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0 pointsgambiting12y ago0 comments

I've driven the latest Range Rover(the big one,not Sport), and although it has a pneumatic, rather than hydraulic suspension, the ride was smoother than anything I have ever experienced. It did feel like a magic carpet, frankly.

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pling12y ago· 2 in thread

My father has one (early 2014). Very true about the ride.

Unfortunately it's plagued with electrical problems. When you plug in an iPhone into the USB charger port, the navigation and heating crashes. The ECU and several CAN bus controllers have been replaced and it still does it. Plus the alternator exploded. Fortunately all under warranty but for a car that has been on the road for 4 months, it's spent 6 weeks in a garage.

gambitingOP12y ago

Wow that's pretty bad. I've owned the Discovery 3 for a few years, but I must have been very lucky,because despite having a reputation for really faulty electrical systems, mine never had a single problem with that. I've driven the new Range for a testdrive and as part of the Land Rover Experience day,and I was very impressed. Shame about your dad's car,sounds like bad design.

pling12y ago

Yeah disco 3's are pretty good I understand. My boss has one. Never complained. I think the RR issues are teething issues with a new engineering line.

I drove a 1992 V8 110 county a few years ago. Best car I ever had. Didn't go down well with a young family though, all the climbing and stopping for petrol, so I had to give it up for a people carrier :(

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