New Defender News
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ChasingOurTrunks
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Ronny Dahl‘s take on the new Defender — a nice change from the usual spec-heavy video.
And bad luck for the TFL guys, their Defender broke, got fixed, and then broke again. Yikes.
naks
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Accessories & mods coming fast from ARB:
"Complete false floor in the rear, with underfloor Revolution lithium battery, HD fuses, @redarc_electronics dcdc solar charger, underfloor storage hatch, @arb4x4 classic 47L fridge, flush mount 12v, USB sockets and towbar mounted mini anderson for solar blanket/charging."
"Complete false floor in the rear, with underfloor Revolution lithium battery, HD fuses, @redarc_electronics dcdc solar charger, underfloor storage hatch, @arb4x4 classic 47L fridge, flush mount 12v, USB sockets and towbar mounted mini anderson for solar blanket/charging."
Red90
Adventurer
To be fair they did not fix the check engine light issue. They just did random repairs and it went away for now.
You need the backup camera as you can’t see behind you in any modern vehicle.
DieselRanger
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Not only that, they're mandated by law in the US.
The 360 degree camera and "see-through hood" is perhaps a bit of a gimmick but would come in handy of you don't have a spotter, or where it may not be convenient or safe to have a spotter out. I have been in situations in my Discovery 5 where I have to rely on a perhaps faulty mental picture of what's going on in the sometimes significant blind spot ahead of my front end, especially when climbing in off-road height. Luckily it climbs like a goat anyway....
T-Willy
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That's true. While the CEL is now off, the underlying problem that triggered the code was neither verified nor remedied. Luckily they're not leaving to Baja with such uncertainty.
I want badly for Defender's reliability to be as tour-worthy as its design. TFL's experience thus far is troubling.
Dahl's review is I think one of the most useful and comprehensive yet, at least for its off road chops.
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Corgi_express
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The Defender is Motor Trend's 2021 SUV of the year. Which is kinda funny, because some of the Land Rover marketing people get kinda cranky when you call it an SUV. They want you to call it a 4x4. I call mine pretty much everything except a 4x4, which feels awkward to say. It's a car, a truck, an SUV, or sometimes a Vroom Vroom.
DieselRanger
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This is nice. Who is Stevens?
Red90
Adventurer
Yes. This is the most censored forum that I have ever seen. The moderators do not simple enforce the rules, but censor content based on their personal beliefs. As an example the statement that you can only state positive things about the new Defender in this thread is not a site rule. It is censorship that was added at the whim of a moderator.
A Canadian on one of the fb groups for the new defender.
Ex U.K. chap who still has his native U.K. accent.
Nice chap, doing a few YouTube videos on his trip.
Hardtop = commercial/van/utility spec version.
Sorry to disappoint.
Some superb pictures of his trip.
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which is why it’s not been locked and has remained a civil chat about the car without the “It’S nOt A rEaL DeFeNdEr” circle jerk of haters.
Which grew tiresome and I personally blocked seeing a few people as they were contributing nothing but bile and anger.