Datatek
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You could always buy a sensible, reliable car
What L322 to avoid?
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Does such a thing exist? Probably the most reliable car I've had in recent times was a Skoda Octavia diesel, with auto box, that was doing 65 mpg on 3 year lease when I was doing provate hire work. It never broke down in those 3 years, it went back at 130,000 miles.
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All the Toyota's I have had have been reliable, pre 2016 for preference.
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They aren't RR though
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So what? If I had even a little spare cash, I would not be driving a Range Rover, I got it because it was cheap and all I could afford after I wore out my previous 4 x 4.They aren't RR though
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There's no so what, it was tongue in cheek
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Having said that, the P38 has been an interesting experience and much more reliable than I expected.There's no so what, it was tongue in cheek
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I think some of that comes down to the luck of the draw with a vehicle of that age and generation.Having said that, the P38 has been an interesting experience and much more reliable than I expected.
It helps enormously that you're able to fix the electronic side as well as the mechanicals
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You always did love a challenge Keith
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There's an old adage that applies to modern cars, not just JLR products .. if it's fitted sooner or later it will go wrong.
Add in the fact that 'moderns' are consumer goods with a finite service life, usually just beyond the factory warranty period.
Buyers are fooled into believing that sticker price equates to quality, if that were true then how come their £50K motor spends more time on the ramp than their neighbour's £5K 10 year old?
Yes, I am a cynic but I wasn't born one
Add in the fact that 'moderns' are consumer goods with a finite service life, usually just beyond the factory warranty period.
Buyers are fooled into believing that sticker price equates to quality, if that were true then how come their £50K motor spends more time on the ramp than their neighbour's £5K 10 year old?
Yes, I am a cynic but I wasn't born one
Having recently stripped down a 70-odd year old AEC bus engine that has never been rebuilt, I was amazed it still ran! The oily loi circulating was to the crankshaft. Rocker oilways blocked, tappet gear, oilways blocked, bit ends may have had a bit of oil, 3mm side play on valve stems...That engine's done about 10,000 km since I got that bus back on the road in 2018 including a tour round Belgium, it ran sweetly. There's pics of the rebuild on my Buses at Byeways group on Facebook if anyone's interest. goodness knows how much work this engine had done up to when I bought it for £75 in 1977!!
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The more unnecessary gadgets added to modern cars, the greater the risk of problems, often problems that garages simply cannot fix.There's an old adage that applies to modern cars, not just JLR products .. if it's fitted sooner or later it will go wrong.
Add in the fact that 'moderns' are consumer goods with a finite service life, usually just beyond the factory warranty period.
Buyers are fooled into believing that sticker price equates to quality, if that were true then how come their £50K motor spends more time on the ramp than their neighbour's £5K 10 year old?
Yes, I am a cynic but I wasn't born one
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