my observation, with a jeep, everything is extra, the disco - , the skid
plates and everything else you need to go on the bunny slopes is already there,
that's why the discovery is going to cost more.
when you're thinking off road, maybe you should get a piece of construction
equipment if you want something "reliable" but those things spend a lot of time
in the shop too.
we had a blazer, and the transmission fried when towing a 1300 pound boat, just
on the highway, really disappointed. had another chevy truck with a 4.3 v8 in
it, that engine started burning oil and antifreeze at 85K, and was told that's
all that those engines are good for.
wife got a 99 disco last year, (used with 32K miles on it )and we've been off
road, on road, and so far happy to say, it's had absolutely no problem, okay
I'll admit, the rear door handle is sticking. But since there's so much on it,
when things start going it's going to get messy, but we got an extended
warranty for those days ahead
you want to dance you have to pay the fiddler
Exit wrote:
> Lon Stowell wrote:
> > Exit wrote:
> >
> >> Lon Stowell wrote:
> >>> Leo Russ wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> ROVER and RELIABILITY - these two words do not belong not only in
> >>>> the same phrase but even on the same page. Check this site out:
> >>>> www.precisiondiagnostics.net, "Common Mistakes" page - it has some
> >>>> parts dedicated to Rover - it includes pictures, facts, etc. In
> >>>> other words, Rover can be safely compared with Jaguar, Sterling
> >>>> and similar masterpieces.
> >>>
> >>> Jaguar has actually become something resembling reliable. This has
> >>> been a culture shock for longtime sports car addicts who tend to
> >>> equate a Jaguar with a teenage mistress on the scale of reliability.
> >>>
> >>> Whether or not BMW can make a Land Rover last longer or not remains
> >>> to be seen.
> >>
> >> Unlikely as BMW sold LR to Ford 2 years ago.
> >>
> > But is still equipped with a bimmer engine, for now.
>
> Only the new Range Rover and diesel Freelander, all Defenders and Discoverys
> and petrol Freelanders have Land Rover units. Though you could argue the LR
> V8's are actually BMW because the V8 design was bought from Buick in 1961
> who copied it from the BMW 507 V8 from 1957. . . . . . . ;-)
>
> --
> Julian.
> ----------
> General Melchett from Blackadder describing
> his regiments coat of arms:
> ". . . .two dead Frenchmen atop a pile
> of dead Frenchmen. . . . ."
