Thread: Am I Too Sensitive?

Originally Posted by trout1105

My Discovery is a 2004 model and I haven't seen any Jap or Yank 4WD from 2004 that has the same level of technology or comfort that My old Disco has.

Also, compare your 2004 Disco to a Land Cruiser or Patrol of the same vintage and the Disco still looks much better than the other two which just look dated and boring.

(I know that the look of a car has little to do with reliability but I wouldn't swap my 2003 D2 for a 2003 LC or Patrol)

I don't give any credence to Callinan's infomercial media (or any of the others, such as Rooth, etc). They're occasionally interesting for photographs and info on the areas they visit, but the rest of the content is quite shallow and pretty clear: to sell their bits and pieces.

IMO, you get far better quality info from places such as AULRO (or whatever special interest forums you might choose).

Originally Posted by Hugh Jars

I don't give any credence to Callinan's infomercial media (or any of the others, such as Rooth, etc). They're occasionally interesting for photographs and info on the areas they visit, but the rest of the content is quite shallow and pretty clear: to sell their bits and pieces.

IMO, you get far better quality info from places such as AULRO (or whatever special interest forums you might choose).

Recent Caravan World "motoring expert" doing a review on "Best 4wd for towing" downgraded the D4 because it "didn't accept a WDH".

"Expert" ????

Originally Posted by sam_d

Also, compare your 2004 Disco to a Land Cruiser or Patrol of the same vintage and the Disco still looks much better than the other two which just look dated and boring.

(I know that the look of a car has little to do with reliability but I wouldn't swap my 2003 D2 for a 2003 LC or Patrol)

Not to mention the SLS, traction control, locking centre diff, all wheel drive, hill decent control, rear air con, climate control etc. etc.

After around 100,000 k's towing this, looks like I will have to rid of it & buy somthing that will take a WDH

Yep, no problems here either. My last four Land Rovers have had less reliability issues COMBINED than my last Mercedes C Class. Please do not get me started. Likewise, my replacement for the C-Class, a Jag XE, has been flawless. (Made in the Solihul LR factory).

Non Land Rover owners are just jealous.

Originally Posted by bln

In the last Pat Callinans 4x4 magazine (issue 028) there was a great letter to the editor "Land Rover Loyal". Basically the letter was about a bloke who has been very happy with the many land rovers that he has had in the past. The editor (Scott) responded with something like "its great to hear from a Land Rover Tragic (most of them involving mechanical repairs)...." . Well that's like a red rag to a bull for me. Ive owned 5 land rovers now over the years and I have never had any sort of reliability issues. The odd repairs required from time to time but no more than you'd expect from any other type of 4x4.
Are the 4x4 mags perpetuating an untruth and misrepresenting Land Rover? On what grounds do they claim LR to be unreliable - where is the evidence?. As far as know, and from my experience they are solid reliable 4x4s that excell at there intended use.
I own a small business and I had 3 hiluxs and 2 prados - we had continual problems with them - oil leaks, gearbox overheating, tail shaft faults, recalls as wel l as faulty injectors. These are well known faults so why aren't journalists critical of Toyotas? We have since moved to colorados and our running costs have significantly dropped. I personally traded in my prado for a D4 and the difference is like chalk and cheese.
So my question is - should we be tolerating false journalism or am I just too sensitive? Should Land Rover be tolerating false statements.
I could go on rambling but i look forward to reading what others think.
cheers

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A lot of people talked about 'reliability issues' when I mentioned buying my Freelander 2 TD4.
A closer for me was looking at the JD Powers survey in the US - which found, (I think I remember) 2002, Land Rover just above Chrysler and Jeep at the bottom - and then again in about 2007 - Land Rover had moved up from (47th?) to 6th.
Land Rover has now slipped to about 20th - better than halfway. Which is concerning. Lexus has been consistent top marks.
I've had 'no problems' (not quite, but...)
RH rear door - electrical window - fixed itself, somehow.
RH rear door - electrical locking variable - solution 'press lock button twice'.
Key - first one - has mostly died, but not completely.
Engine re-map failed because of (I suspect) a fuel filter issue, not picked up at the time.
And that's it, kids.
The 4X4 magazine - look at the Board of Directors - all after-market Interested Parties.
And - 'shallow' doesn't cover it. It's all about camping and beer and getting there - and for the most part, failing to 'look around'. I've thrown copies across the room sometimes - 'please - we're not all that dense!'
The thing with 4WD-ing as far as I'm concerned - is to focus on the scenery, not the machinery - oh, and go into depth on the scenery (which geology, soil-type, eco-type, etc...) (biologist background here).
Phideaux