That came to my mind as well and I have watched quite a few reviews and off road videos. I think the new Defender may be the most reviewed car of 2020.

With no snorkel at all

@@x5or Land Rover says adding the snorkel does not increase the wading depth. It is mostly for show unless you believe it gets the air intake above road dust.

@@JamesTudsbury Without water penetration in the cabine throught the under carpet holes?

And how many farmers are going to spend 40k on a farm run about...

Well the sort of big farm that buy range rover I'd imagine but some may sell their old defenders for an absolute fortune and replace it with the new defender.

@@beaviccoon470 that would be the worst move ever

@@xslytitanx I work in agricultural accounting. Surprisingly I’d say a good 50% or more of farms I’ve dealt with have £40k+ cars!

And I completely agree with him

But the way amortisation works in a business (the practice of spreading an intangible asset's cost over that asset's useful life), if the car is really capable (which I think it is from videos I've seen) and lasts for 30 years, then surely it's a really great investment for a farm, even at £81k? The worry is will it last 30 years with all those electrics to go wrong? Also, in truth, to use as a farm run-around workhorse, wouldn't you likely choose a lower spec model, closer to £50k?

@@nickbrown6457 The problem, is that like all modern cars they are full of computers and sensors. Nothing wrong with that, but are they going to be available in 10, 20, 30 Years? Or when you are stuck in the bush, or the centre of Africa. That is the concern / weakness with the new Defender (or the majority of modern vehicles).

@@nickbrown6457 Good point. But it's not likely that there will be local petrol stations in thirty years' time. So you have to factor that into the equation.

The price is obscene !

@@garethleyshon1393 Definitely. I think most of us who care, think the new Defender should have been designed as a vehicle that can be repaired at the roadside if it breaks down, just with a basic toolkit. From what I've seen, this new Defender is definitely not that! But moving into the 2020's and beyond, which new cars can be repaired at the roadside these days?

Or a Brexit lorry park.

Chortle

This isnt what happens on farms lmao

That's really a good idea. Never saw this elsewhere.

That's Daylight Robbery !

Is that Official ? :- £2000 for a rear tail light cluster ?

Comparing new to second hand , how much was the rear lights for an old one ? Real figures not ones you’ve made up in your head

@@darrenhale6320 Still not 2K though !!

@@darrenhale6320 They are £775 +VAT =£930 each side so times 2 so that's £1860.

You might see them on bigger farm but yes you'll probably see most of them in town or in the cities but there's also the commercial versions which are quite a bit cheaper than the standard defenders.

The new Vitara........ Sorry, I meant Defender will indeed mainly be bought by townies. Country folk will by the INIOS Grenadier.

@@matthewgodwin3050 you know funny enough I have seen a few Vitara cars on farms 😂😂

@@matthewgodwin3050 or used Disco's 2-4.

Much like original defenders, yeah. You're more likely to see a Hilux or an Isuzu on a farm than an original defender.

Indeed

The style of an English country gentleman.🤔👍

A certain kind of English, yes.

Actual real farmer wear overalls and goretex. He's pastiche

Shooting coat. I want Harry to show us his guns too im.sure he must have some nice shotguns he doesn't speak about

Me too!

More like “gentlemen” farmer gear. A bit to stylish but that’s the British

I would watch. Love his Boss gear too.

True Farming gear is overalls with a battered off brand Barbour jacket if it’s raining.

Jesus what do you want then Harry’s sexual position section Get a life lol

This season, I'll be mostly wearing... no pants... and no vest neither.

Knock 20k off and I'll make do without the tow eye...

Get a diesel and its 30k less🤣

@@edwardpurkis1084 Won't buying a diesel get you lynched by British greens?

@@edwardpurkis1084 Wow! Why such a big difference?

More like £45, I expect.

lol

Poppies

Nice

@@orlandodamien7793 erm...you again huh? Do one you degenerate...

😂😂😂😂

Harry is working out his profit per acre to see if he can afford a defender.

Yep, obviously they’re not aiming at the average Jim or Jane , or builder, or police, or construction worker, or military, or family !

suzuki jimney much better for this

I think he's all on Michelins.

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😅😂

your the first to say so the land rover i s a beautiful and very simple looking car i prefer the defender the most

Facts

not a new landcruiser either then

@@langraman8756 the new landcruiser is far simpler than any new landrover because it still uses 00s tech

@@ShaiyanHossain toyota hilux is perfect for farming

@Supernumerary Yarbles well not everyone lives on a farm and some people want the practicality (perceived or otherwise).

I think the point is that these cars are rarely used properly. Nobody needs such a large car to drop the kids at school or pop into Waitrose. Is a bit of a waste and these heavy cars cause additional pollution. They are simply to massage the owners ego.

@Supernumerary Yarbles I mean we could say that about so many styles of vehicles made these days. I’m still of the opinion a good station wagon meets most people’s needs. :)

@@user-jt1jv8vl9r "these cars" the point is that you don't know what "people" use them for,neither should you be allowed to dictate. kids to school and Waitrose is what you've decided not the reality of needs.

@@shaungilmartin1505 you’ve just told us you’ve got kids and you love to shop at Waitrose. Now we all have a pretty good idea of what’s in your double garage.......

they did consult farmers during development

@@Harry._.Thompson Bit surprised that a standard pallet doesn’t fit in the rear door. Previous Discovery can take a pallet.

I believe Harry is closely involved with Land Rover SVO, and Jaguar, so I’m sure (hope) his opinion was asked for during development.

Such a true statement

@@Harry._.Thompson really? Was it a Farmer who suggest sticking a tacky looking useless plastic suitcases on the side??? Was it a Farmer who insisted on all the pointless tech gadgets? Did a working hill Farmer really agree that he thought £80k is good value compared to his crew cab pick up that is around £50k cheaper???

Nobody is going to buy a Land Rover as a workhorse anyway, this Defender has the same appeal Range Rovers had in the 90s - a "comfortable, rugged farm vehicle" which is still appealing to rich people

In the last few years of prior defender sales they were barely scraping 3 digits, they did that in hours in my local dealership with the new model during a pandemic, it’s what will sell.

You sound like you make sense. But I disagree. You miss they are going where the vast majority of the money is, using the defender brand to bring in extra sales. They never "lose" sales, just some switching - with extra sales from elsewhere in the key selling market segment.

Just like british leyland did

@@andrewnorris5415 That's the question isn't it - where do the sales come from? If it's buyers who would not otherwise be attracted and they make more money overall using this strategy then at least in the short term it is the best they can do.

It’s cos it has the word “rover” in the name. Expensive mistakes known as “Electrical Fault” in the trade. Yeah, stick with the LC.

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shooty type shit...

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I like coats with cartridge pockets.

Thought it was Nigel Farage

@@neilrafferty2097 ouch. That's cruel.

I know two local farmers who always claim to be skint who have a new defender. It's a useful way to write off some tax liability

They can also afford designer farmer's clothes apparently...

just maybe the family have worked hard for their money! Good on ya Harry !!

@@stevec6427 Most farmers I know make a far better living then they admit lol

they get gov grants and things

Only bonkers if you can’t afford it

@@advancelast1740 Surely for farm use a secondhand Disco or range rover makes more financial sense ?!

If you expect car prices to stay stagnant as they introduce navigation, sensors, cruise control, adoptable at that, safety features unheard of only few years ago, off-road tech, touch screens, computers, I mean should I go on? Cars arnt just buckets on wheels anymore. It’s tech. And with inflation, they’re not all too major in price difference from long ago.

not a problem for a poor farmer like harry

Apparently INEOS Grenadier will be less.

Doubt he'd be able to as this governments incompetence knows no bounds, and all this is going to take a long time to sort out until it is intelligible.

@@thetessellater9163 nice take, which was the optimum Government we could have won?

Disco 4 was a great bit of industrial design, as it was so fit for purpose. Leather seats is an odd one, I've always rated them in regularly used vehicles, like the Disco, RR, etc. as they're easy to keep clean and don't tear or collect dust. Yet most people see them as a luxury item when they're not, especially when fitted in working vehicles..

@@harrysfarmvids For us it has replaced a 7.5 ton livestock lorry and a Tata pick up!!

@@harrysfarmvids totally agree. I also chose leather because of superior wear and tear over time. I think LR really have put out a great vehicle that is minimalist and functional yet a very nice environment to be in . You really do get the best of both worlds . And wants wrong with that ?

No farmer would buy the new defender this guy is just a ponce

Well said! These twats have milked every penny they could get from the EU and the British Taxpayers for growing nothing! 80K for his daily drive sponsored by the taxpayer, why isn't he driving an old tractor? Hopefully Brexit will remove his subsidies and he will be finally be forced to do an honest days work!

@@richardgraham65 he's a motoring journalist you nonce, the car belongs to JLR

@@BBDSmint Do you know what nonce means? If so, how does it apply here?

@@richardgraham65 Harry owned one of the biggest and most successful motoring magazines in the world, that's where his money comes from. LOL

Yeah that was my thoughts too..

@@stephenauty3370 I'd like to see him drive 20 tons of tractor & trailer across it.

And built by the local council.... on his land..... He did well there!

@@PhilbyFavourites Well it'll be a public footpath so it is the responsibility of the Council , lovely water , just not enough for a trout farm

@@PhilbyFavourites I'd guess that the council was only maintaining a footpath across his property. Things councils do are not necessarily correct !

You’ll possibly end up more obsessed with this channel than the garage. The video output is less here, so you’re always chomping at the bit for a new farm video.

Yes, I think that Harry is first and foremost a farmer who has a keen interest in cars.

I didn't realise until I read your comment. lol

Took a while ! 🤣😂

What decent 2014 defender are u buying for 14k, must be a ball of shite for 14k, a well kept 2014 defender will be 25k minimum

@@dereklee8080 NEW prices. Updated original post.

@Toby W This was the baseline cost. Most were equipped for around 24k.

Yep. Time to bring back the Series name for an affordable model with live axles.

@Muhammad Al Kafir Ibn Yahud bin Murtad he was being sarcastic. And this isn’t the ‘basic’ version - it’s the P400 which is the most powerful model. Prices start at about 60k

@Muhammad Al Kafir Ibn Yahud bin Murtad i dont work for range rover i work for Tata i make all their pies and do some cleaning

Itll also be too expensive

There is one on you tube light came on after 167 miles Land Rover could not fix it gave the guy a replacement.

I saw on a 4x4 off-road youTube that for true off-roading in out of the way places, air suspension creates a risk if it fails, and basic steel springs are far more reliable. This new defender only has 18” wheels, whereas there are more off-road tyres for 16” wheels! Apparently to fit a front winch after your Defender is built, is next to impossible without damage to the plastic front. The rough & ready basic original Series or Defender Land Rovers were more adaptable to a hard life without the worry of damaging it. I’d choose a Landcruiser or Jeep Wagoner Rubicon for a robust 4x4 off-roader. Unless its only to be used on the school run where I guess most new Defenders will end up.

Originally intended for criminals remember.... rule Britannia 🇬🇧

And its too narrow for a vehicle, no way to enter the field with one now

So where are you Ron, Haverigg ?

@@millomweb Whitehaven

@@ronmccullock1407 Awright, Marra.

@@ronmccullock1407 Millom, here.

@@millomweb nice