Here's Why The Land Rover Defender Costs $70,000 (Or More)

[@Matthew28845]

love all the british people that disliked because they didn't see he actually liked the car

[@John-ds3kj]

Lol

[@hawkeye3609]

+dx2800 eerrrrrmm, The Land Rover was originally designed for agricultural use, being fitted with a PTO shaft, as well as general everyday use.... many farmers do use other brands like Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan, Ford or Isuzu, but many many still use the Land Rover. I myself have a 1978 Lightweight Land Rover which we have put a 1996 Defender 300TDi engine in, and although not finished yet, will be used as everyday vehicle and farm work, which is exactly what it was used for before the better engine upgrade. At the min though we use a late 1990s Ford Ranger as farm truck. Yeah loads of people modify the bollocks off the Defender, but so what? some of them use it for work, others for offroad trips etc, dont mean theyre arseholes

[@hawkeye3609]

***** point taken. but not all Landy drivers are twats... just those types, and even then not all ones who rack up theyre trucks are like it

[@equaliser2265]

+dx2800 You Talk Shit.

[@motherlovinsnuffstar]

+steven mccart Series 1, 2, 2a, and 3. As well as 90-110/ defender were indeed worthy opponents to the jeep. However since none of them are no longer being produced...

[@Alex462047]

He completely missed that the Defender is an old army design that hasn't been much changed for the civilian market.

[@charlesseymour5910]

Yep.

[@stevenking2980]

And what do you think the jeep is? CJ stands for civilian jeep, and I'm not a jeep guy

[@georgelurye6274]

+Alex462047 It was actually designed to be a farm vehicle after WW2 and was later adapted by the UK military.

[@justsumguy2u]

+Alex462047 I guess the British military got stranded alot, then.

[@realulli]

+James Bigglesworth the Wolf is a Mercedes G Model... (actually, the G is the civilian version of the Wolf)

[@alistairdavidson4832]

Not Brazilian bro. A proud American! Just find it kinda lame you make a whole video purporting to be factual and informative, do it with an air of intellectual superiority, and yet obviously are as ignorant about the defender as it's possible to be. Always kinda amusing when people talk and give opinions on subjects they know little about....and ridiculous when they choose to post it online. Watch the top gear defender clip and you might start to understand the worldwide appeal of the defender.

[@volundrfrey896]

One reversing light is not uncommon. Why would you need more?

[@gregoryaparker]

To give you a better view in the dark while reversing. Why would you need 2 headlights?

[@agt155]

The Defender came out back in the early 50's. Over 70% of all Defenders ever made are still on the road!!! Nothing touches it for durability.

[@mrsmith5457]

Our UK military uses these as the "Snatch"(that's no joke, that's it's name). They have been criticized due to be being almost completely unarmored with many troops being killed in them by IED's. They remain fairly expensive on the civilian but not even close to what you have to pay in the US.

[@KLINGY94]

$70,000...you could buy almost 2 rural congressional seats!

[@DougDeMuro]

+Matthew Klingsberg Hah!!!

[@The_Opinion_of_Matt]

+Matthew Klingsberg Or a new 2 door Jeep Wrangler & 1 rural congressional seat!

[@TdotSoul]

lol very good!

[@Darshanaz]

+Matthew Klingsberg My boss bought one for 6000 euros last month.

[@JimFortune]

+R TE A rural congressional seat?

[@naggash5348]

My mom had one of these when i was little, we had 70 minutes of road to get to school and 7 month of snow, so 110 minutes of road twice a day for 7 month/year, i was 8 and screwed like four planks between the back seats to make myself a bed (because getting up a 4 am kinda kills you at that age) and slept every school day in this on a bumpy road for a solid 8 years, now i'm 25 and i can sleep ANYWHERE, noise, light, smell, nothing disturbs me, thanks Defender for enriching my life ...

[@joesprague1464]

That's worth twice the price right there,a cure for insomnia! Plus you get to sleep in a really cool car!

[@Jt96.]

80 bucks and a crack rock 😂😂😂😂

[@ryanscott5054]

Jmoney 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@abygraystonbrown7911]

Jmoney funny as !

[@StreetSpeed717]

The hate on this video is absolute insanity

[@doitwithdeus762]

Street Speed 717 can u buy a ps4?

[@chelmg9537]

Was he wrong??

[@ToastieStroodle]

*HI MIKE HELLO*

[@kevinpeterson1398]

Those are all Jeep owners.

[@SayedAfeen]

I hate u

[@code3paris]

"Today you can pick one up on Craigslist for eighty bucks and a crack rock." OMG LMAO!!!! :)

[@casey9559]

Just did it and sold the crack rock for $81, got my money back, the car and most importantly $1

[@bigperm2476]

Never been worth a crackrock its iconic its priceless

[@blazeclarke]

I'm British - this is funny, because it's all true.

[@urbanturbine]

İt's funny and true in American too...

[@ricardous8031]

urbanturbine You had to ruin the party.. 😒

[@j_freed]

Emmanuel Grocon - like you ever even left the USA, ya dork. So ignorant.

[@alexg1778]

Ehhhh partially. We got a far wider variety of Defenders here. Not that what he's saying isn't true but some of it doesn't apply to all Defenders.

[@Jesusonlymediatorwithgod]

Thier idols perish In a day. Christ for me

[@TR9VIS]

My father's defender caught on fire, and for lack of better phrasing; "exploded". Insurance gave him 25k more than what he paid for it 10 years ago.

[@thescientisthorse]

I should buy a Defender, but I'm like $65k short

[@tomahawkstudios9688]

At least he didnt get a Jeep ;)

[@kdog18ful]

+Tomahawk Studios if he was smart he would've got a Jeep

[@tomahawkstudios9688]

You mispelled Toyota

[@maxmustermann3162]

You misspelled Mercedes G-Class.

[@FullFledged2010]

So its a offroad Delorean^^

[@nitrous36]

lol

[@bipolatelly9806]

+FullFledged2010 you've heard the term "going nowhere fast"? this is going nowhere slowly....

[@lonewarrior1999]

+Ferruzzicati yep so successful that they recently stopped production of all defenders. It looks like they have finally realised that they are absolute shite.

[@MrTangolizard]

They are making a new defender in the next couple of years

[@FullFledged2010]

+Ferruzzicati A 911 today isn't exactly overpriced nor unreliably ;)

[@risingembersgaming7740]

4:14 I started laughing before he did😂😂

[@asnhowl]

Reliability? *hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahha!*

[@GastonMaqueda]

All is depending the model.

[@FadzliRealtor]

How does this video get so many views in just over a week?

[@DougDeMuro]

+Fadzli Faudzi Initially it got about 80-100K views, like most of my videos do. Then some British website picked it up and a LOT of British people came in here and got REALLY mad, hence all the dislikes (and all the views). With the sudden increase in traffic KZbin picked it up and put it on a lot of feeds, and that's where it stands now. I truly expected nobody to watch or care about this video. I was clearly mistaken.

[@GraveUypo]

+Doug DeMuro you hit a nerve there. that's good clickbait

[@ethanlau2]

+Doug DeMuro do you know which website it was? they seem to have sent a lot of angry people but its ok because they leave funny comments

[@DougDeMuro]

+GraveUypo Hah! It wasn't even intended to be clickbait. I mean, I don't think I said anything really groundbreaking here. But when you insult a British institution...

[@flammenjc]

+Doug DeMuro You're right. British people here hold the Land Rover with the highest regard when it really never deserved it. Although, the Defender you are criticizing here is US spec, and we all know that US spec European cars are shit. They ALL are.

[@baines3934]

I have never left a dislike on a video before now. While all your points about it are valid, you have utterly missed the actual reason anyone would ever own a Defender: its off-road prowess. The Defender was build to be a go anywhere vehicle, and thankfully, the majority of them ended up becoming dependable workhorses, used by people who relied on them day in and day out. They were designed to collect sheep off hillsides, carry camera-men across Africa, operate at insane perpendicular angles of up to 30° and they are even still used today by the UK military. They were NOT made to be driven around suburbia by posers like yourself who think they look cool! If anything, your conclusion is the exact reason you should not own a Defender...

[@ghettomist1575]

Amen

[@volo870]

You are talking of a beat up Landy, you'd buy in UK or Cyprus or in Africa. No one in their right mind would buy a 20 year old Landy for 70 grand! I'd go for diesel Range Rover instead. Hell, with that kind of money you'd buy a used Land Cruiser (shorter version) and rebuild it with off-road aftermarket parts into a tank!

[@jakefeldman6546]

Um you could just buy a jeep wrangler though I don't see your point. If you need to get somewhere remote of road it isn't practical to spend so much

[@Kanglar]

+I Rob Banks Exactly, it's like doing a review on a retired military HMMWV and coming to the conclusion that everything about it sucks, but it's good because it's just cool.

[@stevenking2980]

Wrong. They have no prowess. With no torque and horsepower you just can't have an off road vehicle that's worth a flip. Sorry.

[@guyatridaskerr4676]

Why is he parked under an Aircraft Carrier.

[@Matt5bm]

why not?

[@09Brzezinski]

To make his nose look smaller

[@neilmilburn5149]

Same turning circle as the Landy

[@evandickson19]

It’s cool that’s why

[@V3NOM757]

The_ Muffin_Man lol 😂😂😂

[@Whalerguy]

Top Gear made a millions US jokes that we laughed along with, Doug makes one good Defender joke and it's all "Nobody likes the colonies" with stern frowns and monocles.

[@DavidPigbody]

Whalerguy lmao monocles

[@aidancullen6520]

David Pigbody becAuse we have some weird impression that Britain is hoity toity snoots with their large mustaches and monocle and top hats. Pretty much a British monopoly man

[@A_Degenerate_with_Glasses]

Haha, Jeremy Clarkson and old Top Gear can get away with bashing on iconic American cars, but some American nobody gets disliked for making fun of an iconic British car. :D

[@raymondsoto926]

+Donny Donster The British can't take jokes.

[@masterbond9]

+Raymond Soto maybe thats why i dont find a lot of british jokes funny, if theyre too funny, they will get offended, even if theres nothing to be offended about

[@karlporath8904]

+Raymond Soto I think you meant "The British can't take the truth"

[@samlawts1193]

Donny Donster Because most "iconic" American cars do not perform in the way they are designed to perform. They are slow, badly made, gas guzzling monsters. The defender, despite all its faults, was designed to be an off road car, and is listed to be one of the best off road cars on the planet. It's not designed to be cool or comfortable or fast. It goes anywhere and does anything. Just how it was designed.

[@alecnull]

+Samlawts When I think iconic American cars, I think Mustang, Corvette, Ford GT, Viper, and Camaro, all of which are great at what they were built for and certainly not slow. And if you're going to defend the Defender, you can't knock other cars for reliability.

[@thegirthquake8574]

All of the salt the English have towards this video was keepover from the Indian salt crisis.

[@andrewphillips8341]

+Michael Tarantino what a stupid thing to say

[@aarynshiya7872]

+Andrew Phillips you can say that again

[@motherlovinsnuffstar]

+Andrew Phillips Indeed.

[@thegirthquake8574]

It's satire. Get over it.

[@AlastorTheNPDemon]

Gold! XD

[@Strelnikov10]

$80 bucks and a crack rock for a Trooper? You're gettin' ripped off, Doug.

[@MrLathor]

Are you kidding me? Are British people really pissed off at this sarcastic video. Do you realize how absurdly overpriced a defender is for $70k? Objectively it's an atrocious vehicle for that amount of money, and a 4Runner would be far superior in every way for $40k. I always thought the British had a sense of humour, not with their precious defender apparently...

[@ErikDJ123]

You can get a $4K 4runner that is far superior offroad to the $40K oversized automatic modern 4runner and this $70K defender (I had a friend with one of those who wouldn't take it offroad for fear of scratching it!). Expensive off-road rigs are poor investments.

[@stuarthull4270]

its 70k used and in the us it would hold its value indefinetely

[@stuarthull4270]

those defenders do have lockers though, kudos to them, wont find that on any stock 4runner, plus it has solid axles

[@TheBlaert]

Are you guys serious? The Defender has earned it's reputation for being unbeatable off-road

[@mahammed666]

I wish people would stop comparing the defender to other cars, it isnt a car, its an offroad machine. Its by far the best offroad vehicle ever made and people wont realise that till they take it to impossible places. Power, electronics and flashy rims doesnt make a car good offroad 10 gears and diff lock does. I am uet to find a car that can compete offroad.

[@CoffeeVSInvesting]

For $70,000 does it come with an UNLIMITED MILEAGE BUMPER TO BUMPER FACTORY WARRANTY?

[@Fuscoooo]

+Mopar And More ... it comes with its own trunk monkey mechanic lolz

[@uprightape100]

Good job Doug.....ya got humorless Brits yapping like Yorkies. Hilarious.

[@iMergeAndSee]

Isn't that the car you always see getting trashed by a Rhino or Humped by Giraffes on Safari's?

[@ScreamMnky]

The American land rover is not as good as the British

[@travisp11]

But the Defender was an import...from the UK.

[@flight2k5]

Same thing crazy

[@robthurlow1347]

I think he is referring to the fact the uk got the diesels which although slower sound more at home than a v8 plus none of the silly roll cage crap.

[@SoundMan1985]

They're the same vehicle.

[@StreetSpeed717]

Because it's cool!!

[@SunsetfearOFFICIAL]

i agree with you but it’s not my dream car i like smart car

[@mikeydaman333]

Wow never thought I'd find a comment from Street speed 5 years ago

[@StreetSpeed717]

@@mikeydaman333 Well you found it!

[@michaeltsung9741]

Laughing hard when the "reliability" part came on @4:14 : )

[@zackaboy1236]

The ones made in the US are the unreliable ones, the ones made here in the UK are extremely reliable, most of them around 25 yrs old and still running fine

[@monkeydui7241]

@Ask Computers OFFICIAL I don’t think they were ever made in the US were they?

[@zackaboy1236]

@@monkeydui7241 I stand corrected in the way that they were not produced in the US of A but I still stand with my point that land rovers are very reliable as my Grandad owns a series 2 that is over 60yrs old and runs excellently to this day

[@SgtSayWhat]

These were made for farmers in the UK they're not meant to be luxury cars. Why you would pay that much for them in the US i will never understand.

[@guyproulx1660]

+Fraser Hughes Murica

[@corporaldoublepie]

+Fraser Hughes because 50% of this country is retarded.

[@Outland9000]

+Fraser Hughes That Landy would be what? £8k to £10k in the UK?

[@themightydash1714]

+tomcornwall83 Time to start buying them up and exporting them to the U.S :o

[@arcadeuk]

+tomcornwall83 Loads for sale in the UK for exactly that (and less) right now. You would have had to have gone through several generations of inbreeding to pay $70K for one.....

[@amongthehills]

But does it come with unlimited mileage bumper to bumper warranty?

[@aidansweeney9667]

You'd need one, knowing Land Rover. Your only option for that is probably CarMax, but with CarMax with CarMax the warranty is usually only up to 6 years/100,000 - 125,000 miles. If only CarMax offered unlimited mileage warranties. *long dialog alert* Bobby CarMax: Wassup my homie? Johnny Bob CarMax: I have to tell you something about this guy named, uh, Steve DeDefender? Dodge Banana?George DeQuarterPanel? No...Doug Defender? Steve Jobs? John DeMuro. Wait..Doug DeMuro! BC: Didn't he buy the Aston with the warranty (not from us) and the Range Rover from us that keeps breaking? JBC: Yeah, no, wasn't it John DeDefenderRestorer? Wait, it was Doug DeMuro. BC: What about that Truck DeTrailer guy? JBC: Doug DeMuro. Anyways, I heard he burrowed a friend's Land Rover Defender. BC: God...did he look for one on our site? JBC: Who knows... BC: We gotta make sure he doesn't come buy 50 Defenders with warranties. We'll go bankrupt within a week. And it's bad for Doug DeDefender too, because then we can't fix his '06 Range Rover. GO! LOCK THE DOORS! Doug: (thinking) I see 516 Defenders from CarMax nationwide. I'll have them ship them all to my local CarMax (note: I don't know where Doug's local CarMax is) and I'll buy them all! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!! JBC: I see him coming, I locked the doors thank god. BC: Wait, he has a...a...a...a, uh, a box...he just broke the darn glass. JBC: **activates alarms** Everybody! The building is on lockdown! Everybody stay put! Doug DeMuro came in! Doug: I didn't actually want to buy 516 Defenders. JBC and BC: Thank god. Doug: But... JBC and BC: For crying out load. Doug: I need my air suspension repaired. JBC and BC: Call the police!

[@nicholasorton17]

Last sentence, spot on mate. We dont care what you think.

[@jackhobbs9691]

That's such a bad Defender, the one we have cost £7,000, has done 110,000 miles and hasn't broken down, it's pulled tractors, and trailers filled with hay, I love defenders but perhaps we just got lucky.

[@PbThunder]

You didn't get lucky, that car is just getting started. Defenders are absolute fucking tanks and will last you a lifetime with few problems. It is common to see a defender close to 300,000 miles in the UK. I've even see an 80's defender with 620,000 miles on the clock, only went through 2 engines.

[@jackhobbs9691]

Ross Putman Yeah, i can't understand the hate for them.

[@landysruletdi8321]

The defender is a fucking beast

[@jundialhaqiqa9907]

Your boy Pettis hasn't been lucky as of late though.

[@WACONimages]

Those are the 200, 300 & TD5 diesel engines I suppose? Those Defender V8's aren't known for their reliability. In the USA only the V8's came to the country as far as I know

[@CoolEditz]

So basically, this video could have been 30 seconds long

[@Auto.Anorak]

Wow they're expensive in the states! You can get a pretty nice one here in the UK for £5,000. :)

[@SWatchik]

+TheCarGuy18 was about to say, they're absolutely everywhere

[@SirKnobofCheese]

+Bad Santa Funny that because in the UK Australia isn't highly regarded.;)

[@Badya122]

+TheCarGuy18 business opportunity

[@skye1355]

+TheCarGuy18 $59000 in Canada for 97-99 years.

[@InvisibilityComment]

Sorry, but that acceleration test is incredibly shit. I've been a Defender owner for every single year since the early 90's and that acceleration test is just bogus. Don't get me wrong, the acceleration is shockingly bad just not as bad as this video suggests.

[@overdrive7280]

The USA got the short straw when it comes to the defender.

[@casey9559]

And...

[@j_freed]

Why, oh why doesn't the world cater to Thuh America...

[@scottmyers-haeussler7110]

It’s so sad but my mom got one and I’ve used it on 5 trials in the past 3 months it’s awesome

[@urbanturbine]

@@j_freed no its true man. We always get the shitty stuff. For instance, we never get diesels... neither LR nor Toyota gave us any diesels... Fuk that.

[@xXdoesitstartXx]

5,000 British people saw this video

[@Khalaxe]

+Nick Only 5000 angry Brits, I personally loved this video and I own a defender XD

[@badrobot2765]

This British person liked the video.... Never have I managed to work out exactly why these things go for so much money!! They really are nothing special, years ago I used to do a lot of fencing, tree work, clearance etc and we had one landrover which was a brilliant workhorse... But I decided I neede a rough old truck for work so I bought a 1992 swb diesel shogun for £600 ( 1000-1200 dollars ish?!) This did everything the landrover could do, had a better four wheel drive system, air con, adjustable suspension etc. Most importantly of all in the 3 years I had it I changed the starter motor and the alternator!! That was it...... The landrover was in bits at least once a month!!

[@tmr_media6927]

Gill Bates I'm British and I live this Vids

[@jimmytran1870]

Gill Bates Cup of tea mate.

[@appelpower1]

Why are people so cross with Doug? He actually liked the car. Heck, this is a tribute to the British motoring industry. The verdict is, that this car is rubbish yet brilliant, which is a very accurate description of the British car industry. Lots of awful cars came out of it, but some were absolutely and undeniably brilliant, no matter how flawed they may be. This is a great example of such a car.

[@wrightonman]

appelpower1 HEAR HEAR!!!

[@tylerboyer7824]

Well its quite simple. They didnt actually watch the video. They just saw doug and listened for a minute or two then commented

[@aidancullen6520]

appelpower1 based on your vocabulary you are 100% British. Good job mate. You passed the test.

[@zackaboy1236]

Vauxhall’s are the same but underrated, some not so good but many are icons of the British car industry, take the Vauxhall lotus Carlton or Astra GTE as examples

[@zackaboy1236]

@@aidancullen6520 I know, we’re the only people in the world who have any sense of spelling or grammar. As well as having correct words such as boot and bonnet, instead of words such as trunk which is on an elephant not a car. A hood comes with your coat or hoodie, not your car.

[@Reddsoldier]

The thing about the reliability is you need to factor in Gareth. Gareth is the deciding factor in any British car to as whether you'll have issues or not. If Gareth is feeling a bit ill one particular morning, every car that morning ends up like Doug's Range Rover... If Gareth has just had a nice cuppa, the 15 or 20 cars he oversees during this period of enlightenment will last forever.

[@Garethprice1979]

Reddsoldier As a Gareth, I can only agree.

[@androsgranados6962]

Who is Gareth?

[@nickmageebrown1981]

@@androsgranados6962 Gareth is your unionised worker at Longbridge, look up 'Jeremy Clarksons car years - who killed the british motor industry' and you will get the drift!

[@nicholasw.3488]

@@Garethprice1979 lmao

[@aadi8568]

The defender is a very reliable vehicle, providing you dont get the automatic gearbox

[@jarupongch]

Pissed off Brits everywhere LOL.

[@fattwatfare1478]

jarupongch I have been scrolling through the comment section I'm and I haven't found a single one :/

[@Michael-mk9ui]

Nah we realise the old ones are shit, we've all got 2004 onwards models which are superb

[@T0mat0_S0up]

Fat Twat Fare You haven’t scrolled enough

[@rebellionautos2206]

Spent 17 years living, eating, sleeping and fighting with Land-rover defenders. Belize Jungle Canadian Rockies Iraqi Desert, and German Forests. Never let me down....

[@arnold7329]

Or just buy a UAZ Hunter.

[@vlad1889]

Haha.....

[@volo870]

If it's not more expensive - it does not cut it.

[@tobyman360]

+Ian A. Nah Snatch Land Rover 2A Armoured defender 110 is where its at The only way to stay safe in america with all the gun violence.

[@TechGaming45]

+toby Hogan CAV - Composite Armoured Vehicle... A nice V8 petrol engine.... Top heavy... A wolf is much better.

[@U.S.SlaveOfficial]

Or get shotgun, my car didn't put down home invader at 4am

[@bilaltahir9016]

His laugh sounds like the one by mike posner in the beginning of I took a pill in Ibiza seeb remix

[@Pheer777]

I'm more curious about how that ship in the back stays upright...

[@jimbojones7340]

+Pheer777 Physics

[@JaredConnell]

me too lol

[@ebikeengineer]

+Pheer777 'Murica! That's how.

[@chrisbynum3993]

buoyancy

[@fraser63966]

I thought she was a singer

[@Moon___man]

80 bucks and a crack rock?! Fuck, I over payed then.. I got it for 90 dollars and 2 crack rocks :(

[@1954telecaster]

I wouldn't pay $7000 for that chunk of shit

[@kieran7315]

+1954telecaster u mean $70,000???

[@jimcarriesa1911]

+Kie Wee He meant $7,000

[@bibbly1234]

+1954telecaster In the UK you'd be hard pressed to find someone willing to pay £700

[@akonnema]

+1954telecaster LOL im glad im not the only one

[@joshbriggsDayZBeast]

+Bibbly you obviously don't know what the UK is then you dumb ugly fuck

[@fokjohnpainkiller]

Why the dislikes? He's absolutely right lmao

[@mattclose1439]

+Chris Fokjohn He's not though. No ABS? Incredibly agricultural design? Lack of amenities? Thats why people want this rig. All the things he sated as bad are the exact reasons people want these. You can have your New "SUV" that is actually a lifted car. I'm not saying I think they're worth the money people want for them, but these trucks are exactly what people like me want, rugged, simple and incredibly capable off road.

[@fokjohnpainkiller]

Matt Close You can find what you listed for less than a grand on Craigslist, how can you justify a small house's worth of money over that shit?

[@Martyntd5]

+Chris Fokjohn You cant. I've owned a Defender for 7 years. It was 2 years old when I bought it and in immaculate condition with 11,000 miles. I paid £17K pounds for it - which I thought was over-priced, but I wanted one and it was a nice example so I bit the bullet. It's been the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned and I've loved every minute behind the wheel, but you'd have to be a bellend to pay $70k for one - or an American. The one featured in this video would sell for about £3500 in the UK.

[@awesomesauce446]

The thing is, the Defender (at least in the UK) is not a hobbyists car. You don't buy a Defender to go off-roading or on camping trips like Americans seem to with Wranglers, nor do you buy one to own the road like you do with the Cherokee. The Defender is pretty much the only car on the market that was designed predominantly for UK farmers, since it was essentially a modified version of the original Land Rover that was built for traversing the terrain of northwestern Europe during WWII and has remained fundamentally unchanged since this inception. It doesn't need high power, or earth turning torque; let alone airbags and climate control when it's predominantly used for driving at below 40mph around muddy hillsides, with a sheep in the back and a shotgun on the passenger seat.

[@cegbe23]

salty as fuck lol. We made a jeep, something thats better and not the price of a small house

[@MetalHayd]

I'm British and I'm not offended. The Defender by far is not for you if you want speed or luxury, it's a tough and rugged off-road compatible vehicle and takes balls to drive its very similar to the Jeep Wrangler in many ways. Both really cool vehicles tho!

[@markllewellyn93]

All ways wanted a V8 defender but settled for the V8 disco here in UK I find this vid brill to watch an glad the spirt of the British 4x4 liked over seas

[@rshvkkt91]

Almost similar to what the Maruti Suzuki Gypsy and Mahindra Jeep is for us Indians

[@johnwinstead3208]

One of your better videos, dying laughing right now. Had dinner with David last night, but he was driving his Fire Marshall Bill special, not quite as cool as the Defender.

[@DougDeMuro]

+John Winstead I'm jealous you got to check it out! I want to do a video on basically every car he has ever owned, bought, driven, Instagrammed, etc.

[@xlittlejohnx1]

+Doug DeMuro I wish I could just go buy all the cars all the time! The strobes are still inside the turn signals, I suggested he hook them back up immediately.

[@BōStaffFightingTurtle]

+Doug DeMuro Funny video Doug! :)

[@evilerniez]

So it's a car for hipsters

[@strdxck591]

No hipsters like cubes Prius's and pt cruisers

[@thesammon3]

Hipsters could never afford it.

[@derekoconnor57]

+Super34cactus hey I like cubes and I am definitely no hipster!

[@misamisatv]

I was a hipster before everyone else started copying me.

[@Demosthenes409]

+Mitch Charles If urban outfitters started selling cars.

[@still_guns]

I just wanna know which aircraft carrier that is

[@DougDeMuro]

+still_guns It's the USS John F Kennedy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67)

[@failtolawl]

+still_guns U.S.S. Forrestal?

[@smileydag]

+Doug DeMuro Doug is right. hiddencityphila.org/2013/07/planning-the-future-of-philadelphias-other-big-ship/ Just kidding. But here's a nice writeup on it.

[@oprahwinfrey878]

Now you can pick one up for 80 bucks and a crack rock

[@alexandersenna3532]

why this guy trying so hard to be entertaining and hip??? annoying

[@namelessandshameless1972]

Why's everyone so mad? Did any of you watch the entire video?

[@BrotherScooter]

i think they missed that he actually likes the car

[@neilclews534]

well they do need watch it to know the main anger

[@kevinpeterson1398]

Jeep owners are a surly bunch.

[@ovenproof9905]

Which is why I'd rather have a 1997 Jeep instead of a 1997 Land Rover.

[@MarkWright1963]

70% of Land Rovers are still on the road after 70 years

[@jimbobjones3391]

The other 30% made it home!:)

[@fringehouse]

+Jimbob Jones oh my god that's hilarious

[@brc9739]

How is this not viral

[@ugursenturk5860]

aaahhhhh

[@ToreHansen]

Not so strange since they probably earn the same as new sticker price only on parts and service !

[@becton98]

i could pick one up in britain for literally 20 times cheaper

[@georgelurye6274]

+becton98 There are coach building shops that refurbish 80's Defenders to look like brand new and meet US import specs and they end up costing around $40,000 for a fully rebuilt one including shipping and duties for a Defender 110. No one pays $70,000 for them. No one. The trick with the 80's ones is that they are over 25 years old, making them classic cars by US law and they don't have to meet current emissions standards, which means you can order one with a late 80s diesel or petrol engine, a full air con system, all windows and locks electric, automatic transmission, an AM/FM CD system, the works! They will also re-do all the lighting to LED and Xenon, proper modern door handles and they fit the current model interiors.

[@jonathanb1987]

Jeep people don't really care that you have a defender. It's cool but I don't think it's cooler than a Jeep. It's just a rare vehicle in the US, and that is the only it has going for it.

[@IR0N1]

Jonathan Bridges some jeeps are shit though

[@ErikDJ123]

I laugh at slow overpriced Jeeps struggling along at 10mph over 'rough' terrain as a blaze by them in my Pinzgauer 710K at 3x their speed. Defender? I never see those off road... too spendy.

[@MichelLinschoten]

No bed, no performance,no luxury, mexican windows, AC optional, 0 comfort, this thing sounds like my fucking EX!

[@MrRedskins0021]

I'd get a landcruiser instead.

[@urbanturbine]

HJ61 baby...

[@Helloverlord]

This video is like testing Lambo Gallardo off road and whinning about ground clearance and small cargo area...get a life Doug.

[@samlung2724]

Ill trade a chicken for it.

[@Kingsoupturbo]

Except its expensive because its elite and cool but they don't care what you think eh? I think a lot of Defender nerds out there trying to sell cars for 60k who never see a buyer ever, not a bad video though!

[@emanuelfigueroa5657]

Simple off road vehicles depreciate slow, very slow, a 1960 off-road in good condition is as useful today as it was 50 years ago, seriously in my country (Colombia) farmers love the Jeep Willis MB, Jeep CJ, Land Cruisers J40, J50, original Defenders etc... but whoever buys this in 70K is a moron, you can buy a Rubicon for less money, or super-reliably Land Cruiser 79 short bed again for less money.

[@DENMONKEY]

cost $70,000 . worth $70,000 ? NO

[@UDoIt2]

+DENMONKEY If its not SCOTTISH its CRAP!!!

[@DENMONKEY]

I don't know how to respond to that :) U Do It Contracting

[@420FlyByNight]

"80 bucks and a crackrock" !!! hahahahahaha

[@sq33ny]

Why do they go for so much? 3:45 ...that sound. That's why.

[@paulanson100]

Great review. I loved the defender even though I drove a late model version which was better, it was still a utilitarian off road vehicle. It went places few could. On road it was hard work to drive and slow but it always had a little sparkle to it!!

[@realknoxvegas]

Does it come with bumper-to-bumper warranty?

[@theoneanton]

if the bumpers fall off, is there still a warranty?

[@realknoxvegas]

*snaps* Made ya think!

[@aidansweeney9667]

Mr. BrewThatStew. Great name. +theoneanton Good point. No bumper? No warranty, you reckless maniac.

[@realknoxvegas]

Aidan Sweeney Oh you... :)

[@SirKnobofCheese]

The real question should be "Why are Americans so stupid to pay $70.000 for a 20 year old defender" and the answer is because its like owning a unicorn in the states.Btw the basic design is over 60 years old,So basically Doug is judging a 60 year old design on modern standards and calling it shit.

[@jessefoulk]

That's the USS John F Kennedy. Aircraft carrier. I served on it. It's docked in Philadelphia.

[@OrlandoEeckhout]

+jesse foulk thanks, I was asking myself; where is that?

[@yasir2749]

It must be worth 70k for the bumper to bumper warranty. right ?

[@mcapps1]

They're still over priced crap.

[@robertlee4775]

+mcapps1 the only crap is the 1999 camry you drive.

[@LegendaryWoke]

Overpriced, glorified headache= Landrover

[@jamesferro433]

It costs around one tenth of the price here in Australia

[@genisandreu3059]

in europe too

[@genisandreu3059]

in europe too

[@andrewpayne86]

Look again, prices have been steadily increasing globally since the end of production. I could sell my MY16 110 tomorrow for $15k more than I paid for it, but I won't because I love it more than anything.

[@Gute1498]

In Costa Rica you can pick one with $10.000 and a good example with $15.000.

[@TheTiger719]

you can buy a car in much better condition than the car in the video in the UK for £5,000 xD

[@bmxingsheep864]

i live in the uk, own a defender 90, owned it for 7 years and not a single thing has gone wrong with it, i could depend on it more than my own heart.

[@dickscratcher3040]

The DEFENDER as named is a military spec vehicle. It's squaddy proof . Built to last not for comfort or speed. In the UK you regularly see farmers with 40 year old landies doin the rounds. Typical Murkins .

[@tysonburns9535]

I thought people bought those because they were rugged and dependable? Hipsters will buy them because they're different or retro. Stupid video by the way.

[@bigphat200]

+Tyson Burns They are very R & D.........Off road. Drive one and you'll be hooked.

[@manasseskamau5327]

This is one dumb vehicle, in Kenya they're scattered all over the country after the government dumped them in 2003. But the thing can go through a horrific accident and come out unscathed, though we can't say the same about its passagers.

[@chrisgrayston1982]

this prat doesn't know what he is on about. typical yank

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen9802]

Cram it redcoat, or we'll throw your tea into the Boston Harbor again.

[@nicolek4076]

+Bender Rodriquez That's fine. You don't know how to make a decent cuppa, anyway.

[@chrisblatherwick7846]

+chris grayston damb right its an auto as well only because they don't know how to drive a manual !! can you imagine an extra pedal and having something to move the gear lever ? no no no no

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen9802]

I drive a manual and am American

[@0001Stealth]

+Chris Blatherwick I cannot see how that is a valid argument against automatics. They are just convenient, and detesting someone for choosing to make their day a tiny tiny bit easier is ridiculous...

[@youngz13o]

I'd rather buy 60,000 cheeseburgers

[@GrejCorvinus]

Uh, why would you buy 60,000 cheeseburgers?

[@GrejCorvinus]

Why buy 60,000 cheeseburgers?

[@jbrian80]

SERIES III is the real deal. Real Land Rover experience without looking like a douche bag.

[@IceFish.]

+stickmagnet went off roading in a SERIES I and its all you ever need lol

[@amkmkamamakami371]

Nah 200 series land cruiser is the best haul ass through any terrain with the slightest of ease and all the in board gadgets and accessories making it the most reliable most capable 4x4 wagon in the market .. Truly a beautiful car .. But land rovers are always blocking up the trails with they're unreliability weakness and their rotten teeth poemi owners crying about how they're so biased and a complete douche.

[@jbrian80]

+Landcruiser is bae I prefer the J40

[@jbrian80]

+culinarymatt87 lol series I is the God of all land rovers

[@amkmkamamakami371]

+stickmagnet and the 79 series could drive over it.

[@TheR3negadeMaster]

Hold on... $70K??? I am starting a business importing these from the UK to the US immediately. I’ve seen these for around $3-10K in better condition than the one Doug reviewed. These are everywhere in England...

[@risingembersgaming7740]

The US spec defenders have lost of benefits, it’s newer that 25, it has air con, soft top, lower production, v8 engines with automatic, and they weren’t used as utility vehicles for 25 years until you imported it

[@katal003]

Uk defenders are still cheap lol it's only us spec defenders that are $70k

[@ArrtusMusic]

Jesus... that ship in the back is HUGE!!!

[@citadelpariah]

+Arrtus TV Carrier from the looks of it. Can't tell which one though. Definitely not in active commission.

[@drsta804]

+citadelpariah Yep, USS. John F. Kennedy

[@monkey1506]

you really dont get the purpose of the defender

[@Tuppoo94]

Calling the Defender an SUV is an insult. It's one of the most capable off-road vehicles of all time, not an SUV. It wasn't designed for commuting or family car use. It was designed for crossing deserts and crawling through forests. It's used by the military in several countries.

[@williamn6133]

I'm British and I laughed so hard, tea went up my nose.

[@ComandanteJ]

Here in Europe you can get a very good one for like 6000€.

[@slingking100]

+ComandanteJ and they are reliable, unlike the v8 bullshit auto box bag of crap, good old diesels, also you can get fully restored military vehicles for about £11000

[@nathanjack9359]

+sam foots Did you just use the word reliable and Defender in the same sentence? hahaha;) an tdi 300 engine should last well over 300,000 miles but like everything, it totally depends on its care in the past.

[@mcpb8000]

Doug is a master at getting channel views. I've watched hours and hours of his videos not because I like them, but because I've been trying to find one that doesn't make me cringe a little bit at the awkwardness and crappy humor. . . . I've only furthered the cause. Bravo Mr. DeMuro, you've won. I have subscribed.

[@carlitoxb110]

I love the Jeep Wrangler, much better than this in my opinion.

[@adamgraham6265]

+Carlitox b But why would you not want to pay for basic features? lol jk

[@Schultz98]

proud isuzu trooper driver here

[@Coonotafoo]

I'm sure your vehicle was worth every bit of $80 and a crack rock! lol

[@isuzuguru1303]

Can't beat a Trooper,F**k this guy...,,

[@Cloverhunny325]

I love a trooper, I had a trooper 2 and it was absolutely a fun drive because you had no worries about hurtin that thing, I’ve gone places in that, that people in jeeps and big diesel trucks got stuck in here in Wyoming, I now own a 1987 Jeep Cherokee and it had the trooper feel not as tall and more powerful, only thing I really liked about the trooper was height and clearance

[@szymoncbortion69]

acura SLX over here

[@jamesbell3826]

i am not sure what these guys are on about.....What they fail to acknowledge is that it is amazing off-road. reliability? defender is amazingly reliable - the vast majority ever made are STILL on the road decades and decades later. They are easy to repair and they are basic because they are military and agricultural hardware..... They are classless (in a good way), a social leveller. even the Queen of the United Kingdom kicks about in one. This review is sooooo off the mark.

[@samin90]

British tears are delicious

[@N3M3S1S357]

$80 AND a crack rock? I'm not giving up my crack rock.

[@Turshin]

laughing my fucking ass offf!!!!!

[@ScrapTechTips]

He called it a jeep, Time to get the guns out

[@Sirbadone]

Part of the Defenders resale price shows how many of us want high-quality, long lasting, yet basic transportation. When I was a teen, my uncle in Denmark let me drive his 4cyl diesel Defender around his farm. Standard 4 speed, it was tough as nails. He regularly pulled his horse trailers across Europe. He also figured correctly that I couldn't break it, lol

[@Munkenba]

Ha, I'm looking at buying one this summer, trying to get together a budget of around $10,000. That's right, I live in England.

[@greg5604]

+Alfred Munkenbeck get a td5 fucking brilliant things

[@Munkenba]

Greg Pitts Either that or a series 3 from the 70s, classic or modern, but I wouldn't go near the mid 90s one in the video, totally the wrong era of Land Rover for me.

[@DavidLarson15]

+Alfred Munkenbeck Yeah, but we have Wranglers.

[@greg5604]

+Alfred Munkenbeck we've had a series two and a series 3 and they didnt realy compare to the td5 the 2.25 engines are gutless and barely move it allthough the series are worth alot more and are more iconic id rather stick to my td5

[@Munkenba]

Greg Pitts I know what you mean, I've driven both, but I've got something else for proper driving, the Land Rover would just be for a bit of fun. If that weren't the case though, some of the late Defenders are properly useable things day to day, I'd get one of them easily.

[@hyder404]

Another piece of British aristocracy, highly priced but posing little value.

[@apowers7783]

I don't think I understand what you're trying to say.