That can't be right if you're counting Hilux / Rangers / Navara etcNotoriousREV wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:01 am I can only assume they’re targeting international sales. The commercial 4x4 market in the U.K. is tiny, according to the SMMT, with about 1600 per year being sold.
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Tell it to the SMMT. (It’s probably stuff heavier than the Hilux etc. ranges, which plays to Dave’s point about Hiluxes not being heavy duty enough)Nathan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:45 amThat can't be right if you're counting Hilux / Rangers / Navara etcNotoriousREV wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:01 am I can only assume they’re targeting international sales. The commercial 4x4 market in the U.K. is tiny, according to the SMMT, with about 1600 per year being sold.
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Interestingly LR saw a peak in sales as the Defender ran out in 2015/early 2016, up from 17,000 units a year to 23,000 units a year. A key thing to note is the Defender pricing started at £20k, some £10k less than what Ineos want to charge for the base spec cars. I don't see how Ineos can project sales of 20,000-24,000 units when the 'icon' it's specifically aimed at replacing never sold that many units until it was announced it was running out.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/387 ... -by-model/
I'm not saying Ineos haven't done their sums or know their demand but it's hard to see how it'll work.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/387 ... -by-model/
I'm not saying Ineos haven't done their sums or know their demand but it's hard to see how it'll work.
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Disco Commercials? but then that would be too highNotoriousREV wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:47 amTell it to the SMMT. (It’s probably stuff heavier than the Hilux etc. ranges, which plays to Dave’s point about Hiluxes not being heavy duty enough)Nathan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:45 amThat can't be right if you're counting Hilux / Rangers / Navara etcNotoriousREV wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:01 am I can only assume they’re targeting international sales. The commercial 4x4 market in the U.K. is tiny, according to the SMMT, with about 1600 per year being sold.
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TAKE MY MONEY
Now that’s a Defender successor
Now that’s a Defender successor
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The rear lights are worse than the new defender but it looks alright apart from that.
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The Defender Commercial pictures crack me up, they really haven’t thought through the practicality of loading up a closed roof vehicle with a forklift at a warehouse and then unloading something extremely heavy at the other end by hand in a vehicle enclosed on all sides bar one
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First image in It’s better than your 110 and no different to any other style of car like that.Mito Man wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:22 pm The Defender Commercial pictures crack me up, they really haven’t thought through the practicality of loading up a closed roof vehicle with a forklift at a warehouse and then unloading something extremely heavy at the other end by hand in a vehicle enclosed on all sides bar one
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/car ... esses.html
I’ve seen Mercedes congratulate Ineos on the reveal of the Grenadier, I didn’t think they were involved in the project...
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I quite like the swb van tbh. I think it might be my favourite variant so far.
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It’s what they should have done to the defender about ten years ago.
I’d still take one over the new one which I hate for no real reason other than ‘because’
I’d still take one over the new one which I hate for no real reason other than ‘because’
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That swb Defender commercial thing really is a nice looking bit of kit.
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Maybe they've got a forklift the other end too.Mito Man wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:22 pm The Defender Commercial pictures crack me up, they really haven’t thought through the practicality of loading up a closed roof vehicle with a forklift at a warehouse and then unloading something extremely heavy at the other end by hand in a vehicle enclosed on all sides bar one
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I can’t see but is that commercial just seats removed or is it an actual flat floor ?
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I don’t think there’s pictures of the interior out yet but there’s a picture of a forklift loading a pallet in which suggests it’s at least a partial flat floor.
Rear most windows are panelled, 4 doors still present on the 110.
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Having doors still would be a pain.
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i saw my mates defender today - it needs some cosmetic changes for taste, but holy moly is it in good condition. It only has 39k miles, zero rust and looking underneath I don’t think it’s ever even seen mud! He bought it from his mechanic, who’s owned it for 5 years. The whole underneath is spotless.
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£13k sounds very good value for that mileage and condition.
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Looks like it’s had a recent coat of stonechip to tidy it up. You can see the brown shadow on the axle and above the brake pipe bracket where they missed a bit.
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i expect so - it’s 16 years old!integrale_evo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:45 pm Looks like it’s had a recent coat of stonechip to tidy it up. You can see the brown shadow on the axle and above the brake pipe bracket where they missed a bit.