Dear Mr New Defender Developer Guy

[inside]

Just some advice on developing the new Defender.

If you can't do this with the new one you have failed.

[Celtoid]

Wouldn't a 'Newly Designed' Defender be water-tight?

[Xtreme]

Wouldn't a 'Newly Designed' Defender be water-tight?

After trying for 64yrs, I'd say the answer to your question is 'NO'

[Davo]

I think water would just interfere with the electronic cup holders in the new one . . .

[camel_landy]

Just some advice on developing the new Defender.

If you can't do this with the new one you have failed.

Technically, that means you've gone deeper than the recommended wading depth...

M

[Slunnie]

Just some advice on developing the new Defender.

If you can't do this with the new one you have failed.

I would expect that his response would be:

Dear Sir,

IF the back of the Defender does look like that, then I have failed on multiple levels. To feed the families, pay the mortgages and pay the school fees of 3000 Land Rover employee's, including my own, and those in the outsourced companies, this new vehicle needs to outsell the current 20 units per month in Australia by about 300 units per month.

Kind Regards.

[inside]

Technically, that means you've gone deeper than the recommended wading depth...

M

Or it means my 4 year old squashed Easter eggs through it and then decided to hide cream biscuits under the rubber mat. It's the simple practicality of the vehicle that is appealing, I just pull everything out and hose it down. If LR take that away then they've wrecked it.

[inside]

I would expect that his response would be:

Dear Sir,

IF the back of the Defender does look like that, then I have failed on multiple levels. To feed the families, pay the mortgages and pay the school fees of 3000 Land Rover employee's, including my own, and those in the outsourced companies, this new vehicle needs to outsell the current 20 units per month in Australia by about 300 units per month.

Kind Regards.

I guess Toyota keep selling lots of 70 series then, I'm sure the kids of the 70 series development team are eating at night.

Floor covering in cabin - Plastic/rubber

[Slunnie]

I guess Toyota keep selling lots of 70 series then, I'm sure the kids of the 70 series development team are eating at night.

I think that's the reality.

[Didge]

Love the title of this thread - hahaa

I've been thinking for a while it'd be nice to take the Defender shape and image and make our own car that's truly adapted for offroad conditions, doesn't leak for starters, isn't incredibly noisy, has a few more luxury or less agricultural features, runs on the smell of an oily rag or maybe a couple of rags, has as standard kit most of the accessories we crave and doesn't cost a fortune. Then we'd smash Toymota in the sales dept. I reckon we could do it. And it doesn't mean we have to make it in China. IF the Krauts are doing it in Europe and succeeding we can do it here. Whadya reckon? Who's in?