Thread: Service and running costs Merc vs Jag.

Originally Posted by jakewire

Thing is they aren't that expensive to buy, A ss commodore of Ford SV is a comparable price.

There's a reason for that. That's why we have 4 broken Rangies sitting at work, luring in further Euro crap.

Originally Posted by Tommy

There's a reason for that. That's why we have 4 broken Rangies sitting at work, luring in further Euro crap.

Out of interest, what model/age Range Rovers cause you the most grief?
My brother in law has recently bought a 2007 L332 Supercharged, got a 3 year mechanical warranty with it. Saying that hasn't had an issue yet.

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Out of interest, what model/age Range Rovers cause you the most grief?
My brother in law has recently bought a 2007 L332 Supercharged, got a 3 year mechanical warranty with it. Saying that hasn't had an issue yet.

@Beetroot have whittled it down to 2 now. Waited 3 weeks for a fuel pump to arrive for one, which is fucking ridiculous. They are/were (roughly) 1 x 2005, 1 x 2007, 1 x2009, 1 x 2010. I call them Xmas trees cos of all the coloured flashing warning lights on the dash

Originally Posted by Tommy

@Beetroot have whittled it down to 2 now. Waited 3 weeks for a fuel pump to arrive for one, which is fucking ridiculous. They are/were (roughly) 1 x 2005, 1 x 2007, 1 x2009, 1 x 2010. I call them Xmas trees cos of all the coloured flashing warning lights on the dash

All L322s then, I'll tell my brother in law he was right to get the warranty.

3 weeks is a bit mad for a fuel pump, did you purchase through Land Rover themselves?
I buy Landrover parts all the time from the UK and usually takes less than a week for them to arrive.

GET A HIACE, YOU DAM FOOL.

Anyone would think no one in Europe ever went anywhere.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Anyone would think no one in Europe ever went anywhere.

Average lifespan of a car in UK is 7 years. These things aren't designed to last more than 10 years.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Average lifespan of a car in UK is 7 years. These things aren't designed to last more than 10 years.

Not really true @Tommy what is happening in the UK and I suspect the in other countries is that your encounraged to get a loan and buy new every few years. Only need to drive around to one of the housing estates and see all these new cars parked outside (no garages are built to fit cars in the uk well you can park in them Just but ya can’t open the doors.)
You see all these new cars and think how can they afford them there on there bones and can hardly afford a house?
This will cause you the next big financial crash!
The second reason if your car doesn’t last long ten years is because salt is spread on it the roads over winter. You drive up and down your local beach every day for four months for ten years your cars not going to last ten either

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Not really true @Tommy what is happening in the UK and I suspect the in other countries is that your encounraged to get a loan and buy new every few years. Only need to drive around to one of the housing estates and see all these new cars parked outside (no garages are built to fit cars in the uk well you can park in them Just but ya can’t open the doors.)
You see all these new cars and think how can they afford them there on there bones and can hardly afford a house?
This will cause you the next big financial crash!
The second reason if your car doesn’t last long ten years is because salt is spread on it the roads over winter. You drive up and down your local beach every day for four months for ten years your cars not going to last ten either

you will also find allot of euro cars have biodegradable plastic in them such as the dashboard. problem is that we keep cars over 10 years old in nz and it degrades before it hits the landfill

No shit, we actively hide Saabs. As soon as one is sitting outside, another twerp in a flat cap trots in and declares "ah I see you work on Saabs, I have a..." And we all die inside

Volvos awd have been notorious for having a lot of gear box problems. Not sure if they are fixed now. A mate was looking at buying one and went back to a Subaru .
There is a big turn over of cars in U.K. As lot of the market is company cars for lease that then go onto the market after a few years.
And a lot of the old ones are rusting out with the salt put on the roads in winter.

What every you get see if you can get your own diagnostics tool, they can be surprisingly inexpensive and save you a tonne of money.
Read any fault codes that cone up, Google them, then tell your mechanic what to look at.
That way you can fix faults before the become problems, and if you do have problems can fix it right the first time.

What's a flat lander

Euros of that era had biodegradable wiring looms for "environmental" reasons. Merc's and beemers were the worst. Sooner or later they all fall apart and only to fix is complete rewire.

Originally Posted by cambo

Euros of that era had biodegradable wiring looms for "environmental" reasons. Merc's and beemers were the worst. Sooner or later they all fall apart and only to fix is complete rewire.

Oh dear, that's not good.