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Re: Good Purchase or Not [steve_]
by british_rover
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Nov 25, 2006 (11:54 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 25, 2006 11:40 am)
We are almost out of 2006 Sports and will not be getting 2007 MY sports untill the end of December.
The only sport we have left is a supercharged model with 1,500 miles on it that was the GM's demo.
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- #597 of 647
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Re: Good Purchase or Not [british_rover]
by steve_ HOST
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Nov 25, 2006 (12:17 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Nov 25, 2006 11:54 am)
The Wall St. Journal (no free link, sorry) says that, as of November 1, Land Rover sales are up 6.7% for Oct. '06 vs Oct. '05, and sales for the year are up about 3,000 units (37,531 sold to date).
Porsche car sales are up but Porsche truck sales are down 26.7% this Oct. compared to last Oct.
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- #598 of 647
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Re: Good Purchase or Not [steve_]
by british_rover
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Nov 25, 2006 (12:29 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 25, 2006 12:17 pm)
Here you go...
Just scroll down till you find the Land Rover sales
CYTD sales are up 8.2 percent for Land Rover and I know at one time we were the only SUV brand that had positive sales growth for the year.
I am not sure if that is still true.
Sport sales were up 26.7% last month and LR3 sales were up 27.6%.
Range Rover sales were down a bit -17.4% for the month but I expected that as everyone knows the 2007 MY Range is getting a redesigned interior.
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Rodent Damage Update Updated
by lsufan6970
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Nov 29, 2006 (7:18 am)
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You are not going to believe it but Saturday will make 7 weeks in the shop trying to determine why some of the warning lights are staying on. My wife and I are growing very impatient. My comprehensive coverage will take care of the costs involved to fix the damage, but I will have soon made two payments on a vehicle that we haven't seen in two months. What's the longest someone has had a vehicle in the shop while the service department "diagnoses the problem"? I can understand body work and painting taking this long, but this is silly. I think if this was a warranty issue, it would have been fixed weeks ago. I should have realized when the service department was hoping the insurance would total the vehicle instead of having them fix it that I was in for an extended service visit. I called them a minute ago and now the parking brake light won't go off and supposedly there are two technicians working on the problem. I asked the dude on the phone what's the worst that can happen. He said that they will have to trace every single wire to find out if it's being grounded somewhere and that could take a while, maybe another week or so. My wife seems to think legal action is in order but I tried to tell her that they have us by the short'n'curlies because it's not a warranty issue. Anyone with any similar situations.
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Re: Rodent Damage Update Updated [lsufan6970]
by rvrsport
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Dec 05, 2006 (12:50 pm)
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Replying to: lsufan6970 (Nov 29, 2006 7:18 am)
i just saw your message about the warning light issues...i went thru my own headaches with a 6mo new supercharged. over 60 days in the shop. they eventually replaced the entire rear diff. but they originally thought it was just "a reprograming issue". well, after all that, i asked LandRover North america to just replace the car, under the Lemon Law. that is not a fun course of action. this all began for me in April 2006, and i am just now getting the car replaced(purchased back) in Dec. 2006. Land Rover North America really dropped the ball for me on every issue. many many promises, and NO follow thru. they just hoped i'd go away. i didnt. i had to bring them to BBB arbitration just to get them to do what they promised me back in August...replace the car. if you end up in this kind of problem, let me know and i can give you some 'advice'. good luck.
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Suspension Issues
by rodehogla
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Dec 06, 2006 (8:46 am)
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I have a RRS Supercharged. When I go over sharp speed bumps at an angle,the chasis shimmies. It feels like it's going to vibrate right off. Naturally, the dealer says this is normal for the superharged models. I say BS.
Anyone else having this issue?
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Re: Rodent Damage Update Updated [rvrsport]
by lsufan6970
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Dec 06, 2006 (9:23 am)
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Replying to: rvrsport (Dec 05, 2006 12:50 pm)
"Rodent" Damage update - possibly the last one blamed on the rodent. I finally got in touch with Land Rover North America to complain about how Land Rover New Orleans was handling my repairs. My complaint must have made it back to New Orleans because within 5 minutes of each other, I received a call from LRNA and New Orleans each saying that the problem is a fuse box of some sort causing the Parking Brake light and others to flash. However, the last time I talked to my technician, he told me the active suspension light was staying on and they were in the rear end diagnosing the problem. Now this is all supposed to have been done by a mouse, squirrel, or something. Why didn't they check all fuses and electrical things FIRST? To top it all off, the Service fellow called me last Friday like I said, and put it to me like this, "I've got good news and bad news. The good news is we've found the problem, a fuse box is blown. The bad news, the part is on backorder and has been for quite a while." I asked, how long? He said, " I don't have a clue." I then call LRNA to find out about the backorder situation. Sure enough, the subcontractor supplying this part to Land Rover is running behind or having trouble with the final product. So, now we've gone from them taking forever to diagnose, to waiting for the backordered part. My insurance agent is trying to find out more and trying to get me a vehicle to drive. My wife finally had enough the other day and contacted an attorney friend of ours. He seems to think at the least the Insurance company should pay for a portion of our car note. We'll see what he can do. I'm tired of talking to both my insurance and the dealership. Saturday will make 8 weeks. (Not that I'm counting)
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Re: Suspension Issues [rodehogla]
by triathlonx
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Dec 06, 2006 (9:35 am)
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Replying to: rodehogla (Dec 06, 2006 8:46 am)
I have a similar response to speed bumps at an angle but not enough to open up a debate with the dealer - yet. The suspension system on the RRS is delicate and prone to having 'issues'. After one week of having the vehicle two suspension sensors were found to be faulty and had to be replaced. I have now completed 8000 miles with no further problems.
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Re: RSE/Nav Question [horndog2]
by lipsey
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Dec 12, 2006 (9:46 am)
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Replying to: horndog2 (Oct 23, 2005 4:35 pm)
Did you ever find a solution?
I have the same issue with my Range Rover
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