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My email address is listed in my profile here so, if you ever want to write me and get together to race through mud or take our respective dogs swimming, let me know.
Very nice talking to you Kevin,
John
Sometimes, for fun, I go to dealerships and just test drive what's new or old and ask many questions as to what's going to come and I've only met a handful of salesmen that actually knew something. My land Rover guy was very helpful and is on the list of "guys in the know".
Am really loving this truck, its the most solid feeling car I've ever owned, it just goes over bumps and ruts like they weren't there, very very quiet inside and very very smooth to boot!
Only "new" feature that has a pretty good chance for '06 is optional factory satellite radio (Sirus), as the '06 Range Rover Sport offers this.
I'd expect August to be the approximate month they start stamping them '06... which is pretty much a year after the pre-launch LR3 builds. I wouldn't expect significant changes or improvements.
I am actually more interested in the RRS, but since the RRS and the LR3 share platform commonality, I need to ask my question here. The LR3 messageboard is a little overwhelming in size and though I have viewed several pages, I have not been able to answer my question. The question is, have any LR3 owners experienced EAS collapsing to the stops as Range Rovers are noted for? Any and all responses are invited and appreciated.
Mike
karpaydm, "Land Rover LR3" #1234, 3 Feb 2005 4:48 pm
Steve, Host
Steve, Host
I've contact the service manger with my complaint...let's see how the handle it.
Anyone heard if any tire mfg might make an AT type tread tire in the 18" size to fit the SEs? :confuse:
If you're not happy with your dealership, shop around. And, if you gave a deposit for your order, it is fully refundable regardless what the dealer tells you.
Good luck
I've already got stuck in 8" of snow on top of asphalt... that's how weak these tires are in the snow. Mud would be a nightmare.
Sand at 35psi feels like you have no steering control. If you plan to go in the dunes, reduce air pressure all around to no more than 30psi. At 30, the steering and traction felt much improved, but I felt I could still get stuck if I stopped in the soft stuff..
So the moral of the story is don't be going through mud bogs and slow down... you may very well get stuck fast. Bring a winch!
How I wish we can get ahold of some MTRs for less than $600 apiece!!!!
Not condoning or defending, merely adding to the discussion. I suppose the moral of the story is do your own searching of Land Rover dealership inventories, you may have a better chance of getting what you want-sooner.
In torrential rain, the Road mode will be fine. It is still set up to operate the Traction Control devices on the vehicle as well as the Dynamic Stability Control. If you were driving through, streams of water and are unsure of the surface you are driving on, and felt the LR3 engaging the traction control frequently, then I would select the slippery surface or mud ruts setting. Hope this helps. I believe the handbook covers some of this but have to check.
I also want to thank you for clearing up the holdback perspective I had on DX's between Land Rover dealerships. That level of cooperation is indeed unique in the dealer distribution network. Would you support the idea that a buyer should perform their own searches for the very reason you stated-Land Rover dealerships will not exchange unequal LR3's?
I am looking forward to joining this unique and stalwart Land Rover owners club!
'A' Frame Protection bar
Driving lamps
WARN winch
Roof rack
Front lamp guards
Rear lamp guards
Door rubbing strips
Raised air intake (G4 specific)
Rear access ladder (G4 specific)
Goodyear tires (G4 specific)
here is a link to Land Rover pictures
Land Rover pictures
Not having a good off-road tire available for my LR3 is a bummer. That's the one thing I did not look into prior to buying.
tidester, host
I looked up some more robust off-road capable tires that might fit the 18 inch LR3's. There are a few choices, but the Michelin Cross Terrain SUV looked like a good compromise between quietness and off-road capability. It comes in a P265/70R18 size that would be 32 inch diameter instead of the normal 30 inch diameter P265/60R18. I know this would alter the speedo and gearing about 7 percent. It would also add 1 inch of ground clearance. Has anybody done this yet?
Would a 2 inch bigger diameter tire still fit in the spare tire carrier?
Thanks,
Kevin
Navigation my wife loves it and thinks it's worth the money. I still think it's quirky and rather expense at $2700. I might love it more if it cost $1350
The thought of "what if" has been plaguing me over the past few months regarding the Nav/Entertainment system. For a little bit more $$, I could have done an aftermarket Nav/Entertainment system that would give the LR3 system some stiff competition.
I have been following what I can of this forum for about a month or so now, since I helped my parents decide on a Bonatti Grey HSE LR3. (If anybody is interested, our dealer also had only two HSEs among almost a sea of SEs, and my mother really preferred the higher end stereo) Anyways, I was wondering if someone who has been following the forum longer than I could summarize the problems I should make sure are fixed or at least see that the dealer is aware of before taking delivery? So far, this is what I gather (major ones anyways)
1. Stalling issue. This is a computer fault I guess?
2. Suspension failure.
3. Wires exposed to the elements (i.e. in water channels)
For now I am going with the Belkin adapter and Proclip mounts.
http://nytimes.com.com/4520-6022_1-6152563-8.html
http://www.proclipusa.com/?sectionpath=144&pageid=8924&processor=content&pcategoryid=13130- &categoryid=14180&p_origin=144&p_sectionid=144&p_pageid=8901&p_processor=asp&p_asp_process- or=product&p_action=proclipcategorysearch&p_ppagecategoryid=13872&p_pagecategoryid=14172&p- _pcategoryid=13130&p_categoryid=14180&p_sitecategoryid=&p_year=
Don't believe everything you read. Yes, Alpine has shown a MOST interface for an iPod (at SEMA)... but it would require Land Rover to add specific support for it. Do you expect the head unit that can't even display track info (CD Text or MP3 tag info) to have direct iPod support? :P
I took the LR3 into the dealership last weekend to make sure all the fluids were ok and to get an oil change. The car had no problems at all.
Then this weekend, I hit a pothole hard. Since then, the horn keeps going on and won't shut off. The first couple times, I kept hitting the horn until it went off. This morning, it went on and would not go off. Land Rover is towing it now. [While the neighbors hold their ears.]
I will tell everyone what the details are after LR looks at it.
The decision to buy another Land Rover was tougher for me - I had a 97 Disco that probably caused the world's oil shortage with the neverending leaks. I swore I would never buy another one, but did my research, checked this board, and test drove one. It is a very different truck from the Disco I. Much more power and better handling are the two biggest surprises. I took my Disco all over Colorado 4wd roads - the LR3 is such a beautiful truck, it is hard to imagine it out in the wilderness.
So far, so good. I can almost say "Land Rover" without a twitch developing in my left eye.
Thanks to all the contributors for their comments; they helped me with this buying decision.
Basically the car has been in the shop for 2.5 weeks now (4th time for the same problem HDC,BREAK, ABS, TRANSMISSION and SUSPENSION FAULT). The service manager has been updating to us 2-3 times a week. Basically after intensive research and back and forth with the regional manufacturer engineer, they found some cable grounding problem, as a result the faulty lights came on.
Apprently they fixed the grounding issue which as they claimed has resolved the initial problem. However the engine check light came on after this fix, they are awared/experienced of the "engine check light" problem and had ordered some new cables for replacement. Will keep you informed once car is back in our possession.
Heard from the service manager, It seems like the manufacturer is willing to offer extended warranty (1 year/12,000mile), or one month payment of our car loan as reimbursement of our inconvenience. I will contact LR corp. again tomorrow and see what exactly I can get out of them.