Thread: "I should have bought a Jeep"

Thank God my LR (RRC) is only 30 years old, I dread to think what problems may be in store when it gets older, maybe I should have bought a jeep?

Ever heard the phrase 'Friday Car'?

or have you ever driven a Jeep?

I have. In fact I've driven quite a few hundred and I still own a disco. Im not saying the disco is reliable, but its a better option than a Jeep.

A FL2 might be a bit safer than a Jeep

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Originally Posted by gasman

JT.LR
Welcome to Land Rover land. People being people will defend their heaps of S%$t to the hilt.
Truth is, my friend, LRs are enormously troublesome, expensive and a general pain in the arse, but I love em and I don't have an ego problem either, unlike some on here.
Anyone who tells you their LR is not of the above is either; a politician or someone who didn't smack their kids.
I like Jeeps too.

What do you expect, this is a LR forum
JT.LR joins up AULRO & his very 1st post guts-aching about how bad his LR is, & how he should of bought a jeep.
Well Go buy a ****en jeep.....

Originally Posted by snowbound

Thank God my LR (RRC) is only 30 years old, I dread to think what problems may be in store when it gets older, maybe I should have bought a jeep?

Yeah i better keep my disco for another 16 years so these haters have some fodder for their rants.

Originally Posted by JT.LR

" I should have brought a Jeep" but stupidly I bought a Land Rover Freelander 2 and oh what a mistake I made. It is a 2009 SE i6 and has only travelled 85k but have a look at the problems I have encounted.

- replaced spindle in rear diff @ 30k
- replaced fuel pump @ 60k
- replaced alternator @ 80k
- replaced hydraulic pump to power steering @ 82k
- replaced rack & pinion steering @ 85k

On each of these occasions I sought assistance from Land Rover Australia but they simply were not interested in even discussing these problems - their after sales service has been atrocious to the point there is none.

In addition to the above problems I had Land Rover fit a tow bar so I could tow a light weight caravan, well this lead to one problem after another. Final price was over $3k and I should have purchased a better tow bar from Hayman Reece for less than $2k, so I have paid a premium to have Land Rover written on the tow bar. It was not only the cost but the size of the trailer ball mount which is 40mm compared to the standard Australian size of 50mm so I have been unable to purchase a trailer ball mount with a longer shank (required as LR set-up for the Freelander has the tow ball too close to the car).

All in all this car is absolutely junk and no improvement on those earlier Land Rover's that were plagued with problems.

I would urge anyone contemplating the purchase of a Land Rover to look elsewhere, there are much better cars at lower prices.

I agree with your last statement. I have six Landrovers and know full well what they are like.
Awesome.
However, as a practical form of transport there are other vehicles out there. A Jeep? that is not what you should be looking for. They are very similar to a Landrover. I can't help thinking you would be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.
My advice to you would be to get a Commodore. The worlds best car.
My 1994 VR Commodore has been the best car I ever bought. It's done 470,000 reliable km so far and is still going strong. Servicing is cheap and it is a very comfortable car to drive. I've towed cars on tandem trailers effortlessly so it should tow your light weight caravan easily.
Why Holden have decided to stop producing these great vehicles I'll never understand.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I agree with your last statement. I have six Landrovers and know full well what they are like.
Awesome.
However, as a practical form of transport there are other vehicles out there. A Jeep? that is not what you should be looking for. They are very similar to a Landrover. I can't help thinking you would be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.
My advice to you would be to get a Commodore. The worlds best car.
My 1994 VR Commodore has been the best car I ever bought. It's done 470,000 reliable km so far and is still going strong. Servicing is cheap and it is a very comfortable car to drive. I've towed cars on tandem trailers effortlessly so it should tow your light weight caravan easily.
Why Holden have decided to stop producing these great vehicles I'll never understand.

Don't blame Holden, blame GM USA.

I have nothing to say about JT, I suspect he won't be back.

Baz.