Comments on: 2008 Land Rover Defender SVX First Steer

By: theo

theo — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:19:54 +0000

I think the SVX is awesome (though I don’t like the front) but I a agree that if I were in the market for a gizmo-equipped LR I’d go for a different model.

Gotta hand it to LR though, this is a great marketing coup.

By: MPL

MPL — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:56:02 +0000

Am getting my svx 110 monday. Can’t wait!

By: bill crew

bill crew — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:09:30 +0000

I love my landrover svx, as it is a perfect vehicle or north queensland and copes with all the daily problems of the wet season and more………traded in a bmw for the svx…….no regrets.

By: Duckula

Duckula — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:01:40 +0000

Who cares whats wrong or right with it, its just bloody cool…

By: B-Man

B-Man — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:51:51 +0000

Alex,
The reliability issues these days are the electrical systems in LR/RR. There are still huge problems with these vehicles. The JD Power review for 2008 lists Land Rover 3rd last, nothing to rave about.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:20:40 +0000

Devil666, the Defender is the only Land Rover left that has reliability issues and those aren’t really there since Land Rover changed the engine over a few years ago. There are not any reliability issues on either Range Rovers, the Discovery 3 or the Freelander. And don’t try and site recalls to me because all cars have recalls, even Toyotas and Hondas. It’s time that stereotype was put to rest as it’s really quite dated.

By: Iz

Iz — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:15:23 +0000

It no doubt is a very clever idea, but somehow it really makes you wonder they did it in the first place. People who wanted a comfortable, refined but yet still serious off-roader still would’ve gone to a different page in the Land Rover catalogue and selected either a Range Rover or Discovery (price points not withstanding, of course).

Defender buyers have always been just that; Defender buyers. Wasn’t it said somewhere that most of the Defender market have just been return customers?

I too would probably go for a stock Defender (were I in a market for such a thing) and if I ever felt the need to chav it up.. well. Who knows =p

By: Devil666

Devil666 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:56:35 +0000

If only all those great explorers knew of the current reliability issues plaguing current LR’s and RR’s. I suspect they would be turning in their graves.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:53:25 +0000

The Defender is one of the coolest cars in the world, but not this one. It’s a cool car because it just isn’t trying at all, this one is trying very hard indeed and that is why I would stick to a stock Defender. Saying that, I’d much rather a Discovery which is comfortable, quiet, more powerful, better looking and only a tiny bit more expensive.