I saw this long sticker on the tailgate of a Toyota pickup the other day and thought I would share it

ONE LIFE... DON'T WASTE IT FIXING LANDROVERS


made me chuckle

I can't speak for modern Toyotas but I had a 1996 Rav 4 - It was the most dangerously under-engineered fragile pile of rubbish I've ever owned, parts literally fell off it, it was very tinny and it had a structural crack in the rear door where it could not take the weight of its own rear-mounter spare wheel. Every winter the central locking froze and you could not get into it (I believe Canadian customer brought a class action for that). The speedo packed up at 35,000 miles. I won't list any more items as life is too short ! It would take a lot to tempt me into a Toyota again but then, given the growing list of problems on my FL2, it would take a lot to tempt me into another Landover too ! FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
Evoque SD4 Auto Blue.
FL1 HSE TD4 Manual Black - Gone.
RR Classic V8 EFI - Gone

My mechanic said they start falling apart at 90k km. Diesel V8 2000 rpm at 95kph, they swallow fuel, chew through oil, suspension problems, dust sealing. Probably why they need so many mechanics around the county! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

SWMBO had a RAV4 and whenever I drove it (rarely) I always thought it would tip over going around bends  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Lightwater wrote:

My mechanic said they start falling apart at 90k km. Diesel V8 2000 rpm at 95kph, they swallow fuel, chew through oil, suspension problems, dust sealing. Probably why they need so many mechanics around the county!

Did he mean they fell apart at 90 kph.  Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

I had a Rav 4 (2007) before the FL2 , good car, not outstanding, but was always worried about the terminal engine problem that some of them were prone to . No comparison to the FL2 though! MY 2013 SD GS Auto