New defender saddlebags?

[redsturgeon]

Has anyone seen one of those new Defenders with "saddle bags" hanging over the rear side windows. Why?

They hold extra luggage apparently for those who find the space in a seven seater 4x4 limited. About as much as a small airline cabin bag.

Oh and as well as looking stupid they cost over £1000 each!!!!

https://www.google.com/search?hl=EN&gl= ... 0o3vSyiQeM

Weird!

John

[BigB]

Has anyone seen one of those new Defenders with "saddle bags" hanging over the rear side windows. Why?

They hold extra luggage apparently for those who find the space in a seven seater 4x4 limited. About as much as a small airline cabin bag.

Oh and as well as looking stupid they cost over £1000 each!!!!

https://www.google.com/search?hl=EN&gl= ... 0o3vSyiQeM

Weird!

John

Yep I saw one locally in our Tesco carpark. I think it's a mix of a designery/markety con to make it look like you are explorey and you have extra jerry cans on the top with fuel.......to get you back from Tesco no doubt.

[pje16]

also does sweet fa re wind resistance

apart from looking stooopid

[bungeejumper]

It looks like the car's wearing a giant pair of headphones. "La la la, laugh all you like but I can't hear you, so nyaahh."

Perhaps wrongly, I was under the impression that unnecessary protuberances like these were frowned upon because of the dangers to pedestrians and cyclists? But I don't reckon their chances of survival amid the confined spaces of filling stations and motorway tollbooths. Crunch! Bit of a stupid place to put a blind spot.

BJ

[servodude]

Has anyone seen one of those new Defenders with "saddle bags" hanging over the rear side windows. Why?

They hold extra luggage apparently for those who find the space in a seven seater 4x4 limited. About as much as a small airline cabin bag.

Oh and as well as looking stupid they cost over £1000 each!!!!

https://www.google.com/search?hl=EN&gl= ... 0o3vSyiQeM

Weird!

John

Yep I saw one locally in our Tesco carpark. I think it's a mix of a designery/markety con to make it look like you are explorey and you have extra jerry cans on the top with fuel.......to get you back from Tesco no doubt.

I guess in their minds it's a good place to stash little Theodore's used nappy sacks until they can get home and deliver them to the help