2a,D4,'09 Defender 110(sons), all moved on.
'56 S1,been in the family since...'56
Comes out of hibernation every few months for a run
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