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avtur Member Since: 11 Nov 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 1306 |
Have you experienced any, what were they ..?
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24th Jan 2007 10:56 pm |
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simon Member Since: 20 Feb 2006 Location: The Countryside Posts: 271 |
don't worry... software updates will become part of your life for wee while
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25th Jan 2007 12:55 am |
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pelyma Member Since: 19 Feb 2006 Location: Patching Posts: 366 |
The D3 community initially found cold weather threw up lots of errors in the early days, rebooting usually cleared most. D4 HSE Lux for me
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25th Jan 2007 9:42 am |
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RsTurbo Member Since: 12 Nov 2006 Location: Bergamo Posts: 27 |
I'm very troubled by your problems, as well as the gearbox oil leakage... My Freelander2 has been ordered 22nd December and i have fear of that happens to me...Or Land Rover has already solve these problems? |
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29th Jan 2007 6:08 pm |
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avtur Member Since: 11 Nov 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 1306 |
car back to dealer to investigate transmission warning, radio problem & oil leak! Great start to the day with a 30 minute wait at service reception ... |
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30th Jan 2007 11:06 am |
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MudAllOverIt Member Since: 29 May 2006 Location: Land of the Mountain and Flood Posts: 34 |
I can't say I was ever greatly enamoured with the main dealer I used whan I had my FL1. Quite often I had annoying waits at service reception when it seemed nothing much was going on. I never did manage to get a courtesy car when mine was in for service -- it could be done but you had to book your service something like two or three months in advance A number of times I had to take it back because the service technicians either didn't read the service sheet or didn't believe what I was telling them about minor niggles I wanted sorted. I'm not in the market for another new car at the moment -- my wife is getting a new company car next month so I'm happy to rely on my hobby cars for daily drivers -- but if I was in the market for a new car no doubt it would be a Land Rover but definitely not from the same dealer. Bill '97 Land Rover 300Tdi Defender 90 "Big Red" - Never Clean '78 Triumph Spitfire 2500 - Much Modified '76 Triumph 2000TC Saloon - Forever Original ex V6 Freelander owner not interested in another shiny Land Rover at the moment |
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30th Jan 2007 12:15 pm |
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avtur Member Since: 11 Nov 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 1306 |
Told I could have a lone car for the day.... then this changed to a LR provided loan via Enterprise car rental. Eventually picked up the rental car (FL1 HSE with 5k miles); about 4 miles down the road a large piece of 'trunking' fell form behind the dashboard onto my feet, temporarily obstructing the brake pedal!!! Returned to rental depot to be told that the car had only just returned from the main dealer where the ‘trunking’ had been replaced (it turned out to be the main feed for hot air to the windscreen). That of course is the same main dealer where my car is … how very confidence inspiring. |
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30th Jan 2007 6:54 pm |
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BOOWHO Member Since: 04 Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 34 |
Here is a car taken years to develop and TEST now the owners are taking delivery and things start to go wrong some are saying expect software updates as if it should be part of the package, bad enough that they have not been corrected after all the testing, and that the cold weather might cause some of these faults makes a mockery of the cold climates advert, but serious oil leaks and bits falling off obstucting the brakes are worrying. For the small amount of Freel2 members who have taken delivery there seems many faults. I wish them well and hope LR sort their problems out quickly. |
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30th Jan 2007 9:01 pm |
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Martin Site Admin & Owner Member Since: 18 Feb 2006 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 977 |
Remember that although LR will have carried out x millions of miles of testing (as with any manufacturer with a new vehicle) , just 10,000 customers doing 10,000 miles in a year will do of the order of 10-100 times more 'testing' than was carried out during development.
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30th Jan 2007 10:14 pm |
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BOOWHO Member Since: 04 Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 34 |
Martin are you saying that these people spending up to over £30000 have not purchased a finished product and should to some extent be guinea pigs? |
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30th Jan 2007 10:35 pm |
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Martin Site Admin & Owner Member Since: 18 Feb 2006 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 977 |
I'm not saying that they should, because even 1 million miles should bring up all kinds of problems.
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30th Jan 2007 10:40 pm |
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BOOWHO Member Since: 04 Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 34 |
Martin your last two posts must be joy to any LR DEALER who might care to read it and help keep some of them in their pompous attitude to their customers,on the other hand your members like AVTUR and JUMPLEAD must wonder why when their new car is back with the dealer after a few weeks on the road you would appear to be making excuses for LR and that they should accept this with the car being so new. |
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31st Jan 2007 1:28 am |
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Martin Site Admin & Owner Member Since: 18 Feb 2006 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 977 |
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31st Jan 2007 8:17 am |
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pelyma Member Since: 19 Feb 2006 Location: Patching Posts: 366 |
The trouble with buying LRs is if you get a good dealer the experience is great, but if you have a bad dealer it is awful. The trunking that fell off was from a Fl1 not Fl2.
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31st Jan 2007 8:37 am |
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