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Alex e

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you don't have to keep quoting guys, you're chatting to each other Thumbs Up
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1st Sep 2008 2:30pm

Eduardo

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Alex e wrote:
you don't have to keep quoting guys, you're chatting to each other

Its true

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Eduardo

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1st Sep 2008 3:48pm

mse

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Eduardo wrote:
Both of us are egree that Defender have a limited lifespan. The point is what LR will do: Leave the Defender for undevelopment countries (not our regretably ), modify the Defender to a new stage to provide a rough car for Europe and USA at a bigger price, or maybe both.

The problem anyway will be the money required to do the 2nd and 3rd alternatives, if a big part of the budget is allocated now in the LRX.

Regards

Both

Grrr - trust me they have enough money for development of it and its being developed Exclamation

The current shape defender will go and a Defender 2 will be launched for the world - by that i mean there will be a new car for Europe, USA and ROW markets Thumbs Up

(its being designed NOW) it takes 2-5 years to design a car bottom up

Along with a new RR and Disco etc.

LR have enought R&D budget to develop their brand models (and a new model for that). Dotn worry about the LRX its just a car in the ocean of works. To explain LRJ have more R&D budget money than alot of companies even TATA!
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1st Sep 2008 4:09pm

mse

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Alex e wrote:
you don't have to keep quoting guys, you're chatting to each other

quoting points is allowed Whistle

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1st Sep 2008 4:10pm

Eduardo

Joined: 28 Aug 2008
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OK MSE,

I think you and I have different oppinions and that's good. Thumbs Up
Only time will said who will be right (and I hope you will)

Cheers!
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1st Sep 2008 6:19pm

mse

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Eduardo wrote:
OK MSE,

I think you and I have different oppinions and that's good.
Only time will said who will be right (and I hope you will)

Cheers!

Like ive been telling you without telling you - ive seen it Rolling Eyes

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1st Sep 2008 7:41pm

solmanic

Joined: 16 Aug 2007
Location: Brisbane
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Eduardo wrote:
The point is what LR will do: Leave the Defender for undevelopment countries (not our regretably ), modify the Defender to a new stage to provide a rough car for Europe and USA at a bigger price, or maybe both.

Regardless of the available funds for development, the Defender is still waaaayy cheaper than it's closest rival (in Australia at least), the 76 series Landcruiser. Surely LR have a lot of room to move in their end pricing based on the limited alternatives. If they can ultimately produce a "modern" Defender with 21st century build quality then I reckon they would be justified in hiking the price more than just a little.

At the moment Defender is marketed as the "best" 4x4 - but people often overlook that for what you get, it is also one of the cheapest! In Australia it is priced at between $50K - $55K. I honestly believe that even if it jumped up by $10K most of us would still buy one.
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1st Sep 2008 11:17pm

Eduardo

Joined: 28 Aug 2008
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Solmanic,

Thats true but prices can vary from market to market.

The problem is if an increment of US$10K in the general price plus the volume of the USA market considering a vehicle that fulfills EU/USA normatives but keeping the same style will paid the whole operation.

In the past when USA banned all the new vehicles without airbags LR finally drop this market taking in account that the sales volume for this "heavy work" car will not paid the investment to be done.

Regards
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2nd Sep 2008 5:04am

Alex e

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mse wrote:
Alex e wrote:
you don't have to keep quoting guys, you're chatting to each other

quoting points is allowed

I know

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2nd Sep 2008 7:10am

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