Thread: 2005ish GrandCherokee vs 2007ish Ford Territory

Originally Posted by Beetroot

If you don't do your own maintenance go for the Ford, most mechanics don't like exotic makes (like Jeep) and sourcing parts won't be as easy. The territory will handle most terrain you'll realistically cover, the diesel engine and 6 speed auto gear box is fantastic.

For something that does great on road, handle the rough stuff, and be great for camping and the kids in that age range, a Land Rover Discovery 3 is a fantastic vehicle.

Don't want to be paying someone else to fix it though (which you inevitably will) not to mention buying parts locally.

I thought the land rover specialist near Lynn Mall was meant to be reasonably priced.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

I thought the land rover specialist near Lynn Mall was meant to be reasonably priced.

He could afford to be. A mate had a couple of hobby range rovers. He got rid of them when he realised he'd need a third or fourth one to keep two moving.

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Originally Posted by Russian 22.

I thought the land rover specialist near Lynn Mall was meant to be reasonably priced.

I've dealt with Stag 4x4 a little bit and they seemed like good guys, about on par with other mechanics price wise.
But unless you live close to someone who knows Land Rovers other mechanics don't seem keen to work on them.
The biggest cost saving to be had working on LRs yourself is buying the parts from the UK, can get genuine or OEM parts landed here for 10-50% of the cost they are locally.

I fixed a locals guys D3 with a suspension fault as his local garage couldn't fix it, when I asked him what codes it was giving he said the garage hadn't plugged a scanner in......
Plugged my one in, told me a sensor was playing up, confirmed that by looking at the live data when driving it, bought a new sensor, installed it in an hour or so, and it was fixed.