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RR08

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2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

Defender SVX 90

Hi,
I currently own a RRS and a Disco 3, during a recent visit to our local dealer spotted a SVX 90 hard top on the display, anyway to cut to the chase I am now the happy owner of a 90 SVX to add to my Land rover collection..

Does anyone know if these is a forum for the owners of Defenders similar to this one for RRS / DISCO 3.

Thanks
Emma Range Rover Sport HSE TDV6 - 08 Plate

Fri Mar 20 2009 11:37pm

npinks
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One linked from this forums home page

http://www.defender2.net/forum/

Fri Mar 20 2009 11:40pm

Misery

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Bloody good choice. Hard top all the way, they only built 60 of those but 140 odd soft tops, and i hear they are having lots of problems with the soft top roofs.

What number did you get?? any pictures.

Sat Mar 21 2009 8:42am

Tim in Scotland

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I doubt the hard top will be any more rainproof than the soft top or any other Defender Mis! I think Land Rover call it a "characteristic of the marque". One of the local dealers has had an SVX soft top on the showroom since last August and it's still there with a £32000 sticker price, they sold their Hard Top yonks ago 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Sat Mar 21 2009 8:56am

RR08

Member Since: 04 Mar 2008
Location: South West
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Misery wrote:
Bloody good choice. Hard top all the way, they only built 60 of those but 140 odd soft tops, and i hear they are having lots of problems with the soft top roofs.

What number did you get?? any pictures.

Hi,
We are hoping to get some photographs this weekend of our new toy, The 90 SVX is number 194 and is only one of 60 hard tops, Yeovil Landrover were the supplying dealer, excellent service as always and well recommended.

Just wish the SVX was an automatic, we always had a place in our hearts for the NAS 90 just at the time a little outside our price bracket due to being students. Now were the Landrover family, between the SVX 90, RRS and Disco 3.

Kind of nice to swap around, the one interesting thing is that people seem to wave to you in a 90 where as in the RRS or the disco just does not have the same effect.

At the weekend we parked the SVX in town and when we returned about an hour later, noticed about 3 landie enthusiasts having a good look around her... we had a nice chat...

To be honest if we had not bought the SVX we would have looked for a G4 RRS or Disco 3 for weekends and fun...

Terry and Emma Range Rover Sport HSE TDV6 - 08 Plate

Tue Mar 24 2009 11:16pm

C10KO

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Terry and Emma,
you made an excellent choice there. I went to pick up mine 90 SVX hardtop about a week ago in Sweden.
To the continental europe even less cars have been delivered (D-140; SK-0; A-25 etc.) and so it was difficult to get hold of one.
Driving it for couple of days now must admit that I fancy it more than the RRS. And it is head turner as well.

@Tim, I was also worried that it might rain in, but surprisingly it does not. Wind is a different story.
But it is still a defender so it is part of the deal

Wed Mar 25 2009 7:02am

Tim in Scotland

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Cars with real character.................................... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Wed Mar 25 2009 9:15am

Supertrotter

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I think the SVX looks great

Has there ever been auto Defenders?

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Wed Mar 25 2009 10:06am

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I want one!

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Wed Mar 25 2009 10:12am

Tim in Scotland

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Supertrotter wrote:
Has there ever been auto Defenders?

Yes the last auto Defenders were the 50th Anniversary V8's in 1998 but if you have deep pockets Ashcroft will convert any Defender to an auto and IIRC JE Engineering will as well. Japersoony and Bell Auto Services from this forum are converting a Defender into a TDv8 Auto Defender Hybrid..................... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Wed Mar 25 2009 10:18am

Supertrotter

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[quote="Tim in Scotland"]

Supertrotter wrote:
... Japersoony and Bell Auto Services from this forum are converting a Defender into a TDv8 Auto Defender Hybrid.....................

Now THAT will be some awesome piece of kit

Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award

Joint runner up - 2009 Outstanding Contribution Award

WINNER - 2008 ‘Best Thread’ Award – Beautiful Women Of The World

Runner Up - 2008 Comedian Of The Year Award

Runner Up - 2008’s Funniest Incident

06 RRS TDV6 HSE, Java/Ebony, PTI, Running Boards, Privacy, S/C Grille/Vents, Stormers, Tasmods - GONE -

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Wed Mar 25 2009 12:31pm

C10KO

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Do you know how far are they with it? I would love to drive and potentialy own one of those...

Wed Mar 25 2009 12:50pm

Tim in Scotland

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Japseroony posted about it recently and put up a link to a youtube video. It's only a TDv8 motor, Disco2 diffs and TDv8 gearbox on a 100" chassis at the moment I believe. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Wed Mar 25 2009 3:54pm

RR08

Member Since: 04 Mar 2008
Location: South West
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Tim in Scotland wrote:
Japseroony posted about it recently and put up a link to a youtube video. It's only a TDv8 motor, Disco2 diffs and TDv8 gearbox on a 100" chassis at the moment I believe.

An auto SVX now that would be good, but on the other hand I am not sure about this as it might be out of character with the vehicle. Range Rover Sport HSE TDV6 - 08 Plate

Thu Mar 26 2009 4:15am

Tim in Scotland

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Maybe the farming/utility companies/armed forces and rescue services who normally buy lots of Defenders don't want autos so LR has decreed that there is no demand for them. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Thu Mar 26 2009 9:41am

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