Buying Advice - HSE/X Defender

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Originally Posted by AlexRS4

On the original topic of this thread, does anyone know why the D300 Defender X is $30k more than a HSE?

According to this link, it has mostly cosmetic upgrades, plus TR2 and a few other useful bits: 2020 Land Rover Defender 110: Full specification breakdown | CarAdvice

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when it came to decide on our new Defender i wrote down what was important, what was not, then went for the model nearest at the best price, hence i ended up with a
SE rather than HSE as i was not interested in a Pano roof.. the money i saved went towards the e-diff, tow pack (TR2/ Conf/APTC etc), side steps and other goodies..
start with your must haves vs nice to have trinkets list, should help you wittle it down

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Originally Posted by zilch

when it came to decide on our new Defender i wrote down what was important, what was not, then went for the model nearest at the best price, hence i ended up with a
SE rather than HSE as i was not interested in a Pano roof.. the money i saved went towards the e-diff, tow pack (TR2/ Conf/APTC etc), side steps and other goodies..
start with your must haves vs nice to have trinkets list, should help you wittle it down

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Yeah it's a good call. I think the HSE spec listed above is what I'll go for, if I do go ahead and order one. Add in a protective wrap, and a couple bits like the roof rack.

Still debating whether its worth selling the D4 for.

I approached my build in a similar way. Many things that would be nice to have but I stuck to the essential/non-negotiable items/factory fitted options needed - leaving a few $ for other post delivery accessories such as better A/T tyres, front bash plate, rubber floor mats, maybe bullbar later on , PPF, lightbar/spotlights etc

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Originally Posted by zilch

when it came to decide on our new Defender i wrote down what was important, what was not, then went for the model nearest at the best price, hence i ended up with a
SE rather than HSE as i was not interested in a Pano roof.. the money i saved went towards the e-diff, tow pack (TR2/ Conf/APTC etc), side steps and other goodies..
start with your must haves vs nice to have trinkets list, should help you wittle it down

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Originally Posted by AlexRS4

Yeah it's a good call. I think the HSE spec listed above is what I'll go for, if I do go ahead and order one. Add in a protective wrap, and a couple bits like the roof rack.

Still debating whether its worth selling the D4 for.

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Yeah well bad news, the HSE doesn't exist on its own. Only HSE X-Dynamic now.

I had an HSE order in but had to cancel as my cost went up by about 8-9k for just cosmetic stuff.

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Originally Posted by dontwakemeup

Yeah well bad news, the HSE doesn't exist on its own. Only HSE X-Dynamic now.

I had an HSE order in but had to cancel as my cost went up by about 8-9k for just cosmetic stuff.

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That's pretty annoying! Are you still ordering or going off the Defender altogether?

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Originally Posted by dontwakemeup

Yeah well bad news, the HSE doesn't exist on its own. Only HSE X-Dynamic now.

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That explains why I couldn't find it on the configurator. LR love to complicate things.

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Originally Posted by dontwakemeup

Yeah well bad news, the HSE doesn't exist on its own. Only HSE X-Dynamic now.

I had an HSE order in but had to cancel as my cost went up by about 8-9k for just cosmetic stuff.

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I just did an online build and mine changed by about $3500. No real benefits for the extra $, but on a $130k car that's a 3% or so increase, it's not a deal breaker for me.

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Originally Posted by AlexRS4

I just did an online build and mine changed by about $3500. No real benefits for the extra $, but on a $130k car that's a 3% or so increase, it's not a deal breaker for me.

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Where did you do the build? The australian configurator has not been updated with the new pricing.

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Originally Posted by AlexRS4

That's pretty annoying! Are you still ordering or going off the Defender altogether?

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In the intervening time period the dealer kindly let me look around the lot. After a lot of thinking, and driving different vehicles back to back.

I ended up going from an HSE to an S. From a D300 to a P300. The P300 isn't too shabby and honestly surprisingly pepp.y

I just thought about it and realised I don't need Windsor leather. Don't need a Pano sunroof. Don't need cooling seats. Don't need matrix LED headlights.

All compromises I can live with that won't make a big difference when I sell the car.

Saved about 14k. Got a jump seat instead. But more importantly getting a car now (an MY21 built in Jan), and not 6 months. The dealer has told me that australian orders are going to take a long while to arrive.