Thread: and the winner is....

Hi Guys
Sorry for the late delay replying.
After having owned a D3 & a D4 for a combined Travels around this Great Country of ours of over 400k kilometers, I reckoned that the New Defender had a lot to live up to.
I had been waiting with great expectations for the New Defender to turn up & Land Rover really stretched the years out before releasing the new one on the waiting Faithfull.
What am I disappointed about? Well, I blame it on the Disco's I have had for all those years.
The Defender has a lot of new Hi Tech stuff, & I don't mind that, But one thing it hasn't got is storage room. I reckon the people who designed the D3 & D4 weren't even consulted when another Mob started on the Defender.
No storage Bins, No little handy nooks & Crannies to store stuff, Rear storage area only just fits an Engel in with the back door closed, & then it takes half the storage area in the back!
The Rear seat folds down in a way that itself takes up room, unlike the Disco's brilliant setup and there's more storage under & around those seats in the Disco.
No Complaints on Performance & economy, but not a great gain on the D4. for myself & the Cook, it's a little harder to get in & out of. Not bad, but all these things keep adding up. Clamshell Bonnet.......
I did not realize how much we miss not having a Tailgate, and I know the Spare on the Disco was not an ideal setup, but Jeez, I can't even lift the Spare on the Fender!!!
Yeah!, I am Disappointed with it, & in a Quandary whether to keep it, or sell it on & get one of the last D4s made.
Sorry guys but that's the way I feel at the Moment.

Phil

In fairness I have looked at a number of new 110s and other than the price... The only thing that puts me off is the storage space and boot size, we simply could not manage with a vehicle like that.

If we were towing a caravan all the time that would change things considerably, but we aren't, so the car has to carry a heap of things.

It's basically the only downfall from my perspective, but it would be a problem.

Originally Posted by PJJ

Hi Guys
Sorry for the late delay replying.
After having owned a D3 & a D4 for a combined Travels around this Great Country of ours of over 400k kilometers, I reckoned that the New Defender had a lot to live up to.
I had been waiting with great expectations for the New Defender to turn up & Land Rover really stretched the years out before releasing the new one on the waiting Faithfull.
What am I disappointed about? Well, I blame it on the Disco's I have had for all those years.
The Defender has a lot of new Hi Tech stuff, & I don't mind that, But one thing it hasn't got is storage room. I reckon the people who designed the D3 & D4 weren't even consulted when another Mob started on the Defender.
No storage Bins, No little handy nooks & Crannies to store stuff, Rear storage area only just fits an Engel in with the back door closed, & then it takes half the storage area in the back!
The Rear seat folds down in a way that itself takes up room, unlike the Disco's brilliant setup and there's more storage under & around those seats in the Disco.
No Complaints on Performance & economy, but not a great gain on the D4. for myself & the Cook, it's a little harder to get in & out of. Not bad, but all these things keep adding up. Clamshell Bonnet.......
I did not realize how much we miss not having a Tailgate, and I know the Spare on the Disco was not an ideal setup, but Jeez, I can't even lift the Spare on the Fender!!!
Yeah!, I am Disappointed with it, & in a Quandary whether to keep it, or sell it on & get one of the last D4s made.
Sorry guys but that's the way I feel at the Moment.

Phil

Not that it’s for me, but have you thought of a 130? Extra room in there.

I would prefer the spare on the tailgate rather than underneath, much easier in my eyes.

As for the tailgate - fair point. I assume they did the rear door as a heritage design. If they do a door - the D4 guys don’t like it. If they do a tailgate - the Defender guys say “it’s a Defender, it needs a door with a spare not a Disco”.

Pluses and minuses in both I think.

Originally Posted by PJJ

Hi Guys
Sorry for the late delay replying.
After having owned a D3 & a D4 for a combined Travels around this Great Country of ours of over 400k kilometers, I reckoned that the New Defender had a lot to live up to.
I had been waiting with great expectations for the New Defender to turn up & Land Rover really stretched the years out before releasing the new one on the waiting Faithfull.
What am I disappointed about? Well, I blame it on the Disco's I have had for all those years.
The Defender has a lot of new Hi Tech stuff, & I don't mind that, But one thing it hasn't got is storage room. I reckon the people who designed the D3 & D4 weren't even consulted when another Mob started on the Defender.
No storage Bins, No little handy nooks & Crannies to store stuff, Rear storage area only just fits an Engel in with the back door closed, & then it takes half the storage area in the back!
The Rear seat folds down in a way that itself takes up room, unlike the Disco's brilliant setup and there's more storage under & around those seats in the Disco.
No Complaints on Performance & economy, but not a great gain on the D4. for myself & the Cook, it's a little harder to get in & out of. Not bad, but all these things keep adding up. Clamshell Bonnet.......
I did not realize how much we miss not having a Tailgate, and I know the Spare on the Disco was not an ideal setup, but Jeez, I can't even lift the Spare on the Fender!!!
Yeah!, I am Disappointed with it, & in a Quandary whether to keep it, or sell it on & get one of the last D4s made.
Sorry guys but that's the way I feel at the Moment.

Phil

The same reasons we didn't go the Defender,main reason was there was not enough room in the rear cargo area.And lack of aftermarket accessories.

We moved onto another brand two years ago,heaps of room,split tailgate,spare easily dropped down,actually a setup way better than the D4,and happy with our decision.Although door pockets are smaller than D4.Niggling warranty issues with the D4 was also a pain,same as every LR we have had,no doubt Defender would have been similar,not one problem with this one so far.

The 130 maybe the go,now,for us but they are very expensive.

Originally Posted by scarry

The same reasons we didn't go the Defender,main reason was there was not enough room in the rear cargo area.And lack of aftermarket accessories.

We moved onto another brand two years ago,heaps of room,split tailgate,spare easily dropped down,actually a setup way better than the D4,and happy with our decision.Although door pockets are smaller than D4.Niggling warranty issues with the D4 was also a pain,same as every LR we have had,no doubt Defender would have been similar,not one problem with this one so far.

The 130 maybe the go,now,for us but they are very expensive.

And...to the extent that an individual cares...the new 130 looks bloody awful to my eyes (before getting to compromised offroading as the wheelbase doesn't change despite 130 nomenclature and price). Cheers

I get the capacity thing.

There is no doubt that I'll be scaling back. My current Defender is filled with stuff I have forgotten I had...things that might be useful one day.

I'm often saying to people who need something "I probably have one of those in the back of the Land Rover".

In future they'll have to bring their own "something".

As Oscott says, the 130 doesn't look right.
I'm not sure which way I will go yet. Part of me says suck it up & work on it, (especially after waiting 10 mths to get it) and then something says get a D4 again. Dunno!

Phil

The only thing I'm thinking on the 110 vs 130 looks, is that the 110 looks amazing in photos, but in real life they look a bit short, maybe the 130 will look better in real life than it does in pics?

Has anyone actually seen one in the flesh, I wasn't aware they were actually available yet...