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#8 of 27 Re: My 2006 LR3: The Cautionary Tale [tidester] by sfm Feb 06, 2007 (12:55 pm)
Replying to: tidester (Feb 06, 2007 11:06 am) Your point is taken, tidester. But please note that these issue are not unique to my LR3. They are all well documented "known issues". It's just that while some people have experienced one of them, I seem to have a hat trick. And the net net is that I can't do anything with the suspension except keep replacing the tires. I assure you, I am envious of happy LR3 owners everywhere. But LR3 potential buyers deserve as much information as they can get.   Sherry Replies to this message: tidester (Feb 06, 2007 1:38 pm)
#9 of 27 out of line... by tyresmoker Feb 06, 2007 (1:38 pm)
I have a RR. I LOVE my RR. I DO NOT like the amount of time is spends in the shop. When it is in the shop, I always get an LR3 loaner. When I return the loaner, I always ask the LR folks "how on the planet could anyone actually think the LR3 is a good purchase?" That truck is a piece of dudu. I had a laoner about 6 months ago, it had 700 miles on it when I picked it up. It had 720 miles on it when the flatbed came and got it. A main oil seal let go. I had one last month with 19k on the clock. It reminded me of an Explorer my buddy once had with over 150k on the clock. It was that noisy and loose. As far as "they all do that"?? In the past year, my RR has had over $8000.00 in warranty work done on it. My sister bought an LX470 at about the same time. Her warranty bill over the same time period? $0.00.
#10 of 27 Re: My 2006 LR3: The Cautionary Tale [sfm] by tidester HOST Feb 06, 2007 (1:38 pm)
Replying to: sfm (Feb 06, 2007 12:55 pm) But please note that these issue are not unique to my LR3.   Of course. I wasn't taking a position.   Click on the "Consumer Rating" link near the top of this page for additional perspective.   tidester, host
#11 of 27 Re: My 2006 LR3: The Cautionary Tale [sfm] by woodyww Feb 08, 2007 (10:27 am)
Replying to: sfm (Feb 06, 2007 4:29 am) This is a really old story with Land Rovers. I loved my '98 RR, when it wasn't in the shop, but I bailed on it (at a big loss) after a year because of way too many problems.   There was a L-T test in Car & Driver on a Disco I in the mid-nineties--I think they needed almost every single component on the vehicle repaired or replaced in the time they had it.....
#12 of 27 Re: YOu got a bad car... [sfm] by explorerx4 Feb 13, 2007 (6:18 pm)
Replying to: sfm (Feb 06, 2007 6:59 am) you didn't really go to jiffy lube, did you? that is just plain scary(going to jiffy lube with any vehicle).
#13 of 27 waaaaaaaa by njrovertech Feb 16, 2007 (5:58 pm)
boy land rover owners can be a whiney lot,yes its true there are often issues,but as we say in the shop......it is what it is! these are a nich vehicle and really need to be recognized as such,yes they are getting better in many ways,but with all the high-tech things to make it the most capable luxo-4X4 offroad and on road,the drunkin brit. quality just is part of the charm shall we say.if you wanted a lx470 lexus than you would buy one.its all in the charm of the LR brand. Replies to this message: mwbinutah (Mar 27, 2007 11:29 am) sfm (Mar 27, 2007 2:27 pm)
#14 of 27 Re: My 2006 LR3: The Cautionary Tale [sfm] by picard12 Mar 24, 2007 (6:01 pm)
Replying to: sfm (Feb 06, 2007 4:29 am) Thank you for your warning Sherry. Your LR3 problems are typical of incompetence of British engineering. I only look at Japanese brand names when buying new a new car.   Land Rovers look good on websites and at autoshows. However, their reliability is on par with the Russian automobile, LADA.Why can't the British learn engineering skills of Japanese?? Land Rovers has been in the business longer than any Japanese car makers yet, they can't design simple things. These are disposable vehicles for the rich who want to dump their cash into the sewers.
#15 of 27 Re: waaaaaaaa [njrovertech] by mwbinutah Mar 27, 2007 (11:29 am)
Replying to: njrovertech (Feb 16, 2007 5:58 pm) This kind of attitude and lack of reliability will keep most reasonable people away from Land Rover. I am hoping that the "charm" of serious malfunctions/poor reliability is something that is on the way out, especially since I am interested in the new LR2. The LR2 is going to appeal to a new customer base, consisting of busy professionals that use their car to get to work and then play on the weekends. I can tell you that many will not put up with poor reliability, especially when the market is so competitive, with cars from Acura (RDX), Toyota (RAV4 V6), even Mitsubishi (Outlander) that can match the performance and features of the LR2. I will probably wait a year to see how reliable the LR2 turns out to be. Replies to this message: sfm (Mar 27, 2007 2:27 pm)
#16 of 27 Re: Happy Ending (sort of) to LR3 Cautionary Tale by sfm Mar 27, 2007 (2:27 pm)
Replying to: mwbinutah (Mar 27, 2007 11:29 am) Thought I'd share that I used my head and found someone who would be vested in getting on my side--turns out the owner of my LR dealership also owns the Volvo dealership next door (my other car is a Volvo--we're on #5 in my family). While the XC90 was too large for me to drive, my DH would love an XC70. So I told the general manager that if he went across the street and got me out of my LR lease and made the mileage overage go away, he moves an XC70 here and now.   Well bless his little cotton socks, the GM ate 7 months of lease, $2500 in mileage and moved a car. (Which just serves to point out that there's no money in the individual cars--just the volume and the financing.)   Older and wiser for my experience. Want to give a great shout out to Volvoville in Massapequa NY.
#17 of 27 LR3 Looser by lr3looser Aug 16, 2007 (7:12 pm)
Tire problem at 12,000 miles rear tires have cupping. No support from Land Rover of Naperville.   Parking brake solenoid failed and burned up the rear brakes.   Sun roof drained into car and carpeting now has mold and smells with no dealer help. Dealer has automatic car wash and washes car every time you take it in. However it doe not get the tailgate of the LR3 and the wash guys just dry the dirt left into the paint!

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