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landrovers have improved much over the years but they still have their problems: electrics being the main

service is very dodgy from dealers as they will overcharge and leave certain things out: replacing brake pads but not machining discs, not reseting service indicators etc

buy from a dealer as they will offer a warranty and always purchase an extended where applicable.

range rovers are great cars, excellent to buy second hand as they depreciate and you can buy a few year old sport for almost half price from new.

I am thinking of buying a Range Rover Sport TDV6 as a second car, has anyone had any experience with this car? Its engine block is made of cast iron whereas the V8 versions made of aluminium. Any comment on its reliability, cost of maintenance, etc is appreciated.

Cheers

My old man is looking at getting something similar.

they have to be the most comfortable 4WD on the market, however you should shop around, make sure you bargin hard.

If you want to compare it to something go and test drive the Volkswagen Toureag. V6TDI or V10TDI, for what you get in terms of options they are very very generous. like Reverse camera, SATNAV, heated seats, sunroof, tow bar. 20 inch wheels.

Have you driven a BMW X5? I just bought a new Land Rover Discovery 4

for my wife ( I know thats not a Range Rover but there must be a lot

of crossover gear) The biggest difference I noticed from the X5 ( I

have had a number of BMWs) is the ride is much nicer in the land rover.

If you want a smooth comfortable ride and like the boxy look, then

Range rover is nice car.

Personally I dont like the steering/handling or throttle response compared

to the X5. The Beemers are so much more sporty, handle better and because

they are about 400kgs lighter they just blow the rovers into the weeds!

My 2c

They apparently also have a habit of engine oil tracking down the loom and crapping out the ECU.

lolz not sure about that one but the rear tailgate switch went after only a few years + rubber components in the suspension crack quite often and need to be replaced - this is for a discovery 3 though

lolz not sure about that one but the rear tailgate switch went after only a few years + rubber components in the suspension crack quite often and need to be replaced - this is for a discovery 3 though

Yes.

My brother's owned a Disco 3 for about 3 years now and it's a pig. We all advised him against it (including my bro-in-law who used to sell them brand new but gave up the agency because the warranty repairs were sending them bankrupt). The Disco has been in the shop more times than I can count, and has left my brother stranded a few times.

I wouldn't touch anything with the name rover in it. THey may be better than they were, but they are still big steaming piles of poo.

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I wouldn't touch anything with the name rover in it. THey may be better than they were, but they are still big steaming piles of poo.

^^^^this man knows

And it all depends on what you want to do with it.......a suburban cruiser, who cares buy whatever you like, VW, Rover, X5, Jeep, Cayenne blah blah..........a real workhorse real 4wd, buy a Lancruiser, Hilux, Dmax, Colorado, Prado etc etc doesn't matter how the leather seats feel or good your ride comfort is if it stops and doesn't go between Camerons Corner and Alice Springs, you'll end up like Burke and Wills.

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I went to test drive one "sport" awhile ago , and these are the thing that happened on the test drive.

The ABS failed and intermitently cut in. seat will not move fore or aft, and the after thee test drive

it refuses to lock up. just kept on poping open after u hit lock.

apart from that, it is a sexy looking "true 4x4"

now I'm driving a Q7.

I dont think my legs are capable of pushing one of the highway.

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