2022 Defender orders taking place now
#1011
09-02-2021, 01:49 PM
Hi All... Late to this Party. I have always been a fan of Land Rovers... Specifically the Defender, this gen and last... but have never owned one… as I never had a reason to.
Fast forward to today and I’m in the process of buying a boat and with the total weight just breaking 7000 pounds (Boat, Trailer, Fuel, Water) I need a tow vehicle. Upon research, the Defender fit the bill! It's nice because I did not want to purchase a pickup or larger SUV. I wanted daily that we could use as a family for commuting and errands... Where a Pickup would be extremely limited to the Boat and the occasional home project.
I was planning on buying a 110X... The 6-pot for better fuel efficiency over the 8 and the X model for the Air Suspension for towing. I reached out to the local and only dealer here in Oregon. They quoted me a 6-9 month wait.
I then reached out to several dealers outside of my state for existing inventory (very slim)… only to find out they will only sell within their region based on some new rule Land Rover has put in place due to inventory shortages. Very frustrating to say the least.
So I went back to my local dealer and submitted an order with a $2000 deposit. I asked when they get their allocations and where I am on the list (how many people are before me). I got the vague answer that their allocation is based on sales volume… but nothing specific to my questions. I’m sure he is avoiding it to prevent me being discouaraged.
My Boat arrives sometime in November and I can rent a Pickup locally if I need to until the Defender arrives… Which is fine considering it will be through the winter months and the Defender will hopefully arrive in the Spring?
Question for you all, what has everyone’s experience been with new orders within the last month? Same situation? I saw the earlier post that LR is not accepting new orders for the Defender at the moment. Kind of frustrating especially when you see the debuting new models like the 007 Special edition. Any additional insight/feedback is greatly appreciated. I’m new to the brand and not sure how they have been during COVID and Chip Shortage times.
Thanks in advance,
Donavan
Fast forward to today and I’m in the process of buying a boat and with the total weight just breaking 7000 pounds (Boat, Trailer, Fuel, Water) I need a tow vehicle. Upon research, the Defender fit the bill! It's nice because I did not want to purchase a pickup or larger SUV. I wanted daily that we could use as a family for commuting and errands... Where a Pickup would be extremely limited to the Boat and the occasional home project.
I was planning on buying a 110X... The 6-pot for better fuel efficiency over the 8 and the X model for the Air Suspension for towing. I reached out to the local and only dealer here in Oregon. They quoted me a 6-9 month wait.
I then reached out to several dealers outside of my state for existing inventory (very slim)… only to find out they will only sell within their region based on some new rule Land Rover has put in place due to inventory shortages. Very frustrating to say the least.
So I went back to my local dealer and submitted an order with a $2000 deposit. I asked when they get their allocations and where I am on the list (how many people are before me). I got the vague answer that their allocation is based on sales volume… but nothing specific to my questions. I’m sure he is avoiding it to prevent me being discouaraged.
My Boat arrives sometime in November and I can rent a Pickup locally if I need to until the Defender arrives… Which is fine considering it will be through the winter months and the Defender will hopefully arrive in the Spring?
Question for you all, what has everyone’s experience been with new orders within the last month? Same situation? I saw the earlier post that LR is not accepting new orders for the Defender at the moment. Kind of frustrating especially when you see the debuting new models like the 007 Special edition. Any additional insight/feedback is greatly appreciated. I’m new to the brand and not sure how they have been during COVID and Chip Shortage times.
Thanks in advance,
Donavan
#1012
09-02-2021, 01:57 PM
Welcome to the wait. If they aren't able to tell you they are converting an allocation into your order, find a dealership that can. You will get your dates immediately, and should ask for the Vista printout, in that case. You are otherwise not actually entering an order. They should have been honest about that.
#1013
09-02-2021, 02:01 PM
#1014
09-02-2021, 02:06 PM
#1015
09-02-2021, 02:12 PM
#1016
09-02-2021, 02:13 PM
#1017
09-02-2021, 02:14 PM
I just heard from my dealer that my delivery has moved up almost a month - delivery early in December rather than late in the month. And he says that all the specs have stayed the same (although I will believe it when I see them with my own eyes).
Like most of the people on this forum, mine will be quite the unicorn - with a bunch of things in the spec that are no longer offered for the MY22 base model, but that will (hopefully) be on this base MY22 110
Like most of the people on this forum, mine will be quite the unicorn - with a bunch of things in the spec that are no longer offered for the MY22 base model, but that will (hopefully) be on this base MY22 110
#1018
09-02-2021, 02:40 PM
I just heard from my dealer that my delivery has moved up almost a month - delivery early in December rather than late in the month. And he says that all the specs have stayed the same (although I will believe it when I see them with my own eyes).
Like most of the people on this forum, mine will be quite the unicorn - with a bunch of things in the spec that are no longer offered for the MY22 base model, but that will (hopefully) be on this base MY22 110
Like most of the people on this forum, mine will be quite the unicorn - with a bunch of things in the spec that are no longer offered for the MY22 base model, but that will (hopefully) be on this base MY22 110
#1019
09-02-2021, 03:32 PM
Winching
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Hi All... Late to this Party. I have always been a fan of Land Rovers... Specifically the Defender, this gen and last... but have never owned one… as I never had a reason to.
Fast forward to today and I’m in the process of buying a boat and with the total weight just breaking 7000 pounds (Boat, Trailer, Fuel, Water) I need a tow vehicle. Upon research, the Defender fit the bill! It's nice because I did not want to purchase a pickup or larger SUV. I wanted daily that we could use as a family for commuting and errands... Where a Pickup would be extremely limited to the Boat and the occasional home project.
I was planning on buying a 110X... The 6-pot for better fuel efficiency over the 8 and the X model for the Air Suspension for towing. I reached out to the local and only dealer here in Oregon. They quoted me a 6-9 month wait.
I then reached out to several dealers outside of my state for existing inventory (very slim)… only to find out they will only sell within their region based on some new rule Land Rover has put in place due to inventory shortages. Very frustrating to say the least.
So I went back to my local dealer and submitted an order with a $2000 deposit. I asked when they get their allocations and where I am on the list (how many people are before me). I got the vague answer that their allocation is based on sales volume… but nothing specific to my questions. I’m sure he is avoiding it to prevent me being discouaraged.
My Boat arrives sometime in November and I can rent a Pickup locally if I need to until the Defender arrives… Which is fine considering it will be through the winter months and the Defender will hopefully arrive in the Spring?
Question for you all, what has everyone’s experience been with new orders within the last month? Same situation? I saw the earlier post that LR is not accepting new orders for the Defender at the moment. Kind of frustrating especially when you see the debuting new models like the 007 Special edition. Any additional insight/feedback is greatly appreciated. I’m new to the brand and not sure how they have been during COVID and Chip Shortage times.
Thanks in advance,
Donavan
Fast forward to today and I’m in the process of buying a boat and with the total weight just breaking 7000 pounds (Boat, Trailer, Fuel, Water) I need a tow vehicle. Upon research, the Defender fit the bill! It's nice because I did not want to purchase a pickup or larger SUV. I wanted daily that we could use as a family for commuting and errands... Where a Pickup would be extremely limited to the Boat and the occasional home project.
I was planning on buying a 110X... The 6-pot for better fuel efficiency over the 8 and the X model for the Air Suspension for towing. I reached out to the local and only dealer here in Oregon. They quoted me a 6-9 month wait.
I then reached out to several dealers outside of my state for existing inventory (very slim)… only to find out they will only sell within their region based on some new rule Land Rover has put in place due to inventory shortages. Very frustrating to say the least.
So I went back to my local dealer and submitted an order with a $2000 deposit. I asked when they get their allocations and where I am on the list (how many people are before me). I got the vague answer that their allocation is based on sales volume… but nothing specific to my questions. I’m sure he is avoiding it to prevent me being discouaraged.
My Boat arrives sometime in November and I can rent a Pickup locally if I need to until the Defender arrives… Which is fine considering it will be through the winter months and the Defender will hopefully arrive in the Spring?
Question for you all, what has everyone’s experience been with new orders within the last month? Same situation? I saw the earlier post that LR is not accepting new orders for the Defender at the moment. Kind of frustrating especially when you see the debuting new models like the 007 Special edition. Any additional insight/feedback is greatly appreciated. I’m new to the brand and not sure how they have been during COVID and Chip Shortage times.
Thanks in advance,
Donavan
I originally reached out to a couple of the Seattle area dealers who also wanted a 5k deposit and would not do the ordering over the phone. You can private message me if you have any questions about the portland dealer or want me to share some of my experience there.
I would say they did not seem to want me to edit any existing order that was already designed for retail sale. In both cases for my my21 and my22 orders they created new orders. Many people have taken over existing orders set for retail sale, some with the ability to still make revisions to the build, and reflected shorter relative "order" times. I gotta imagine that LR Portland has some X's on order that you could take over. There are not as many options for change at that level, so it might get lucky that way.
#1020
09-02-2021, 07:50 PM
Mudding
When did this rule kick in? I ordered in June and took delivery today. I live in DC and the dealer I went with is in NY. They had no concerns selling to me.