Crossed backover to Nissan, so all the best

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Originally Posted by PAT303

Mick do you think the reason you have to repair your LR is because you drive it up impossibly steep hills,feral rock ledges,mug bogs,and raging water crossing from hell. Pat

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Certainly contributes to my service bills Pat that's for sure, but I have never owned a car that requires so much "TLC". I religiously service my car and replace/fix everything if it looks like it might require it and I remain amazed (you'd think I'd have learnt by now:angel:) when a few weeks/months later, I have another issue to deal with. I have owned many cars in the past , none costing me this much. However, I am as they say, "bitten by the LR bug".

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Its surprising to see how many people have a problem with me putting Toyota axles, PAS and shortly suspension under my series ute..... well, because to be quite frank... it is because they are better and stronger and more durable. Just because I love Landys it doesn't mean that they get everything right.

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Fair point, as one of the main reasons my car does go where it goes is because I have removed the genuine LR bits and replaced them with "better" bits, like Maxi Drive axles and lockers, new rubber, winches, modified tail shafts, newer suspension etc etc:eek: Granted LR are extremely capable out of the box, but then so are so many other 4wd's driven correctly and to the conditions.

As I said, I'll reamain a LR man, even if I don't own one at any given point in my life. Maybe this is so because I grew up with them in Scotland. I suspect it is also due to the fact that I respect LR's initial approach of building only an off road utility vehicle........I love the simplicity of this thinking. However, times and company ownerships have moved on and diversified over the years to the point where I, as BradM has done, would definitely compare a new LR buy with the available competition from other marques before I signed the cheque.......you'd be mad not too:eek:

Stevo, we will no doubt debate this with you further tonight (along with a few other LR nuts) as we bring in the new year in style at your place:D:D:D

To all the other LR nuts out there, a very Happy Hogmany tonight and best of luck with your new purchase BradM:)

Aye, Mick

This is getting a little off topic, so I will contribute.

Now I am not a one brand man but you would think that with the experiance LR has had in military applications they would have sorted a few things out and applied that to their cosumer products.....

I have always thought, in the last 18 months since owning my first Landy, a Disco D2a, that it was how everything worked so well together that makes LR what it is and still amazes me about LR. Sure you can point out some bad points but everything just seems to fit and work well....and from the experiances I have had with other brands, that fit is better than most - if you know what I mean.

I am also convinced that if left standard, a far more reliable, and some may say enjoyable, vehicle is to be had.

Cheers
Caine

Good point,my defender is standard and has gone more places than most.Neither give me more trouble than servicing or like the disco the front left ABS senser died after 12 years. Pat

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

You had 3 Landies last time I looked ! How many now ? Which ones ?

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All Gone:(

IMHE,

There is a bit of scuttlebut around to the effect that Nissan parts are expensive.... well they might be, but we don't have to buy factory parts generally and even so, they don't often seem to need any repair/replacement... they are sooo reliable...:)

I have a Nissan (98 Pathfinder) that just keeps going & going and goes just about anywhere off-road that I would want to go .... it falls short of the LRs in carrying space and seating comfort only........

For example the parts for a cambelt change in the Pf (renewing all idlers/belts and water pump) costs less than for the 300tdi and only needs doing every 100000km.

Longer out-of-way & camping trips are undertaken in the County or the Disco - much more room for junk and much more comfortable seating (both of them) - but you do feel that you have to keep a (mechanical eye) on them both for peace-of-mind....

Hi,
Picked up the Navarra last Thursday, Landrover went same day as trade in. Tears in the old eyes and miss the Disco.

Navarra D22 is a fun..fun ..ute, though and amazes me at what it will do. Not a Landrover Disco though by any stretch of the imagination but in the Pilbara, reliable and 2 dealers very handy. Karratha PMG and Port Hedland PMG with another dealer in next South and next North towns.

Piece of mind it is on the "Dark Side". All the best from me people. Will drop in from time to time. Yaaaah Landrover....... great piece of machinery... and oh Stevo... You have your opinion of people who go another way but if I had dealer support up here in Nowhereland Iwould have stayed loyal..... but Ka Sara Sara

BradM

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Originally Posted by BradM

Hi,
Picked up the Navarra last Thursday, Landrover went same day as trade in. Tears in the old eyes and miss the Disco.

Navarra D22 is a fun..fun ..ute, though and amazes me at what it will do. Not a Landrover Disco though by any stretch of the imagination but in the Pilbara, reliable and 2 dealers very handy. Karratha PMG and Port Hedland PMG with another dealer in next South and next North towns.

Piece of mind it is on the "Dark Side". All the best from me people. Will drop in from time to time. Yaaaah Landrover....... great piece of machinery... and oh Stevo... You have your opinion of people who go another way but if I had dealer support up here in Nowhereland Iwould have stayed loyal..... but Ka Sara Sara

BradM

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Thats the whole point isn't it BradM:(, Good luck with the Navarra.:)

JC

Shame it has to come down to going elsewhere for the fact that LR are too bloody lazy or/anmd don't give a toss abotu dealership service in remote areas of Oz :(

I personally wouldn't buy a new LR, I'll stick with LR dungas at least if I hit a tree off-road I'm not going to care and the repairs although more frequent I'm not reliant on it for my daily transport.

Trav

Hi Brad,
I understand and respect your decision, while deploring the necessity for it.

All the Best,
Peter