Thread: Any positive feedback on newer Range Rovers?

There haven't been too many serious issues that I know of.
Most of the trim seems a poorer quality than earlier Range Rovers. The colour peels from various pieces & some bits can crack easily.

There's the odd headlight that needs replacement & they're not exactly cheap.

Mechanically, the diesel has been very good. Lately we've replaced a couple of fuel pumps but I feel that's a fuel quality problem more than anything.
There's quite a few front diffs & prop shafts been replaced due to misalignment/lack of lubrication.
The electric steering columns have also been an issue but most appear to have been sorted out now.

I'd be tempted to buy one, possibly in another few years when they come down to $5000 .

Thanks for the quick reply. Makes me feel like it might be worth exploring further instead of writing it off as a bad idea.

$5000 will be some way off! They seem to be around $60,000 at the moment.

The thread (from my initial post) has got pages and pages of problems and made a lot of mention of Diff/Prop issues. Scary reading if you are thinking of buying one.

Originally Posted by Scouse

There's quite a few front diffs & prop shafts been replaced due to misalignment/lack of lubrication.

There was a Bulletin out regarding the alignment of these. I would think that they would all have been sorted by now.

Hi Spudboy, drop drivesafe a PM he owns one and is happy with it.

You need to remember that some of the things on that list may only be there because one person has had a problem and listed it. You definitelty dont hear the horror stories on reliability that surrounded the p38a. Matt

Originally Posted by BigJon

There was a Bulletin out regarding the alignment of these. I would think that they would all have been sorted by now.

There's a new bulletin on this every couple of months !!
I hate to think what version they're up to now.

We occasionally have cars that had the early bulletins followed get another diff & shaft done.

Originally Posted by Ace

You definitelty dont hear the horror stories on reliability that surrounded the p38a. Matt

WHAT !!

Thanks for telling me now Matt.............I've just paid for mine .

Originally Posted by Scouse

WHAT !!

Thanks for telling me now Matt.............I've just paid for mine .

Ahh, but i didnt say i believed them, if we believed all the Land Rover horror stories we wouldnt own them, gotta remember that most of them came from a mate of a mate. So either there arent any horror stories to tell of the RRIII or the owners dont have mates that drive cruisers and patrols to tell and have it blown out or proportion. Matt

I suspect that you might see more of these through your workshop than we do... We sold two new, one of which is still in town. The other one was recently traded in Adelaide for a newie (still TD6), but we have only serviced it once. We haven't had a lot of trouble with them, just niggling faults (how does the ABS ECU control interior light and radio operation?!).