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#19 of 27 Re: My 2006 LR3: The Cautionary Tale [sfm] by gsapnar Apr 18, 2008 (4:30 am)
Replying to: sfm (Feb 06, 2007 4:29 am) Do you still own the LR3? I have a 2007 and I wish I never bought it! I have the same problems with the tires. And, recently while driving home from Vermont in a snow storm with 4 kids the car, had a system engine failure and the car stopped working while on a busy highway. Land Rover isn't taking any responsibility.   Is the class action suit in California settled? I'd to find out more about it.
#20 of 27 LR3 - what a vehicle by koesler Apr 22, 2008 (4:10 am)
My god, the "whaaaaa crowd" on here is almost funny except it's so sad. My 05 LR3 HSE is at just over 30,000 miles and has been perfect. Just like my 2000 Discovery II. I've had numerous Toyota trucks, Mercedes', BMW's, and other junk vehicles (34 total) and the LR's have been the best of all by far. I've done my maint. as it should be - every 3750 miles - and even though I've had "recall issues" taken care of, they were not done because there were any problems. My tires have at least another 10,000 miles left, the brakes are only 40% worn, and there have been no glitches. WHAT A WONDERFUL VEHICLE !! Replies to this message: morocco2 (Apr 22, 2008 4:26 am) gsapnar (Apr 22, 2008 6:21 pm) gillz (Apr 25, 2008 10:02 am) british_rover (Apr 25, 2008 10:20 am) chuka1 (Mar 13, 2009 10:57 am)
#21 of 27 Re: LR3 - what a vehicle [koesler] by morocco2 Apr 22, 2008 (4:26 am)
Replying to: koesler (Apr 22, 2008 4:10 am) Totally agree. I have a 2007 LR3 HSE and it has been a pleasure to own such a solid, versatile and reliable vehicule I have 40,000km (27,000 miles) on it I recently change the front and rear break pads but that was expected on such a heavy vehicle (I changed them on my Ford minivan at 50,000km) Tires are due in a few months. The only draw back presently is the price of fuel.... So far no recalls and two minor issues promptly fixed by dealer. 1st day I picked it up I noticed condensation in one headlamp assembly. They promptly replaced the entire head lamp assembly and the problem was gone. The other minor issue was one of the door trims was loose the fixed it during a regular maintenance visit. This winter has been brutal up here in Canada's National Captial with close to 15 feet of snow over the winter. The LR3 was flawless and got me and my family where nobody dare to go.   My lease is up in 16 months and I am looking at repeating or upgrading to a Range Rover Sport HSE
#22 of 27 Re: LR3 - what a vehicle [koesler] by gsapnar Apr 22, 2008 (6:21 pm)
Replying to: koesler (Apr 22, 2008 4:10 am) Yea, it would have been really sad if any of my kids got hurt because of the piece of crap you call a wonderful vehicle. I've got 30,500 miles on the car which just got all new brakes and new tires with the 30,000 maintenance right before the piece of s___ dies on me driving down the highway. Just figure you got lucky.    All of the mechanics I know said Land Rovers are the worse cars on the road. I should've listened to them. Just bought a 2007 Mercedes S550, now that's A WONDERFUL VEHICLE!!!! Replies to this message: gillz (Apr 25, 2008 10:02 am) british_rover (Apr 25, 2008 10:20 am)
#23 of 27 Re: LR3 - what a vehicle [gsapnar] by gillz Apr 25, 2008 (10:02 am)
Replying to: gsapnar (Apr 22, 2008 6:21 pm) Cars and quality are a very polarizing topic. My '07 LR3 has 20k and problem free and not all smooth hwy miles. Have been off in the desert and over rocks that several Jeeps got high centered on.   Interesting you bring up a Mercedes. My family has owned several C and E classes. The C230 spent more time on a flatbead tow truck than on the road. Had the transmission replaced not once, but twice within 25k miles ! Now have a BMW 750i ('06) and the tires/brakes last about 20k miles, lots of wind noise from the sunroof when closed (dealer says 'that's the way it is'!) and when starting cold, the engine shakes the car so much would spill your coffee.   Happy when I get back in my LR3 given the experience with 'German Engineering'.
#24 of 27 Re: LR3 - what a vehicle [gsapnar] by british_rover Apr 25, 2008 (10:20 am)
Replying to: gsapnar (Apr 22, 2008 6:21 pm) You are worried about reliability and you bought a S-Class Mercedes????   While the current generation S-Class W221, has done fairly well Knock on wood the previous generation S-Class W220 did not do well at all. That Mercedes was one of the lease reliable luxury vehicles produced in recent memory and severely damaged the reputation of Mercedes.   The W221 has been much better but after how poor the W220 was I wouldn't give Mercedes a pass yet. Just keep that in mind.
#25 of 27 Re: YOu got a bad car... [british_rover] by olatej23 Oct 30, 2008 (8:23 am)
Replying to: british_rover (Feb 06, 2007 6:19 am) British rover,   can you advise as to the details of the prorated tire bulletin for the LR3, I purchased my LR3 in Dec 05 and we have had air suspension issues, which the dealer has fixed 2 times, though we still get a an air deflating noise from the rear of the truck when it is parked. We have had uneven wear on the rear tires but the dealer said it was alignment issue, but a re-alignment has not fixed the problem...The tire surface is uneven, do we still have any recourse....we have 22000 miles on it   Tej
#26 of 27 Considering a LR# for the Family by murphy4 Feb 14, 2009 (10:02 am)
I have 3 young boys and we are considering buying a new LR3. Currently dealers seemed to be almost giving them away. My wife is the primary driver and typically drives 8000 to 9000 a year.   Any thoughts? Third row useful?
#27 of 27 The LR3 does have problems by chuka1 Mar 13, 2009 (10:57 am)
Replying to: koesler (Apr 22, 2008 4:10 am) I own a 2006 LR3 and it is the first car to give me monumental problems. First I had a cracking sound whenever I turned the vehicle backing up. Then the emergency brake locked up on me. It was fixed by the Landrover dealer and it lasted ALL OF one day!! After that, it locked up and had to be towed. After this, I am done with Landrover.

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