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The saga continues

Has anybody looked into one of these? I seriously considered getting one before bringing home the new LandRover but then opted to stick with the devil I know 😈, at least until these reach our antipodean shores. There are more electronics in this than a Puma LandRover and it’s an automatic….

Are you seeing them out an about in the bush in UK? I kept looking for one drowned at Rufford Ford in those You Tube Clips….

If anybody’s got one, or driven one, I’d love to hear about it.

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Matt, maybe one to swap for yours?

Alan
 
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Thats the landy dropped off at my old work garage :cool: told them they can have it for a week to sort out the list of stuff i want them to sort ... :thumbsup:

when i get it back ive got a few jobs to sort on it myself ( new front bumper . new rear bumper. a new ladder on the back door ) also got to fit a new thermostat but before that need to clean the cooling system out with an additive to remove all gung and crap thats built up in the rad/heater matrix ... :thumbsup:

then back in the garage for a rear axle refurbishment new brakes (discs pads and callipers including the carriers )

new wheel bearings and oil seals :cool:
 
I've just got the same T shirt. 12 days ago I set off and noticed very quickly that I was on 'armstrong steering', power streering unit had dropped its fluid all over the road. Into the garage next day and the following day they phoned me to say did I know one of the coil strings was broken? I was pleased because I have noticed funny noises coming from the suspension. I also asked them to check the wheel bearings and shocks. Sure enough one of the wheel bearings was shot! Got the car back yesterday after parting company with £1200. Happy though, they've sorted the steering and a lot of niggles that had been worrying me.
 
Stick with the old cars, at least you can change one bit at a time.
Fuel sensor has just failed on the kuga, its built into the pump, a new unit is £800 + the vat + fitting.
I'm really thinking about going back to a pre 2000 (the time computers really took off in cars) cars for their simplicity. Peeved I let the Disco go.
 
£800+vat+fitting is probably more than my car is worth.. economical, cheap insurance and £30 per year road tax seal the deal… I prefer older cars that don’t attract attention and I don’t have to worry about them.
 
Hi folks

I agree with all the above. My old Toyota farm truck is a 1996 model and I’ve had him from new. Bit of rust in the panels now, but I’ve pretty much got the mechanicals covered here at the homestead. I squirted grease into the drive line joints this weekend and topped up the gear oils… Try that in a new car! ( I think most auto gear boxes are sealed).

My wife bought a new Suzuki Vitara a couple of months ago. We deliberately specified a non Turbo manual gearbox for hers. It was one of the last small SUVs we could find manufactured as a manual and naturally-aspirated seems more reliable, simpler to fix with fewer sensors.

Buying backwards definitely makes sense in the bush.

Alan
 
**** update ***

first stage of the works completed :cool: ... New mot done :thumbsup:.. driving like a new one :)

got to get the rear axle parts on order over the next few weeks as well as the replacement ladder for the back door :rolleyes:
 
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