This is such lazy journalism and doesn’t advance the conversation around automobiles at all.

For all the people deriding this thing and longing for a “real” defender...how the hell do you think Land Rover is actually going to pay for the cool stuff?

None of this is remotely accurate, except the part of it being a great daily driver.

Absolutely love my defender...I have the 4cyl base in green with steel wheels and white roof and it’s perfect in every way. Why anyone who could swing the extra 15k over a wrangler/bronco wouldn’t, I’ll never understand.

I actually love it.

Why not make the universities pay it back?

Hilarious you think the RBR is faster than the Mercedes.

Never ran a front plate in my 3 years in St Louis...never had an issue.

Or, pay sticker for a new car and move on with your life. There are more important things in life than bragging at parties about the $2000 you saved with your mad haggling skills.

Add the new Defender into this.

David, how do we get you into a base Defender for a comparison?

New Land Rover Defender.

Can confirm. Just bought a new Defender. Was lucky to get it for MSRP.

I cannot shake the feeling that Torch is actually Celina 52.

$3500 mog! Sign me up!

Same.

Fun exercise...it’s not about whether any of these were good or bad decisions or total ROI. This tells me I have a problem with not sticking with cars very long (my wife already knew this). I’m 31, and the total is $227,500:

Paid 58.5k for my E63 Wagon in 2019, sold it on BaT a couple of months ago for 66.5k.

That is 1/8th mile.

Exactly my thoughts. I will order my Ioniq 5 in silver, apply Martini livery to it, and install integrale style wheels. I will have the best DD ever.