Why is it that Land rover can build a Defender that...

[broncos11]

My gripe with the Defender is that if you're 6ft and over forget it. Which seems ridiculous in such a big vehicle. I was looking at one a while ago up at Southport and the salesman came up to me and the first thing he said was "don't even think about it.You'll be way to cramped"!!!

Dave

[austastar]

My gripe with the Defender is that if you're 6ft and over forget it.

Solved!


cheers


p.s. I'm just over 6ft, but can't put the seats further back in a single cab. It's quite comfy to drive though.

[Bird]

Solved!


cheers


p.s. I'm just over 6ft, but can't put the seats further back in a single cab. It's quite comfy to drive though.

yea, but your still stuck with the rest of it

[BLKWDW]

Do any of the land rover utes seat 6.

[GGV8Cruza]

What about one of these, solves all the problems. One went past work today and turned heads

http://www.iveco.com.au/index.php/off-road/daily-4x4

GG

[achjimmy]

My gripe with the Defender is that if you're 6ft and over forget it. Which seems ridiculous in such a big vehicle. I was looking at one a while ago up at Southport and the salesman came up to me and the first thing he said was "don't even think about it.You'll be way to cramped"!!!

Dave

I agree, it's not just leg room, you need the window down so you can hang out the cab.

[2Psinapatrol]

I would take the defender over the Iveco. There trucks are rubbish.
I will not even go into there customer support.


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[westvic]

What about one of these, solves all the problems. One went past work today and turned heads

http://www.iveco.com.au/index.php/off-road/daily-4x4

GG

BUT in the specs it has leaf at all 4 corners!

Nice concept though

[Steffo1]

I agree, it's not just leg room, you need the window down so you can hang out the cab.

http://www.mulgo.com.au/portfolio/mulgo-seat-rail-extensions/
Here you go chaps!!

[achjimmy]

http://www.mulgo.com.au/portfolio/mulgo-seat-rail-extensions/
Here you go chaps!!

Awesome and is there  a perpex bubble avaiable so I can hang out the window frame and not get wet when its raining?

[Beatle]

...has coils all round and has a payload of over 1 tonne, yet other manufacturers either:

1) Give you a ute with 1 tonne but you get leaf suspension; or
2) Yet get coils but a reduced payload of maybe 650kg if you are lucky

That is just shizen

You are assuming coils are somehow inherently better.   Why?    I've had two 80 series and still not convinced that they ride any better than my old 60 series. 

As far as the manufacturers are concerned, it's cheaper to use leaf suspension for higher payloads.  The leaf does the suspending, and the locating, and spreads the load along the chassis better.

On the other hand, people are having a dig at the 'Fender for being an old design.  However that old design started with leaf suspension all 'round, and migrated to coils in the 1970s (with the 110 chassis?).  So on that front, the other manufacturers are decades behind.

[2Psinapatrol]

It's not the coils as such. The actual suspension setup is what is good on the defended. I hate to say it but better then anything Nissan or Toyota have produced.

In fact the Nissan would have to be one of the worst.


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[Dion]

Land Rover have always known how to make a vehicle ride well.  Probably only in very recent times have utes been made by the Japanese that are a reasonable match for it.

I too don't understand the fascination with leaf rear on utes, even the Amarok has them. 

[disco1]

Well I am just a old fart that drives a hardtop fender took it to the cape last year loves water and this year have been from Melbourne to Lorella Springs (two months) and up to Darwin (two weeks )then took three and a half days  to get to Brisbane ( week ) bought a camper and then onto miles for another two months and on the boat to Tassie on the 20th Nov. easy to drive carried 80 Ltrs fuel and
70 Ltrs water in the back does not use or drip any oil so far and has been over some rough ground up at the Springs making roads so this vehicle suits me for what I want to do best of all no electronics to get wet.

Em driving it
To get to Brisbane picked up a camper trailer and then onto MIles