Had ours for 6 months now and it has been great. Hassle free. Actually, as you would hope for... A pleasure to have

Compared to our last one (pictured) which was exactly the opposite:

Could it be an age thing? I've always thought the best car to buy is the one furthest into its production life with the ideal being the last one before being superseded by a new model. This is based on nothing more than the thought that, as the production run progresses, more kinks are worked out and processes and parts become more refined, being developments of the originals. Probably naivety at it best/worst on my part.

I think that makes perfect sense Giant.

Run out models also get the parts bin thrown at them so the specs are normally that much better. 2017 5.0 Autobiography Supercharged
2005 Merc SL350
2005 Disco HSE 2.7 oil burner

It's amazing how one car can be so different to another of the same in terms of reliability. Some have no end of trouble, yet someone else will own theirs for years and years without a single issue. Servicing and maintainence goes a long way, but I suppose you can never eliminate pot luck in it's entirety.

Giantlandyman wrote:

Could it be an age thing? I've always thought the best car to buy is the one furthest into its production life with the ideal being the last one before being superseded by a new model. This is based on nothing more than the thought that, as the production run progresses, more kinks are worked out and processes and parts become more refined, being developments of the originals. Probably naivety at it best/worst on my part.

Generally, that's sound logic, but sometimes MY differences and improvements can reverse/change it etc. (D3 is a strong example).  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto HSE Zambezi Silver

had mine for over two years now and no problems...some pre maintenance oils have done by the craig-meister and there are a few track arms that will be replaced next year, other than that im very happy..


i need to thank you agian Ryan for buying the cardiff FF before i got to it  ... - .- -.




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Based on my 2012 WM I agree about the spec, but am less sure about the problems side - I bought mine (an ex demonstrator) aged eight months and with <5000 miles, but needed a new gearbox after eight days and made 22 warranty claims in the remainder of the three year warranty, a mixture of corrosion, build issues and electrical failures.

It's still the best car for my needs and I hope it will settle down and be less trouble in future. Only Range Rovers since 1988

You're welcome Stan, anything to help

Had mine just short of a year. So far only the ignition switch has failed. Although it seemed to work ok after I stripped it and sprayed it with WD40, I opted to change it as a precaution. So far that's the only issue but with 130k on the clock I know some mileage related issues are bound to surface eventually. As the car was a Landrover management car for the first 3 years I'm hoping that all the other stuff has been done already.

Had mine a year this month! & i know i do very little milage but only had the usual broken wire on the front strut issue & a manifold sensor...

I would forgive her most problems though as she is ssssooooooooo lovely to live with

Aye, maybe a bit of luck of the draw too (some great, others not)... What's 'the usual broken wire on the front strut issue' please?

Eight years and two L322's in and nothing much to report apart from a front air spring and compressor on the first one and that was done on the warranty , it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
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pld118 wrote:

Aye, maybe a bit of luck of the draw too (some great, others not)... What's 'the usual broken wire on the front strut issue' please?

The usual “active dynamics fault” on the dash Ryan... Leads to a broken wire under the cover to a front strut... Well documented on here Happens to most 09>MY’s sooner or later

Mines just flashed up with that fault, kit from Dan to replace.

The Mk2 of any model is the one to buy...

The Mk1 is the test model.
The Mk 2 has the problems sorted.
The Mk 3 and onwards is when they start to cut production costs.