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Jeep
14.29%
Ford
11.90%
BMW
17.86%
Volkswagen
5.95%
Range Rover
3.57%
Mitsubishi
1.19%
Nissan
2.38%
Toyota
22.62%
Isuzu
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What did you convert from to buy a 2020 Defender?

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Old 01-26-2023, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by VillaDazzler
Yeah, my bad. Unfortunately it can't be edited. Only 10 options available, consider the makes to include all makes with in the group, so Toyota/Lexus, Volkswagen/Porsche/Audi/etc,

I didn't think this vehicle would attract any Volvo drivers!
Ha! I came from the new body style XC60. I loved that car and would have had another one but my lifestyle changed and I was able to hit the road. Can't beat the Defender for that!!

 
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Old 01-26-2023, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by inater
Ha! I came from the new body style XC60. I loved that car and would have had another one but my lifestyle changed and I was able to hit the road. Can't beat the Defender for that!!
same here - loved my Polestar Optimized T6 R-Design and was hard to give it up. Although I miss my autopilot assist for highway driving, I found the rear cargo space to be disappointing overall for my needs (mostly the size of the hatch opening).
 
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Old 01-26-2023, 06:44 PM
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F Pace to D110 (too big for me) back to F Pace for 3 months to D90 for a year back to F Pace. Now looking for a D90 again even though the the F Pace has been great there's something about the D90 I just can't shake.
 
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Very surprised to not see Mercedes on there, especially considering the G-wagen is one of the nearest Defender competitors. Yeah, most are fashion accessories, but I know of more than a handful in my city that are actually off-roaded regularly.

My previous was a lifted Mercedes R500. Yeah, the van thing, in non-AMG V8 form. Loved it, they're pretty underrated. But wanted more capability and modern features.
 
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Old 01-27-2023, 09:03 AM
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Not a convert but an add on….
 
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Old 02-01-2023, 09:10 AM
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I traded in my 2019 GLC 63s for my 2022 Defender 90, I kept my 2021 GLE 63s but haven't driven it since I got the Defender 90...





 
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Old 02-01-2023, 09:36 AM
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Hmm, guess I am a little old school.

I switched over from a 1998 Discovery. It was my daily driver for nearly 20 years with a little over 175k on the clock. Hopefully the Defender lasts just as long, sorta doubt it though. We'll see.

Still have my Discovery, one day it'll get a full makeover.
 
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Old 02-01-2023, 09:56 AM
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Considering all the "reliability" woes, is it a surprise that Toyota/Lexus is leading this poll? My case too - coming from a Toyota. Although my wife still dd her beloved 4runner.
 
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Old 02-01-2023, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mrego
Considering all the "reliability" woes, is it a surprise that Toyota/Lexus is leading this poll? My case too - coming from a Toyota. Although my wife still dd her beloved 4runner.
That is surprising. Although a few "early adopters" of the all new Defender that came from a Lexus didn't last too long. They sold their Defenders to Carmax once the first problem appeared. Those of us coming from a previous LR model view "reliability woes" as something normal and expected with owning a British vehicle. Thankfully my experience so far is that the Slovakian workers and robots that build the Defender are doing a better job than the British workers that built the LR4.
 

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