Soloby Rob
Banned
Come on goony it obvious, the waste oil fairies blagged it away one night, they're crafty little blighters.
out the exhaust pipe.Because he did not read the owners manual
adriand90
Member
Blimey!!!! To be fair though....
My boss destroyed a 3 series bmw engine having no oil.... Now remind me how many oil warning systems are just under the speedo on one of those???
I am a chauffeur for my perils - many cars to deal with. The tdv8 RRS barely uses oil - but at 36k miles, she is on her FOURTH alternator!!!
The db7 always needs checking, while the 911 throws a wobbler at anything lower than ' correct level'.
Many cars - all different systems. All but the 911 have dipsticks! Electronic warnings these days really are just ignored by 'joe average'.
What makes me think about the tdv6 - like the tdv8....there is a big yellow sticker inside the fuel flap. Telling you to CHECK the oil every 500 miles!
How many of these owners do? IE the vw beetle comes brand new with a top up oil.......because those engines use a lot of oil even new - no owner of those has proberbly checked their levels between services!!
Ah well - back to browsing for a replacement tdi 90....
Adrian
Get a D3 then - still have a dipstick... but it's a million times better than the D2... it's actually fun and interesting to drive, the electrics all work, it's comfy. Seriously, it's just loads better.
It will just rust and snap in half
d2s chassis rot worse than any lr ever madeI'll stick to my d3
minimole23
Active Member
It will just rust and snap in half
I'll stick to my d3
I'll stick with my defender. I could rebuild it to as new condition for 8k.
Edit: better then new infact!
Grimmer
THE Winner
Very true, to build it like new you would have to be drunk and not give a fook like a proper lr worker
minimole23
Active Member
Very true, to build it like new you would have to be drunk and not give a fook like a proper lr worker
I was speaking to a guy yesterday who's girlfriend worked at Land rover. I suggested she should inquire about setting up a quality control department!
Soloby Rob
Banned
I had a customer who worked there, he said there was deliberate sabotage to get overtime doing the repairs at the weekend on overtime rate though Ive heard rover cottoned on to it and stopped it
Had a new 110 in for a bumper etc anyway the body caps were coming loose as someone had forgot 99%of the rivets on a £30k motor thats not funny and the door handle fell off as the wrong screw was used
Obviously main dealer was a waste of time so I did repairs
Had a new 110 in for a bumper etc anyway the body caps were coming loose as someone had forgot 99%of the rivets on a £30k motor thats not funny and the door handle fell off as the wrong screw was used
Obviously main dealer was a waste of time so I did repairs
2 of our fleet had all the body bolts loose. Apprently they were south african built or spec. The rest were ok . Well as ok as a fender gets.
200tdi ayre
Well-Known Member
The side steps are **** on new defenders, water gets under them after 6 months and just bubble and corrode like hell
Steps or bars?
200tdi ayre
Well-Known Member
Both
200tdi ayre
Well-Known Member
I've done the first service on several new defenders with both steps and bars and they've all got rust on them
