Acquired one of Gaydons Best.

[otherclive]

A lady was turning her Defender near our drive and it just stopped showing a low battery warning. Assistance via jump leads did not work so she’s now awaiting RAC who forecast mid afternoon. She’s planning on getting rid of it as it’s been so troublesome despite being a nice car to drive. What you cannot see in the photo is the next door neighbours Juke which again awaited a long time for RAC attendance and it could not be fixed. My daughter and granddaughter also had long waits for RAC attendance, the latter whilst in darkest west wales countryside.

 

[RogerL]

None of JLR's products ever make my long list for a car replacement, let alone the short list - despite getting the Family discount - as the former site manager at Gaydon my brother-in-law has remained faithful but then he gets a new car every 6 months on the retiree scheme.

 

[birdman101]

Bought a brand new Discovery and had a new gearbox after 6 days as kept jumping out of gear. Then the new gearbox only lasted 32000 miles before self destructing. Hence another new gearbox and we had to pay for that one as a couple of months out of warranty. Worst new motor we ever bought.

 

[GUMPY]

They went downhill after the Series 2A 😉

 

[otherclive]

Bought a brand new Discovery and had a new gearbox after 6 days as kept jumping out of gear. Then the new gearbox only lasted 32000 miles before self destructing. Hence another new gearbox and we had to pay for that one as a couple of months out of warranty. Worst new motor we ever bought.

We had Disco 2 that suffered raft of engine and suspension problems. Wife sold it when I was working in Oz, and we bought one of the first Generation 1 Kia Sorentos in Wiltshire. In six years never visited the dealer apart from servicing. Just like our current 2017 Kia Rio.

The Defender is still stuck at the end of our drive and no RAC has yet been.

 

[borderbilly]

I wouldn't give one to my worst enemy. Read recently the Chinese version is not far behind them with there Temu range Rover.

 

[birdman101]

Did the same rid of Discovery and then Sorento, trouble free, and then Santa Fe again trouble free. Now Kuga as I wanted one of the last ones with a torque convertor and 8 speed box, and Kia and Hyundai had stopped fitting them for their new autos

 

[otherclive]

RAC now estimating 11pm this evening. What a debacle for a mother and daughter. Fortunately they were visiting friends in our close so have somewhere to roost.

 

[Kevin M]

We had a 300tdi Disco, good tug at slow speeds but suspension was too soft and the engine lacked power to tow at decent speeds, could easily tow 3t.
We got rid of ours at 3 y/o when the alarm started playing up, indie dealer said it’s a common fault and expensive to fix - went on the Shogun Trail after that.

 

[otherclive]

We had a 300tdi Disco, good tug at slow speeds but suspension was too soft and the engine lacked power to tow at decent speeds, could easily tow 3t.
We got rid of ours at 3 y/o when the alarm started playing up, indie dealer said it’s a common fault and expensive to fix - went on the Shogun Trail after that.

The lady who owns this Defender got a lift home to collect its paperwork and has been in to Halfords to buy new registration plates so she can remove her personal plates tomorrow and start to send it in its way.

When I had my SWB Pajero I was an honorary member of Bristol LR Owners Club. The joke was they needed a reliable and capable recovery vehicle on the off roading trips.