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Old 08-18-2023, 12:17 PM
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Default Finally took delivery of 5 seater Defender 130!

A few months ago I had ordered a 130 as a 5 seater that was _not_ the new Outbound model and it ended up taking delivery this week. Overall it came out great, definitely better than I expected! Since the vehicle will be used off-road a good bit (no rock crawling, mostly rutty fireroads/some high clearance 4x4 roads in Montana) I ended up building an SE trim platform so that I didn't end up with the goofy mismatch of high gloss rocker panels and plastic fender trim pieces that come with the explorer pack. We went with a 5 seater with the flat floor vs. 8 seater fold down primarily because we keep a crate in the vehicle at all times for our dog and it will still leave us some usable storage space. We end up hauling a good bit of stuff back and forth between UT and MT on the regular and our T4R was just not cutting it space wise. Here is the full build spec: https://build.landrover/9CAF63DE I ended up with the 20" wheels and will give them a chance for a while and may end up putting dedicated snow tires on them and pick up something else for more off-road worthiness if it's necessary. Very happy with the vehicle so far!





 
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That's very nice. l've changed my opinion on white, it looks fabulous on this truck.
 
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Very nice. Wow! That load space is huge!
 
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I don’t dare show this to my DW, she’ll want to trade in our 8-seater!
 
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Old 08-18-2023, 03:25 PM
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Can the third row not be removed?
 
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Old 08-18-2023, 04:35 PM
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Finally, geez, I have been scouring for months for any "real" photo of the 130 5-seater cargo area - I was not sure anyone built one! Thank you!
 
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Old 08-18-2023, 04:40 PM
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As a 110 owner about to take my kid to college, I’m jealous!
 
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Originally Posted by pjeski
Can the third row not be removed?
We keep our 3rd row knocked down but it’s not flat.
 
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Old 08-18-2023, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by catman
Finally, geez, I have been scouring for months for any "real" photo of the 130 5-seater cargo area - I was not sure anyone built one! Thank you!
Here are a few from when I picked it up - hope they're helpful! If you need any measurements or anything let me know.



 
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Old 08-18-2023, 08:39 PM
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Nice, do the 130's have carpet on the backs of the rear seats? I like that better than the other option.
 


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