Originally Posted by
Discodicky
Spot on comment.
May I add to change the engine oil & filter religiously every 10,000 klms and only use correct specified oil (viscosity, index, full synthetic etc).
The grin factor whilst driving is well worth any concerns.
The other point which has often been made on this Forum is that you''ll only tend to read about the problems. There are scores, nay, thousands, of D4 3.0 litres out there which won't have the problem.
An interesting point in case here is that today I went to the local stealer to check price/availability of the p/n LR090489 TCS (8 speed selector rotator) to see if it was worthwhile replacing prior failure, given the recent discussion here which seems to suggest it is a common problem in LR/RR/Jaguar 8 speed autos.
They've sold one in past 3 years.
Likewise, my friend at British 4WD who sells much LR/RR parts all over Aus reports no sales.
Maybe the local owners/Indies have been buying ex UK hence no local sales record, but...
.... or, you could buy a new Defender.
The Sales Rep at Hobart Dealer told me today that he's just taken two orders for new top of range fully specced Deefers at $178 and $172,000 each...........
Apparently when asked how often he thinks he's likely to use the winch, the new owner chortled that the car will never go off the bitumen.....