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Land Rover Defender

Steve_Fowler@autovia.co.uk

@stevefowler

Running costs

30.1mpg (on test)

£162 fill-up £510 or 12% tax

Practicality

Boot (seats up/down)

499/1,946 litres

Performance

0-60mph/top speed

5.9 seconds/119mph

REPUTATIONS are tough to build and just as hard to lose. As much as I’ve loved living with the Land Rover Defender, every time I post something about how brilliant it has been on social media, some clever Dick will post a reply about it being likely to break down. That’s a cross Land Rover has to bear and has to change.

Well, I’m here to report that in very close

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