The quality of Land Rover products is well documented, there are quite a few rogue ones around, and with their increasing complexity, it must be a worry. There is another side to the coin though, maintenance and repairs can be cheaper than many super mini's, a lot of the components are interchangeable, and used in all the ranges. Hence when I needed a service on my old Range Rover, all I did was take it to the Army "MT" and they managed to complete it no problem and at a much reduced price. Not only that the older models had a higher tolerance for misuse, out in the field when an engine needed its timing setting, it was a simple mater or turning the whole distributor round until the engine sounded sweet. Try that on a modern day car, Land Rovers fault easy but they fix easy. As Clive says, they have character, it is believed that on a series three Lad Rover you can find at least 101 bottle openers, is it true, probably not but it adds to the legend. Then you look at all the series one Landies still bimbling about, some older than us and in better nick. I don't like the sophistication of the present day products, I know it's inevitable, but sometimes simplicity wears that much better. If I was you Monkey's husband (why don't we hear so much from Monkey these days?) and thinking of going 4x4 with a Land Rover, think hard before you part with your cash. New does not necessarily mean best.