Opinions on Land Rover

Crimson92 · 03-19-2009, 11:45 AM

My gfs mom is looking to buy a LR2.

Now if she asked me opinion on MB or BMW id gladly give it to her but i dont know much on LRs

Does anyone here have one? any horror stories? anything i should know?

they are dead set on a LR so please dont say go get a x5 ..etc

TIA

E90SLAM · 03-19-2009, 11:55 AM

all i know its LR has bad interior.....last time i sat in one during autoshot and "touch" trims and pieces around....and one trim piece fell out with no effort....

other than that...i like the car actually...if i dun care about the plastic pieces....

in5ane_3 · 03-19-2009, 12:00 PM

A family member recently purchased a RR Sport. He had a coolant error come up already and they had to replace the sensor, twice.

They're fantastic cars Juan but be prepared for trips to the dealer and pay the extra for the extended warranty. It's going to be worth every penny. The whole car is electronically controlled.

Simon, you're right about the interior but it is much like BMW's where the small trim pieces where the window buttons are will start peeling after maybe 2 years of ownership.

MisterSkiMask · 03-19-2009, 12:03 PM

They are junk, don't own one without a warranty

Crimson92 · 03-19-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterSkiMask

They are junk, don't own one without a warranty

could you be more specific?

bulldog_yyc · 03-19-2009, 12:12 PM

I hear LR has terrible resale - havent had the fortune to try and sell one but I recall reading that online somewhere

Crimson92 · 03-19-2009, 12:14 PM

they tend to keep their cars tills the wheels fall off so resale isnt an issue

MisterSkiMask · 03-19-2009, 12:20 PM

Ok, now I have a little more time to elaborate.

I know 3 people who have owned Land Rovers (one Discovery, 2 Range Rovers), all of them have had tons of problems.

I will only tell one of the stories, most recent, because this stuff could go on forever.

One of my wife’s friends bought a used Range Rover, couple years old, but out of factory warranty, against our warnings. The first week they had it the idiot lights started lighting up. They took it back to the dealer and the dealer “fixed” some airbag sensor, and some air suspension thing. Long story short, these things came back along with other problems and they have spent about $2,700 in their first 2 months of ownership.

MisterSkiMask · 03-19-2009, 12:24 PM

Other problems include; A/C compressors, windshields (very expensive with defrost filaments), window regulators……..

E90SLAM · 03-19-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by in5ane_3

A family member recently purchased a RR Sport. He had a coolant error come up already and they had to replace the sensor, twice.

They're fantastic cars Juan but be prepared for trips to the dealer and pay the extra for the extended warranty. It's going to be worth every penny. The whole car is electronically controlled.

Simon, you're right about the interior but it is much like BMW's where the small trim pieces where the window buttons are will start peeling after maybe 2 years of ownership.

i remember its like a door handle that fell out....on a "brand new" car in the autoshow....

E90SLAM · 03-19-2009, 12:25 PM

so SUVs....might as well buy an X5....even tho they're build in US....

Crimson92 · 03-19-2009, 12:26 PM

ok sounds like its mostly elec issues...

most luxos have those issues..

anything mechanical?

xxForgedxx · 03-19-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

ok sounds like its mostly elec issues...

most luxos have those issues..

anything mechanical?

Land Rovers are garbage, Land Rover was ranked second to last in reliability study only above KIA.

in5ane_3 · 03-19-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

ok sounds like its mostly elec issues...

most luxos have those issues..

anything mechanical?

Air suspension may give some problems, from what I've heard. Mechanically they're pretty solid. Electronically not so much man. Then again you're right most luxos do but not to this magnitude. I love the car though, very capable.

Crimson92 · 03-19-2009, 12:43 PM

i cant believe how underperforming that i6 is

blue2fire · 03-19-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by xxForgedxx

Land Rovers are garbage, Land Rover was ranked second to last in reliability study only above KIA.

So, they are Garbage just because they are unreliable?

xxForgedxx · 03-19-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by blue2fire

So, they are Garbage just because they are unreliable?

I know of many people with LR2, LR3, Range Rover HSE, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Sport S/C... even when bought new they got sick of them because they were always in the shop with problems no one could ever fix right. New, used... same thing. Always something going wrong.

What good is technology when it can't function properly and consistently?

Hell I know a guy who woke up one morning to a smoking dash board looking outside his window, his engine caught fire and his car was totaled.

Are they garbage because they are unreliable? Or is stupidity defined by buying a product that costs a person more than any of it's technology is worth just to keep up with it?

Yes it's freakin' garbage!

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MisterSkiMask Banned 147 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: I Can not say Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: you must not know iTrader: (0)	Ok, now I have a little more time to elaborate. I know 3 people who have owned Land Rovers (one Discovery, 2 Range Rovers), all of them have had tons of problems. I will only tell one of the stories, most recent, because this stuff could go on forever. One of my wife’s friends bought a used Range Rover, couple years old, but out of factory warranty, against our warnings. The first week they had it the idiot lights started lighting up. They took it back to the dealer and the dealer “fixed” some airbag sensor, and some air suspension thing. Long story short, these things came back along with other problems and they have spent about $2,700 in their first 2 months of ownership.
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