I priced up a fairly basic utility version suitable for country use so sticking with things like steel wheels and adding a towbar and off-road stuff. It came to near enough £51k which in this day and age doesn't seem a bad price for I expect to be an excellent off-roader. Tim
RRS sold and replaced with a Skoda Kodiaq after appalling RR Dealer experience and LR inability to supply new cars in any sort of reasonable time frame..

Spoke to one of my local LR dealers yesterday, they do not have a price book to work from
as yet, expecting that to come in Late October. That said they had taken 13 orders since
reveal day already (returnable deposit subject to pricing), and mostly 110 SE's with explorer
pack, the most likely choice for OZ.

I suspect a Panoramic roof (std on HSE) is not much use when you have the explorer roof rack
blocking most of the view Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

look at what arrived today

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I read over on Defender2 that Lego’s QC is as bad as LR’s and Ikea’s and a load of the LEGO Defender’s got let out of the factory with quite a few missing parts.......... 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

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2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 HSE Dynamic



Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9
Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO
Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ

apparently the pricing should be available the weekend in Australia for the new 110 Defenders.
I am testing out a D5 240HP 4 pot to compare to my 3.0 litre oil burners performance and if the pricing
and everything else aligns, i am likely to order the 110 SE P400 3 litre petrol turbocharged
this weekend, my expectation is that the 240HP is going to be a bag of crap..

After 14 years of Sport ownership, need something else as a daily drive, the wife insists we keep the
Sport, she is welcome to it  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

after test driving the 240HP D5, decision was made to proceed with the P400, absolutely no way could
i live with the "whine" of the diesel in a heavier defender..The dealer is currently finalising the build spec
and price, taken a minimal deposit, so all going well in about 6 to 8 months i should be the owner of a
110 SE P400E, Eiger Grey/Black roof with explorer pack, current pricing with all options is around 65K sterling
i get 5 years free servicing chucked in under the Australian corporate plan



She who must be obeyed want to keep the Sport, so we will end up with two potential money pits  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Will you make use of the external side caddy/waste bin thingy? I'm struggling to see what use it is other than as a bin for potentially smelly stuff you don't want in the vehicle with you e.g. filled dog pooh bags!

Otherwise, well done for getting in an order so soon after launch. Looking forward to seeing it being used in a country that uses 4wd properly.  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

most probably be the first thing we take off, i literally live 3 minutes walk to the beach, so will not be driving
the majority of the time.. Might be good for weekend away off road camping trips, store the rubbish so it does
not stink out the cabin Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

I read somewhere that the bin box and its associated frame is not designed to be removed, so you might stuck with it on the vehicle. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Zilch wrote:

after test driving the 240HP D5, decision was made to proceed with the P400,

An early adopter I like early adopters

Means I can buy a great spec low mileage Defender in a couple of years for less than half the new car price

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
Arctic Frost
Aspen Interior

RRSTDV8 wrote:

I read somewhere that the bin box and its associated frame is not designed to be removed, so you might stuck with it on the vehicle.

garrycol wrote:

Zilch wrote:

after test driving the 240HP D5, decision was made to proceed with the P400,

An early adopter I like early adopters

Means I can buy a great spec low mileage Defender in a couple of years for less than half the new car price

Garry

i thought i i would take the plunge whilst i can afford it and keep the vehicle for the long term, i suspect the
Sport will start throwing up large $$$ requirements in the next few years.. and at least i will know which dickhead
has given the defender a tonking

After 12 years of Sport ownership, they still have not ironed out all the problems, in early adopter terms, it never ends
with a landie i suspect  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

RRSTDV8 wrote:

I read somewhere that the bin box and its associated frame is not designed to be removed, so you might stuck with it on the vehicle.