Thread: Won’t be retro...

Originally Posted by 4bee

You would think so Paul, but maybe Duty Free is better priced.

Don't forget they did OZ for the Discovery 1 & look what a mess that turned out to be.

The word 'Junket' springs to mind.

Actually I know the guy who sold the first new D1 in Qld.

The buyer bought it in Brisbane,and before he had got to his home town,Toowoomba,the roof lining had fallen down and landed on his head

How LR survived in those days is beyond me.....

Interesting, Do you really think they have improved that much in the interim?

I was "allegedly" the first to buy the Disc 1.5 Facelift in Adelaide, but in fairness it took aprox 20 years for mine to fall down. Your acquaintance was lucky.

But it did only take about 18 months for the Dash top panel adhesive to fail & open up. 12 months Warranty in those days & the Stealer Bastards stuck to that even though it was a known fail & were being repaired for another year or so after that.
It would have been no skin off their nose. Oh yes, they totally ignored my correspondence.

Would I buy another Land Rover anything?

Not as long as I have a hole in my arse!.

Forgot to mention. The Owner's Handbook listed a"couple of million" service establishments around OZ but within a what seemed like 2 years most had been cancelled & there were only a few within OZ.

Some places I struck in NSW didn't even know they were even appointed as such & knew SFA about Land Rover vehicles.

One place helped me out with a serious noise problem but only because the Mechanic was originally from Adelaide & insisted on helping me out.

They had no Manuals or Parts Lists, "Special Tools" & apparently no other support material or knowledge & were surprised when I showed them their details in the handbook..

Really was a 3rd rate operation then & possibly even now.

To reiterate.

Would I buy another Land Rover anything?

Not as long as I have a hole in my arse!.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Interesting, Do you really think they have improved that much in the interim?

They have had massive improvements.

Had to or they wouldn’t be here today.

Apparently they have benchmarked this new Defender’s reliability on the Land Cruiser.

That comment has been in quite a few articles,but I don’t know if LR have said it themselves.

Now that is sort of admitting something I would have to say?

Originally Posted by 4bee

...Some places I struck in NSW didn't even know they were even appointed as such & knew SFA about Land Rover vehicles.

In the early days of owning a D2 I remember having the transmission temp light come. I pulling into a place with a LandRover sign out their front and asked if they would take a look. They scratched their heads a bit and said they'd never seen a D2 before.

Originally Posted by DiscoClax

That might be more about getting it spotted and creating some buzz... Wrong time of year there to do any meaningful enviro testing. Maybe they just wanted an excuse to check out the Cherry Blossoms...

Definitely the case - there's no weather in Japan at the moment that would particularly stress them. So really about being seen.

Good point though - the 90 would be a huge seller over there.

I wonder if the rear windows will be self lowering in the new Defender? I have to wind mine up an inch or two weekly.
Will the space under the front of the drivers seat be right to slide a pair of thongs in there?

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I wonder if the rest windows will be self lowering in the new Defender? I have to wind mine up an inch or two weekly.
Will the space under the front of the drivers seat be right to slide a pair of thongs in there?

What, so you can store them for when you get out, Mick?

Originally Posted by 4bee

What, so you can store them for when you get out, Mick?

Yep, mine live under the seat in summer and I drive in bare feet.