Thread: How Reliable Is Land Rover Now?

Originally Posted by johntins

That said, a well set up D2 is a weapon off-road. It's not so good as a tourer. Buy a D4, or wait for the "New" Defender.

I like mine, BTW.

A D4, never even considered that. I'll have to haunt the D4 site, see if one is worth considering. With the K's on my D2, I know sooner or later , if I want to keep driving to those remote places we all love, I will have to find a replacement. Nothing goes forever, and I have been looking. Whilst looking, I've found there is no vehicle that does not have "issues ".No vehicle is " unbreakable ", and any one believing that is just kidding themselves. Sadly, with the costs of running a vehicle nowadays, [ rego & fuel etc] and my age , the stark realisation is that it may be more cost effective to ditch the 4x4 and just have one daily runner, use buses and trains , or organised 'tours ' , something I'm resisting . The old timers got it right, age does weary us, and the years do condemn. But, I'm sure the old girl has just one more big trip in her. [ No not SWMBO, she wants to go to the Undarra lava tubes, not to see the tubes, but to camp in a railway carriage. ]Tasmania is my destination of choice, and in a twisted sort of way, if the old D2 decided not to proceed during one last big trip, after all the great memories it has provided to our family , the fantastic places its taken us, well, that would be ok. Unbreakable? no. Issues? of course, like any other, but part of the memories. Reliable? you bet, never had problem I couldn't fix, and it has never left me on the side of the road /beach. A land rover is not just a vehicle, it is part of the family.

Enough of that , got to get ready to take a load to the dump.

Originally Posted by gromit

No, I wouldn't have noticed because I'm not that interested.
Are you suggesting that they are producing at full capacity or that they are just produced on the factory line ?


Colin

Who knows about capacity, but im sure they are pumping them out, we know the factory line is running and these prototyes seem to be from it.

More real world testing is good

We are all commenting about it on an online LR forum so we must be interested

Originally Posted by blackrangie

We are all commenting about it on an online LR forum so we must be interested

But this is a thread you started about reliability not the new Defender ?!


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

But this is a thread you started about reliability not the new Defender ?!


Colin

And yet you were still commenting about the factory producing it and asking if it was at full capacity on an online LR forum,showing a significantly higher level of interest than the general public.
Anyway, they are testing factory produced vehicles on the road, produced as per photos on the same line as the D5 at the same speed, so in terms of quality and reliability im happy with that.

Originally Posted by blackrangie

And yet you were still commenting about the factory producing it and asking if it was at full capacity on an online LR forum,showing a significantly higher level of interest than the general public.

No, initially I was commenting on vehicle reliability in general.
You then asked if I was aware they are running factory line prototypes on the road in the UK which steered the discussion towards the new Defender.......

As I've mentioned in several threads the cost of purchase and maintenance mean that I'm not in LR's target market hence I'm not particularly interested.

Colin

This is bound to ruffle a few feathers.

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Originally Posted by gromit

No, initially I was commenting on vehicle reliability in general.
You then asked if I was aware they are running factory line prototypes on the road in the UK which steered the discussion towards the new Defender.......

As I've mentioned in several threads the cost of purchase and maintenance mean that I'm not in LR's target market hence I'm not particularly interested.

Colin

Hmm if your were not referring to the new defender in your original comment, you could have fooled me

The only mules that have ever been referred to on this forum for the last couple of years are the new defender from my experience and in context this is a LR discussion, hence my reply.

I didn't steer it, i was just responding to your comment about the new defender production. Of you were referring to some other mules, cool.

My replys still relevant to your comment and the subject of the thread.

Lets get back to the subject

That will kill the company.