Judged off the issues "The Fast Lane" on YT have had, I think even scotch locks might struggle to make them worse
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All Electric Defender available 2026 (300 mile range). Thoughts?
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Judged off the issues "The Fast Lane" on YT have had, I think even scotch locks might struggle to make them worse
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Well, with the changes in taxation classes for electric vehicles coming the benefits of electric vehicles are diminishing.
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At the moment (but changing next year I believe) you don't pay any tax on an all-electric vehicle dear boy.
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Well gosh, I'll overlook the myriad shortcomings of an all electrical vehicle because of a tax credit.
And even my mother never called me "dear boy" dear chap.
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I agree with your validations of the shortcomings my whizzer chum, but with the taxation permutations I fear the cyber truck won't be in my garage this Christmas.
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Someone is looking out for you then.
May the gods of sensibility keep EVs away from you forever. Amen.
Judged off the issues "The Fast Lane" on YT have had, I think even scotch locks might struggle to make them worse
Well, l've got one of the new fangled "Defenders" and it was delivered with no faults, and nothing has gone wrong in the first months of ownership
It actually feels very well made.
l'm not saying it's an authentic replacement for the classic Defender, but it is a good vehicle.
See my new Defender running reports on this forum.
of it develops any faults l'll report on here and you can have a laugh at my expense and say "l told you so..."
Mine is a 3.0 diesel and it's very strong, 250bhp and 570Nm torque at 1700rpm. lt would be great with a manual transmission but it's only available as an auto.
Your choice of vehicle is exactly that - your choice
. I'm pretty sure I have commented in your thread about it..I could have more or less any new vehicle, and put it through my business too - but previous experience of "new" stuff has been so bad, that I won't do it..
When I see the likes of the TFL vid, it just reinforces my desire to stay away from such issues - like the ni$$an we had which fell in half, and ni$$an gave not one single damn - in much the same way as the FFRR we had with serious issues, and LR had essentially the same attitude...
There's an American saying - "YMMV" - your mileage may vary - which applies here - I sincerely hope you have a better experience than we did..
Modern "stuff" is not for us..
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Ah, those first months. The salad days for a Land Rover.
If it's a good one.
Our new FFRR just made it home, before "total electrical failure" was displayed on the dash!! - maybe 40 mins drive from the stealer
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At least the dash could still display.Our new FFRR just made it home, before "total electrical failure" was displayed on the dash!! - maybe 40 mins drive from the stealer
LR have not the best reputation over the years! As usual though, you only hear about the bad ones. I've got loads of customers with new Defenders, Evoque, Range Rovers etc and they've all been fine.
The vast majority of new Defender owners on the forum have no issues, in the "faults" section there's the usual issues that you find on most forums.
Often it's the dealers inability to fix issues that occur, not confined to Land Rover products
l remember when the Defender TD5 came out there were similar comments
Also the Defender "Puma" got a lot of flak from die hard Land Rover fans. Ford Transit engine....sacrilege!!
But they've proved to be okay and are now seen as the penultimate "classic" Defender
The vast majority of new Defender owners on the forum have no issues, in the "faults" section there's the usual issues that you find on most forums.
Often it's the dealers inability to fix issues that occur, not confined to Land Rover products
l remember when the Defender TD5 came out there were similar comments
Also the Defender "Puma" got a lot of flak from die hard Land Rover fans. Ford Transit engine....sacrilege!!
But they've proved to be okay and are now seen as the penultimate "classic" Defender
Indeed! This about summed it up for me - The vehicle has, according to it, suffered a TOTAL electrical failure, and is being kind enough to tell me same .... and is doing so using an electrical device ...
You couldn't make it up
Cool. I hope you have zero problems with your Defender, genuinely
. The issue for me is that they are too complicated for the climate where we live, and for the use it would get - I know this from bitter experience, sadly, which I wouldn't really wish on anyone.. especially anyone on here
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Can you sell it and go get a Grenadier please?
We could do with an intel report on that when you get chance.
Cheers.
l had a Grenadier order in, but had to cancel it because l needed delivery by March 2023, and as at November 2022 (when the Defender turned up) there was no news on delivery dates.
l basically ordered a Defender and a Grenadier early last year, because both vehicle orders could be cancelled without penalty.
The Grenadier was within £500 of what l paid for the Defender. Also it was available with a petrol engine which l preferred over diesel.
There's still no definite news on Grenadier delivery
To take advantage of a govt tax rebate scheme it needed to be registered by March 2023.
l basically ordered a Defender and a Grenadier early last year, because both vehicle orders could be cancelled without penalty.
The Grenadier was within £500 of what l paid for the Defender. Also it was available with a petrol engine which l preferred over diesel.
There's still no definite news on Grenadier delivery
To take advantage of a govt tax rebate scheme it needed to be registered by March 2023.
Is this confirmed? 300miles on a 100kW battery pack with the aerodynamics and weight of a Landy (even a new one) seems unliklely --- unless it is H2 fuel cell electric rather than plugin. Shame I find the new Landy so hard to like.
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Not a fan of the Grenadier - and really not a fan of the owner. Did you see the launch of the Munro up here in Edinburgh recently. Looks like a cobble together of Britpart bits and somewhat like the Tesla 'whateveritscalled' truck; https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/munro/
