Is it time to get a Pajero?

When I had my L322 I just went over it at 80K as we were moving to the Pilbara and change all the plastic parts as Shane put it with new ones,LR parts from the UK are cheap as chips and I didn't have a single breakdown when I sold it at 165,000K's.Spend some time on the interweb and find out what people are breaking and go from there,a 10 year old vehicle is a 10 year old vehicle regardless of the badge and LR parts are much cheaper than most. Pat

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Originally Posted by PAT303

LR parts are much cheaper than most. Pat

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Surely that can't be true. All the 4WD magazines tell us just how expensive LR parts are. :angel:

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Originally Posted by TerryO

A Pajero that is 10 years old would have problems as well.

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Precisely. My last car was a Pajero. At 12 years the auto gearbox died. Cost me about $4,000 plus from memory to get a second hand box fitted. My mechanic could not source a reconditioned one and new ones are not stocked for cars over 10 years old. I was already in the market for a new car in the following year and given the feel of the transmission I thought I was sitting on a time bomb. I bought my D4 within 6 months.

Martin

I thought you might think it was

all valid points.
The D3 is a great car to drive and tow with but it is sending us broke, literally.

Crossover pipes tend to brake because someone didn't do up the bracket that holds it on. Eventually it cracks. Our peeve is that we went into the garage telling them about the exhaust gasses in the cab and their first repair had nothing to do with the leak.

I have limited mechanical skill and do not have the time to source parts for repair as it is our daily driver. SWMBO likes the D3 but this last repair has pushed the limit, she wants something that comes with a warranty. We can not afford Land Rovers that are still within warranty. :(

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Originally Posted by Gullible

all valid points.
The D3 is a great car to drive and tow with but it is sending us broke, literally.

Crossover pipes tend to brake because someone didn't do up the bracket that holds it on. Eventually it cracks. Our peeve is that we went into the garage telling them about the exhaust gasses in the cab and their first repair had nothing to do with the leak.

I have limited mechanical skill and do not have the time to source parts for repair as it is our daily driver. SWMBO likes the D3 but this last repair has pushed the limit, she wants something that comes with a warranty. We can not afford Land Rovers that are still within warranty. :(

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Well swmbo has spoken and you can not be swayed so be it move on and enjoy your new venture ;)

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Originally Posted by Gullible

I have limited mechanical skill and do not have the time to source parts for repair as it is our daily driver. SWMBO likes the D3 but this last repair has pushed the limit, she wants something that comes with a warranty. We can not afford Land Rovers that are still within warranty. :(

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Originally Posted by rangieman

Well swmbo has spoken and you can not be swayed so be it move on and enjoy your new venture ;)

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I agree with rangieman - may you truly enjoy what the future holds.

However I am curious what transpired with the court episode you referred to?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-ch...ml#post2455698

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Surely that can't be true. All the 4WD magazines tell us just how expensive LR parts are. :angel:

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There's a few on here that pay the Land Rover Tax,my TDCi winch bar,light bar,lights,wiring loom,RAI were cheaper to buy ex UK and then shipped to Newman than what it cost just to buy the bar in Oz,plus frieght was cheaper from the UK to Newman than what is was from Perth to Newman :confused:,I'd like that one explained. Pat

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Originally Posted by Gullible

all valid points.
The D3 is a great car to drive and tow with but it is sending us broke, literally.

Crossover pipes tend to brake because someone didn't do up the bracket that holds it on. Eventually it cracks. Our peeve is that we went into the garage telling them about the exhaust gasses in the cab and their first repair had nothing to do with the leak.

I have limited mechanical skill and do not have the time to source parts for repair as it is our daily driver. SWMBO likes the D3 but this last repair has pushed the limit, she wants something that comes with a warranty. We can not afford Land Rovers that are still within warranty. :(

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Parts can be ordered over the web in minutes and fitted during servicing,service kits for your vehicle can be ordered the same way.When I had my L322 Oz prices for a service kit were $180 for no name,$240 for genuine or $300 for BMW,original Mahle service kit ex UK was $60. Pat

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Originally Posted by Narangga

I agree with rangieman - may you truly enjoy what the future holds.

However I am curious what transpired with the court episode you referred to?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-ch...ml#post2455698

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That will be happening after Christmas. The dealer originally agreed to cancel the sale and swap cars when he spoke to Fair Trading. When he spoke to us he had changed his mind.

Christmas got in the way, it was hard to get quotes out of garages when they were flat out. So we will put our claim in when we get back and see what the court decides. We are going for misrepresentation rather than not fit for purpose.