Faults:

1. head gasket failed.

2. problems with the radio and central locking.

3. sun roof rails failed, replaced by dealer, now it leaks.

4. water ingress problem, rear security box fills with 1 inch of water, the problem is still ongoing, dealer unable to fix

5. tyres wear very quickly

6. Rear brake shoes stick

7. Air-conditioning unit leaks gas.

General Comments:

The car is damp.

The ride is like being in an armchair on a big spring.

Air-conditioning/ventillation not efficient.

Faults:

A loud rattle from the gearbox that only disappears when the clutch is depressed (? idler gears).

Various parts of the interior plastic come off in your hands.

The left hand side door mirror cover fell off (luckily in a friend's driveway and not out on the road somewhere).

The display for the radio/clock faded from about 70% effectiveness to 5% effectiveness, at random.

The new remote supplied by the dealer was 5 years old and came complete with flat battery.

The interior was full of rattles from doors (loose on their hinges), speakers, dashboard, front seats, seat belt mountings, etc.

Engine noise was excessive, with vibrations when stationery at traffic lights being able to be felt (and seen, via a wobbling bonnet).

General Comments:

As I suspect many others have, I bought this car based on looks and on legendary off-road performance.

To be fair, the vehicle was excellent off road and handled an upriver wade of 20cm and shingle admirably. Part of this success was probably due to the annoyingly low gearing, which whilst good off-road, contributed to poor acceleration and noise levels on road.

Faults:

We have only had this car for 10000km, and we have had four things go wrong.

With in two weeks of owning the car the hill decent light on the dash came on. I found the problem to be the first gear selector switch on the gear box had come out. I could not turn the light of so I had to take it back to the dealer to get fixed. When they plugged the car into the computer it showed 12 faults in the system. I counted a maximum of eight sensors that control the hill decent, so I can't quit figure how they got 12 faults.

The heater has a leak and we are using coolant.

Next the oil seals on the rear diff started to leak. Both of them. The dealer was asking A$110 a seal. I got a replacement seal from a bearing company for A$5 and did the job myself.

The last fault and the final straw is the transfer case. One bearing failed and in turn stuffed every bearing in the box and one of the internal shafts. The only downside is that Land Rover does not sell any of the internal parts and so say that a replacement box is required. At A$7,360 it is not cheap, and that does not include any labor to do the job.

General Comments:

The car feels quite good to drive on sealed and unsealed roads.

Not a very confident off-road as it lacks a duel range gearbox. It just does not feel at home of the beaten track.

Once bogged even the torque of the diesel cannot pull it out.

Turbo lag is noticeable when the car is under heavy load.