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Azdiscovery
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I'm tired of my LR... I never thought I would say it but.... I am...
I purchased my 99 Disco One about 3 years ago, with 45k on the clock. At 75k....you guessed it, the headgaskets went...
I spent 3500 for a new engine (well it had 3000 miles on it) and had Rover drop it in... (I didnt have the space to work on it--apartment complex living at its greatest.)
It has since been a fairly reliable truck. The power steering is starting to let go but its not a big deal--wont take much to get fixed.
The issue is---Every since I purchased the truck and the head gasket went I have always had a sinking feeling that everytime I drove it something was bound to happen. It's mechanical, and I know its eventually going to break, but it's just not "fun" to try to do even moderate wheeling with anymore. I just get so worried about breaking things and then having to shell out big $$ just because a part says "Land Rover". Not to mention having to wait to get the part because none of the local part houses stocks it.
I know.. If I want to play I should shut up and pay....
I do feel like a little girl whining about all this, I really do love my rover, but its just not feasable to use it for what I want to on a junior enlisted budget.
I own the Rover outright and when I returned from my deployment late last month I gave the Rover to my Father. He didnt have a vehicle and lives in Utah. At 77 he really needed a AWD vehicle to be able to buy groceries and get to a hospital if he needs, I didnt want him driving a car in the snow.
Now the part that everyone is going to hate me for:
I went out and purchased a new 2008 Jeep Wrangler X.
I really needed the lifetime warrenty(peace of mind), and it gets good gas mileage.
Parts are easy to find and pretty cheap for it(if for some reason the part wasnt covered under warrenty-like the clutch)
I actually pay less for full coverage insurance with a 250 deductable than I did for my rover with a 1000 deductable.
I have driven for 1200 miles total now, the best MPG: 23, the worst: 18.....
It's a 6 speed....
Ill be here to give advice in the tech section from what I've learned with rover ownership over the last 3 years. and Ill still be bs-ing with you on the general chat, but I just wont visit as much.
I purchased my 99 Disco One about 3 years ago, with 45k on the clock. At 75k....you guessed it, the headgaskets went...
I spent 3500 for a new engine (well it had 3000 miles on it) and had Rover drop it in... (I didnt have the space to work on it--apartment complex living at its greatest.)
It has since been a fairly reliable truck. The power steering is starting to let go but its not a big deal--wont take much to get fixed.
The issue is---Every since I purchased the truck and the head gasket went I have always had a sinking feeling that everytime I drove it something was bound to happen. It's mechanical, and I know its eventually going to break, but it's just not "fun" to try to do even moderate wheeling with anymore. I just get so worried about breaking things and then having to shell out big $$ just because a part says "Land Rover". Not to mention having to wait to get the part because none of the local part houses stocks it.
I know.. If I want to play I should shut up and pay....
I do feel like a little girl whining about all this, I really do love my rover, but its just not feasable to use it for what I want to on a junior enlisted budget.
I own the Rover outright and when I returned from my deployment late last month I gave the Rover to my Father. He didnt have a vehicle and lives in Utah. At 77 he really needed a AWD vehicle to be able to buy groceries and get to a hospital if he needs, I didnt want him driving a car in the snow.
Now the part that everyone is going to hate me for:
I went out and purchased a new 2008 Jeep Wrangler X.
I really needed the lifetime warrenty(peace of mind), and it gets good gas mileage.
Parts are easy to find and pretty cheap for it(if for some reason the part wasnt covered under warrenty-like the clutch)
I actually pay less for full coverage insurance with a 250 deductable than I did for my rover with a 1000 deductable.
I have driven for 1200 miles total now, the best MPG: 23, the worst: 18.....
It's a 6 speed....
Ill be here to give advice in the tech section from what I've learned with rover ownership over the last 3 years. and Ill still be bs-ing with you on the general chat, but I just wont visit as much.
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