[Mgs] Advice needed, WAY OT

[Murray Arundell]

I love LRs and RRs too.  Have had a few of each but no more.  Just bought a
Mercedes ML and there is no comparison in build quality, appointments and
performance.  Better residuals too.  Sure the ML wont "climb every mountain"
but it will go where I want it to and drag my car trailer anywhere.

I suggest that you get in touch with the Land Rover Owners Club.  There will
be chapters throughout the USA.  They will be able to point you in the right
direction for reasonably priced spares.  Land Rover Dealers are unbelievable
with the prices they charge.

Murray Arundell
Brisbane Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces+arundell=ghs.com.au at autox.team.net
[mailto:mgs-bounces+arundell=ghs.com.au at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Stuart
MacMillan
Sent: Friday, 2 May 2008 11:22 AM
To: 'Rick Lindsay'; 'MGS'
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Advice needed, WAY OT

Put the engine and ECU in an MGB, and have the carcass hauled off, or sell
it on eBay!  

Seriously, the big problem with LRs (and many other cars) is poor quality
parts from their suppliers. You'll just have to live with that if you keep
it.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces+macgroup=comcast.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:mgs-bounces+macgroup=comcast.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Rick
Lindsay
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:02 PM
To: MGS; tr3a; sl
Subject: [Mgs] Advice needed, WAY OT

Hey gang,

Forgive my slow-time off-topic post, but are any of
you Land Rover owners?

BOTH of my 2003 Land Rover Discovery's front side
window mechanisms are broken. The passenger side
gave-way about two days ago. The driver's side broke
months
ago. The little plastic rollers that run in the track
at the lower edge of the glass have shattered,
separated and are probably somewhere down in the
bowels of the door. Question is: Is there a cheaper
(than the dealer) source for replacement control arms,
complete with their crappy little fragile plastic
rollers? Please share.

Okay, same question about the wiper stalk switch
assembly. And yes, its broken too. Works okay in hot
weather but fails on cold rainy days. You know, the
kinds of days when you need wipers! Do you know of an
affordable source for these parts too? Please share.

And while we're at it it; I just bought a new rear
wiper blade from the dealer, at a STUPIDLY expensive
price. It lifts away from the glass at the upper
limit of its normal path, leaving a half-assed wiped
rear window. 

Add that to a massive clunk when lifting and
accelerating and you have a pretty problematical
vehicle. Still, silly thing will pull a full tow load
straight up, is uber-fun to drive and will outlast a
ground-zero nuclear blast. And yes, all of that is
why I'm fixing it rather than trading it in on a Honda
CR-V. :-o

regards and thanks for any advice on parts sources,

rick
'03 Discovery
lots of other junk
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