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End of an Era
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:12 am
by Smivs
Today marks the
end of production for one of the most iconic, recognisable, versatile and just downright useful cars ever built, the Land Rover Defender.
It seems that it just can't keep up with modern emission and safety standards.
Re: End of an Era
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:26 am
by Cody
Aye... kinda sad. I remember when its ability to not roll over was demonstrated to me on a steep hillside in Scotland.
Re: End of an Era
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:34 pm
by NigelJK
It seems that it just can't keep up with modern emission and safety standards.
I remember when its ability to not roll over
Call me odd but lets play 'spot the 4x4' that would pass this (to me) essential test on farm vehicles?
Re: End of an Era
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:42 pm
by ocz
Land Rover will replace the Defender with an all-new version.
That's the least they should do. And it's alright to replace an old model with a new, overhauled, s.o.t.a design model, but I think we all know, how this will play out. With an overpriced nice to look at, but expensive to maintain piece of junk, that make a quite nice city cart, but isn't replacing the outdated working horse.
It's always the same. Outdated model gets replaced by an new version "of it", that doesn't match the specifications/reasoning behind the old model. See "VW Käfer"(Beetle) and "VW New Beetle". They are nothing alike either.