jk's are alot less reliable than u think.
ive learned about 4000 dollars worth of unreliable..
What is the deal with Rovers?
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jk's are alot less reliable than u think.
ive learned about 4000 dollars worth of unreliable..
my dad has an LX470 (basically a land cruiser) that i could buy from him..its got 276,000 miles and still runs like its brand new..
honestly, the new jeeps are not built like they used to be. ive had many problems with mine and i take very good care of it...it seems as tho chrysler just went in and found a bunch of left over parts and built the new jk's..
i really do like rovers, and i do have a job that pays pretty well working at a lawfirm..but even then, school comes first. and ill probably be working less and less. so, u guys may be right. it may just not be the right time yet..
honestly, the new jeeps are not built like they used to be. ive had many problems with mine and i take very good care of it...it seems as tho chrysler just went in and found a bunch of left over parts and built the new jk's..
i really do like rovers, and i do have a job that pays pretty well working at a lawfirm..but even then, school comes first. and ill probably be working less and less. so, u guys may be right. it may just not be the right time yet..
killahaas@gmail.com
Adventurer
like everyone else is saying, i LOVE my land rover. but its isn't 100% reliable(knock on wood) but i wouldn't buy one if i knew i couldn't afford the repairs when i need it. Luckily i've only been stranded once( fuel pump went) and i had already ordered one when it went to it was back up and running the same day! but i probably don't see myself driving anything else but a land rover or at least having a land rover in my garage along with another vehicle. but if you really love them i would say just take the time wait and buy one that shows its been properly maintained.
timmy!!!!!!!
Explorer
X2 or you could wind up like me and have a full time job and doing a full load of school. Oh I do the full time job to fund my rovers mods... not the smartest thing in the world...
ExpoScout
Explorer
RabidRover
Observer
Agreed - the last thing I would want to do is to start addressing the quirks of a Rover on a budget. Don't get me wrong, I love my Rover. To own one is to love one. I thought Viggen best summed it up on another thread ... "Im not into driving an appliance. The D1 is a needy little pig but all the time that I have spent on it only makes me like it more. Its weird. I should hate it. Normal people who hate it. Im the opposite."
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Deleted member 9101
Guest
Focus on school for now... buy better toys later....lol
Jwestpro
Explorer
A. why do you "love Land Rovers" ? do you know why?
B. if you are worried about reliability, you have answered your own concerns. Your "dads day" is the time from which you can apparently afford an example, thus, you will inherit problems and have lots of fun times wondering "what's wrong this time?"
C. if you are on a budget, you are in the wrong forum, simple logic here.
D. "cheap" ones are only cheap until you buy them....they are cheap for a reason, because they need more $.
I do not know why people think they should get what was a fairly expensive vehicle if they are now on a tight budget. A rover mechanic told me recently, "we have people come in all the time now who bought a 2003-2005 Range Rover and can't afford to replace the headlamp when one dies or is damaged. They forget that even though the vehicle may have cost them only $25k to buy, it's still going to be just like a $70,000 vehicle to maintain."
These people go on to either skimp on repairs, wait too long for regular maintenance (causing more problems down the "road"), or not being able to pick up the damn Rover the same week they dropped it off because they can't afford the headlamp (or whatever else) that costs more than the payment they go into because they had to have this fancy status symbol.
Now, that may sound like a bit of a "rant" but it's true and an easy path for some people to find themselves on.
Do not think you are going to buy a $10,000 2004 Discovery, and then maintain it like it's a $10,000 Nissan or Toyota, etc. or even the Jeep. You have to think about it more like you are going to cover the costs to maintain a $40,000 vehicle without flinching. Yes, you could get a lucky example, but is that a smart gamble?
I have 3 Land Rovers currently, a 96 Disco I bought in 2000 with 38k miles. It has 225,000 now and has only been towed (flatbed of course) ONCE and that was a few months ago most likely due to a slacker tech who left the belt tensioner loose or something causing a belt to freak out and wrench the main engine pulley off causing all sorts of havoc.
$2000 later, it's all happy again! It's going to go to 300k damn-it so I just replaced the oem exhaust with a Magnaflow and all the bushings including rear A-frame and radius arms, steering damper, pan hard rod ends, etc.
It still runs smooth and strong but I have a nice non-fiction BOOK of receipts and parts from the last 10 years.
My 2nd Land Rover is an 04 Disco, my favorite, and I have an lr3 I'm selling.
Finish school, then get your toys and do it right when you do it. In the mean time, just get around on the smallest budget which is not going to be a "cheap" Land Rover.
ArmyRover
Adventurer
What's the saying...
Nothing more expensive than a cheap Land Rover..
That said, you can own a Land Rover on a budget, I'm living proof, but you need to be ok with used parts sometimes and doing all your own work. Realizing full well that you may be without if for days at a time.
My Dad always used to tell me in reference to British cars, "never drive it further than you care to walk home from."
Nothing more expensive than a cheap Land Rover..
That said, you can own a Land Rover on a budget, I'm living proof, but you need to be ok with used parts sometimes and doing all your own work. Realizing full well that you may be without if for days at a time.
My Dad always used to tell me in reference to British cars, "never drive it further than you care to walk home from."
Scott Brady
Founder
im in college so i cant shell out money for repairs every other week. let me know what u guys thinks
Welcome to the forum
Based on the statement above, a LR is not in your immediate future. One you can afford will require repairs and maintenance, and they are expensive in that regard.
Buy a Nissan or an older Trooper
The problem is not that a Land Rover is necessarily more unreliable than a Jeep. It's just that parts and shop time is 2-3X more expensive.
Antichrist
Expedition Leader
Shop time I assume yes (I do all my own work so can't honestly say) but parts, at least for D1's, aren't that bad, especially since a lot of domestic parts fit. But if you don't know about them, then yeah, parts can be expensive.
Wander
Expedition Leader
^^^That's what you said to me too...didn't slow me down :costumed-smiley-007
Ha...good one! I remember that thread, good example of when a person is ready to own a Rover nothing can stop them.