Thread: what part of your land rover do you hate the most?

Any part that happens to need $ spent on it.

The way it makes my wallet feel.

I don't actually hate any part of it consistently, frustrating sometimes though.

I did spark plugs on my subaru a few months back, took about 3 hours, feeding tools into too small holes to try and extract the appropriate bits. That said the timing belt was a joy almost, everything came apart and went back together as per the instructions, no surprises. Complex suckers compared to the 300tdi

I hate the owner. He is such a masochist.

That is me and the 110

Originally Posted by incisor

for me it is the mongrel brake light switch on counties and series landies with them on the brake tower facing back towards the firewall where no mans hand has a ****s show in hell of fitting without disjointing a swag of fingers....

the arsewipe that devised this prime little piece of torment needs to be hung drawn and quatered while being simmered in oil.

i spent most of day trying to track down an intermittent fault with the brake lights and once again this pox ridden little switch was the crux of the problem.

nigh on impossible to get out in one piece after a few years just to add that extra bit of joy .... so i get to spend another hour or two trying to get the broken bit out before i can experience the joy of fitting a new one..

DUH,

un bout the complete assembly IE 2 bolts. unplug the switch wires that feed though the bulkhead. and you can swap out the switch while you in bed or where ever. very simple job

Originally Posted by 85 county

DUH,

un bout the complete assembly IE 2 bolts. unplug the switch wires that feed though the bulkhead. and you can swap out the switch while you in bed or where ever. very simple job

really

sadly it wasn't so...

Can only speak for my '95 Classic (when comparing it to similar-year "Other Brands" )

The engine. IMHO a total embarrasment. gutless wonder with a drinking problem, and known weakness for slipping liners.. even the fact that said liners CAN move is bad enough... I used to drive a petrol patrol that towed more than its own weight, at only 30% more fuel than mine...which is incapable of much beyond a 6x4 trailer/lounge suite... and did it almost as quick as my unloaded Classic... Got the speeding fine to prove it !

I could stand the fuel bill, if I had power, or live with the lack of it if it was easier on the juice... and could be trusted on a very hot day not to pop the radiator or heater core. - Don't ask why I say that !

Should have been a decent turbo-diesel from day One. A tD5 in a Classic makes mine look even more stupid.

It will be the engine that causes Sarah to be sold. Not 'if' just 'when'.

Originally Posted by digger

the fuel cap on the defender...


by far the most expensive part of the car....every time I touch it , im up for at least $50!!

On advice from another defender cap looser,there is a matching dunydoore locking cap(TD5 Deefer) that are much cheaper.Yep,my mrs lost hers too once

Andrew

Must admit,there is absolutly NOTHING I hate about my D4.I hate the fact I didnt order the factory latte maker
Andrew