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The shipping industry in general is in such shambles, I am not surprised this information is no longer provided, Land Rover probably wants to avoid unnecessary black eyes from circumstances that are out of their control. Right now half the world's shipping industry doesn't know where the heck their stuff is - when it's going to ship, when it's going to get there and how much it's going to cost to get it there.
I still remember a Cost Accounting class almost 40 years ago. In that class the Professor mentioned that the owners didn't have a clue where over 10% of the train cars in the U.S. were. Seems like that can easily apply to shipping containers and I'm struck by how little really DOESN'T change over time.
I'm waiting for my 22' 110 X which is built and has been sitting on the dock in the UK since Nov 8th. The dealer I am buying from has 32 (12 Defenders all sold) vehicles sitting on the dock waiting to be loaded on a boat. Still waiting for the word that it's on the boat. They are still getting tracking on their incoming vehicles as they get transported from point to point along the way.
Picked up my 2022 base model Defender on Saturday. Ordered on April 21, delivered November 27 - so a touch over 7 months
Had a great experience with Jake Kaplans in Warwick RI and would recommend them highly - no deposit required to make the order, arrived and paid MSRP as I expected. Were even able to beat my credit union interest rate by 0.1%
Tasman Blue with white roof and white 18" steelies
11.4" screen
Clearsight mirror
Air suspension
Upgraded lights and fog lights
Off-road pack with rear e-diff and Goodyear Wranglers
Towing package
Cold climate package
Front undershield
Extended wheel arches
Hood decal
Classic mudflaps front and rear
Snorkel
Expedition roof rack
Side ladder
Activity key
Couldn't be happier and I am looking forward to putting some serious miles on this after break in. I was curious about the people complaining about wind noise with the roof rack - drove up to the dealership in my Q5 with factory crossbars and I would say that the wind noise from that was the same or slightly worse than the wind noise from the Defender with the full rack. I'm guessing those people complaining about noise must have been coming from Rolls Royces, S classes, or Bentleys.
I'll upload some pics when I get the chance
Can you detail out the cost or hours to install each accessory?
Well, got word mine is awaiting the boat as well. The shipping issues pretty much have to do with the containerships. Vehicles are shipped on car carriers, a speciality boat built specifically to carry vehicles. Their schedules have not been impacted, except for crewing problems. Car shipments are down world wide so they are not exactly overtaxed.
I'm waiting for my 22' 110 X which is built and has been sitting on the dock in the UK since Nov 8th. The dealer I am buying from has 32 (12 Defenders all sold) vehicles sitting on the dock waiting to be loaded on a boat. Still waiting for the word that it's on the boat. They are still getting tracking on their incoming vehicles as they get transported from point to point along the way.
These are not made in the UK! Why is it on a UK dock?! Sounds like dodgy info from your dealer... My JLR dealer rep has been there 15 years and is meant to be the resident expert on all things defender...until i told him otherwise, he thought they were made in the UK. What kind of training do they give these idiots!
Yes, I actually asked my sales guy about that as I know it was constructed in Slovakia. He claimed they are ground transported to the UK before being loaded on ship. There is a tunnel that connects Europe to the UK so it's plausible. Maybe someone here on the forum that has tracked their delivery can verify what port it was loaded from?
12-01-2021, 12:45 PM
