Vintage Car... or Land Rover?

[thermidorthelobster]

After my recent grumbling about the Disco, I read this and realised if you substitute the words "Land Rover" for "vintage car" you get quite an appropriate article...

[Bunnie]

whats the fun of doing it in half an hour tho!

[welshlaner]

Interesting but there again just started up a landy left for the last 9 months, battery still ok started first time.

Modern car the battary would be flat, requring a recharge, the ecu would reset itself, the radio go into "i'am been nicked mode", alarm fail, immoblsiier mal function, and need to spend at least a morning with the manual to work out the immolbsier code.

Then the computer will state need a service.

[JumboBeef]

I wish people wouldn't knock Land Rovers.  Yes I know some have problems (don't all motors?) but I have found them to very reliable and I would never have a different type of 4x4.

Currently, we have a 1991 110 V8.  In the two and a half years of ownership, we have replaced (apart from service items):

1/  Alternator
2/  Master cylinder

and that's it.........

Our Disco (1996 V8 ) has only been with us for three or fours months, but has been to Scotland three times and has covered 6,000 miles.  It that time, we have replaced:

1/  Nothing.

Had a RRC LSE 1994 for over two years, sold it last year.  In that time we replaced:

1/  Rear tailgate.
2/  Air flow meter.

....and that's that.

Had a 1993 90 for 18 months, covered 30,000 miles.  Apart from servicing, replaced nothing!  No problems whatsoever!

Please can we stop this Land Rover bashing now.

[thermidorthelobster]

I'm Land Rover bashing as somebody who has owned 4 - a 1976 101, a 1992 Discovery 200tdi, a 1996 P38a 4.6, and a 1999 Disco TD5.  Apart from the 200tdi, which was pretty good, I've had a lot more problems with the other 3 than I think is reasonable to expect from a vehicle of their respective age/vintage.

With the money I've spent on mine over the years (running into thousands for each vehicle, and these weren't poorly-maintained, junk cars) I'd have to seriously consider whether to buy another Land Rover.

See here for my moaning about the latest massive repair bill.

[L90OOK]

I'm Land Rover bashing as somebody who has owned 4 - a 1976 101, a 1992 Discovery 200tdi, a 1996 P38a 4.6, and a 1999 Disco TD5.  Apart from the 200tdi, which was pretty good, I've had a lot more problems with the other 3 than I think is reasonable to expect from a vehicle of their respective age/vintage.

It's funny that the 200Tdi took allot more abuse than the others too...seem to remember wheel bearing probs with that too  :-s
You can't really say that the 101 was justly treated...5 Tonnes dragging itself around Africe isn't normal wear & tear...more like destructive testing  :twisted:  :roll:

I'm off diving  :D

[thermidorthelobster]

It's funny that the 200Tdi took allot more abuse than the others too...seem to remember wheel bearing probs with that too  :-s

Well, there were 4 new wheel bearings, plus a new gearbox and steering box, but I didn't think they were worth mentioning...  Given it was fairly high-mileage I can sort of understand that.  It's a new head at 92,000 miles that I find galling.  And all the problems I had with the P38 at about 80,000 miles.

You can't really say that the 101 was justly treated...5 Tonnes dragging itself around Africe isn't normal wear & tear...more like destructive testing  :twisted:  :roll:

That's a fair point, but I had a grand's worth of repairs to it and a week in the garage before I'd even got out of Spain!

[L90OOK]

I can see where you are coming from.
The 4.6 Thor engine slipping bore liners at 80,000miles...Td5 blowing head gasket at 92,000miles...LR sure know how to make them! :?
The funny thing is you get a vehicle sorted then sell it on to some lucky person  :lol:
How long is the Disco going to last :roll: