Pat, we've all got our 'war stories' and you're right in that preparation etc is the key to successful traveling BUT with the examples you've given any reasonably competent person could diagnose the problem and arrange repair. I carry water pump, wheel bearings and hoses as these and others are common and predictable points of failure BUT with a modern SUV where the vehicle body needs to be removed to effect what would be otherwise a simple diagnosis/repair and when this is overlaid with complex electronic systems to achieve what was previously done with simple mechanical and easily fault diagnosable (if there's such a word) components the ultimate reliability of the vehicle is less than it's predecessors. I regularly travel in remote areas 'up your way' and you couldn't give me a modern LR for this purpose and this reason. I value my life far too much. [smilebigeye]Quote:
Originally Posted by PAT303
On my recent trip (Melbourne to Darwin via Ceduna and return) of 10,000 Km or so I came across two broken down vehicles. Both electronic marvels that had decided they didn't want to play anymore (nothing physically broken), a Hyundai SUV and an F350 whose computers didn't want to play anymore resulting in very expensive flat top trips to the coast and holidays ruined. The added complexity of these vehicles is just not worth the grief IMO which is why I'm a basically a TDi and Oka type person. :)
Deano :)
