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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3269  
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Try this
https://buildyour.landrover.co.uk/lr/en_gb...-90/?_gl=1 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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8th May 2024 5:28pm |
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| DrRob Member Since: 29 Mar 2017 Location: Hampshire Posts: 80 
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I’m hoping to be offered a D350 instead of the D300 that was supposed to be collected next week.
It’s been written off before leaving the factory due to an accident.  New 90 on order for delivery in May 2024. D300 X-Dynamic HSE in Eiger
2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory interior and clear glass = "Rory" Will be up for sale in Spring 2024 1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie" -------------------------------------------------- Series 2A V8 Lightweight - gone 1952 80" - gone 1949 80" - still in family since 1975 |
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8th May 2024 6:23pm |
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| San Marco Member Since: 18 Jul 2023 Location: Hesse Posts: 23 
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Same with me (kind of)… 
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8th May 2024 6:54pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2320
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While a D350 sounds fun, l've never actually had my D250 flat out, even when towing the caravan. So for me it would depend on how much extra it cost.
My D200 order was cancelled "no longer available" and l had to pay an extra £3,000 for the D250. Even the salesman admitted it was "software" and "didn't cost any more to make" |
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8th May 2024 7:08pm |
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| Mrburt Member Since: 04 Jan 2023 Location: Shropshire Posts: 29
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HSE spec now has Windsor leather as a 2k option
Clearsight £630 and no option for ivory leather, all interior options are black. I think I will stick with my D300 X Dynamic HSE from 2023. Would love the D350, but it all now comes with spec compromises and other additional costs. |
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8th May 2024 8:25pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2320
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https://buildyour.landrover.co.uk/lr/en_gb...-90/?_gl=1
On this new configurator the base model Defender Commercial is no longer listed. The cheapest is now the "S" at £57,000 |
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8th May 2024 8:37pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2729
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What a mess this all is....
We've got a 110 V8 (5.0 525) and a 110 p400e in the family, and it's hard to see the new offerings as anything other than a downgrade... How on earth can detuning the 2.0 PHEV achieve anything? There's no way it makes it more economical in the real world... I thought they were supposed to be bringing us the 3.0 PHEV engines from the RRs? No proper V8 available in the 110 either now, only the de-tuned p425 Plus a whole load of new hideous colours and interior choices... Land Rover seem very lost... Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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8th May 2024 9:42pm |
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| Flinders Member Since: 17 Feb 2024 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8 
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We were going to be ordering the D300 90 at the end of May and now it’s not even an option. D350 is a big increase in price to the D300 with all the extras we are after so it looks like only option is the D250 🤷🏼♀️. At least one of the options we were adding is now included!
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8th May 2024 9:53pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2320
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The D250 is all the engine you'll ever need in a Defender.
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8th May 2024 10:15pm |
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| Flinders Member Since: 17 Feb 2024 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8
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That’s good to hear. We did originally decide on the D250 but on reading all recommendations to go for the D300 we changed our mind! Looks like back to the D250!
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8th May 2024 10:25pm |
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| oop north Member Since: 23 Mar 2016 Location: Preston-ish Posts: 58
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(Edited to delete quote from completely the wrong person
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On the phev front, the downtuning has resulted in a massive reduction in the official CO2 emissions - now around 60-64g per km for the P300e compared to (if I remember correctly) around 170 for the P400e. (I got that from playing on the configurator yesterday). Whether that turns into savings in mpg or simply represents gaming of the official tests I don’t know |
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9th May 2024 6:56am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2320
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Land Rover are playing to a market, and you can't really blame them.
l see a lot of new Defenders in my travels, particularly in the posh areas like Wilmslow, Cheshire. l counted fifteen in 10 minutes driving through last time. Plenty in the posh areas of Harrogate as well. They were all 110's, not a single 90....and none with the base specification or steel wheels. Most were in all black with the largest wheels and plenty of accessories fitted. l didn't see a single old type Defender. "Classic" Defenders used to be quite common round these places, again generally in black with black alloys and looking very nice l might add but they've largely gone now. These buyers aren't interested in the off road capabilities or whether you can lock the differentials manually (although l bet that option was ticked on the configurator) or the fact that the V8 is now slightly de-tuned. They want a vehicle that's good to be seen in, and better than next door's generic SUV. lt's not a bad thing l guess, but the person l was visiting (who has lived there for fifty years) says that's the way it is round there. 90% of the vehicles are on PCP and not owned. She says a lot of them "can't really afford" the vehicles or lifestyle but looking at the houses and other vehicles l have to say l didn't see any signs that money was tight. |
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9th May 2024 7:48am |
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| DrRob Member Since: 29 Mar 2017 Location: Hampshire Posts: 80
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Some after market folks can remap it to 300 for you. New 90 on order for delivery in May 2024. D300 X-Dynamic HSE in Eiger 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory interior and clear glass = "Rory" Will be up for sale in Spring 2024 1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie" -------------------------------------------------- Series 2A V8 Lightweight - gone 1952 80" - gone 1949 80" - still in family since 1975 |
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9th May 2024 8:04am |
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| LawyerFarmer Member Since: 08 May 2024 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 3
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Anyone else noticing that the bodywork colours on the configurator appear to have changed? The Pangea Green, for example, appears to be a moodier, darker shade than before.
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9th May 2024 9:33am |
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