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Old Sep 13, 2023 | 04:56 PM
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Default The final 2023 delivered in the US

Or at least it felt like it. 😜

I ordered in January and picked it up Monday, 9.11.23. Had to pick it up between meetings on my lunch hour, and then complete a work road trip, so this is the only photo, but I've logged 450 miles in it in 2 days. Pretty boring compared to most of your rigs, but it's exactly what I wanted:
  • P300
  • Air suspension
  • Sunroof delete
  • All the towing and off road options
  • Black cloth interior
  • Black 18" wheels
  • Cold weather pack

What an amazing road trip vehicle (I know that's not what it's built for, but how many other off-road champs can you, say, that about?)!

 

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Old Sep 13, 2023 | 05:06 PM
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Very nice!

Sounds almost the same as my build, that I ended up letting go of and got a 2nd hand Trophy.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2023 | 10:21 AM
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Nice that you were able to delete the sunroof. Thought LR was not allowing that anymore in the US spec.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM
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Nice that you were able to delete the sunroof. Thought LR was not allowing that anymore in the US spec.
They aren't on MY24. This was a MY23 order.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2023 | 02:06 PM
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I have a 23 base model 110 arriving later this week. It has white steelies. I am trying to find a way to swap for those wheels.


Looks great!
 
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Old Sep 14, 2023 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JP00033
I have a 23 base model 110 arriving later this week. It has white steelies. I am trying to find a way to swap for those wheels.


Looks great!
Thanks. I was originally planning on white steelies but I like a darker, wheel with the Godwana Stone. If I had gone with green, blue, or white for my paint color I would have done steelies. I was surprised to find these in 18".
 

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Old Sep 14, 2023 | 11:06 PM
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I too just got a late 23.5 P300. I think these are great engines, plenty quick and I'm almost 1000 miles after a week. Fantastic!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2023 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Husky44
What an amazing road trip vehicle (I know that's not what it's built for, but how many other off-road champs can you, say, that about?)!
^ So true and I completely agree after putting 40K miles on our 2021 and so far 16K on our 2023. By far the most comfortable road trip vehicle I have ever owned and after working as a sales rep I have gone through many. Feel perfectly fine after 7 hour trips for college move-ins. 4 hour trips to skiing seem shorter. My wife agrees as she basically stole my first Defender and gave me her X5 M50i to drive. Seats in the X5 were uncomfortable so I immediately ordered our 2023 Defender.
 
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