Because of the cheap asses that came with the cheap trucks.
I have been around the Rover community for a long time, more than the 15 year mark that has been put out on this thread. I was doing pre delivery inspections in dealerships when this guy was enjoying the "Rover Community" and I think I can shed a little light on just what he's talking about. But I wan't to do this tactfully because I have respect for my customer base and they are the crowd he refers to.
He is talking about the group of people who could afford a Disco while the rest of us could not. They had a click that was exclusive and owned a $45,000 truck before it was cool to own a truck that expensive. The most decked out Suburban one could buy was 50k ish and was the most expensive vehicle next to a Vette that Chevy was putting out. I think even Vettes were in that range at that time.
The Rover crowd liked,and still does like, being elite.That's what has been lost with the 2500 dollar Disco. But at the same time the people who can afford a Disco now are mechanically inclined most times and have done some pretty cool shit with these trucks. I like it, I learn from you guys doing all these off the wall mods. I get a kick out of the back and forth we throw at each other. What I know better than most but probably not as well as some is how this shit is supposed to work, what problems have come and what the correct repair is. I come on this board to try to stay current on a product that is no longer current. The shit I do for Rover now will,and does,make grown men cry. Fixing the current stuff is a game designed to humble the mighty.
I have always worked hard and my wife has always worked hard. She drives whatever she likes and its been that way since time. She likes the green oval and that's what she drives. So here it comes......the favorite thing I used to do to the Rover crowd this guy refers to is say " Ya mine did that for a while I know just how to fix that mr so and so. I could get a reaction from the snobby ass hats that thought they had something so exclusive. Some of them would even stop and have to regroup and ask "YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE?" I would answer as politely as I could that "Ya mines a couple years newer than this one but they all are the same"
So what hes saying is he likes it better when he and all his rich friends are the only people who own these trucks.But things have changed and he can't run with the big dogs any longer. He's on the porch near the rocker with a set of Jeep keys in his pocket.
Sorry for the rant but I just had to get that off my chest. I like the rover community now better than I ever did before. Getting the old girl out because there's 3 feet of snow and its drifting like a bitch is a personal experience for me, not something I do to impress.
But a Jeep has never impressed me even a little bit,so happy trails with that new Jeep. Hope you don't get hit in that bitch,cause your family is no longer wrapped in a truck that uses the crumple zone of whatever it hits.
