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| MrEleven Member Since: 15 May 2020 Location: Glasgow Posts: 112  
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@supacat yea thats the group. Suppose its just like you who's always on the 2020 defender forum section but doesn’t own one
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17th Jul 2020 7:42pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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Didn't realise our section was for owners only?
Is that something Gerry has asked you to do? |
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17th Jul 2020 7:46pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3038 
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Any particular specs? Only a quick google shows available stock in dealers. For example https://www.paulmillerlandrover.com/new-in...yStyle=SUV Unless I've misunderstood they are doing deals under list too. WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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17th Jul 2020 9:06pm |
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| MrEleven Member Since: 15 May 2020 Location: Glasgow Posts: 112
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No idea what specs tried to have a look there, people saying its upto 30k over sticker price and also seen someone else say similar about Sweden. Apparently in America dealers can basically charge what they want, sounds crazy that they can do this. One guy said he would buy it there and then for the retail price and dealer said no and let him walk out
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17th Jul 2020 9:19pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3038
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Have a look at the Land Rover US site. https://inventory.landroverusa.com/new/sea...pageId=405
I entered a NY zip code and 191 showed in stock. WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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17th Jul 2020 9:35pm |
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| MrEleven Member Since: 15 May 2020 Location: Glasgow Posts: 112
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just telling you what there saying on that group. I did notice the American guys said California and there was a few of them telling a similar story.
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17th Jul 2020 9:38pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3038
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57 listed in California.
I'm not saying you have bad information, just trying to work out which version is so in demand someone is willing to pay over the odds. You are most likely more au fait with the specs. Can you see any particular version missing from the stock list? https://inventory.landroverusa.com/new/sea...pageId=406 WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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17th Jul 2020 9:47pm |
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| MrEleven Member Since: 15 May 2020 Location: Glasgow Posts: 112
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I cant see any prices ? Then guys in California were saying there dealers had some just that they wanted over sticker price and obviously the buyers were outraged.
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17th Jul 2020 9:52pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3038
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MSRP is list.
On a slight tangent, I read in this months LRM that there was a big waiting list in the UK and last month they said JLR had 5 times the orders they had expected. Both clearly not true. Makes you wonder if JLR US are also peddling misinformation? WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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17th Jul 2020 10:19pm |
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| MrEleven Member Since: 15 May 2020 Location: Glasgow Posts: 112
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Maybe better joining the Facebook group, few guys on there not happy and saying they cant get one for list price.
My local land rover told me a few weeks ago that they were selling faster than they could get them and yesterday when i was on the phone to the manger about my fault with the alarm, he said that he had not seen that problem with the new defender and said that they had sold just 6 of them. Saying that there salesmen there job is to talk rubbish |
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17th Jul 2020 10:24pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3259
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I believe if you’re ordering an individual spec then there is a waiting list at the moment. 90 can’t be ordered yet but should be available come September though I’ve been told that I won’t see it this side of 2021. |
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17th Jul 2020 10:34pm |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 784 
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well it is a Ford after all   yet another pommie bar steward down under
MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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18th Jul 2020 2:45am |
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| umbertob Member Since: 21 Jun 2020 Location: Altadena, CA Posts: 133 
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It's fairly common, and not illegal, for US dealers to charge hefty "Additional Dealer Markups" on brand new domestic or imported models that are, at least initially, expected to be in high demand, especially along the coasts where lots of the, uh, beautiful people live and don't blink when asked to pay $10, 20, 30K or whatever the market will bear above sticker (aka MSRP, Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price), just so that they can be seen in that vehicle before the... other beautiful people in their neighborhood.
That was true for the Defender as well (I was offered a first edition at $20k above sticker myself several weeks ago when my local dealer got his very first 3 or 4 first editions in), and although I had a good laugh and told them I'd much rather wait for my order to arrive at the end of August, someone else probably bit the bullet. This practice is generally short lived on anything but exotics and/or unusually enduring popular models, especially imports that arrive in smaller numbers. |
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18th Jul 2020 3:50am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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Doug’s view on why Bronco won’t destroy Defender sales in the USA and how GM has missed the SUV boat
Remember this is aimed at the US market not Europe. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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18th Jul 2020 7:17am |
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