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hotponyshoes
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It's basically Freelander running gear with overcomplicated electronics added on.
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Not for me. Someone asked and I wasn't keen on anything rover. But didn't know.
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Freelander 2 is a much better car.
Not sure what the Ejoke was for. Range Rover maintenance costs but not a RR.
Not sure what the Ejoke was for. Range Rover maintenance costs but not a RR.
I'm with @Kayos on this, bash anything British until it dies and buy French rubbish, or even worse, overpriced German stuff....
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I'm not bashing Landrover,
But I own a Landrover, a VW and a Renault.
And the Landrover gives me far more grief than the others..
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Don’t worry - daily driver for 15 years is a Td5 Defender. Wife drives a Disco 4.
I do bash the Ejoke as I could never see the point of it.
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Get one of you want one !
Opinions on land/range rover vary but that's just people .
We've got a p38 , disco 3 and a evoque , none of them has let us down .
edited to add the p38 has had a few " issues" , nothing I couldn't sort myself though !
Opinions on land/range rover vary but that's just people .
We've got a p38 , disco 3 and a evoque , none of them has let us down .
edited to add the p38 has had a few " issues" , nothing I couldn't sort myself though !
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Thought Freelander 2 was Ford, Rover being long gone . . .
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Mate works for an Lr dealer. Says by far and away it’s the model they have the most issues with. Says it all for me
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Your mate works for a lr dealer , so pretty much all he's going to see will have a green oval on it .
One of the models will have to be at the top/bottom of regulars and there are a lot of evoques about .
The thing about an Evoque for me was that it seemed way too much "form over function".
Styled a bit like a 4x4, but without any of the capability.
Quite large outside, but less usable space than a family hatchback or an estate car.
And so on - its like it's a styling exercise without a clue what it's meant to be.
It's only my way of looking at it - but I kind of lump it in a group I think of as "a hairdresser's car" (other examples being the new(er) Beetle, the Audi TT, Peugeot 206CC - you get the idea).
But then, I own an LDV and a Terrano II, and tend to like cars that were never in vogue with the fashionista's - so no-one I'd coming to me for image / styling tips
Styled a bit like a 4x4, but without any of the capability.
Quite large outside, but less usable space than a family hatchback or an estate car.
And so on - its like it's a styling exercise without a clue what it's meant to be.
It's only my way of looking at it - but I kind of lump it in a group I think of as "a hairdresser's car" (other examples being the new(er) Beetle, the Audi TT, Peugeot 206CC - you get the idea).
But then, I own an LDV and a Terrano II, and tend to like cars that were never in vogue with the fashionista's - so no-one I'd coming to me for image / styling tips
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Yes, he works for a dealer of motors that are traditionally not the worlds most reliable, and that’s the least reliable of any of them.
And before you’ve start, I’ve driven landies since I was a foetus , and I’ve currently got a 110, albeit minus a fair amount of the typical Land Rover “good idea poorly executed” fitments
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Evoque steering racks crack the casings and leak fluid.
Costs are earth shattering to replace. £2.5k for the rack alone.
Saying that - I put a £4.5k one on a 2019 Merc E Class estate not so long ago for the same reason.
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I would not own a JLR vehicle - costs to repair are just too much for me - even with me providing the free labour.
Costs are earth shattering to replace. £2.5k for the rack alone.
Saying that - I put a £4.5k one on a 2019 Merc E Class estate not so long ago for the same reason.
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I would not own a JLR vehicle - costs to repair are just too much for me - even with me providing the free labour.
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^^^ Interesting, since I run LRs for their cheapness to fix, or at least the ease of getting exact parts, not whole units. Depends on the vehicle, I suppose. Recent example:
My mate has a Freelander 1, which I look after. Set of front discs and pads: £60. Left caliper: £40. Did the clutch a while back, £150 for a decent AP one plus thrust bearing.
On his Disco 3, an upper coolant housing cracked. Got the exact part for £30. I dread to think what a similar repair would be on a Merc.
My mate has a Freelander 1, which I look after. Set of front discs and pads: £60. Left caliper: £40. Did the clutch a while back, £150 for a decent AP one plus thrust bearing.
On his Disco 3, an upper coolant housing cracked. Got the exact part for £30. I dread to think what a similar repair would be on a Merc.
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I reckon a Freelander 1 - was maybe the best LR product ever. Disco 2's there is plenty of cheap parts/fixes about. Disco 3 is an awfull vehicle (they drive nice thou when they work). Anything newer is a minefield and requires a second mortgage or selling vital organs to keep them on the road.
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Best selling small SUV in EU 97-02, or something like that. Wife had two over about 10 years and they were nice to drive, useful, and pretty good to work on. I wish they still made them.
£2500 for a steering rack. Unbelievable that's 5 times more than I paid for my current car that's never let me down in 8 years.
