LR Defender in the US of A

what was the last year Land Rover Defender
imported into the States?
Aside from the competition from Jeep
what where the other factors for it to sell poorly?
(I see hardly any in the secondary market so I assume it was/is a rare vehicle)

I don't think I ever saw a 5 or even a 3 door model while living for over a decade in norcal.

Hmm, looking at the US section on wiki:
Do you have to have a ****load of airbags if you import a vehicle that you have
no intention of using on public roads?

I've got to assume some of these are still swimming on private ranches somewhere...

wrote in
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> what was the last year Land Rover Defender
> imported into the States?
> Aside from the competition from Jeep
> what where the other factors for it to sell poorly?
> (I see hardly any in the secondary market so I assume it was/is a rare
> vehicle)
>
> I don't think I ever saw a 5 or even a 3 door model while living for
> over a decade in norcal.
>
> Hmm, looking at the US section on wiki:
> Do you have to have a ****load of airbags if you import a vehicle that
> you have no intention of using on public roads?
>
> I've got to assume some of these are still swimming on private ranches
> somewhere...
>

aside from there lousy reliabity record, high repair cost, and very limited
source of parts, and high cost to buy. probably no reason they weren`t
popular. Save yourself the headach and get something built on this side of
the pond. KB

Jeep. I own a 1948 Willys Jeep.

On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 13:01:29 -0700, JR wrote:

> Jeep. I own a 1948 Willys Jeep.

cuhulin,
I thought you drove a model T!

On Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:50:06 PM UTC+8, Kevin Bottorff wrote:
>
>
> aside from there lousy reliabity record, high repair cost, and very limited
>
> source of parts, and high cost to buy. probably no reason they weren`t
>
> popular. Save yourself the headach and get something built on this side of
>
> the pond. KB

Or get a Toyota Landcruiser.

Ford Bronco, International Scout, Dodge 4x4. There is a dealership in town that sells Land Rovers, but I never see anybody driving them.

On Saturday, July 19, 2014 9:36:18 AM UTC-5, JR wrote:
> Ford Bronco, International Scout, Dodge 4x4. There is a dealership in town that sells Land Rovers, but I never see anybody driving them.

Google,,, Willys Builds The Worlds Most Versatile Motor Vehicle (I own one, a 1948 Willys Jeep) The First original Land Rover was built from Jeep parts. I reckon the Jeep parts were OK, but the rest of the vehicle wasen't OK. In fact, it broke in half. Last Wednesday, I saw an old 1960s Land Rover sitting in somebody's driveway, in Richland, Mississippi. It probally hasen't been driven in years.