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Benniebenniejordaan
Sealiner
Bennie, just a word of warning, and this is of a Land Rover man. My dads Disco 3's handbreak failed horribly in Kgalagadi, I was there with my Disco 3 and started getting worried. When I returned to Cape Town my Disco started making the same noise as my dads did just before breaking. By breaking I mean, we had to remove the back wheel, remove the hub, which is not easy as you need a special shape key and then we had to cut the handbreak cable. Anyway, long story short. My Disco 3 also lost it's handbreak. Motorplan covers this at arounf R 13k. The reason is that the rear break drum is not waterproof. When you drive through mud / sandy water, the mud gets into the drum and bakes hard from the heat generated. This is turns causes the handbreak cable to stretch and eventually snap. Knowing all this before hand you can have it checked and actually remove the back wheel every so often and clean the drum. Just something to check on before buying a second hand Disco 3. I took mine to Land Rover and left it there, so did my dad, We both now have the Disco 4's and love it.
benniejordaan
Sealiner
benniejordaan
Sealiner
Bennie, according to them it has been resolved. I spoke to Land Rover South Africa and they reckon it is not a Land Rover fault, even though if you search the internet you find this problem on most Disco 3's, no matter that country. LR SA says it is the owners duty to check. So even though both our Disco's were services before our trip in December, it is not part of the service to check this as the owner is supposed to ask for it specifically to be checked. I had a huge debate about this with LR SA. A while back there was an article in most major newspapers where a offroad instructor was killed when his LR ran off a cliff, apparently the hand break failed. The LR must have been left in Neutral with the break engaged, it failed and plunged off the cliff. LR said it was drivers fault, so as far as I know the court case is still on, so I reckon that is why LR does not admit the fault. There is a procedure you can follow to permanently dissengage the hand break which saves you replacing it all, then only the cable, but you have to ask the salesman to explain this procedure. It is called: SAFE MODE where you switch all elctronics off.
Thats about the only way you can wash all the oil off the chassis. Normal power washers cant keep up with the oil leaks.
I spoke to a Land Rover guy a while back who said his Land Rover didn’t leak oil. He took it back to the dealership and their mechanics worked on it until it did.
He said in their workshop where they have the Land Rover pictures on the wall they lay some old sheets down to catch the oil drips.
He said in their workshop where they have the Land Rover pictures on the wall they lay some old sheets down to catch the oil drips.
Land Rover invented the three position headlight switch - Dim, Flicker and Off.
If Land Rover made guns, wars would not start...
Land Rover is one of the most environmentally friendly cars you can find.. They put the oil back into the earth. Or maybe they are England's revenge on her colonies.
Land Rover owners wives trust their husbands: if he stays out all night long it's because he's stuck in the forest and not because of another women.
You know you're driving a Land Rover when you frequently turn down the volume of the stereo .... to check for new noises.
There are only two Land Rover jokes, same as there are only two Lawyer jokes. The rest happens to be the truth !
It is illegal to tow a Land Rover with a Fortuner, because their steering are not responsive enough to keep up with the frequent change in direction.
Eish... Land Rover is so popular like Soccer is the most popular sport in the world... there is no accounting for the intelligence of the masses :-O
They now make colour coded oil for the Landy owners so it will match with your paving?
Defenders got the highest rating in Child safety in the Euro ncap test. It is impossible to slam a kids fingers in the door, the gaps are too wide.
Oom Simen, jy skuld my big time vir die' een...
Op n berg in die nag
Le ons in donker en wag
In n stuk'nde Landie met olie besmeer
n Streepsak en reen kleef teen my
En my huis en my plaas
nou bankrot van al die parte betaal en betaal
Maar die vlamende Cruiser begeerte brand nou diep,diep binne my ….
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Waarom het jy nie n Cruiser gery
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
Hoor die Landies wat sug
n Handjie van ons teen n helse groot klug
En die duine le hier rug teen rug
Hulle weet dis verby ..
Die legende van n Cruiser
Le dieper en wyer hulle het dit klaar gesien….
Oor n duin kom hy aan …die koning .. Van Afrikaa !
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy n Cruiser kom kry
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy ons in n Cruiser kom lei
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
Want my vrou en kind mag nooit , ooit weer gaan staan
Langs die groot pad moet bid , bakhand wegkyk met n traan
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy ons in n Cruiser kom lei
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy ons met jou Cruiser lei
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
S' blief Generaal
Sal jy vir jou n Land Cruiser kom haal
S' blief Generaal S' blief Generaal
ook met n bietjie eish Generaal Generaal
Oor n duin kom die Land Cruiser aan …die koning .. Van Afrika !
Oor n duin kom die Land Cruiser aan …die koning .. Van Afrika !
All the 'shortcomings' of Land Rovers are not 'problems', they are features !
Disclaimer: Any views expressed by myself on this post is my opinion, unless proven - then it becomes fact! Feel free to differ from me ! But keep it to yourself ! :-D
If Land Rover made guns, wars would not start...
Land Rover is one of the most environmentally friendly cars you can find.. They put the oil back into the earth. Or maybe they are England's revenge on her colonies.
Land Rover owners wives trust their husbands: if he stays out all night long it's because he's stuck in the forest and not because of another women.
You know you're driving a Land Rover when you frequently turn down the volume of the stereo .... to check for new noises.
There are only two Land Rover jokes, same as there are only two Lawyer jokes. The rest happens to be the truth !
It is illegal to tow a Land Rover with a Fortuner, because their steering are not responsive enough to keep up with the frequent change in direction.
Eish... Land Rover is so popular like Soccer is the most popular sport in the world... there is no accounting for the intelligence of the masses :-O
They now make colour coded oil for the Landy owners so it will match with your paving?
Defenders got the highest rating in Child safety in the Euro ncap test. It is impossible to slam a kids fingers in the door, the gaps are too wide.
Oom Simen, jy skuld my big time vir die' een...
Op n berg in die nag
Le ons in donker en wag
In n stuk'nde Landie met olie besmeer
n Streepsak en reen kleef teen my
En my huis en my plaas
nou bankrot van al die parte betaal en betaal
Maar die vlamende Cruiser begeerte brand nou diep,diep binne my ….
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Waarom het jy nie n Cruiser gery
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
Hoor die Landies wat sug
n Handjie van ons teen n helse groot klug
En die duine le hier rug teen rug
Hulle weet dis verby ..
Die legende van n Cruiser
Le dieper en wyer hulle het dit klaar gesien….
Oor n duin kom hy aan …die koning .. Van Afrikaa !
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy n Cruiser kom kry
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy ons in n Cruiser kom lei
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
Want my vrou en kind mag nooit , ooit weer gaan staan
Langs die groot pad moet bid , bakhand wegkyk met n traan
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy ons in n Cruiser kom lei
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Sal jy ons met jou Cruiser lei
De La Rey , De La Rey ,
Generaal , Generaal
Soos een man sal ons om jou val Generaal De La Rey
S' blief Generaal
Sal jy vir jou n Land Cruiser kom haal
S' blief Generaal S' blief Generaal
ook met n bietjie eish Generaal Generaal
Oor n duin kom die Land Cruiser aan …die koning .. Van Afrika !
Oor n duin kom die Land Cruiser aan …die koning .. Van Afrika !
All the 'shortcomings' of Land Rovers are not 'problems', they are features !
Disclaimer: Any views expressed by myself on this post is my opinion, unless proven - then it becomes fact! Feel free to differ from me ! But keep it to yourself ! :-D
Moenie my Landy 'n bakkie noem nie. 'n Bakkie is 'n ding waaruit 'n hond water drink...
Dan sal 'n Landy nooit 'n bakkie wees nie. 'n BAKKIE is iets wat nie LEK nie en waterdig is....
Die agterste bumper is so laag op n Land Rover sodat die buurt se kinders kan help stoot.
The yellow emergency phones next to the road have emergency numbers like police, ambulance, doctor, Landrover SA, fire brigade...
Bumper sticker - My other car is a Landy... But its broken.
Land Rover Eienaar Bieg : Om 'n landy te besit is soos om by 'n ander man se vrou te kuier, ons weet dis nie reg nie maar ons doen dit wel,want dis mos lekker,en ja landy's gee ons baie probleme maar dis soos ons vrouens, hoe meer probleme hulle ons gee hoe meer lief raak ons vir hulle.
Land Rover are global leaders in alternative energy because most Landies are powered by the CRUISER at the end of the tow rope.
Broken Land Rover owner went to fetch it a few days later, he had a Jeep shirt on. The guy at the desk said - "HEY!!! you should be wearing a Land Rover shirt!!!"
Owner looked him straight in the eye and said - "I would have worn it but the buttons fell off..."
Owner's latest story - his current one seems to be in every 3 weeks - he takes it in AGAIN, this time jumping up and down about it being off the road AGAIN - the guy at the counter looks at him in wonder - "why are you so upset? this is your fifth land rover, you know it's going to keep breaking down..."
Land Rover owners are so used to ignoring repetition, they just say "it's broken down" instead of "its broken down AGAIN".
One of the nicest features of having a Landrover is the 'wave', it costs nothing and yet is so exclusive.
The wave is the number of days your land rover has gone without breaking down.
Land Rover owners using the full five fingers to wave are often lying.
5 fingers is the maximum you'll ever need, I've never even heard of a 2 fingered or one fingered Landy wave !
The wave also shows the other that his hands are clean and it hasn't broken down yet.
What is the Pajero owners version of the Defender greeting ?
Two raised fingers (the classic V sign) to signify "two wheels in the air"
The D4D owners greeting ?
Thumb inserted between two fingers to signify " Yeah - guess its time to replace injectors again"
The Fortuner owners greeting ?
A limp wristed twirling of the right hand to signify "Careful , dont roll it"
The Cruiser owners greeting ?
5 fingers in air , to signify "5 km / l , maybe.."
The Patrol owners greeting ?
4 fingers in the air to signify "4 km/l , maybe"
The Jeep owners greeting?
one finger in the air . To honour that great off roader, the Rubicon as well as that late State President of Raised Finger and Rubicon fame.
Landies don't die, they become Spare-donors!!!
Landy-owners don't go to Hell, Toyota-owners gave it to them enough on Earth - So they move straight through the Pearly Gates !
LR guys really are friendly, I give you that.
Then again, driving a Landy, one doesn't want enemies. One might need help to be towed or for a couple of litres of oil.
There are now rumors that the BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was designed and made by Landrover.
When Land Rover designers got together with a brief to design the best 4x4 ever, they started with a clean garage. They then spilled some oil on the floor, and worked their way up...
Half of everything on some Landy is always broken. Dont fix it, since it halves the chance of something new breaking...
Last one -
The other day I saw a Landy driving on the highway. Yes really. No seriously I won't lie to you.
Dan sal 'n Landy nooit 'n bakkie wees nie. 'n BAKKIE is iets wat nie LEK nie en waterdig is....
Die agterste bumper is so laag op n Land Rover sodat die buurt se kinders kan help stoot.
The yellow emergency phones next to the road have emergency numbers like police, ambulance, doctor, Landrover SA, fire brigade...
Bumper sticker - My other car is a Landy... But its broken.
Land Rover Eienaar Bieg : Om 'n landy te besit is soos om by 'n ander man se vrou te kuier, ons weet dis nie reg nie maar ons doen dit wel,want dis mos lekker,en ja landy's gee ons baie probleme maar dis soos ons vrouens, hoe meer probleme hulle ons gee hoe meer lief raak ons vir hulle.
Land Rover are global leaders in alternative energy because most Landies are powered by the CRUISER at the end of the tow rope.
Broken Land Rover owner went to fetch it a few days later, he had a Jeep shirt on. The guy at the desk said - "HEY!!! you should be wearing a Land Rover shirt!!!"
Owner looked him straight in the eye and said - "I would have worn it but the buttons fell off..."
Owner's latest story - his current one seems to be in every 3 weeks - he takes it in AGAIN, this time jumping up and down about it being off the road AGAIN - the guy at the counter looks at him in wonder - "why are you so upset? this is your fifth land rover, you know it's going to keep breaking down..."
Land Rover owners are so used to ignoring repetition, they just say "it's broken down" instead of "its broken down AGAIN".
One of the nicest features of having a Landrover is the 'wave', it costs nothing and yet is so exclusive.
The wave is the number of days your land rover has gone without breaking down.
Land Rover owners using the full five fingers to wave are often lying.
5 fingers is the maximum you'll ever need, I've never even heard of a 2 fingered or one fingered Landy wave !
The wave also shows the other that his hands are clean and it hasn't broken down yet.
What is the Pajero owners version of the Defender greeting ?
Two raised fingers (the classic V sign) to signify "two wheels in the air"
The D4D owners greeting ?
Thumb inserted between two fingers to signify " Yeah - guess its time to replace injectors again"
The Fortuner owners greeting ?
A limp wristed twirling of the right hand to signify "Careful , dont roll it"
The Cruiser owners greeting ?
5 fingers in air , to signify "5 km / l , maybe.."
The Patrol owners greeting ?
4 fingers in the air to signify "4 km/l , maybe"
The Jeep owners greeting?
one finger in the air . To honour that great off roader, the Rubicon as well as that late State President of Raised Finger and Rubicon fame.
Landies don't die, they become Spare-donors!!!
Landy-owners don't go to Hell, Toyota-owners gave it to them enough on Earth - So they move straight through the Pearly Gates !
LR guys really are friendly, I give you that.
Then again, driving a Landy, one doesn't want enemies. One might need help to be towed or for a couple of litres of oil.
There are now rumors that the BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was designed and made by Landrover.
When Land Rover designers got together with a brief to design the best 4x4 ever, they started with a clean garage. They then spilled some oil on the floor, and worked their way up...
Half of everything on some Landy is always broken. Dont fix it, since it halves the chance of something new breaking...
Last one -
The other day I saw a Landy driving on the highway. Yes really. No seriously I won't lie to you.
fishmania wrote:
U guys are so so funny
Net honde en landrovers kan dit maak tot waar land cruisers vassit
Landies don't "leak" oil, its a feature that prevents the oil from getting old
Landrover aren't allowed to build trucks, the worlds oil reserves won't handle it
If landrover built oilrigs, they would only leak, not explode
I love my disco 1 - 3-4km to the liter and all
U guys are so so funny
Net honde en landrovers kan dit maak tot waar land cruisers vassit
Landies don't "leak" oil, its a feature that prevents the oil from getting old
Landrover aren't allowed to build trucks, the worlds oil reserves won't handle it
If landrover built oilrigs, they would only leak, not explode
I love my disco 1 - 3-4km to the liter and all
Hiya Guys,
My childhood dream was to buy a LandRover Defender...a feat I managed with a '99 TD5 90 Defender. What a horrid vehicle and NEVER again will I venture down that road again...problems problems and more problems from day two till the day I sold it 3 years later! I now talk a bout RandRover and not LandRover!!
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Two guys having an argument in a pub...one a Toyota Land Cruiser driver and the other a LandRover owner.
Both chaps are debating the pros and cons and the scores are tied and the fella are lost on which aspect they can raise to challenge the other.
A stranger who had witnessed the whole ordeal come forward and suggest that the chaps put the vehicles to the cabin dust proof test. Both 4x4 experts were stunned to admit that they were not aware for this test?
Its simple said the stranger...you simply go outside the pub, catch a stray cat and bung it into the cab and close the door. The test will evolve around how long the cat lasts without fresh air!
The trio steps outside and in no time have a large alley cat released into the cab of the Toyota. Back into the bar with a few drinks and three hours later the chaps venture outside and open the Toyota door to find the cat stone dead suffocated on the front seat of the Cruiser.
The Landie driver quickly bags another alley cat and shoves it into the cab of the Landie. The trio again goes into the pub and after three hours and a few good drinks they venture outside to the Landie. They open the door, but can't find the cat!
The logical conclusion is that the cat escaped through either the firewall, door, panel, window or tailgate seals!
Guess who won the dust proof argument! LoL
My childhood dream was to buy a LandRover Defender...a feat I managed with a '99 TD5 90 Defender. What a horrid vehicle and NEVER again will I venture down that road again...problems problems and more problems from day two till the day I sold it 3 years later! I now talk a bout RandRover and not LandRover!!
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Two guys having an argument in a pub...one a Toyota Land Cruiser driver and the other a LandRover owner.
Both chaps are debating the pros and cons and the scores are tied and the fella are lost on which aspect they can raise to challenge the other.
A stranger who had witnessed the whole ordeal come forward and suggest that the chaps put the vehicles to the cabin dust proof test. Both 4x4 experts were stunned to admit that they were not aware for this test?
Its simple said the stranger...you simply go outside the pub, catch a stray cat and bung it into the cab and close the door. The test will evolve around how long the cat lasts without fresh air!
The trio steps outside and in no time have a large alley cat released into the cab of the Toyota. Back into the bar with a few drinks and three hours later the chaps venture outside and open the Toyota door to find the cat stone dead suffocated on the front seat of the Cruiser.
The Landie driver quickly bags another alley cat and shoves it into the cab of the Landie. The trio again goes into the pub and after three hours and a few good drinks they venture outside to the Landie. They open the door, but can't find the cat!
The logical conclusion is that the cat escaped through either the firewall, door, panel, window or tailgate seals!
Guess who won the dust proof argument! LoL