Thread: This must be embarrassing for Land Rover

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Are you talking about the rattling clutch springs in early Pumas, fixed when the Ford part was upgraded by LR with stronger springs, or something else? Just wondering what to look forwards to on mine, after 156,000 kms?

Mick, my D2 didn't have a failure to 180,000 odd when the alternator died...and it went downhill from there ...can never get cocksure in a Land Rover .
Cheers

Ps. I.say this while looking lovingly at my 18 year old Ned Kelly's axe D2 with well over 300000 k on it (the diffs are original).

Originally Posted by TerryO

If you have ever been in a Tesla you would never make jokes about them...

It wasn't meant as a joke, I actually think it was Tesla who were at the bottom of the reliability heap keeping LR company.
I quite like Teslas, with the exception of that pointless gullwing, pseudo SUV thing!

Originally Posted by 101RRS

And will be banned in Europe in a few years time - anything that burns dino fuel is going to get the chop.

Plug in Hybrids are better though.

I doubt they will get the chop, not for many, many years.

Plug in are better,but some manufacturers are saying they are less economical due to the huge weight increase of a larger battery.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Are you talking about the rattling clutch springs in early Pumas, fixed when the Ford part was upgraded by LR with stronger springs, or something else? Just wondering what to look forwards to on mine, after 156,000 kms?

FWIW,MR told me that the LR part had continual failures as well,in fact the part numbers have changed more than 5 times.
Dazza on here said something about using after market only.

If you have had clutch,slave cylinder and adapter shaft replaced, with Ashcroft,all should hopefully be good for a while.

Originally Posted by DieselDan

It wasn't meant as a joke, I actually think it was Tesla who were at the bottom of the reliability heap keeping LR company.
I quite like Teslas, with the exception of that pointless gullwing, pseudo SUV thing!

Interestingly I know three people with Teslas’s, to date none of them have broken down or had a major issue, wish I could say the same for myself or my friends with LR’s.

Originally Posted by scarry

I doubt they will get the chop, not for many, many years.

That is not what policy in various European countries say - all petrol and diesel burning vehicles - including hybrids will be banned in something like 2035 - I cannot recall exactly when.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

That is not what policy in various European countries say - all petrol and diesel burning vehicles - including hybrids will be banned in something like 2035 - I cannot recall exactly when.

A lot can happen in 15 or so years.

Would you believe something said by a politician,predicting a policy that is supposedly going to take place in 15 yrs time?

Many wouldn't.

Sure it makes them feel all warm and fuzzy, and may get a few votes, but in reality, if there is nothing around as convenient as we have now, it isn't going to happen.

Just my 2 cents worth

Originally Posted by 101RRS

That is not what policy in various European countries say - all petrol and diesel burning vehicles - including hybrids will be banned in something like 2035 - I cannot recall exactly when.

Yes, that's right for autos. Various dates from 2035 to 2050. Doesn't include diesel heavy transport, I believe.
Some Euro cities including London already have bans on vehicles which can't meet certain emissions standards.
They are way ahead of us on planning for the future because they haven't wasted a decade on playing silly political games about renewables and denying climate change.