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Vintage Car... or Land Rover?
thermidorthelobster:
After my recent grumbling about the Disco, I read this and realised if you substitute the words "Land Rover" for "vintage car" you get quite an appropriate article...
Bunnie:
whats the fun of doing it in half an hour tho!
welshlaner:
Interesting but there again just started up a landy left for the last 9 months, battery still ok started first time.
Modern car the battary would be flat, requring a recharge, the ecu would reset itself, the radio go into "i'am been nicked mode", alarm fail, immoblsiier mal function, and need to spend at least a morning with the manual to work out the immolbsier code.
Then the computer will state need a service.
JumboBeef:
I wish people wouldn't knock Land Rovers. Yes I know some have problems (don't all motors?) but I have found them to very reliable and I would never have a different type of 4x4.
Currently, we have a 1991 110 V8. In the two and a half years of ownership, we have replaced (apart from service items):
1/ Alternator
2/ Master cylinder
and that's it.........
Our Disco (1996 V8 ) has only been with us for three or fours months, but has been to Scotland three times and has covered 6,000 miles. It that time, we have replaced:
1/ Nothing.
Had a RRC LSE 1994 for over two years, sold it last year. In that time we replaced:
1/ Rear tailgate.
2/ Air flow meter.
....and that's that.
Had a 1993 90 for 18 months, covered 30,000 miles. Apart from servicing, replaced nothing! No problems whatsoever!
Please can we stop this Land Rover bashing now.
thermidorthelobster:
I'm Land Rover bashing as somebody who has owned 4 - a 1976 101, a 1992 Discovery 200tdi, a 1996 P38a 4.6, and a 1999 Disco TD5. Apart from the 200tdi, which was pretty good, I've had a lot more problems with the other 3 than I think is reasonable to expect from a vehicle of their respective age/vintage.
With the money I've spent on mine over the years (running into thousands for each vehicle, and these weren't poorly-maintained, junk cars) I'd have to seriously consider whether to buy another Land Rover.
See here for my moaning about the latest massive repair bill.
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