Buying Advice - HSE/X Defender

**zilch** · 8th March 2021, 12:09 PM

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

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

**AlexRS4** · 8th March 2021, 02:24 PM

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

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.

**Garfield** · 8th March 2021, 05:20 PM

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

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

**dontwakemeup** · 8th March 2021, 05:57 PM

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.

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.

**AlexRS4** · 8th March 2021, 07:24 PM

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.

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

**Tins** · 8th March 2021, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by dontwakemeup

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

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

**AlexRS4** · 9th March 2021, 09:40 AM

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.

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.

**dontwakemeup** · 10th March 2021, 06:56 AM

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.

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

Originally Posted by AlexRS4

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

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.

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