they really are not as bad as some people make them seem to be. you just have to make sure to check the vehicle your buying, look into the history, listen to the engine, feel the gearbox, make sure the vehicle was maintained on time and i truly believe that it will be as reliable as any other luxury vehicle that has depreciated in value over time.

i love reading positive land rover stories bud :) because people who never owned one in their life (because they are scared of them) tend to tell people about how unreliable they are, telling everyone to stay away from them etc.

​@@thecartell I'm pretty happy actually 😅 All these rumors spreading around enabled me to get a great deal on a 2012 Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged during Covid and it has been problem free so far. I'd recommend to just do what my car's previous owner has done - keep servicing it at the franchise, fix every niggle the moment it pops up and don't miss your service intervals and you should be good to go. My friends drive new Golfs that were more expensive than this Range Rover and their constant excuse was that this car would cost me £10 000 a year to maintain...and, well, in the past two years, I haven't even spent a tenth of that.

Hi mate just bought my 1st rrs 3.6tdv8 91000miles paid 5200 love it

What about the timing chain failures that would basically total the car?

on the dash it always read average 24 mpg, 23 mpg and once in awhile 25. thats not to say i havent seen 18 or 19 lol i certainly have but thats constant short journeys and once in a while putting your foot down lol yes iv also switched the mass air flow sensors and my readings were still the same (same bank) so i knew there wasn't any issues with them which is why i never bothered replacing them. but i have heard from a few people that the mass air flow sensors will give you the exact same problem up hill or under hard acceleration. of course you will need a good scan tool otherwise you'll end up spending a fortune at the garage each time lol plus those things pay for themselves eventually

@@thecartell😊

NO! To weak an engine go for the mighty 3.6 V8 only bullet proof!

The 2.7 has a timing belt not a chain. There was a known issue with the 2007/08 engines & oil pump failure.

yes they are, i know people who do those type of mileages per year without an issue, its all about maintenance, on time that is with the correct parts and fluids. also the best advice i can give you, is be very careful when buying one, make sure its been taken care of and most importantly, either you have to mechanically minded or have a mechanic you can trust with maintenance and upkeep.

@@thecartell what engine is the best

Make sure the oil is changed much more frequently than the official schedule & the TDV8 will give very little trouble

hi mate, if there is a leak in the egr, this will most certainly cause the power cut off problem. you can replace the egr where the chassis of the car does not come off, its on top of the engine basically BUT you can also go for EGR blanking. which will be a cheaper alternative, do you have the Engine Management light on?

The 2.7 is a French engine PSA

The TDV8 is the best engine in my opinion and I’ve had loads of land rovers from 2.5tdi to 3.6 v8 Petrol 2.7tdv6 ( under powered )

sorry for the late reply dude :) im from swindon myself :) yeah why not lol we could make a video :)

was it the 3.0 range rover sport?

dude i understand you are an engineer and that you only get cars brought to you with problems but there are a lot more land rovers ON the road than there are off the road. people love them and want to maintain them. like myself, i love a range rover :)

@@thecartell enjoy bud! I have a 1964 109 2.6 side valve. I also have a Tesla 🧐

@@petersimms4982 How is the Tesla running?

Hey! It’s a dream , now approaching 50,000 miles , 1 set of tyres, 15ltrs of screen wash! Never been in the shop. Never had a single problem 😮 . The door handles bug me a bit, that’s my age, worn out tendons 😂

actually, according to whatcar it is Nissan X-Trail at the number 1 spot. as i mentioned in my new video, the absoloute worst car iv personally ever owned was a mercedes c220. no matter how much i spend to fix her up, i had to sell it as spears or repairs. iv had nothing but joy with range rovers so far.

Bullshit my family has had literally dozens of the since the 80s and never had a major failure and they are all off road work vehicles got a disco 3 tdv6 just went past 400k kilometres had to replace the electric handbrake that's it if well maintain much more reliable than it German counterparts and way better off road than anything except landcruisers

@@Jameswoodgo Maybe You got Luky, check the reports on 4x4 failures

@@sciCHD my family have owned every model of discovery and range rover and evokes and freelancer 2s with no major issue in 40 years so not that lucky but in many places people do not know how to maintain them properly. Much more reliable over a few hundred thousands klm's than any bmw Merc or Audi or jeep thats for sure and much better work and off road vehicle . No landcruiser but really nothing is! even my current pajero work car has needed plenty poured into it. Well maintained they go forever.

@@Jameswoodgo dude, i always say this, its people who never owned one that do the talking. its those who are too scared of them that always try to scare people from buying one lol