Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
Just go for it, at the end of the day it's only money
5th May 2016 9:13 pm
fatboynotsothin
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
Very true.....not sure Mrs Notsothin would see it like that when she's stranded at the roadside with the Notsothin kids on a night of rain
5th May 2016 9:16 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14311
There you go with those negative vibes again. Any car you buy could breakdown, then again it might not. My car has stranded us once. We were on our way to France last year when the alternater gave up after 175,000 miles. I can live with that sort of un reliability. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
5th May 2016 9:31 pm
fatboynotsothin
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
I go for cognitive behavioural therapy every week....I will have my therapist address this issue
5th May 2016 9:34 pm
LandPhil
Member Since: 25 Apr 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 197
Had 3 LRs, as my signature shows, the RRS was great but the previous owner f it up in spades and managed to trade it in to a LR dealer who sold it to me with a LR Approved warranty. Looked fantastic and seemed OK but soon started to develop problems, all electrical. Dealer took it back and gave me a full refund and now I have the D4. Fantastic car. Both my Freely and the D4 have each achieved 4 years totally trouble free. So, my advice is buy from a main dealer with a LR warranty and then, when that runs out, put another warranty on it from wherever you want to. Service it and above all else just thank God you're not sitting in a Toyota surrounded by cheap squeaky plastic.
If you do buy the Toyota you will never be able to look at a D4 again without serious regret.
I'm not biased.
Also you get forums like this - lots of help, advice and technical support.FFRR Westminster TDV8
D4 HSE MY12 Aintree Green. Great car
RRS HSE Lux MY11 Stornoway Grey
Freelander2 SD4 HSE-Best car I have ever owned.
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5th May 2016 9:36 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20824
In 75k fairly hard miles, mine has never failed to get me home My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
The wife and I are absorbing all of your posts with great delight (well when I say the wife and I actually mean I am ands the I pause the the secret life of puppies and read them to her...she seems interested....I think) no pun intended the the "pause" and the secret like of puppies......get it "pause" "paws" puppies haha
5th May 2016 9:42 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
I would be concerned that, if you've already decided that it will be reliable, then you'll be subconsciously looking for evidence to back that up already. It might only get worse when you've got one; one drop of oil on the drive, one squeaking brake and you could be down the garage looking for whatever, extremely serious, issue is bound to be causing it.
My advice? Either buy whatever car that is (rightly or wrongly) perceived to be reliable (no evidence necessary) and you may well wind up looking for evidence of it being reliable instead. Alternatively, take a long hard look at what experienced users like Moo are saying when you make your judgement.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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5th May 2016 9:52 pm
SteveyB
Member Since: 22 Jan 2016
Location: Livingston
Posts: 47
Can you imagine a certain Mr Bond driving a Toyota or the Royal Protection squad... Never !
2007 HSE - 96k miles
New belts + tensioners.
V8 Brake upgrade.
EGR blank and remap.
Autobox flushed +new filter.
Diffs and trans box oil changed.
5th May 2016 9:53 pm
audiobull
Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 384
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6th May 2016 6:20 am
fatboynotsothin
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
Guys any tips on how to search for Land rovers ? Its not as dumb a question as it sounds.. im looking on the Land rover site but it would seem to be the case that not all of the dealers stock is on there (im guessing it has a criteria to meet) so the only other way is too search Land rover dealers in the UK and go to each individual dealers site to search for stock .....EPIC TASK !! ive been through Auto trader an eBay but too no avail ?? HELP !!
6th May 2016 8:56 am
audiobull
Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 384
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6th May 2016 9:53 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20824
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night of rain
Any car you buy could breakdown, then again it might not. My car has stranded us once. We were on our way to France last year when the alternater gave up after 175,000 miles. I can live with that sort of un reliability. 
