Fraser Takes Another!!!

Well not an expensive vehicle - an old RR - for sure a loss to the owner but P38s are not worth much as there were no diesels in Aust and all were V8 petrols.

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Lowering pressure in low-profile tyres does not much increase the footprint before you are sitting on the rims.

Looks a fairly early model and a bit worse for wear on the underside so perhaps not too much of a loss. But all hell to pay if it was Daddy's!

Polluting the ocean? I find myself wondering if the oil leaks out of an upside-down Rover less than when it's on its wheels?

"he's struggling to find anyone who can offer him competent Range Rover repair"

Noting you still see a few of them driving around suggests there must be someone out there who's had a bit of practice :-)

Ron what does your point have to do with the drowning of a vehicle on Fraser.

But now that you have raised the point, what routine work requires the body to come off?

What doesn't your mate just get the master and maybe the booster replaced - anyone can do it - even a toyota mechanic - nothing special there. If your mate cannot find anyone to do the work he has not looked.

Oh and by the way - yes there are some major work like replacing an engine where it is easier to take the body off - but it was designed that way so is removed in a couple of hours.

It is amazing how every one seems to know a mate, friend, cousin who knows someone who has had issues but the people who actually own them dont have the issues that these mates friends seem to have.

Oh - and the car you referred to is not a Range Rover - it is a Range Rover Sport - yes sounds the same but is a completely different vehicle and has virtually nothing in common with the Range Rover. The 2.7 was never fitted to the proper Range Rover, only the Range Rover Sport and the Discovery which are basically the same vehicle.

Dunno Gary. We’ve known for decades if it’s not a Ford, Holden, Toyota or Nissan, Aussie mechanics are phooked. Blame it on the car. Never heard of these so called problems when I lived in the States and there were Rangies and Discos all over the place.
I came here in the late 80s and brought my Quattro over. Eventually tried to trade it and all I got was, “nah mate. We don’t go for them East European Ordies in Orstraylia”. Clowns thought it was a bloody Lada. No wonder they have a laugh in Europe. They think we go around in horse and cart or Toyota’s. Well... partly true.
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And a V8 Toyo motor is easy to work on!!,,, Get a Grip Ron!

Try removing rear spark plugs out of V6 Toyo motor thats jammed in a camry or aurion,,in a hurry!,,makes the landrover products a breeze to work on.

Cheers Axle,

Not to mention the exploding diffs, faulty towbars, crook injector seals which cause the engine to destroy itself, insatiable oil thirst, faulty brake boosters, gear stick gate failures etc...

Oops, that's not Land Rover. Oh, what a feeling :D

Talking car brands is like talking religion or football teams, pretty pointless at the end of the day. The fact is all brands are in a race to the bottom quality wise. Land Rover is better than it was, Toyota getting worse, but economics will see them all disposable items that will make buying another one a more frequent necessity. I think that guy needs a new Rangie now....I call insurance job. :)