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You can have a good Defender or a cheap Defender, but it’s incredibly rare to find a good, cheap Defender. That can be fine, if you’re after a project to get stuck into, but if you just want to jump in and drive, expect to pay for the privilege. The good news is that the over-inflated prices Defenders fetched during the pandemic are settling down to more sensible levels, and they hold their true value like no other. Eyewatering depreciation is not something the Defender suffers with – buy

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