Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
Quite a few peeps abandoning LR (incl me) here & on The Dark Side, wonder why?
24th May 2011 8:52 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
Because you're all a bunch of whinging jessies?
My D3 has never let me down once in nearly 5 years and I've given it some stick (none of this posing in the snow for photos lark)......
For me it's probably been the most reliable car I've owned......and yes - you did read that right (and I've had a BMW, VW(s), Audi(s), Ford and Peugeot in the past)
If I were to (win the lottery and) buy another car tomorrow, it would definitely be a D4 or possibly a RRS or an Evoque if it were a second car.....I have no doubts about it despite your doom and gloom 8) 8)
Although I do think I'm probably in a minority and probably with good reason 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
24th May 2011 9:10 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
Hope you've got all fingers crossed! There's a 3 letter word that has "y" at the beginning, "t" at the end and "e" in the middle.
24th May 2011 9:14 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
DSL wrote:
Quite a few peeps abandoning LR (incl me)
ahhh ...a message as part of the ongoing quest for Del to get us all into a Ford Mundano estate ...or whatever it is in his sig pic 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
24th May 2011 9:47 pm
discocuzzy
Member Since: 02 Feb 2008
Location: surrey
Posts: 2752
If you buy a beemer at least get a 6 cyl Del,if your buying a 4 pot smoker then even the mudanoe beats it hands down....and easily!"you cannot teach stupid people to do clever things"
--------------------------------------------------------
05 plate D3 HSE in Zermat- Gone
11 Plate D4 Landmark in Fuji white- Gone
08 Plate D3 Hse in Buckingham Blue- Gone
58 plate D3 HSE Silver- Gone
10 Plate D4 HSE Stornaway Grey
24th May 2011 11:35 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
Bovvred? No chance! Let sales rep sprint ahead to his next ulcer, I'm not in a hurry.
(D4 is still in the running, though )The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
25th May 2011 9:12 am
Zermatt Vulgaris
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: aberdeenshire
Posts: 511
could be the touareg escape for me next time round .... keep on looking at Disco 4 XSs and they just don't do it for meVisiting from rrsport.co.uk
2011MY Zermatt Silver Range Rover Sport HSE 3.0 TDV6
25th May 2011 5:08 pm
disco rob
Member Since: 04 Jul 2010
Location: Sussex
Posts: 62
Owned my D3 for a year now and ive not had a day when theres been nothing wrong with it, im up to 3 probs at moment record is 5 , as soon as you get a problem sorted another comes along to take its place. Permagrin people talk about ill get that when i sell it hopefully soon.VW Touareg 3.0 Altitude
Mondeo 04 Reg (Hers)
Swift Conqueror 645 Lux
25th May 2011 7:49 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
Ah but it's a LR, you're supposed to accept that as the price for driving an example of the marque. Whilst, when they are working well, they are the best car in the world, you reach the point of having had enough of the hassle, costs and the car spending weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks at the dealers. As it sez below, I have the best of both worlds, a D3 and a reliable car.
25th May 2011 8:05 pm
StaticMotion
Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: Hoose
Posts: 714
I quite like the D3 and the D4, I hear horror stories of unreliability and horrendous fix after fix to the point you timeshare with the dealer.
I haven't had any real big issues with my D3 yeah ok they are heavy on brake disks (I could have just left that sentence at heavy lol) and the epb is pointless I would have preferred a handbrake no matter that it would consume a little more space. To be honest I've had no more issues than any other car I've owner including my past Landy's.
I have a friend with the VW 'Toerag' and while it is quite a pretty car it just doesn't do it for me. Maybe thats the Landrover loyalist in me or maybe I just hate change
25th May 2011 8:18 pm
disco rob
Member Since: 04 Jul 2010
Location: Sussex
Posts: 62
DSL wrote As it sez below, I have the best of both worlds, a D3 and a reliable car.
I can go outside now and get in my Mondeo and drive to anywhere in the country and i know its going to get me there no problems, i would love to say that about the Disco but im sorry i cant.VW Touareg 3.0 Altitude
Mondeo 04 Reg (Hers)
Swift Conqueror 645 Lux
25th May 2011 8:45 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
I used the BM yesterday because it's a nice new car with the new leather smell and it's not caked in mud from Belg/Lux/Germany offroading.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
I'm still looking at the Touareg Escape model...
)
