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Can’t please everyone is what they say. Bunch of people wanted a stripped down version at a decent price, which they have, someone else says it’s too expensive once you add all the bells and whistles. It’s not a real Defender, then it’s not powerful enough with 300 hp. Most “real defenders”...

As a long time Land Rover owner and fan that’s lusted for a Defender but never owned one, I like the new one. This is primarily because it solves the issue of “If I had to buy a new car, what would it be?” This has been troubling because there have been literally zero options, which is scary. I...

A 6x12 cargo trailer ticks most of the boxes if you’ve got a place to store it and fuel mileage isn’t a major concern. Mine is primarily used for my construction business, so the camping stuff is modular, but it would be easy to build out with permanent beds instead. You can fit a queen mattress...

Stupid indeed. How hard would it be to take 10 trucks to a city with ideal conditions (sea level, flat, relatively cool), after morning rush hour and tell everyone “drive around for an hour, try not to mash the throttle.” Throw out the highest and lowest, average the others, that’s your “up to...

That’s not a bad idea at all, but I get the idea that a lot of these areas are more or less public/forest roads, not dedicated 4x4 trails. I can assume that would also limit the ability to do any maintenance on it, and it would degrade into a hardcore route.

I personally don’t care if others want to endanger themselves, I do it frequently by many definitions, but it becomes a problem when it results in areas being shut down to everyone due to ignorance/abuse. That’s all the government is going to do, say “this is a problem area, close it off.”...

I’ll be the dissenting voice about the cheap trailer kits. I bought one of the 1195 lb folding trailers from Harbor Freight roughly 10 years ago now, it is still going strong with zero problems. I used it at least several times every week up until 2 years ago for my motorcycle and carpentry...

I’m not typically in favor of government regulation, and would rather them just put a sign up making the risks clear (if it’s not already), but people continue to get stupider it seems. Colorado already has an OHV registration program, as do may states. The permit only costs $25, so it’s not a...

Swing outs are a huge PITA to me. Undo latch, swing open, pin locks in, open lift gate, drop tailgate, repeat. Probably the biggest reason I went with a tire size that could be squeezed into the stock location, though the 250 mike fuel range makes some type of extra fuel capacity almost a...

That’s important to me also. Apparently the Front Runner drawer system has access to the spare tire winch with everything in place. I assume this is still the case with a fridge slide on one half of it.

I like the idea of the base plate setup, what material is the Goose Gear one made of? It looks like their boxes are all plywood but I assume the base plate is some type of HDPE or aluminum for $345.

Bummer. From light reading the 5.0 SC seems to have more issues than the 4.2 SC in my wife’s car, we’ve done nothing to it. Here’s a link, you can check the coupling by pulling the belt and seeing if there is play in the pulley...

The problem is, everyone in NA thinks they want a Defender, but if they actually brought the old version here it would fly off the shelves and then they would be resold within 6 months. Unfortunately, people care about features and gimmicks more than they care about function these days. I have...

Land Rover clearly has no issue exploiting the prestige of their model names. It used to be that the Range Rover badge meant something, now almost every model they make is a “Range Rover.” Same with the Discovery, the Disco Sport is basically a Ford Escape. I’d be curious to see the numbers of...

I’m not sure skipping the load range E tires is great advice for off road use. Yes, you don’t really need the weight capacity but the tougher sidewalls are a massive benefit IMO. I noticed my car had slightly better small bump compliance with the E range KO2’s at a variety of pressures than with...

Useenone on here seems to be the LR diff expert. Do you mean that there are no shims in either side of the carrier bearings? If so, the only backlash adjustment would be pinion depth via shim. Obviously this would change the gear contact pattern also, but should still be able to be done within...

I also went ahead and ordered a set of roof bars, I didn’t want a full rack but need the ability to carry small amounts of lumber without my trailer, kayaks, bikes, etc. The only options I found were the factory style ones and the Rhino ones for $450. Front Runner has some pictured on their...

Update on the all terrains, one of my biggest fears with swapping tires was ruining how well this thing drives, and I hadn’t been all that happy with the the change. I was expecting some road noise, the lower speed parking lot rumbling/vibration, a bit harsher ride over small bumps, and a little...

Agreed. It’s just a matter of “X” being installed before “Y” and only the companies that race actually care about ease of maintenance. Changing a water pump or alternator won’t be any more difficult with that hood design, and it’s going to be a long while hopefully before owners are tackling...

Not sure you’re going to get that manual transmission, I don’t remember from the blurry photo on the spec sheet someone posted. Other than the driving experience however, the Land Rover ZF autos are REALLY good. Besides the Allison in my Chevy 2500HD, they are the only ones that seem to keep you...