powerstar7810
New Member
Sorry for the embarrassing rant. I discovered afterwards that the centre diff lock wasn't working but the light was
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anyone fer some fodder ?
Not sure I can be arsed Sean, too many points to flame him on in one go
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ed.poore
Active Member
Go on then... I'll bite (partially)
The Defender is permanent 4x4 (hence why you can't usually test their brakes on a rolling road).
The Range Rovers and Discoveries (including the new ones) are 4x4 as well, although with the new ones it's electrickerly selected.
Put an experienced drive in the Range Rover and he'll go far, put him in a Defender and he'll go just as far but for a fraction of the cost.
I've seen a Defender drive through knee-deep mud to take the dogs out for a pheasant shoot and then seen that same Defender pull up outside the Park Lane Hotel and not look out of place. Try and do that with a Hilux.
The only 2wd thing I know Land Rover makes is this. The Series I, II, III were 2wd with a selector for 4wd (as far as I know) and permanently in 4wd when in low range.
The Defender is permanent 4x4 (hence why you can't usually test their brakes on a rolling road).
The Range Rovers and Discoveries (including the new ones) are 4x4 as well, although with the new ones it's electrickerly selected.
So where's your concept of 2wd coming from? If both front and back are spinning then it's 4wd and you just don't know how to drive it.
Basically it's helping n00bs to drive - the limited slip diff that is. There are techniques for doing this in a Defender.
Because most of the time you don't need more than one diff-lock (Defender's do have a diff-lock).
See above...
No they just make it easier for inexperienced drivers to look better. Same situation with the new vehicles - a complete n00b can look like a pro with the new £85k Range Rover but put him in a Defender and he'll look a prat.
Put an experienced drive in the Range Rover and he'll go far, put him in a Defender and he'll go just as far but for a fraction of the cost.
There's a reason why they're so popular - because they tend to be much better than the others at what they were designed to do - be versatile.
I've seen a Defender drive through knee-deep mud to take the dogs out for a pheasant shoot and then seen that same Defender pull up outside the Park Lane Hotel and not look out of place. Try and do that with a Hilux.
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
Fail Fail!! that's 1WD. :doh:
ed.poore
Active Member
We all accept that this guy is a pratt, but peeps DO put lockers in front and rear diffs as well.:bolt:
ed.poore
Active Member
Oh I don't deny that - but he was having a go at LR for not putting them in as standard. My argument was that the reason they're not in there is most of the time they're not needed.
