2023 Defender options cancelled by dealer
Just another opinion, since you asked. I ordered the ClearSight because I liked the innovation and it seemed like the way to go. Since taking delivery, I have found it to be a nice novelty, a unique feature, but it definitely is not a must have for me. I find I rarely use it, as driving with it is not what one would expect. When switching your eyes from the road to the mirror, there is lag for the eyes to focus, as the resolution between actual sight and the display is different. I occasionally switch it on at a light to see the car behind me, but I don’t think I could drive with it on all the time. Like most of the other responses, it is not needed for backing up, as the multiple camera views are more than sufficient for reversing situations. To summarize: I ordered it because it seemed like something to have, but in retrospect, it is not a deal breaker for me. I would not back out of an order due to its inavailability. The Defender has so many things going for it on its own, the ClearSight is a minor uptick that most could live without.
4wd High
Joined: Jun 2022
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I ordered a 2023 Defender in the US. I built the truck online and when I put in my deposit they said it all looked good. Since then the dealership has reached out to me to tell me I cannot have the ClearSight mirror, the heads up display and now the latest victim, the 11.4 inch screen has been downgraded to an 10 inch due to the chip shortage. Has anyone else experienced these issues? Do you think the car is even worth purchasing if I cannot have the features I wanted. Thanks and I hope too many haven’t experienced the same bad luck.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2021
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I do like the larger screen, but the smaller does look more like a natural fit. The clearsight as others mentioned feels a bit unnatural and normally I don't use it but comes handy when my dogs in the trunk fully block the window. I do like the digi dashboard but use it much less than I thought and the reason is the HUD. I wasn't very fixated on it but after using it I love it. It reduces significantly the time I need to take my eyes off the road and is a rather well implemented solution (saying that without having it in any previous car). When I was waiting for the Defender, I thought the missing digi dash would be a dealbreaker, the rest I could've lived without, assuming they adjust the price, but would've cancelled if they just bump stuff and want me to pay the same price.
Mudding
Joined: Oct 2021
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From: St Louis, MO
Took delivery this week, how about only getting one key fob? Due to chip shortage, they will mail me second at some point, meanwhile have to be VERY careful with the one I have. I got the small screen and no electronic instrument display - kinda bummed that's missing. I loved having the wide satellite view there on the one I test drove.
I did not see anything that said TFT Instrument cluster, but I went crosseyed reading it. It's an image of the form so it's not searchable and my aging eyes did not like trying to scan all the codes to see what is missing.
From what I turned in and what I got I'm not seeing the 11.4" Screen and the Rear Camera thing. I got a 110 SE base model and added almost every option. Wanted the white roof with the pangea green, was annoyed with the black edged interior on the upper models and lack of white roof. weird why that's not an option on the higher models.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2021
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I scanned over mine, and it has 'interactive driver display' called out (038ID Feature Code)
I did not see anything that said TFT Instrument cluster, but I went crosseyed reading it. It's an image of the form so it's not searchable and my aging eyes did not like trying to scan all the codes to see what is missing.
From what I turned in and what I got I'm not seeing the 11.4" Screen and the Rear Camera thing. I got a 110 SE base model and added almost every option. Wanted the white roof with the pangea green, was annoyed with the black edged interior on the upper models and lack of white roof. weird why that's not an option on the higher models.
I did not see anything that said TFT Instrument cluster, but I went crosseyed reading it. It's an image of the form so it's not searchable and my aging eyes did not like trying to scan all the codes to see what is missing.
From what I turned in and what I got I'm not seeing the 11.4" Screen and the Rear Camera thing. I got a 110 SE base model and added almost every option. Wanted the white roof with the pangea green, was annoyed with the black edged interior on the upper models and lack of white roof. weird why that's not an option on the higher models.
Three Wheeling
Joined: Jul 2022
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I’m starting to wonder if the “auto wipers” functionality was also dropped? I’ve never had a car with auto wipers, and I am not sure if I have fully tested these in the right conditions, but it seems like to me that the auto setting is just an “intermittent” setting. If I leave the wipers on “auto” they never stop.