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Fair enough...it was just that you said it without any caveat stating it was in your own personal opinion.
I bought mine because of their UTILITY and WORTHINESS in bad conditions....in that respect, I could make a strong case that they are unsurpassed.
I often wonder about those people who buy them just to cruise around on perfect roads and/or put fancy rims and low profile tires on them too. But that's not Rover's fault.
You are correct; it's not Rover's fault for all the poseurs out there driving one. I will admit than in theory, they should be good vehicles, but virtually everything that I have seen and heard regarding RR reliability has been negative. I am glad that your experience has been a good one.
Even I have heard of good experiences with cars that have bad reputations. One of my closest friends still owns a 1986 Jaguar XJS coupe that he bought new, and he has had next to nothing in repairs needed. It's his wife's car, and the mileage is still under 50,000. Needless to say, these cars have a less than stellar reliability record, but his experience is in the distinct minority, I would think.
I am a huge anglophile, but no Range Rover for me, I'm afraid.
Today's Jags aren't any more unreliable than many hi-end cars. The more bells and whistles you have, the more there is to go wrong...and it's often those things that most standard cars don't even have.
When Ford bought them, the problems virtually disappeared. The bulk of the electrical components are Bosch now.
I have a 2004 Jaguar X-type AWD that's been rock solid. The only problem I've had is with the back-up sensors getting water in them and then exploding when they froze-up. But the entire back-up alarm system is a Ford product identical to my Ford pick-up. It's just that the outer sensors are placed in a location that gets hammered by snow and slush. I don't really need the alarm anyhow, so I ignore that problem.
Cites? I've dealt with hundreds of factory sunroofs with poor seals and clogged drains causing leaks in fairly new cars. Rubber seals, especially on a roof where the sun can bake them, tend to dry out, shrink, and crack and no longer seal. And they can do that in a surprisingly short amount of time.
Cites? I've dealt with hundreds of factory sunroofs with poor seals and clogged drains causing leaks in fairly new cars. Rubber seals, especially on a roof where the sun can bake them, tend to dry out, shrink, and crack and no longer seal. And they can do that in a surprisingly short amount of time.
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The 3 new cars that I have owned with sun roofs have never leaked.
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