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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago
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"Location is really gonna help here, and your profile is hidden 
He's in Hornyshire. I imagine that's in the Midlands, like most places on Fab  "
It borders Erectshire which can be in the North on a good day but is mainly in the South |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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What year if it’s bween a 08-13 then the most off it is rebrand Ford parts take the serial numbers off the parts and see you can find the same part brand Ford
Samcrack got quited 30k to fix his db9 from Aston
Looked up the parts and sorted it for 3k in Ford parts
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If a cars in warranty go to a dealer. If not go to a independent family run specialist.
Had a VW years ago. Was low on acceleration and power. Twice took to it 2 different VW dealers who kept it the whole day then claimed the couldn't find a fault ( before the days of plug in computer engines).
Took to a VW independent, diagnosed problem after a couple minutes drive test.
Lots of times in big garages the mechanic doing the work can be a newbie apprentice, supposedly supervised. But you pay £50+ ph labour charges. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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""I have a range rover... Just thought everyone should know".. Its really nothing to shout about, honestly...  "
I thought that as a brand they were dead and buried. Then they were resurrected through an awful reality show as a luxury.
Great marketing but a fucking awful car that no one can drive well. A manager at work, had one and he spent more on repairs than the car was worth. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Don’t go to Range Rover they charge through the arse. What’s the issue I’ve probably had it? "
Of course not!! They are rip off!
Inbox me please and I will send you the fault codes! Hope you had them previously  |
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Google is your friend and no disrespect to fellow fabbers, but significantly more likely to provide the answer you are looking for. First result when searching “Range Rover Fault Codes” provides a list of all of them. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Location is really gonna help here, and your profile is hidden
He's in Hornyshire. I imagine that's in the Midlands, like most places on Fab "
Lol class guess! Well done! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have a look online for Range Rover forums/owners groups in your area.
They will be able to offer useful advice/support.
Swinging website not really the best place to discuss motor mechanics. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Maybe the Range Rover was about to explode but by the time you lot had replied (2 minutes later) it was too late and he had gone up in a cloud of smoke !  "
I mean I am not sure, should I laugh at you? Or with you!
Some people on here think everyone is unemployed/ or free to be online 24/7! Get a life |
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Look for book of face groups for your type of vehicle, there are some seriously knowledgeable people on them. Mart had a P38, and saved an absolute fortune by joining these groups and chatting to others about them. Really great for cheap parts, and problem solving. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Thanks folks! Its going in to a specialist tomorrow. i have been to garages, done my research and even the mechanic had hit a brick wall! Hence wanted to see if anyone had a similar issue- but its a shame that there are some funny jokers on fab. So childish!!
Thanks for all the serious responses |
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"Location is really gonna help here, and your profile is hidden
He's in Hornyshire. I imagine that's in the Midlands, like most places on Fab
Lol class guess! Well done!"
Everywhere on Fab is the Midlands. Hope you get your car fixed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don’t go to Range Rover they charge through the arse. What’s the issue I’ve probably had it?
Of course not!! They are rip off!
Inbox me please and I will send you the fault codes! Hope you had them previously "
I had a problem with my start/ignition button. Then I had a fault with the clutch and when they opened that up they said I needed all these other things that should be replaced now as they already had the gearbox thing open. But mines not a proper Range Rover it’s only an evoque so it’s a diesel manual. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The level of service and attitude from the main dealers when it comes to aftercare got so bad for us that we sold and vowed never to return. We had a variety of RR sports over the years and also an SVR. Good looking cars but shit when u scratch underneath the surface. Hope u get your issue resolved OP. Defo the right call going to an independent specialist. Our local main dealer borders on fraud with the claims they made over some issues on our last one |
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"The level of service and attitude from the main dealers when it comes to aftercare got so bad for us that we sold and vowed never to return. We had a variety of RR sports over the years and also an SVR. Good looking cars but shit when u scratch underneath the surface. Hope u get your issue resolved OP. Defo the right call going to an independent specialist. Our local main dealer borders on fraud with the claims they made over some issues on our last one "
The SVR though a guy round here has this like a royal blue one and the noise on it. I love it! |
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"The level of service and attitude from the main dealers when it comes to aftercare got so bad for us that we sold and vowed never to return. We had a variety of RR sports over the years and also an SVR. Good looking cars but shit when u scratch underneath the surface. Hope u get your issue resolved OP. Defo the right call going to an independent specialist. Our local main dealer borders on fraud with the claims they made over some issues on our last one
The SVR though a guy round here has this like a royal blue one and the noise on it. I love it! "
It’s called Estoril Blue. That was the colour we had. Mrs Nuru loved it, I didn’t rate it. The car couldn’t handle the power. You put your foot down and it felt like it was a monster truck. But yeah it looked good and sounded great. Our main dealer is THAT BAD it made us sell the car. I had to threaten them with legal action to correct something under warranty that they concocted a lie to try and get out of doing. Never again. |
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""I have a range rover... Just thought everyone should know".. Its really nothing to shout about, honestly...
I thought that as a brand they were dead and buried. Then they were resurrected through an awful reality show as a luxury.
Great marketing but a fucking awful car that no one can drive well. A manager at work, had one and he spent more on repairs than the car was worth. "
Probably because they're all on Coca-Cola when building them. |
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"Thanks folks! Its going in to a specialist tomorrow. i have been to garages, done my research and even the mechanic had hit a brick wall! Hence wanted to see if anyone had a similar issue- but its a shame that there are some funny jokers on fab. So childish!!
Thanks for all the serious responses "
“It’s a shame there are some funny jokers on fab”? Seriously? Would be boring as hell without them. |
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"The level of service and attitude from the main dealers when it comes to aftercare got so bad for us that we sold and vowed never to return. We had a variety of RR sports over the years and also an SVR. Good looking cars but shit when u scratch underneath the surface. Hope u get your issue resolved OP. Defo the right call going to an independent specialist. Our local main dealer borders on fraud with the claims they made over some issues on our last one
The SVR though a guy round here has this like a royal blue one and the noise on it. I love it!
It’s called Estoril Blue. That was the colour we had. Mrs Nuru loved it, I didn’t rate it. The car couldn’t handle the power. You put your foot down and it felt like it was a monster truck. But yeah it looked good and sounded great. Our main dealer is THAT BAD it made us sell the car. I had to threaten them with legal action to correct something under warranty that they concocted a lie to try and get out of doing. Never again. "
Next year I think I’m gonna change, I’d love to get an F pace jaguar SVR but way over my budget. I have seen quite nice E pace ones the R dynamic model in white but with black alloys. Plus can get a friends and family voucher for jaguar cos my cousin works in TATA steel and they get money off certain car brands. |
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"Maybe the Range Rover was about to explode but by the time you lot had replied (2 minutes later) it was too late and he had gone up in a cloud of smoke !
I mean I am not sure, should I laugh at you? Or with you!
Some people on here think everyone is unemployed/ or free to be online 24/7! Get a life "
You posted an “urgent” question, people replied and you went awol for 6 hours. So clearly wasn’t that urgent. And then you got all narky and crotchety and had a sense of humour failure.
You want a senior answer? Look up Parker’s reliability reports and don’t buy range rovers, they are extremely unreliable and their dealers have a terrible reputation when it comes to aftersale service. |
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"The level of service and attitude from the main dealers when it comes to aftercare got so bad for us that we sold and vowed never to return. We had a variety of RR sports over the years and also an SVR. Good looking cars but shit when u scratch underneath the surface. Hope u get your issue resolved OP. Defo the right call going to an independent specialist. Our local main dealer borders on fraud with the claims they made over some issues on our last one
The SVR though a guy round here has this like a royal blue one and the noise on it. I love it!
It’s called Estoril Blue. That was the colour we had. Mrs Nuru loved it, I didn’t rate it. The car couldn’t handle the power. You put your foot down and it felt like it was a monster truck. But yeah it looked good and sounded great. Our main dealer is THAT BAD it made us sell the car. I had to threaten them with legal action to correct something under warranty that they concocted a lie to try and get out of doing. Never again.
Next year I think I’m gonna change, I’d love to get an F pace jaguar SVR but way over my budget. I have seen quite nice E pace ones the R dynamic model in white but with black alloys. Plus can get a friends and family voucher for jaguar cos my cousin works in TATA steel and they get money off certain car brands. "
Good luck with the change, the jags look great |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The level of service and attitude from the main dealers when it comes to aftercare got so bad for us that we sold and vowed never to return. We had a variety of RR sports over the years and also an SVR. Good looking cars but shit when u scratch underneath the surface. Hope u get your issue resolved OP. Defo the right call going to an independent specialist. Our local main dealer borders on fraud with the claims they made over some issues on our last one
The SVR though a guy round here has this like a royal blue one and the noise on it. I love it!
It’s called Estoril Blue. That was the colour we had. Mrs Nuru loved it, I didn’t rate it. The car couldn’t handle the power. You put your foot down and it felt like it was a monster truck. But yeah it looked good and sounded great. Our main dealer is THAT BAD it made us sell the car. I had to threaten them with legal action to correct something under warranty that they concocted a lie to try and get out of doing. Never again.
Next year I think I’m gonna change, I’d love to get an F pace jaguar SVR but way over my budget. I have seen quite nice E pace ones the R dynamic model in white but with black alloys. Plus can get a friends and family voucher for jaguar cos my cousin works in TATA steel and they get money off certain car brands. "
Yeah someone I know got a huge discount off a new Jag 4x4 not sure the model but was a crazy discount. Incidentally she was offered it after throwing an Evoque back at them that was riddled with issues. Our current SUV is Audi, the difference in the build quality compared to LR is chalk & cheese. |
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"Maybe the Range Rover was about to explode but by the time you lot had replied (2 minutes later) it was too late and he had gone up in a cloud of smoke !
I mean I am not sure, should I laugh at you? Or with you!
Some people on here think everyone is unemployed/ or free to be online 24/7! Get a life
You posted an “urgent” question, people replied and you went awol for 6 hours. So clearly wasn’t that urgent. And then you got all narky and crotchety and had a sense of humour failure.
You want a senior answer? Look up Parker’s reliability reports and don’t buy range rovers, they are extremely unreliable and their dealers have a terrible reputation when it comes to aftersale service. "
Rule No1 when you buy any Land Rover product, find yourself a good independent specialist  |
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GEM 4×4.
They are an indipendant LR/RR specialist.
Unfortunately from my experience Range Rovers are shit, and I would never have another one.
Luckily I could re-coup some of my losses when I sold it to GEM for breaking.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wow a lot of hate for Range Rovers
There is no surprise here. Industry guides like Parker’s are pretty damning. And check out motoring forums. Reliability is poor and support is abysmal. "
Over the past 12 years I think we probably owned 5 different RR. To be fair we were pretty lucky with reliability, never had any major issues. A few minor niggling ones. But like u say, it was the support. There trained technicians are either very poorly trained or the ownership of the dealer didn’t want or care to keep a customer happy.
Ad blue ‘overfilling’ issues anyone ? |
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"Wow a lot of hate for Range Rovers
There is no surprise here. Industry guides like Parker’s are pretty damning. And check out motoring forums. Reliability is poor and support is abysmal.
Over the past 12 years I think we probably owned 5 different RR. To be fair we were pretty lucky with reliability, never had any major issues. A few minor niggling ones. But like u say, it was the support. There trained technicians are either very poorly trained or the ownership of the dealer didn’t want or care to keep a customer happy.
Ad blue ‘overfilling’ issues anyone ? "
Service levels smack of complacency. The image is great and the things sell themselves, so they have become lazy and complacent |
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"Wow a lot of hate for Range Rovers
There is no surprise here. Industry guides like Parker’s are pretty damning. And check out motoring forums. Reliability is poor and support is abysmal.
Over the past 12 years I think we probably owned 5 different RR. To be fair we were pretty lucky with reliability, never had any major issues. A few minor niggling ones. But like u say, it was the support. There trained technicians are either very poorly trained or the ownership of the dealer didn’t want or care to keep a customer happy.
Ad blue ‘overfilling’ issues anyone ? "
I’ve had 3 and the only one I had issues with was a P38 but it was old so wasn’t surprised. The 2 sports were great cars. Admittedly I never use dealers as they’re all shocking from what I can tell. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Don’t go to Range Rover they charge through the arse. What’s the issue I’ve probably had it?
Of course not!! They are rip off!
Inbox me please and I will send you the fault codes! Hope you had them previously
I had a problem with my start/ignition button. Then I had a fault with the clutch and when they opened that up they said I needed all these other things that should be replaced now as they already had the gearbox thing open. But mines not a proper Range Rover it’s only an evoque so it’s a diesel manual. "
I have an evoque too! The faults are ridiculous and no one seems to know what the issue is!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The whole Land Rover/Range Rover fleet are fault riddled and unreliable. I know a number of people who have had them from new and they spent a lot of time back at the showroom getting repaired; that was after lots of time on the phone trying to get them in for repairs as the after sales service is shocking |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I drove Range Rovers for work for 14 years, Discoveries, Vogues, Defenders. When they work they are great, the caveat being when they work. With the exception of two Vogues that were retained purely for political reasons, they were all replaced with Japanese and then German(which were almost as bad). Blew one end of a propshaft clean off an X5 one time! The Defender went anywhere but it was built to be driven by a deformed dwarf. So uncomfortable and the draughtiest cab ever.
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By *3xDECouple
over a year ago
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Their is a lag on Facebook which is a Uk page for Range Rover owners.
They were very helpful when we had issues with our Sport and saved us a lot on labour costs. They also helped with vogues and evogues on the odd occasion too
Range Rover Sports Owners |
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