Tfw you will never drive the Defender 90 Pickup

>tfw you will never drive the Defender 90 Pickup

why even

I always forget these are rare in the US of America.

I have, only many occasions

They're alright, but loud and the low roof makes it very cramped if you're more than about 5'10. also the late models with a transit engine are pigs to work on, 200tdi or bust

>tfw when you daily drive an '85 Chebby

this

My favorite thing about America and Jeeps, is being able to drive them with the doors off, top off. Great feeling.

MFW I live in a 3rd world country which has quite a few defenders from years and years ago still left in the country.

As we voted for freedom from European nazis there is no reason to stop making the defender

Unless Landrover much prefers selling bastardised versions of their previous ok cars to the most obnoxious people on the planet

Didn't they already stop making the defender?

And yes, since Land Rover makes more money selling the luxury SUVs, they do prefer selling bastardised versions of their previous ok cars to the most obnoxious people on the planet

>there is no reason to stop making the defender
Except that there's no money in it. If they did start making a new Defender, it would be a garbage crossover because nobody who needs one for work would even consider buying new when the UK's flooded with used Defenders and parts.
As much as it kills me, all I can see in Land Rover's future are designated shitting cars for tasteless suburban parasites who consider parking on their gravel driveway to be offroading.

Thank fuck for that.
Despite the rugged looks and farmer appeal they are the most memed piece of shit driving the country roads of the UK.
Body which instantly rusts until you have to replace the bulkhead, wheel arches and flooring your spare time every weekend. An interior which is about as comfortable and as warm as a public toilet. Wiring with the component quality of a fucking knock-off I-phone charger where the main loom corrodes and goes black and rots from the inside and has to be replaced wire by wire. This piece of runic pig iron is then owned not even by kindly rosey-cheeked farmers anymore but 'I own a second home in Devon and live in central London' wankers who barge through the roads and park double spaced whilst hauling expensive food from Waitrose and stuffing their fat pig-like faces with artisan pork pies. Then comes the issue of spare parts where you will have to mortgage your fucking house for a new door, let alone an engine. They drive like a fucking narrowboat, lumbering around the road like the drunken village rapist and with all the braking power of a fucking oil tanker. What's worse it the base model costs a fucking tonne and then the cunt will always fit a fucking LED light bar to it and a roof tent they'll never use or even better massive LED lights with the lumens of fucking Hiroshima just to blind you at night. Our army had them as a light patrol vehicle (Snatch) and it might as well have been tissue paper to even small arms. In my neck of the woods the break down for a hobby, you will never see a garage without a fucked land rover outside, undoubtedly adorned with shit off road stickers, a matte black paint job and a CB radio they've only used twice for that 'I was born in the country' look.
I bloody hate the things. If there wasn't such a rich and autistic fan base behind them then I'm sure they would be out of business.

b-but muh british heritage

Picture of a Landrover 3 weeks into ownership.

Just get a Scout.

Let me guess, you also hate Chevy Suburbans and jerk your cock to the new Mercedes E class?

Nah I just own a decent 4x4.
I'm a Britbong, I could never afford a Mercedes E class and Chevy Suburbans are very rare here.

is this like something american? where i am from there are many land rovers and old ones are notoriously cheap and shit.

>Chevy Suburbans are very rare here

I see, they're banned where I live in Europe. If you manage to import one, you need a trucker's license to drive it.

I am not an American, I'm a European but this specific 90 Pickup model is very, very rare.

very entertaining read

10/10

I really wanted one a while back, but shit like in this list really put me off. Especially the shit and expensive build quality (I bet that novelty wears of fast).

I sat in one that was pretty well decked out apparently, and the first thing you notice is how cramped your arm is to your body. It's practically right up against the door.

You sit in a Toyota Landcruiser from about the same time and it's just night and day. The same level of practicality in a car with a much better finish and build quality.

I only do it because I have a special vitriolic hatred for that range of vehicles.

I think I'll be aight

The next few years are gonna be interesting for those. Debating giving up my Comanche and my DD when these roll out.

>ywn own a 3 door Discovery 1 with the 300Tdi engine

I could buy a 5 door tomorrow for tuppence, but 3 doors are so rare I've never seen one IRL despite working in a 4x4 specialist for the last 5 years

I do wish they offered these in a 2-door SWB ute layout. I just don't like how ""extra features" like leaving half the flooring and roof off for a bed are given an extra $10k price tag. FCA know these things sell at any price, so they milk the shit out of it.

>t. Jeremy Clarkson