New Defender, observations and opinions of the available information !

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boobook

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discomatt said:
That is certainly a very poor design, and in fact it’s a really crap idea, no wonder all the Defenders that travel out of Toorak and South Yarra have bull bars fitted
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I didn't think you could fit a bullbar because of the aluminium monocoque chassis. Just brush bars. Is that right? A pic would be nice.
 
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discomatt

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boobook said:
Its a nice looking sports bumper as they call it, but can you get a bull bar though?
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It takes a winch, it has recovery hooks, it doesn’t have hoops , technically not a traditional bull bar but protects the majority of the front iso yes if you want to nit pick not a bull bar.
IMO does the same job and looks 100 times better than a ARB bar, if I built another D4 I wouldn’t put a full bar on that either, to much weight, extra fuel and as I don’t drive at night much not worth having all the hoops, winch and recovery points is all most want
 
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boobook

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shanegtr said:
300 series landcruiser has intercoolers at each bottom corner of the bumper as well
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You are spot on @shanegtr take a look at this video. Nothing drastic and it apparently cracked the LHS intercooler.

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300 , what do people think

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/toyota-landcruiser-70-series-set-to-reportedly-gain-hilux-diesel-automatic https://www.goauto.com.au/news/toyota/landcruiser-70/range/toyota-quashes-four-pot-landcruiser-rumour/2023-02-01/90241.html
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That is such a crap spot for intercoolers. The 300 even had a real bullbar.
 
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Albynsw

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Fuel economy is brilliant doing a Simpson crossing :D

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boobook

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Landrover - awarded best 4wd for towing 2023.


How many cup holders does the Tow Truck have?

:D
 
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boobook

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Land Rover owners have something Toyota owners have less of. A capacity to overlook poor reliability and woeful service.

Poor guy, not the first major problem in a 1 year old landrover.. all plans and accommodation bookings out the window, and the land rover servicing really means you shouldn't use a new landrover to tow.

Weeks of delay.

Ouch. More problems in the next episode, too. Sheez.

 
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