I am looking at something German now and with a badge that stands for quality rather than a pimped up farmers tractor and abysmal customer services.... Ops sorry i forgot im not a land rover customer because i dont buy my vehicles new.

As for the heap of crap that was my RRS im getting it recoverd to my feild and once iv ripped anything of value out of it.... (Mostly my ipod) then me and my mates are going to smash the out of it and then burn it, whilst we video it and then upload to the world. Yes i might be acting a little bit like a spoilt child, but id be fairly certain that in this day and age with social media like facebook etc... Then i will show land rover what i think their brand is worth.


Scrap value isnt fussy if the car has been burnt out or not. 08MY HSE 3.6 TDV8 Stornoway Grey, Twisted performance cat back... and shed loads of extras!!!

At the time (Jan 2011) it was a 3 year old TDV8 HSE 33k on the clock with lots of lovely options such as dynamic control, adaptive headlights, heated steering wheel, leather upgrade etc... and i adored it. It was a peach to drive and was a truly lovely car to own and be proud of,

Beomes................a pimped up farmers tractor!!!!

All in s few posts Brilliant!!! 2023 P440e SE Dynamic on order -cancelled

2022 HSE Dynamic P400e

2017 Discovery 3.0 HSE Silicon Silver Nimbus interior and a few extra toys SOLD

2013 HSE Black, Orkney Grey, Ebony Seats and Ivory Interior SOLD

2006 HSE

Plus a few other cars inbetween!

A car with a German badge just indicates your an a hole with no taste.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

I hope it's German and under 3 years old or it might be out of the frying pan and into the fire!

My A4 was a pile of crap. It spent more time in the garage than on the road.

My friends year old A3 spontaneously combusted on his drive last week. Don't think I'll bother with another German car.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

Yeah, I had a C Class that I had to get rid of due a gearbox electrical fault that couldn't be diagnosed (cost me plenty trying to though!). Then there was the Boxster & 996 IMS catastrophe.

Basically if you want risk free motoring either buy a car with lots of original warranty or a Ford Focus.

Chrisr1806 wrote:

A car with a German badge just indicates your an a hole with no taste.

Basically if you want risk free motoring either buy a car with lots of original warranty or a Ford Focus.[/quote]. The focus is certainly not without fault

My neighbour has one from 1999, so one of the originals. She's had it since new and apparently never broken down. Probably worth peanuts now but excellent cars, especially for the money.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

362bkr wrote:

The focus is certainly not without fault

I've got to say that despite many problems with mine, Alternator, suspension compressor, articulation valve, height sensor - Turbo (eeek) I love my Rangey.

sagalout wrote:

I hope it's German and under 3 years old or it might be out of the frying pan and into the fire!

My Golf lunched its gearbox at 66k miles. Just out of warranty. VW did put help out with the cost but it still cost me about £1500 for a new gearbox.

The so called "reliable" Golf...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I know more people who have had problems with VW and Mercs than LR's but if I had the problems OP writes I wouldn't buy another

Thankfully my long list of LR's have been great in the main - unfortunately in my experience the dealers are not up to the same standard as the vehicles  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Some are ! .............I don't know any mind you

Lurker from the Defender site here.

Been considering a sport of the same type of age as the ops once my current car sells, as only had defenders ever. Sorry to say thought the type of work described scares me with the electrics and gadgets.
You've put me off sounds the wrong thing to say, but I'd probably be giving one a harder life than most see realistically so more of an eye opener really.

So thanks in a way for this thread and sorry to hear about yours obviously. Consider a Gwagon if you want a nice simple vehicle to be worked on.

Think ill stick with Defenders and just have to lust over the luxury of your sports when im at the dealers getting cheap repairs done.