Bad Press by the truckload

[Billandy1]

Just reading issue #7 of Unsealed 4X4 magazine. Somebody had electrical problems with their MY06 D3. I don't know if anyone knows the people, but it smacked of slack preparation to me, and if I was heading out to Dalhousie Springs, it wouln't be with an old battery; but it certainly has given the LR haters a motza to munch on. They weren't too complimentary to the LR Dealer in the Alice either.

[redrovertdi]

plus on the last photo caption they say they sold it and bought a toyota.
I had a bike battery drop a cell near Anakie and fry the electronic ignition on my BMW, i was tempted to change the battery befor the trip but risked it and learnt my lesson-still have the bike 8 years later

[BMKal]

Where did you get hold of issue #7.

I've only seen up to issue #6 so far and their web site only gives links to issue #6.

[redrovertdi]

Where did you get hold of issue #7.

I've only seen up to issue #6 so far and their web site only gives links to issue #6.

emailed out this afternoon

[incisor]

UNSEALED 4X4 ISSUE 007

[Billandy1]

plus on the last photo caption they say they sold it and bought a toyota.
I had a bike battery drop a cell near Anakie and fry the electronic ignition on my BMW, i was tempted to change the battery befor the trip but risked it and learnt my lesson-still have the bike 8 years later

Yeah mate, true. Don't get me wrong guys, I'm a Disco fan, looking to buy Feb or March 15. I mean, you read all the probs on Toyota and Nissan sites, saw a pic of the same tilt tray with a trailer hitched with a Nissan and a Cruiser on board. Nothin said... but as soon as he picks up a Disco it gets four pages. Preparation and more preparation; it doesn't matter what you drive

[~Rich~]

UNSEALED 4X4 ISSUE 007

Made my comment at the end of the story.

[scarry]

plus on the last photo caption they say they sold it and bought a toyota.
I had a bike battery drop a cell near Anakie and fry the electronic ignition on my BMW, i was tempted to change the battery befor the trip but risked it and learnt my lesson-still have the bike 8 years later

After the engine had a catastrophic failure,whatever that is.

We will probably never know exactly why the electrical problem occurred,may have been a mistake when trying to jump start the vehicle.
So in actual fact no fault of the vehicle,human error.

[PAT303]

If he went into the outback in a Toyota with a dud battery he would get stranded,if he jumped started a Toyota straight to the battery instead of doing it off the terminals fitted for jump starting as shown in the owners manual he would fry the computer and get stranded,unfortunately this being the internet we can't let the truth get in the way of a Land Rover failure story caused by it's dumb arse owners stupidity. Pat

[catch-22]

The Defender on the front cover balances the negative article..