Cheapest Place for a new Defender

[w1how]

Just wondering if anyone knew the cheapest place to buy a new defender 90 xs csw.Is it still cheaper to import one or are there any deals available from UK dealers????

[MartinP]

I was looking a buying a new one recently and a main dealer offered me a 10% discount off the list price of a 90 XS without me even haggling, so probably a bit more is possible with a bit of pushing.

In the end the dealer got hold of a 5 month old XS with 4k miles on the clock for a good price so I bought that one.

You'll need to move fairly quickly - Land Rover won't be allowed to sell station wagons in the UK (and I guess Europe) from September due to new regulations about sideways facing seats and lap belts...

[psimpson7]

And then in november it apparently should have forward facing rear seats....... and so will still be on sale. Along with a ford engine, 6 speed box and different dash....

Imports are available cheaper. Buy a Land Roevr magazine and look through the ads.

Pete

[MartinP]

OK, I wasn't clear in my post. I meant you won't be able to get the current model...

I'd heard the new version wouldn't go on sale until spring next year, from dealer and in this month's Land Rover Owner International mag.

I guess the new model will lose at least one, if not two rear seats compared with the current model?

The six speed box sounds a great idea, motorway journeys would be improved a lot with a higher top gear!

[tiger]

Was at Gaydon a week or so back and speaking to guy who had seen it. He was saying the new dash has pods like the old Freelander. So must be quite a change from the still based on a 1984 model dash.

[cpas]

MartinP said:

You'll need to move fairly quickly - Land Rover won't be allowed to sell station wagons in the UK (and I guess Europe) from September due to new regulations about sideways facing seats and lap belts...

They'll get round selling their old stock by pre-registering them and selling them as second hand!

[psimpson7]

pictures of new defender 'apparently' at

www.devon4x4.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1800

Pete

[G Man]

I was at hartwells Landrover oxford they has defenders, new already discounted, seems to be a bit of a sell on, speak to Keith ...

Hope it helps

[w1how]

Thanks for the help.There are some spy shots in Autocar today of the 2007 defender with new dash,Transit engine(and bonnet hump!!).Im pretty sure Im going to wait until the new model is released before I buy.Thanks again Will

Edited by w1how on Wednesday 9th August 13:09