Great policy to let the 1st owners do the endurance testing and R&D!  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

The DS2 is indeed improved all round and very good

A big difference on the forum is the LR hating mod has moved om somewere, and his friends the spammers have largely gone too, So all the made up usernames with horror stories have gone
The forum was a circus. At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

LR have a history of letting early adopters be R&D on the cheap. We had an early FL1 with poorly matched IRD ratio, meaning that it consumed tyres (10K) rear diffs, IRD unit and propshafts(5). The later BMW engined one was very reliable and competent. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Thanks - so after a lot of research I have order a new DC D180 Se R Dynamic - which will be built Sept - hoping my 4th LR will be 'sound' 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
MY 2016 Disco Sport HSE Auto Scotia Grey,REJECTED
Mercedes E220D AMG line with air suspension(Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 21 (Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 22 (Gone)
Audi Q5 40TDI S line (gone)
Discovery Sport D200 S 2024 MY