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spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4480

New legislation led design for Europe and America, while the traditional hand built Land Rover with a pre Puma engine and gearbox will be hand built in India for other markets.This Indian built version will not be importable into Europe as it will not comply with the myriad of legislative directives that will emanate from Brussels.Nice to know that the vehicle we know and love will still be clanking around somewhere. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

15th May 2011 11:30pm

Fox

Member Since: 26 Aug 2010
Location: Essex, UK
Posts: 72

Presumably you'll be able to ship one in and rebuild an old one using all the parts though?
Not that I'd suggest using an old chassis number for a new car of course.

16th May 2011 9:45am

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4480

Doubt it as the no nonsense basic engine fitted would not meet the full of nonsense up to date regulations we will have to live by. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

16th May 2011 3:55pm

Fox

Member Since: 26 Aug 2010
Location: Essex, UK
Posts: 72

spudfan wrote:
Doubt it as the no nonsense basic engine fitted would not meet the full of nonsense up to date regulations we will have to live by.

I think you missed my point.
The 300TDI doesn't meet any current requirements, but you can still fit a new 300TDI engine to a 1994 Defender.

If the product was cheap enough I wondered if they'd arrive and be built on old vehicles as "restorations".
Effectively a new Defender on a 20 year old reg number.

16th May 2011 8:47pm

NoDo$h

Member Since: 18 Aug 2007
Location: Buried in deer guts in Dorset
Posts: 972

I think what you meant to say was "effectively a new Defender with a huge, polluting, noisy and thoroughly gorgeous v8 on a pre 1973 chassis"

54 Freelander modded for mud
2008 D3 SE
2010 90 XS SW
1978 88 Series 3 undergoing surgery with a new owner
2007 90 County Truck Cab - gone
2006 D3 SE - gone
2004 Freelander Sport - gay
1999 Disco V8 ES rotted to bits

30th May 2011 9:21pm

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