Thread: 4X4 OTY

Originally Posted by goingbush

This might help, and this time the Survey is American , Even against crappy US cars the D3/D4/RR is bottom of the reliability heap 4 years running

Which Survey Land Rover Comes last for reliability, Land Rover Discovery Revies and Report, Land Rover Discovery Recall

J.D. Power Survey, Land Rover Discovery Revies and Report, Land Rover Discovery Recall

Interestingly despite Reliability being the worst owner satisfaction was amongst the highest

Its a LandRover thing

(but Jeep isn't too far behind)

Interesting reading, I hope that a check engine light, squeaking brakes and a hard to lift tail gate are the only problems I ever have.

Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Interesting reading, I hope that a check engine light, squeaking brakes and a hard to lift tail gate are the only problems I ever have.

Cheers Ean

Actually come to think of it I have a unreliable car as I have had the check engine light, squeaky brakes and trouble with the lift up tail gate.

Bugger .

Cheers Ean

does "unreliable" mean leaving you stranded on the side of the road? In nearly 15 years of driving into Australia's interior on all the roads all 4wdrivers want to know, I have never seen a Land Rover broken down or stranded. Now would you like a list of all the brands I have seen broken down? I err, last march I saw a burnt out defender near Pt Douglas.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

does "unreliable" mean leaving you stranded on the side of the road? In nearly 15 years of driving into Australia's interior on all the roads all 4wdrivers want to know, I have never seen a Land Rover broken down or stranded. Now would you like a list of all the brands I have seen broken down? I err, last march I saw a burnt out defender near Pt Douglas.

If you read the USA article the list squeaky brakes and a hard to lift up tailgate as part of the unreliable list.

Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

does "unreliable" mean leaving you stranded on the side of the road? In nearly 15 years of driving into Australia's interior on all the roads all 4wdrivers want to know, I have never seen a Land Rover broken down or stranded. Now would you like a list of all the brands I have seen broken down? I err, last march I saw a burnt out defender near Pt Douglas.

In 30 something years of 4WD ownership Ive only had to leave a Landrover on the side of the road once and walk away for help. But Ive had many many breakdowns that I was able to fix roadside because I had parts or the know how, also many problems that require constant attention and ongoing repairs.

They are so bloody unreliable.

Ive also owned 3 Toyotas, They were so reliable that in the 10 or so years of Toyota ownership I never had to do ANY repairs, just regular maintenance.
That said it was a Toyota that left me stranded outback with a catastrophic & sudden engine failure. BUT they were so bloody boring to own & drive.

I have to admit, every single problem I've had was caused by aftermarket stuff (dodgy lpg vaporiser), or lack of maintenance on my behalf; or previous mechanics taking shortcuts.

The fact that I spilt orange juice in my seat switches doesn't make it unreliable.
I know others have problems, but thats just my experience.

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the definition I'm looking for is what is unreliable?

I've had to do more work on Grumble than any other vehicle I've owned but it has never been unreliable.

Other vehicles I've owned have had failures that have stopped me in traffic and on expressways.

I deem them more unreliable than my Land Rovers.