Zeus993

Congrats and welcome to the Forum. Super nice car.

Valkuri

Those made after 2008 or so are apparently far more reliable. Mine's been great.
I live in the same region as you: Upon getting backed up behind a large truck fire (what IS it with those in the Southwest, BTW?), we simply switched it into off road mode, drove across a gully onto an adjacent off road vehicle path, and blithely drove by the accident/towtrucks/etc, 1/2 mile down the road.
My son's friends in the vehicle at the time still talk about it---they think the LR is the miracle off road vehicle.
Of course, 13 year old boys are hardly the last word in automotive consumer information...

Planning to buy my college age daughter a 2009 or so LR2 after freshman year (shhh---don't tell her). Reliable, and REALLY cheap due to poor perceived reliability and consequent poor resale.

Barn996

Nice Porsche story, welcome to club Rennlist. Love the wheels and aero package, thanks for the pics.

Schnell Gelb

Land Rover - Full disclosure -my buddies run a Land Rover/Range Rover/Jag Indie shop in Pasadena. These cars suffer from the same reputation as the M96 engined P-cars and for many of the same reasons.
They are great bargains if you buy from honest experts like my buddies and they develop a fiercely loyal customer following. It is funny to see the same car change owners but still get serviced/repaired by the same mechanic. As he says to the customers "You may own the Landie, but I'm the one who really takes care of it !":-).

PelicanParts.com

Good story. Congrats on the new pcar. If you need any help with anything or have any questions that you can't find the answers to in our tech articles here, please don't hesitate to ask! Enjoy!

-Luccia

Valkuri

Maybe some of us just have a weak spot for picking up strays. I have a rescue dog as well, so....there you go.
I never particularly liked SUVs, but have really enjoyed the LR2. I could readily drive it to extinction without coveting another SUV. They were never 'stylish', but similarly will never (well, for quite awhile) look dated, unlike some to-the-minute vehicles that look out of date in 5 years' time.
Of course, I went back to a 996 i/o a later model after a 7 year hiatus, so there's no accounting for personal tastes.

redriderrick

Great tech articles and affordable parts prices at Pelican, for sure. Thanks Luccia, I'll be placing an order soon for some maintenance items and other goodies. Funny how the "need" and "want" seem to blend together while I'm shopping online.

You guys know that despite their differences, the Landy and the P-Car have one big thing in common. They're both VERY good at what they're built for, which is somewhat specialized. I've driven my Disco 2 to (and perhaps beyond) the limits of its design, which is traversing impossibly rough terrain. But the thing just isn't cut out for long highway miles or cornering at speed. The 911 on the other hand corners flatter than anything I've ever driven and was quite comfy during my 1,100-mile return home, but won't go up the curb to my driveway without dragging the front unless I approach at an angle!

I had an alignment done today at Beck's in Scottsdale. I think I've found a good indie, for sure. After I got her home, I spent about five hours on the paint. I was pulling it out of the garage for pics when the sun disappeared behind some dark monsoon clouds. I'll wait until the light's right.

Valkuri

Yes. As opposed to the Range Rover, which is specially designed to transport soccer Moms, one at a time, to the country club for tennis and lunch with the girls.

PelicanParts.com

My pleasure. haha, that's too funny.

-Luccia

tokika

Congrats and ENJOY!