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Rear wheel / all wheel steering |
Soup Dragon
27th May 2024 7:55pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 2 · Views: 244 · Subject: Rear wheel / all wheel steering |
Rear wheel / all wheel steering is available on some or all models of the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.
Personally I’d welcome this feature on the Defender:
- I find the current turning ... |
Advice and views on a D300 and DPF's |
Soup Dragon
27th May 2024 8:33am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 15 · Views: 698 · Subject: Advice and views on a D300 and DPF's |
DPF is definitely a pain. You can be 20-30 mins into a longish run and then without warning (no lights on dashboard), the mpg halves for maybe 5 minutes (you can see this clearly on the instant mpg di ... |
Base model deleted? |
Soup Dragon
22nd May 2024 8:23pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 3 · Views: 445 · Subject: Base model deleted? |
Yes the MY25 changes are great for JLR, not so great for us.
You now have no option but to have the X-Dynamic pack if you want an SE or HSE. That’s an extra few thousand to fork out for us, for ... |
D350 for MY25 |
Soup Dragon
9th May 2024 10:32pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 56 · Views: 5925 · Subject: D350 for MY25 |
Fancy spending over £142k on a MY25 (non OCTA) Defender? See spec below.
https://build.landrover/F929A30E |
D350 for MY25 |
Soup Dragon
8th May 2024 10:28am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 56 · Views: 5925 · Subject: D350 for MY25 |
Autocar are saying that the revised hybrid is a de-tuned 2 litre rather than the 1.5l. They also state that
“The Defender is now available in a simplified range of trims comprising S, X-Dynamic SE ... |
How to identify solar windscreen glass - cracked windscreen |
Soup Dragon
23rd Apr 2024 9:01am
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Forum: Modifications & Maintenance (L663) · Replies: 25 · Views: 3562 · Subject: How to identify solar windscreen glass - cracked windscreen |
Defender windscreens have all the structural integrity of a chocolate fire guard.
Their failure rate should be obvious if JLR and/or the windscreen supplier would care to study the data in terms of ... |
Washing/Detailing |
Soup Dragon
21st Apr 2024 10:08pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 29 · Views: 2235 · Subject: Washing/Detailing |
I’m also a big fan of Meguiar's Ultimate Car Wash & Wax - tried different products but keep coming back to this. Might be worth a try. My Defender is treated with Gtechniq Crystal Serum Ultra - ... |
D250 driven economically! |
Soup Dragon
19th Apr 2024 9:33pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 29 · Views: 3098 · Subject: D250 driven economically! |
With a VERY light foot, 49mpg is possible. A road, 10C temperature, engine 3000 miles.
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/30489/IMG_2895.jpeg |
What’s your favorite aspect of the Defender? |
Soup Dragon
18th Apr 2024 8:37pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 20 · Views: 2733 · Subject: What’s your favorite aspect of the Defender? |
Seems like the ACC is coming in for some (well deserved) slating based on the above comments.
Pardon my technical ignorance of ACC but could some of the issues described be resolved through SOTA u ... |
Driving in muddy conditions |
Soup Dragon
11th Apr 2024 9:48am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 31 · Views: 2998 · Subject: Driving in muddy conditions |
Worth a try I suppose, here is their email address:
eastnor@landroverexperience.com
However I suspect you need to purchase your Defender in the U.K. to be eligible for attending a U.K. experienc ... |
Oops, drivers of new Defenders can be stupid too! |
Soup Dragon
10th Apr 2024 8:23am
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Forum: Pictures & Video (L663) · Replies: 11 · Views: 2525 · Subject: Oops, drivers of new Defenders can be stupid too! |
Good advert for Diet Coke, not so much the Defender. |
Defender Octa |
Soup Dragon
8th Apr 2024 6:47pm
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Forum: V8 P525 Area (L663) · Replies: 48 · Views: 4491 · Subject: Defender Octa |
Autocar reports “tipped to nudge £200k”. That’s three D250 HSE’s… |
Driving in muddy conditions |
Soup Dragon
8th Apr 2024 6:37pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 31 · Views: 2998 · Subject: Driving in muddy conditions |
Re tyre performance, reminds me of a post I made a while back - see the grass, mud and ruts part of the spider diagram.
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic89700.html
It seems different LR Expe ... |
DPF regeneration |
Soup Dragon
8th Apr 2024 6:26pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 15 · Views: 2500 · Subject: DPF regeneration |
I’m noticing DPF regen happening a lot, pretty much every journey in fact. Tends to occur after 15-20 minutes when using a light throttle. It’s very obvious when you have the instant mpg showing i ... |
FY20TWM |
Soup Dragon
3rd Apr 2024 9:12am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 8 · Views: 1050 · Subject: FY20TWM |
According to DVLA, a First Edition diesel (engine variant not specified), registered 5 June 2020, Gondwana Stone |
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