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#89 of 128 Re: defender import [londnr] by buddy00 Jun 12, 2006 (12:39 pm)
Replying to: londnr (Jun 11, 2006 7:27 pm) I will have to do some checking to find out how much of a vehicle's parts you can replace and not change it's identification. I think as long as you keep the engine block and the parts with the VIN the rest is fair game.   I think the only way to get past the EPA is to keep the original 25 year old engine. I can always ship the new one back as a spare. Replies to this message: londnr (Jun 12, 2006 12:41 pm)
#90 of 128 Re: defender import [buddy00] by londnr Jun 12, 2006 (12:41 pm)
Replying to: buddy00 (Jun 12, 2006 12:39 pm) EPA is 21 years.   I can email you the forms to review if you like, there may be some information on them that is useful to you
#92 of 128 Any Chance of Defender Coming Back to U.S.? by racer_65 Aug 01, 2006 (10:21 pm)
A while back it was heard in the press that Land Rover has decided to extend the life of the existing Defender, and will be equipping it with air bag and so forth. Is there any chance it will meet the U.S. safety regulations, thus enabling it to come back to the U.S. market? Any insiders here?   I think lots of people miss it here. That's why people try to import these on there own. I certainly want one. A Land Rover dealership just isn't the same without the Defender in the showroom. Replies to this message: british_rover (Aug 02, 2006 7:13 pm) racer_65 (Aug 02, 2006 9:46 pm) british_rover (Aug 03, 2006 4:51 am)
#93 of 128 Re: Any Chance of Defender Coming Back to U.S.? [racer_65] by british_rover Aug 02, 2006 (7:13 pm)
Replying to: racer_65 (Aug 01, 2006 10:21 pm) Haven't heard anything yet on a new defender. They haven't even told us for sure when the LR2 is coming in. I see in various magazines that it will be here late in 2006 but I highly doubt that. Most likely it will be January 2007 at the earliest and most likely not till april 2007.   As for the Defender maybe 2010. Replies to this message: racer_65 (Aug 02, 2006 9:46 pm) british_rover (Aug 03, 2006 4:51 am)
#94 of 128 Re: Any Chance of Defender Coming Back to U.S.? [british_rover] by racer_65 Aug 02, 2006 (9:46 pm)
Replying to: british_rover (Aug 02, 2006 7:13 pm) Thanks for the input. I'm not excited about the LR2. There are already too many vehicles like that. The real enthusiasts want the Defender. When I read the UK Land Rover magazines, it's all about the Defender, yet we can't get any here! If you look at the second hand market for Defenders, it's obvious there is demand here. Will you guys tell Land Rover that we want the Defender back? Replies to this message: british_rover (Aug 03, 2006 4:51 am)
#95 of 128 Re: Any Chance of Defender Coming Back to U.S.? [racer_65] by british_rover Aug 03, 2006 (4:51 am)
Replying to: racer_65 (Aug 02, 2006 9:46 pm) Of course we have over and over. That is usually my first question for any of our Land Rover reps when they come to visit.   They have already made one update to the defender about a year ago to cut down on production costs. They made some production changes to decrease the amount of man hours required to build each defender. That extended the lifespan of the current design to around 2009/2010. I would be very surprised if they make changes to place an airbag on the defender so it can be sold here in its current form. Although I would love to get the defender here again in a year or so I think it makes more financial sense for Land Rover to spend the money adapting the LR3/RRS platform to a defender architecture.
#96 of 128 New Defender by cacarfiend Aug 22, 2006 (12:11 pm)
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/2007/the-dash-is-totally-hot-the-new-2007-land-rove- r-defender-195894.php   Nice! Too bad we won't get this one in the US!
#97 of 128 not for NA by steve_ HOST Aug 25, 2006 (7:50 am)
Here's another blurb about the 2007 Defender.
#98 of 128 Re: 1998 Defender -- Central America Truck [londnr] by dandrews1 Aug 28, 2006 (9:33 am)
Replying to: londnr (May 25, 2006 4:50 pm) Up here in Canada, the limit is 20 years. I just picked up my 2006 LR3 HSE, and was surprised to find this little gem sitting there.   I was seriously tempted and asked specifically how they were able to di it... I also got the story about "it is a 1986 rebuilt with new parts, with a 1986 VIN on it." also, he noted they have no airbags, the seat belts are dodgy at best and it rides like a school bus in the highway.   That still didn't scare me off, until he dropped the bomb on me: "The heater doesn't really work well as it was primarily designed to be in tropical climates... so you'll probably have to wear your winter boots and coat all the time in the winter"   Ok, stop all the cold winter in Canada Jokes... 50% of the Canadian population lives further south than the guys in North Dakota and Wisconsin, and we get a weather blurb around the great lakes that makes Toronto warmer than Buffalo... but still, we can sometimes get some stinkin cold winters....   So the wife-acceptance factor fell from "slightly interested, but improbable" to "no-frickin-way" at that word about the heater being sub-par. (side note - with the 2007 Defender announcement, I notice they stress multiple times how much better the heater is!)   Anyways, for those Edmunds readers in Canada, you can get them legally here now.   /DA Replies to this message: londnr (Aug 29, 2006 7:35 am) dandrews1 (Aug 30, 2006 6:38 am)

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