Just dropping in to voice the fatigue with my LR3. While it’s been a pretty good vehicle it’s at the point where I’m starting to lack confidence it will fulfill my daily needs. Guess the same could he said for most 13 y.o., 160k + mile vehicles but lack of a reliable indy shop locally makes it tough
First Gen vehicle with a BMW powertrain from a new manufacturer sounds equally as scary to me.This is the plan.
Yep, in a similar situation with my D1 and RRC. Do use the D1 on a daily basis yet just to run / swim the Lab at a local lake. Now with Winter over, well almost, the Saab is back in and with skiing finished the Audi usage will be much lower. Once the Lab pup can be trusted not to eat the interior will also bring the RRC out of hibernation. No doubt older Rovers as do any older vehicles for that matter require additional care yet just can’t see driving anything else. Unless of course someone wanted to give me a 911 Turbo S I’d probably drive it.It's a tough spot to be in, because you know that as soon as you sell it you'll wish you'd kept it. For whatever drawbacks it has, there's nothing else like it. From a purely objective standpoint I can't justify owning my LR3. It's a third car and serves a similar purpose to my D1 in the fleet, but I can't bring myself to part with it.
the suspension would never calibrate correctly
What issue are y’all having?What was your deal with this?
I'm having trouble calibrating my suspension now as well...
What was your deal with this?
I'm having trouble calibrating my suspension now as well...
What issue are y’all having?
Lack of whiskey.
My D1 is now 26 years old and thankfully have a backwoods mechanic that charges very reasonable rates. Usually buy the parts from RN or AB or Will. He works on all my vehicles and when he retires I’ll sell them all.At this point its also a 14 year old car at the newest anyway, so it being a LR doesn't make too much of a difference. It's an old truck now. I couldn't afford to keep my truck running if I had to use a shop anyway.
I usually wrench on my own stuff but didn’t want it to be out of service long. In hindsight it took much longer at the shop (2+ weeks) than I could’ve done after work. Certainly missing the ease of working on an solid axle Rover
that's why I ended up selling ym first DII when I still lived in Auburn. Got another one when I moved to Nashville because the local indie is connected to my work property and one of my employee's lives a mile from me, so easy rides when needed. convenience does matter!I usually wrench on my own stuff but didn’t want it to be out of service long. In hindsight it took much longer at the shop (2+ weeks) than I could’ve done after work. Certainly missing the ease of working on an solid axle Rover
No doubt. Think most just ship them to Atl/Bhm for service at an indy shop or dealer which seems awfully inconvenient given a decent number of Rovers here for a town this size.that's why I ended up selling ym first DII when I still lived in Auburn. convenience does matter!