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lambert:
Is it as bad as it's wider reputation would have one beleive? I know you get the odd bad car in any model range but they cant all be bad can they? Would it also be fair to say that if one has got this far in life most of it's ill's will be sorted making for a better on- going reliability record?

Guardian.:
there might be the odd good one out there :o

v8kenny:
Getting fed up with people slagging the P38 all the time
The trouble is, you only here about the bad ones - if they were that bad why did land rover make so many ?
I have had mine for a year now and the nearest it has come to breaking down is a blown fog lamp bulb - not bad for ANY 11 year old car
I know there were issues when they first came out and this has perpetuated the myth that they are all crap - well guess what, there not !
I reckon they are a great buy now - you get a lot of car for your money


No doubt someone will be along in a minute to tell you that ALL the 4.6 V8's have porous blocks and need rebuilding (nonsense)
Then they will say the air suspension will fail and cost a fortune to sort - another myth, genuine air springs now cost about 60 quid a corner and will last for 10 years or more - expensive ? I don't think so
They are far easier to fit than coil springs too
Compressors can be rebuilt for 20 odd quid too
Loads of spares on ebay and plenty of suppliers in the landy mags selling parts too
With independant garages springing up everywhere with diagnostic equipment then there is no need to go anywhere near a main dealer - that's where the real costs lay

RCRockCrawler:
I suppose it's the same as all the Freelander myths, that every 1.8 K series is explosive, and is useless off road. The prices are coming down now, and although it's not a 'proper' land rover, it's a very good car.

lambert:
It was the cheap bit that was interesting me. :D

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