Thread: Rover reliability

Originally Posted by chazza

Very pleased with the Disco 1 after 5 or 6 years; easy to work on and so much more fun to drive than a Cruiser

Main weakness seems to be the lack of longevity in some electrical bits and the price of them - new ignition switch when it was 10 years old; new light switch when it was 11; but I guess I am a dinosaur who can remember when cars had electrical bits that were built to last

many many parts that are replacements (eg like the above mentioned disco ignition switch) can actually be rebuilt to new or better than if you've got the time and interest

I've had my '94 Fenda for about 8 years, it has about 200,000 k's on it, can't be sure because the odometer broke when it hit 100,000 this is typical of the problems I have encoutered. The important bit, the speedo still works. Any problem has been something that won't stop the vehicle and they have not been big problems. I had a Pajero before and it used to suffer a catastrophic $1000 to $2500 dollar failure every year and I look after the Landie the same as I did the Paj.
It's only issue that cheeses me off is the ongoing problem of the clutch master & slave cylinders but the seem to self rectify most of the time anyway and have never stranded me.

Who cares about reliability, its the ride and the looks we are after..If its reliability I wanted I would get a mack truck. Only jokin ,this was my first let down ever. And I could have driven home as it was but would have done a little more damage.. ie TD5 Head gasket..Have had ser 1, pulled a 16ft carapark van with her, a long way , shot roos in wa with it , at one stage on 3 cycl. but still went forwards. Ser2 never stopped. sold the ser 1. in Melb. 3years later in the out back she pulled up at the camp ,nealy cried. She looked as good as new. They just never stop.With the td5 when the head was off still had machine marks in the bore.. not run in yet..Had a small fright saw marks in the bore where the valves go , they must cut away the top of the bore to let the valves pass. Phew ....Just love them and they will love you back...robert42..