This guy doesn't particularly value drivers cars, I've seen enough of his videos / opinions to know what he likes. Big, luxurious, comfortable cars with nice interiors. I have no problem with personal preference, just expect to have your hypocrisy called out.
It’s all blind taste. Someone loves a brand and is willing to put up with the issues some models have haha. I’m a BMW guy and have had my problematic models but also have had fantastic models with no issues. Take care of it it’ll take care of you I suppose lol 😆
I thought the exact same thing haha. Nothing wrong with him not liking BMWs but it doesn’t make much sense to say he hates BMWs because of the work they take but then he’s happy to work on Range Rovers, Mercedes, and Bentleys that are just as difficult if not more difficult to work on
@@winner580320 Rover might well be less reliable and go bad more, but it's easier to service. bmw always cramp their engine bay and hard to replace anything and need to drop engine for some cheap seal hidden and stupid design, hard to service and blown head gasket etc.... so yea...bmw take the cake for hard and expensive to repair for small problem. hence car ninja make so much money.
Watching wizard geek out on a Range Rover is one of the most comforting feelings for a Range Rover owner. Especially after he called in a recent video when lifters would go on my Silverado and they went within days
Bc Land Rover & Jaguar use a lot of common (inexpensive) ford parts under the hood. Try googling a new water pump for a Mercedes or BMW and then compare it JLR product. The JLR will be 3X cheaper
@@cpscps2679 he doesn’t like bmw because there engines have so much plastic that will never last and V8s have a vanos problem aka Grenade engines. Land Rover had bmw V8 engines in them with these problems which is why they have such a bad reputation. Now Land Rover is just a Ford .
I own 2 Range Rover l322 and l405 full size and I totally agree with CAR Wizard no car can compare with comfortable that Range Rover give but it’s expensive to maintain
Just to correct a few points. The range of cars currently Evoque -> Discovery Sport -> Velar -> Range Rover Sport -> Discovery -> Defender (90+110 (80 + 130 Tba) -> Range Rover (Vogue/50/Westminster/Autobiography) -> LWB Long wheel base version. Evoque + Velar LWB coming soon Fittings. Base model, known as “pure’ or in the case of RR Sport ‘limited’, or to really confuse you, on Defender ‘Standard’ which is not to be confused with Defender S which means (and yes you will read this correctly) :- S -> Standard SEv-> Standard Equipped HSE -> High Standard Equipped. Pxxx -> X designates horsepower with a P standing for Petrol Engine Dxxx -> ditto bur D is Diesel Pxxx e -> Petrol Xxx horsepower but plug in hybrid, and the xxx is electric + petrol output combined. Small note, the S, SE, HSE badge denotes how the car was fitted as default option packs, the higher the factory spec, the more up the S / SE / HSE path you go but.. most options can and are sold separately, so you can on occasion find a P400 S fitted out better than a P400 HSE, All models now except the Discovery and Defender 90 are now available as plug in Hybrid.(2021 M/y) All cars break, If this car is 2016 then it was the 2016 model year and probably assembled 2015 or even 2014. Turnstyle gearshifter now replaced back to as this is, surprised me when i saw this tbh.
@@mattmayo3539 All BMW's has one. You can see hoovies video. Just a common problem who can make your bmw worthless if you dont maintain it, by lighting money on fire. Since 1990
They’re beautifully designed vehicles with crap engines and transmissions. I’m surprised to hear the wizard loves these. They’re probably making him lots of money.
Same for Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai and the list goes on and on. Toyota had the most recalls of all automakers in 2019-2020.
@gunit 010 what’s the hype? How foolish do you have to be to buy one of these turds? On the other hand, Nice Lexus! We have an 07 Avalon Limited Edition with 120k. Other than regular maintenance, we haven’t done a thing. All original.
Same thing here I have a 2013 es350 loaded and car doesn’t make one creak on inside and has 150k and nothing been replaced either except for oil and brakes
Looks wise a Range Rover is undeniable. They are beautiful and comfortable as well. The mechanics of a range are obviously on the other end of the spectrum but that’s why you lease them and never buy them
Pro tip: Switch to waterless coolant on these cars. Too much plastic in the cooling system, and they run at a really high pressure (20psi) that blows apart the plastic and blows out the water pump seals. With waterless coolant, the cooling system stays at close to 0 PSI at all times, even in 100degF weather. When the coolant plastic splits and drops all the coolant on the floor, the engine instantly warps a head and/or drops valve seats.
@@hasandelgado7237 The only pink coolant I have seen is for Toyota's. Evans Waterless Coolant is almost clear, with a slight tannish color. I don't know about other waterless coolants from other brands.
BMWs and Range Rovers are the main reasons why many car shops still stay in business 🙂. Water pump , chain tensioners, electric mirrors, leaking injectors, carbon buildup, etc. .. The list goes on and on
L494 !!! (I thought it was a 405 at first) Mmmmm. That 3.0 V6 is just the V8 with 2 cylinders not used; the block has the same dimensions. I was a development engineer at JLR at the time this was launched. We were all very proud of it.
@@parkergordon7515 Ah, not that V6 engine. I wasn’t there at the time. I meant the whole car. That V6 was a needs-must engine. Was the best way to quickly and cheaply get a lower capacity engine out the door.
@@lewis72 I got ya. So given your involvement, would you own one of these L494s? I'm guessing the 5.0 😂. I just can't imagine these things require as much time on the lift as people say.
@@parkergordon7515 I would love a Range Rover, however, I don’t live or work in a field so I couldn’t justify one. I’d rather have a V8 XJ or XK for long road trips. Yes, reliability is a concern on Range Rovers.
As a Brit I can confirm that the Range Rover is the lest reliable car on the UK market. They are a byword for poor quality here. A full warranty is essential.
Video @ 14:57 "can it be bypassed?" - Yes they can ! - I own a 1999 Range Rover HSE (P38) - I LOVE my RR and I still have my OEM Air-Suspension ! - Actually, the airbags are VERY hearty. A leak is typically at the point of the topside hose connection to the bags ('O' ring seals become age **hardened). So if there's a large & ignored leak, the Air-Compressor typically becomes overworked and overheats too many times; this is the main reason that a catastrophic & expensive failure occurs. - When my RR began to show signs of leaking (the computer BEGAN to turn my RR into a Low-Rider), I installed a ***great kit that allows you to HELP the compressor out by filling the airbags up for that first highest volume start-up of the system (Pull the relay that controls the computer, then fill via the 4 bicycle tire valves). Then once you begin to drive around, the seals hold nicely so the air compressor just turns on when needed. In cold weather, the seals leak more, but during hot weather the air leaking issue halts. Doing it this way you can still 'economically' enjoy the MANY advantages of a functioning air suspension... ** I sprayed "Meguiar's NXT Tech Protect" protectant where the inlet hose enters the airbags. This allows the protectant to migrate to the rubber 'O' rings, somewhat rejuvenating them... *** 'FasKit Air Suspension Kit' for 1995 to 2002 Range Rovers
@@deezelkane i have been a mechanic for 20 years, i can confirm Landrover are rubbish for reliability and ease of repairs, just like bmw i am yet to see one without an oil leak somewhere.
@@mitchellboyd5256 I’ve owned land rovers for 20 years, save it mate. People think because theyre not as reliable as a Stone Age toyota Camry, they’re deemed “unreliable”. All euros are hard to work on, big deal- tell me one which isn’t.
Water pump "failures" seem to be common on Land Rovers and Jaguars. The pump rotor itself doesn't fail. Failure is in the seals. Modern coolant seals are leakproof - except with Land Rovers and Jaguars. What I do is to replace the coolant with Evans Waterless Coolant, which operates with zero pressure because it has a very high boiling point. Thus the oem seals are not stressed and ends.
"The mechanic said I'd blown a seal. I said "Fix the damn thing and leave my private life out of it, okay, Pal?!" - (the late Kip Addotta's "Wet Dream")
Switch to waterless coolant, and no more pump seal failures. Why? Because waterless coolant runs at almost 0 psi, so you don't have up to 20 psi trying to push the seals out. The RR coolant reservoir caps are rated to 20 psi, and that's an incredible amount of pressure.
Finally got a Range Rover HSE diesel have to say it's everything I hoped it would be, not perfect but nearly. What surprised me is how much attention it gets.
Wizard, it makes perfect sense to me that you, as a master mechanic, love Range Rover. For the rest of us, a long nap in an ant nest is a lot more fun.
Just replaced my water pump on my 18 year, 200k mile old Ford. No problem with it what so ever. Just replaced it in good faith. A 5 year old car with an already failing water pump it all I need to hear to understand Land Rover quality.
I had the automatic transmission in my 02 Ford F-150 supercab go out last year, had it replaced with a factory OEM, otherwise besides basic maintenance, and the shitty 6 disc CD in the center console dying I never really used, it's been great with 285K on the OD, so far no water pump or, any other major leaks.
@@elihernandez330 the truck is almost 20 years old, has pulled boats, RV's, inclosed trailers, etc.. and like i said it's had few issues otherwise, so I'm not complaining, as it's long since been paid for, and to fix it was still way cheaper than a new one that cost almost as much as a small house these days.
@@CommodoreFan64 how stupid do you have to be to buy one of these turds? The rear diff was covered in oil, the water pumps leaking and you’ve got $30-$40k in the purchase of it alone. Good luck! I prefer the simplicity in a Japanese or American vehicle.
I love that you have a thing for Land rovers. Glad you haven’t gone the Scotty Kilmer route and become disullionsed with all cars other than Toyota. How do you feel about the bmw era Range rovers? Does your love of the brand outweigh your hatred of bmw engines?
I agree with you, regarding air suspension, also I prefer to keep car in original functionality, not to castrated it out. In my A8 D3 I had to replace all four of them. as front start to leaks, and rear had tired shocks anyway (380k km), now it ride as new, quite a huge difference. Long time ago my mechanic tried to replace hydro-prenu shocks on w140 600sel with classical, and that was total disaster, car was leaning to back and side, plus pump was whining, so since that lesson learn, and no more "smart ass" experiments.
Here in Australia, Range Rovers are fairly cheap and known for unreliabilty,, they just aren't built for Aussie conditions. However, an early Land Rover expensive for a good example,,, even one that needs a full resto can fetch 5k or higher
i have a 2016 5.0 supercharged almost identical to the one on the video, almost pushin 200 thousand miles without a single problem just common stuff like oil changes regularly, brakes and nothing more.
I'm now over 100k on my 2012 RRS and actually had this all fail at the same time which ended up costing me 3600 bucks. Driving down the road and the dash starts going crazy and kills right when I get to a parking lot. I'm an idiot though for not bringing it in sooner. lesson learned the hard way. Even with that expensive fix. The only thing I'd move away from my Rover would be if I came across a 2015 or newer low mileage Escalade. Otherwise I'll stick with Land Rover vehicles.
What surprises me is how expensive these air suspension systems are for so many cars. My Ford Crown Victoria LX has air suspension (only in the rear) and auto-leveling system. A couple of years ago, the bags were rotted out and leaked. I had my mechanic replace both of them for $600 with Arnott airbags, which was the most expensive option. Compression is a little loud for 10 seconds when you start the car, but the thing still rides like a dream. For $600, I will replace it every 130,000 miles. I am not a very technical person. Can anyone explain to me why a Crown Victoria air suspension system is so much cheaper to fix than that of a Range Rover? Don't they use brands like Arnott or Firestone as well? I understand you only need to replace two in my case, but still ... you'd be done for $1200, not $5000, if you had the system on all four wheels. I don't get it ...
My Sequioa was the easiest air conversion ever. New springs, shocks (novimats from a earlier Seqioua) , isolator, and bump stops. About an hour in the driveway. I would have liked to keep the air but at 210k miles it wasn't worth it. I had always planned to convert the air compressor to air up helper air bags for towing.
1993 lincoln continental, my family had when I was kid. the rear end would randomly raise up and stay up. Finally someone told us the "fix" reset the computer.... had to do it all the time. The rebuilt struts, the air bags were wrapped in black duck tape...... crazy.
I've got a '92 Chevy Caprice station wagon, with trailer package. The key-controlled power relay for the compressor is evidently shorted, so I have to remove the fuse when I stop. It's only got 140k miles on it, so no air leaks yet, and it rides great. Thankfully no computers involved. A long time ago I had a '61 Citroen DS19 wagon, and came out from work to find it resting on the bump stops. Replaced the hydraulic hose, refilled the fluid, drove away. I still miss it.
If someone tried to give me a free range rover they said was trouble free, or an old dog with 3 legs, one eye, and a funky cough, I'd seriously without having to think about it take the old dog.
Nice car!! Absolutely right they are brilliant cars but need proper maintenance and is very expensive Well worth the money. Don’t go near one if not prepare to maintain. Buy a Toyota instead.
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Look after your car and it will look after you!!! Don’t wait till everything is dead then complaining .. you can’t expect to drive a luxury car forever without maintaining it. In the uk we service our cars yearly. You guys don’t, that’s why your cars give you problems. Range Rover is literally everywhere here. If it’s so bad they won’t be selling like hot cake , every new model & I see loads of people driving even the older models . If it’s so terrible , with all the online reputation of unreliability often claimed by those who don’t own the car /don’t maintain them , the story should have stuck my now to dissuade people..
I have that same rig in the TD6.. I have the strangest squeak in the read end when it warms up.. Its very throttle sensitive to the throttle but can make squeaks that can be heard in the cabin when driving.. The most notable is that when I go to turn the vehicle off, it will make two squeaks a couple of seconds after I turn it off.. The first is a bit longer and the second is shorter and not quite as loud.. Its not in the area of the breaks.. The squeak is kind of a metal on metal.. The turn off makes me think its some kind of actuator or something??
@@memphistiger4647 That ford water pump is not good, cheap but not good. Cooling system was probably never flushed. High output 3l v6 with a supercharger is hard on the cooling system. Pay now or pay later, these are fickle cars they require more maintenance. The fellow with the V8 is lucky, hopefully he changes his oil more frequently than recommended, the timing chain guides go on those 5L V8's, follow LR recommendations at your own peril at 80k miles the engine will blow up, oil is cheap engines are not!
EXACTLY - Smaller engines especially supercharged or turbocharged making bigger power are more highly stressed in the long run, you cant escape the physics of more heavily worked components wearing faster than those with a lighter load. .
@bruh meme Chevy Trax, and the Buick version of the Trax. Also one of the newer small cars (Sonic?). Cavalier never had that small of an engine in U.S. versions., it was originaly a 2L, then a 2.2; neither did the U.S. Cobalt. Some Cobalts had a turbo though.
I had a Lincoln continental with the air ride. I replaced the struts with new ones and they wouldn’t last so I got Ford Taurus struts and put those on. Never had a problem again. Air ride is nice but with age it just isn’t worth it
Coolant leaks are common, you should have changed the plastic upper and lower coolant pipes the y pipe cracks at the seals going in to the engine. Im replacing all this now lol
@@pelecho hmnnn with the amount of noise in RUclips , you would have thought we are all stuck in traffic behind loads of range rovers on UK roads .. there’s tons of range rovers everywhere and not seen one stranded nor being recovered. My family have them . If served yearly like we do and required you should be fine but ya’l in other countries only wait till car is dying then realise you need oil change it you need to service the brakes or change filter ect 😂
I'd like to see a video where the Wizard takes one of these overcomplicated air or hydraulic suspensions and converts it to a standard coil over setup, or maybe some type of plain air bag/shock with a schrader valve
I will say high quality struts will “rough”, but it’s worth asking what rough is being compared to. If rough is like a good quality regular suspension instead of the height of luxury couch ride, could be a fair and reasonable compromise if your ok with that
@@petrosaguilar8916 no don't get me wrong I love some cars and have a 31 year old yamaha 900 but its never let me down, but you have to be frank something that's not a classic and is broken again and again will get rather waring after a bit.
Probably because regular people dont maintain them. They dont understand that these types of cars are more complex. And then they dont want to replace things until they fail. And then 2 other things fail because they neglected the first part. And it goes on.
@@martinsvensson6884 yes but poor reliability cannot be placed at the door of the consumer, people design cars, and should know how they will be used, my old peugeot 306 was super reliable because they made it so , and more to the point thay should understand that this is how people are they don't necessarily know how to maintain cars ,so this should be understood by manufacturers who should make it so it doesn't break like a child's toy, after all its not like there cheep.
@@sc1338 had a 2002 M3 and ran into many of the problems I mentioned. BMW replaced the rod bearings twice under warranty. At 90k miles they were starting to sh3d a little copper so it wasn’t going to be long before they needed it again. Besian vanos upgrade was a must do. Subframe did not crack, but I reinforced it with the Reddish plates to be sure it wouldn’t. That being said, I wish I still had it.
I get a lot of Land Rovers and i don't see water pumps or coolant tube failures until well above 120k miles. Nothing as far as the air suspension either. However I will say the brembo 6 piston calipers are over a grand and not available!!!!
Let me get this straight: It is absolutely normal to change the whole suspension for thousands of dollars every 100k? In my opinion this is ridiculous!
@Nomen Clature In theory its smart to replace them at X miles but nobody does because why would you replace a perfectly working part that doesn't degrade like other consumable parts like tires at a rate of X wear by Y miles for example
We were on the edge of buying a '17 Disco Sport. I Loved the features such as the electrically heated windshield, but it seemed to lack some insulation and refinement over other vehicles in our price range. Ultimately insurance cost pushed us to a '19 XT4; but it's way too early to say if that was a good move.
@@CommodoreFan64 I bought a 2013 Dodge Avenger a couple months back 2 weeks after I got it I noticed I was losing coolant I took it to my mechanic the stupid dealership I bought it from didn’t put the hose clamps on right so it was pissing out the top of the radiator
Now then a V6 petrol in a Range Rover, we don't get those in the UK. The only thing we got the 380 V6 in was the F type, and they've just dropped that, 4 cylinder or V8 only now. Almost all Range Rover Sports here are diesels with just a handful of supercharged V8 petrols.
I knew by the title..it had to be the water pump. That is actually one of the newer style pumps...so it had one replaced before. How did the plastic outlet pipes look?
Yes, some people are willing to spend money on something they like and consider appealing. Range Rovers are the kind of cars you always look back at and smile while parking and walking away from your car. No car is perfect, and people are willing to deal with reliability issues with these if it means enjoying everything else these Range Rovers offer. No need to belittle RR owners; it just makes you look bitter that you can't afford one.
Yep the idiots playing the old keeping up with the Joneses game!! While those of us who did our homework laugh all the way to the bank when our nearly 20 year old F-150's, and Toyotas are still going down the road with few issues, and care less what most people think of it.
@@Jowurel I have a 18 year old 4Runner that carries me and all my hang gliding buddies up all kinds of god awful rock trails, I am envious of no one. I pity Range Rover drivers
@@Jowurel Interesting how you assume I can't afford one just because I'm bashing it. If that were the case then I would be bashing all luxury brands but I'm not. Not that I need to prove anything to you but I can certainly afford a Land Rover product. I guess I have a different definition of what luxury is. To me a very important part of luxury is not having to worry about when and where it's going to break down or what warning light will come on next. I have owned other luxury brands that are just as comfortable to drive and good to look at. But you do you. You're right, not car is perfect but some are more perfect than others.
Once you have enjoyed the fine motoring experience of a Ranger Rover as you off-road on your way to your stockbroker's office or mistresses' domicile, you'll never want anything else.
When I was shopping for a new car recently, a guy pulled up in a beautiful Range Rover asking for half it's value in trade-in. After a quick no and some grouchy words by the Range Rover owner, the lot's owner/salesman said, "The parking spot it will occupy is worth more than it is. I could sell five cars with that spot before some new fool like you comes along and gambles his retirement on vanity." Ouch.. and basically, yes.
It wouldn't have been easy to replace if it was; like the paper gasket they used on 3L Vulcans under the timing chain cover that required an all-day job and $$$ to replace. I used K-Seal to fix it instead; never leaked again.
from Fraser, husband of Leslie I had two Jaguar XJs that had air suspension, the first one, a 2003, needed a service exchange air compressor, but nothing else. The second one needed nothing done to the air suspension. The really BIG problem with air struts is the air diaphragm fails at a much lower mileage than the shock, but the manufacturers always want to sell you a new strut for hundreds of pounds whereas a diaphragm replacement is possible at far less cost. There are firms that replace these diaphragms and check the unit over, but one can never tell which ones do the job right and which don't. That is the problem. Lets face it, if a coil spring breaks, you don't throw away the whole strut if the rest is good, It's just stupid, but that's what the makers want you to do !
I miss my L322 dearly. I had a 2009 TDV8 Vogue SE, and to this day nothing I've ever owned felt as good or as comfortable to drive. It wasn't *too* bad on cost, I got 40 MPG, I had to spend about £3k on maintenance in total, and £580 a year on road tax. For certain there are cheaper to run car out there, but none of them measure up to a Range Rover, I'd buy it back in a heartbeat.
Car Wizzard might be... probably is a good technician in other aspects - not so much on air suspension. What he says - replacing all components at some certain mileage (150 000 miles) could fit the big dealer shops where they don't really care about financial damage they do to the customer. Based on what I've seen on the channel, Car Wizzard is able to find alternative solutions which are cheaper, which work the same or better, without the philosophy of "get this thing outta here no matter cost". I've been driving an audi allroad for 5 years now, and I don't like taking my cars to a shop at all. I've been servicing and repairing the air suspension system cheaply, without going in and necesserily changing any expensive components, just by changing small things that actually go bad INSIDE the components. These are: piston ring inside the WABCO compressor, small rubber o-rings for the entire system, incoming air filter and deseccant, maybe cleaning inside the electric motor from the carbon brush material. One bigger item I had to change, due to my own fault, was the electric/pneumatic distribution block the small lines to corners and receiver come out of - because I was dumb enough in the beginning to wash the said block with acetone, which killed it. Now I have 3-4 used good blocks sitting at home, waiting for the one on the car to go bad. Also - wrap the lines with some abrasion resistant tape or compound as the way at least audi places them may subject them to road grime and being torn/abraded. Needless to say - the car can sit for weeks without losing the suspension height, which is amazing, considering it is 13 years old. I would never change to standard shocks and springs as the way the car handles road is superb. By the way - all these systems on Volvos, Mercs, BMWs, LR products, VAG products are more or less the same, with simply added funcionality on newer models.
Just bought one, '16 Sport HSE with TD6. Amazed at this thing. Coming from a Ram 2500 w/ Cummins, this thing is going to take a bit to get used to, but the power, comfort, and mpg is amazing. Got 32 mpg, hand calc'd , on a trip back. Air suspension if sooooooo smooth. Wizard, you have any feedback on the TD6 engine? They're not as common as the gasser.
How's your td6 holding up? In the market for a RRS and split between the SC6 and td6. The diesel drives a bit better but emissions equipment is a deal breaker.
I think the biggest things on the TD6 model is making sure the fuel filters are changed out regularly and using the right spec oil. Wheel bearings and axles are about $100 and are a hit n miss. I may be changing one soon on the front drivers side, Rock Auto sells them, bearing is about $50. Those go out on other cars, so overall, I’d buy another one in a heart beat. I already had high end scanner tools, so doing my own resets and maintenance are what helps. If someone isn’t mech inclined, it can cost money to repair or maintain, mainly due to dealership labor and parts markup. Brembo brake parts are cheap too, did all 4 on each one and pretty simple. They do need timing belt changes, but it’s pretty simple, kit cost 150$ and takes a few hours.
The engine is supposedly a joint venture between Ford and Puegot industrial. Most parts have LR or Ford stamped in them. I’d like to see a delete kit, since the intake can get pretty gummed up, but that’s about a 100k mile cleanup and takes a few hours.
Car Wizard loves Range Rover cause it makes him very rich.
yes indeed and then in tail Miss wisord can buy all nice things like wise 🦉
Range Rover: For rich owners and rich mechanics.
Yes, and he can also purchase them used for less than half of when new.
F true.
“Rolling piles of junk”
-Scotty Kilmer
"I don't like BMWs because they're unreliable"
"I really, really like Range Rovers"...
- Car Wizard
This guy doesn't particularly value drivers cars, I've seen enough of his videos / opinions to know what he likes. Big, luxurious, comfortable cars with nice interiors.
I have no problem with personal preference, just expect to have your hypocrisy called out.
It’s all blind taste. Someone loves a brand and is willing to put up with the issues some models have haha. I’m a BMW guy and have had my problematic models but also have had fantastic models with no issues. Take care of it it’ll take care of you I suppose lol 😆
I thought the exact same thing haha. Nothing wrong with him not liking BMWs but it doesn’t make much sense to say he hates BMWs because of the work they take but then he’s happy to work on Range Rovers, Mercedes, and Bentleys that are just as difficult if not more difficult to work on
@@winner580320 Rover might well be less reliable and go bad more, but it's easier to service. bmw always cramp their engine bay and hard to replace anything and need to drop engine for some cheap seal hidden and stupid design, hard to service and blown head gasket etc.... so yea...bmw take the cake for hard and expensive to repair for small problem.
hence car ninja make so much money.
@@ayayoutuber Speaking of crammed engine bays, I wonder how he feels about audis
If i go to a dealer, will i start seeing a "wizard certified" sticker on the car?
You sure will 😂
You sure will 😂
Watching wizard geek out on a Range Rover is one of the most comforting feelings for a Range Rover owner. Especially after he called in a recent video when lifters would go on my Silverado and they went within days
The Wiz has a perfectly rational disdain for BMW's, yet a perfectly irrational love of Land Rovers.
Bc Land Rover & Jaguar use a lot of common (inexpensive) ford parts under the hood. Try googling a new water pump for a Mercedes or BMW and then compare it JLR product. The JLR will be 3X cheaper
@@peterhermina656 not here. That water pump only fits Jag and Land Rover products. Only, as in No Fords. And about $80 for aftermarket.
@@cpscps2679 he doesn’t like bmw because there engines have so much plastic that will never last and V8s have a vanos problem aka Grenade engines. Land Rover had bmw V8 engines in them with these problems which is why they have such a bad reputation. Now Land Rover is just a Ford .
@@peterhermina656 Fixing a Jaguar F-Pace begs to differ that the parts are cheap. They are not.
Someone should introduce him to the BMW powerplant Range Rovers.
Do they use "Fixed by The Wizard" as a selling point? I sure would! Have a great day
Good idea! A quality certificate "Car Wizard Inspected"... In no time, ppl would be asking for the CWI Stamp...
I own 2 Range Rover l322 and l405 full size and I totally agree with CAR Wizard no car can compare with comfortable that Range Rover give but it’s expensive to maintain
Most of y'all saying these are unreliable probably never had a JLR product. They're engines are very good and very simple to fix
Exactly. Keyboard experts always crack me up.
Just to correct a few points.
The range of cars currently Evoque -> Discovery Sport -> Velar -> Range Rover Sport -> Discovery -> Defender (90+110 (80 + 130 Tba) -> Range Rover (Vogue/50/Westminster/Autobiography) -> LWB Long wheel base version.
Evoque + Velar LWB coming soon
Fittings.
Base model, known as “pure’ or in the case of RR Sport ‘limited’, or to really confuse you, on Defender ‘Standard’ which is not to be confused with Defender S which means (and yes you will read this correctly) :-
S -> Standard
SEv-> Standard Equipped
HSE -> High Standard Equipped.
Pxxx -> X designates horsepower with a P standing for Petrol Engine
Dxxx -> ditto bur D is Diesel
Pxxx e -> Petrol Xxx horsepower but plug in hybrid, and the xxx is electric + petrol output combined.
Small note, the S, SE, HSE badge denotes how the car was fitted as default option packs, the higher the factory spec, the more up the S / SE / HSE path you go but.. most options can and are sold separately, so you can on occasion find a P400 S fitted out better than a P400 HSE,
All models now except the Discovery and Defender 90 are now available as plug in Hybrid.(2021 M/y)
All cars break, If this car is 2016 then it was the 2016 model year and probably assembled 2015 or even 2014.
Turnstyle gearshifter now replaced back to as this is, surprised me when i saw this tbh.
You know quality is bad when a 4 years old car has a common problem that's already widely known
5 year* and 8 years of production. That is common amongst newish models after 2010
Thats pretty common across the industry, google 2017 chevy electrical problems, or trailblazer broken door
Just a “common problem” that can lead to catastrophic engine failure. That’s real nice 👍🏻
@@mattmayo3539 All BMW's has one. You can see hoovies video. Just a common problem who can make your bmw worthless if you dont maintain it, by lighting money on fire. Since 1990
They’re beautifully designed vehicles with crap engines and transmissions. I’m surprised to hear the wizard loves these. They’re probably making him lots of money.
All mechanics love Range Rovers, guaranteed income for years to come!
Same for Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai and the list goes on and on. Toyota had the most recalls of all automakers in 2019-2020.
But when some mechanic buys that for his wife's daily usage. You know its more that that. More than just the income it provides.
6:01
Wizard realizing his crappy ranger rover HE bought is going to be worthless in a couple years
@Nomen Clature Thanks for your anecdotal response, but Toyota had the most recalls in 2019-20 than any other brand.
Ahhh yes, a Range Rover in its' natural habitat. A repair shop or on the back of a tow truck.
What about a Chevy in its natural habitat but I love my 06 Chevy equinox.
It is a ford!
Can't imagine a Land Rover in the middle of nowhere, no mechanics, no service bays, no wonder the Land Cruiser is the king of go anywhere vehicles.
@@jonathangatto Ford sold Land Rover in 2008... to Tata Motors... whic makes the worlds cheapest cars.
@@halflife103 Motors still made by FORD
Me: "Car Wizard, what is 'regular maintenance' for a modern Range Rover?"
Car Wizard: "Replace everything!" - rubs hands then points at palm
maybe a non-totalled car is a secret LR dealer option that nobody knows about.
Every 200 miles reset the service indicator, entertainment system and Bluetooth. Takes several hours each time.
69k miles, failing water pump. That’s about par for Land Rover.
@gunit 010 what’s the hype? How foolish do you have to be to buy one of these turds? On the other hand, Nice Lexus! We have an 07 Avalon Limited Edition with 120k. Other than regular maintenance, we haven’t done a thing. All original.
Same thing here I have a 2013 es350 loaded and car doesn’t make one creak on inside and has 150k and nothing been replaced either except for oil and brakes
Main issues with Lexus/Toyota is the owners never using the hood opener.
You can’t even baby the thing. It’s just going to break down, Land Rover guaranteed!
And remember, in this case it's a FORD part.
CW hates BMW, but loves Range Rover - some things cannot be understood ;-)
the heart wants what it wants
Well if u own a merc u will never think of bmw...and wizard loves himself some mercs
prataksha gurung I own a Merc and thinking about getting a BMW 😬
Looks wise a Range Rover is undeniable. They are beautiful and comfortable as well. The mechanics of a range are obviously on the other end of the spectrum but that’s why you lease them and never buy them
Makes sense to me. I am a LR fanboy and know the reliability issues. Luckily for me, my LRs over the years have treated me well.
Pro tip: Switch to waterless coolant on these cars. Too much plastic in the cooling system, and they run at a really high pressure (20psi) that blows apart the plastic and blows out the water pump seals. With waterless coolant, the cooling system stays at close to 0 PSI at all times, even in 100degF weather. When the coolant plastic splits and drops all the coolant on the floor, the engine instantly warps a head and/or drops valve seats.
Is the pink coolant waterless?
@@hasandelgado7237 The only pink coolant I have seen is for Toyota's. Evans Waterless Coolant is almost clear, with a slight tannish color. I don't know about other waterless coolants from other brands.
I *LOVE* when the Wizard starts a video by sharing what the issue was right up front. 👍
I mean I know he's a certified mechanic but truly deserving of his wizard name. Truly great info 👍🏾
Common Land Rover problem: you bought a Land Rover
They've been selling exponentially more year after year despite "reliability" concerns of poor people on the Internet.
@@petrosaguilar8916 well they are pieces of shit. But what do you want from a British Ford
@@YungEagle3k have they started including a mechanic in the spare tire spot in the back of range rovers? Probably their best option for reliability.
BMWs and Range Rovers are the main reasons why many car shops still stay in business 🙂. Water pump , chain tensioners, electric mirrors, leaking injectors, carbon buildup, etc. .. The list goes on and on
@@davidritchie9344 lol then maybe it'd be a sweet deal
The thing I really like about car wizard is I feel he does not complain about interesting cars.
L494 !!! (I thought it was a 405 at first)
Mmmmm.
That 3.0 V6 is just the V8 with 2 cylinders not used; the block has the same dimensions.
I was a development engineer at JLR at the time this was launched.
We were all very proud of it.
What part were you proud of? 😂 The "pulling a fast one" or the actual engineering quality?
@@parkergordon7515
Ah, not that V6 engine.
I wasn’t there at the time.
I meant the whole car.
That V6 was a needs-must engine. Was the best way to quickly and cheaply get a lower capacity engine out the door.
@@lewis72 I got ya. So given your involvement, would you own one of these L494s? I'm guessing the 5.0 😂. I just can't imagine these things require as much time on the lift as people say.
@@parkergordon7515
I would love a Range Rover, however, I don’t live or work in a field so I couldn’t justify one. I’d rather have a V8 XJ or XK for long road trips.
Yes, reliability is a concern on Range Rovers.
As a Brit I can confirm that the Range Rover is the lest reliable car on the UK market. They are a byword for poor quality here. A full warranty is essential.
And when you buy them brand new you definitely need to have a extended warranty.
@@neilmurphy845 BUMPER TO BUMPER
*Briton not Brit, sounds like shit.
you are so right
And never buy one used without a warranty with a loaner car coverage..Tata hasnt made good products in quite a while..
I think Wizard's love of Range Rover shows that sometimes mechanical reliability isn't the only thing to love about a vehicle.
I love a lot of cars, but if I can't afford to fix them when they break, I can't afford to buy them even used.
Video @ 14:57 "can it be bypassed?" - Yes they can ! - I own a 1999 Range Rover HSE (P38) - I LOVE my RR and I still have my OEM Air-Suspension ! - Actually, the airbags are VERY hearty. A leak is typically at the point of the topside hose connection to the bags ('O' ring seals become age **hardened). So if there's a large & ignored leak, the Air-Compressor typically becomes overworked and overheats too many times; this is the main reason that a catastrophic & expensive failure occurs. - When my RR began to show signs of leaking (the computer BEGAN to turn my RR into a Low-Rider), I installed a ***great kit that allows you to HELP the compressor out by filling the airbags up for that first highest volume start-up of the system (Pull the relay that controls the computer, then fill via the 4 bicycle tire valves). Then once you begin to drive around, the seals hold nicely so the air compressor just turns on when needed. In cold weather, the seals leak more, but during hot weather the air leaking issue halts. Doing it this way you can still 'economically' enjoy the MANY advantages of a functioning air suspension...
** I sprayed "Meguiar's NXT Tech Protect" protectant where the inlet hose enters the airbags.
This allows the protectant to migrate to the rubber 'O' rings, somewhat rejuvenating them...
*** 'FasKit Air Suspension Kit' for 1995 to 2002 Range Rovers
2 places you see Range Rovers: The outside lane, the workshop.
Technically the workshop is “off road”.
Says the broke kid who has never owned or sat in one.
@@deezelkane i have been a mechanic for 20 years, i can confirm Landrover are rubbish for reliability and ease of repairs, just like bmw i am yet to see one without an oil leak somewhere.
@@mitchellboyd5256 I’ve owned land rovers for 20 years, save it mate. People think because theyre not as reliable as a Stone Age toyota Camry, they’re deemed “unreliable”. All euros are hard to work on, big deal- tell me one which isn’t.
@rogue I've leased a 2019 velar loaded with the supercharged v8. Its a pig on gas, but has never let me down. Even at -40 Celsius weather.
in the UK, we call this kind of car a "Chelsea tractor"
Harry’s Garage swears to the quality of Tata owned Land Rover
Haha. In New Zealand, we call them Remuera tractors (rich suburb). Sometimes we just call them junk
Indian tractor
@@tenmillionvolts They really do have modern cars in NZ ??? Thought everyone still drove 40yo BMC cars there ?
@@andrewlean100 I thought they all drove 10-20 year old JDM imports in New Zealand, along with Holdens, utes and Ford Falcons.
Water pump "failures" seem to be common on Land Rovers and Jaguars. The pump rotor itself doesn't fail. Failure is in the seals. Modern coolant seals are leakproof - except with Land Rovers and Jaguars. What I do is to replace the coolant with Evans Waterless Coolant, which operates with zero pressure because it has a very high boiling point. Thus the oem seals are not stressed and ends.
"The mechanic said I'd blown a seal. I said "Fix the damn thing and leave my private life out of it, okay, Pal?!" - (the late Kip Addotta's "Wet Dream")
Switch to waterless coolant, and no more pump seal failures. Why? Because waterless coolant runs at almost 0 psi, so you don't have up to 20 psi trying to push the seals out. The RR coolant reservoir caps are rated to 20 psi, and that's an incredible amount of pressure.
Finally got a Range Rover HSE diesel have to say it's everything I hoped it would be, not perfect but nearly. What surprised me is how much attention it gets.
Wizard, it makes perfect sense to me that you, as a master mechanic, love Range Rover. For the rest of us, a long nap in an ant nest is a lot more fun.
Just replaced my water pump on my 18 year, 200k mile old Ford. No problem with it what so ever. Just replaced it in good faith. A 5 year old car with an already failing water pump it all I need to hear to understand Land Rover quality.
I still haven't replaced the water pump on my two decade old GMC with 304k. Have replaced the alternator once at 273.
I had the automatic transmission in my 02 Ford F-150 supercab go out last year, had it replaced with a factory OEM, otherwise besides basic maintenance, and the shitty 6 disc CD in the center console dying I never really used, it's been great with 285K on the OD, so far no water pump or, any other major leaks.
@@CommodoreFan64 the 10 speed trashcan in my friends f150 already blew and he babied it too.
@@elihernandez330 the truck is almost 20 years old, has pulled boats, RV's, inclosed trailers, etc.. and like i said it's had few issues otherwise, so I'm not complaining, as it's long since been paid for, and to fix it was still way cheaper than a new one that cost almost as much as a small house these days.
@@CommodoreFan64 how stupid do you have to be to buy one of these turds? The rear diff was covered in oil, the water pumps leaking and you’ve got $30-$40k in the purchase of it alone. Good luck! I prefer the simplicity in a Japanese or American vehicle.
“The air suspension goes out by 150,000 miles.”
*Oh, you won’t need to worry about that* 😬
Most people that get these trade them in each year anyway
I love that you have a thing for Land rovers. Glad you haven’t gone the Scotty Kilmer route and become disullionsed with all cars other than Toyota. How do you feel about the bmw era Range rovers? Does your love of the brand outweigh your hatred of bmw engines?
There shouldn’t be a water pump leak in 4 year old car with 60k miles lol
I said the same. Jesus!!
Love how you refer to a 3 litre engine as small. Here in the UK that is big!
Feels like standing in an ice cold shower, tearing up 100$ bills...
The car is not for broke people
I agree with you, regarding air suspension, also I prefer to keep car in original functionality, not to castrated it out. In my A8 D3 I had to replace all four of them. as front start to leaks, and rear had tired shocks anyway (380k km), now it ride as new, quite a huge difference.
Long time ago my mechanic tried to replace hydro-prenu shocks on w140 600sel with classical, and that was total disaster, car was leaning to back and side, plus pump was whining, so since that lesson learn, and no more "smart ass" experiments.
I just sold mine, engine light turned on for Temperature ambient sensor I changed it and guess what still read the code Land Rover #1 pos on the road
That seems to be the theme for ALL British cars.... #1 POS on the road.
Here in Australia, Range Rovers are fairly cheap and known for unreliabilty,, they just aren't built for Aussie conditions. However, an early Land Rover expensive for a good example,,, even one that needs a full resto can fetch 5k or higher
I’m very happy for your success with your business and RUclips. I’ve always wanted a Range Rover but they have such a bad reputation.
i have a 2016 5.0 supercharged almost identical to the one on the video, almost pushin 200 thousand miles without a single problem just common stuff like oil changes regularly, brakes and nothing more.
Love the smoker in the intro. I learned to use carb cleaner back in the day
I was told decades ago to avoid vehicles with an air bag suspension. Back then, 50K or so miles often resulted in failure.
Wizard: Beautiful supercharged engine
Me: "beautiful" plastic box
"Stupid beauty covers!" - Scotty Kilmer
I'm now over 100k on my 2012 RRS and actually had this all fail at the same time which ended up costing me 3600 bucks. Driving down the road and the dash starts going crazy and kills right when I get to a parking lot. I'm an idiot though for not bringing it in sooner. lesson learned the hard way. Even with that expensive fix. The only thing I'd move away from my Rover would be if I came across a 2015 or newer low mileage Escalade. Otherwise I'll stick with Land Rover vehicles.
What surprises me is how expensive these air suspension systems are for so many cars. My Ford Crown Victoria LX has air suspension (only in the rear) and auto-leveling system. A couple of years ago, the bags were rotted out and leaked. I had my mechanic replace both of them for $600 with Arnott airbags, which was the most expensive option. Compression is a little loud for 10 seconds when you start the car, but the thing still rides like a dream. For $600, I will replace it every 130,000 miles.
I am not a very technical person. Can anyone explain to me why a Crown Victoria air suspension system is so much cheaper to fix than that of a Range Rover? Don't they use brands like Arnott or Firestone as well? I understand you only need to replace two in my case, but still ... you'd be done for $1200, not $5000, if you had the system on all four wheels. I don't get it ...
My Sequioa was the easiest air conversion ever. New springs, shocks (novimats from a earlier Seqioua) , isolator, and bump stops. About an hour in the driveway. I would have liked to keep the air but at 210k miles it wasn't worth it. I had always planned to convert the air compressor to air up helper air bags for towing.
The rear hatch sounds like Count Dracula's coffin!
1993 lincoln continental, my family had when I was kid. the rear end would randomly raise up and stay up. Finally someone told us the "fix" reset the computer.... had to do it all the time. The rebuilt struts, the air bags were wrapped in black duck tape...... crazy.
I've got a '92 Chevy Caprice station wagon, with trailer package. The key-controlled power relay for the compressor is evidently shorted, so I have to remove the fuse when I stop. It's only got 140k miles on it, so no air leaks yet, and it rides great. Thankfully no computers involved.
A long time ago I had a '61 Citroen DS19 wagon, and came out from work to find it resting on the bump stops. Replaced the hydraulic hose, refilled the fluid, drove away. I still miss it.
You can get more trouble free miles out of a 3 legged horse than a Land Rover product.
If someone tried to give me a free range rover they said was trouble free, or an old dog with 3 legs, one eye, and a funky cough, I'd seriously without having to think about it take the old dog.
@@CommodoreFan64 at least he'll be around to keep you company. The Range Rover will be in the shop.
@@CommodoreFan64 (Poster): "Found dog. 3 legs, one eye, funky cough, tail missing, limps, answers to name of "Lucky".
Nice car!! Absolutely right they are brilliant cars but need proper maintenance and is very expensive Well worth the money.
Don’t go near one if not prepare to maintain. Buy a Toyota instead.
100% True
I didn’t know Nintendo64 had made it Kansas yet.
Dident know technology got there nevermind Nintendo lol🇬🇧
It hasn't. You get that shirt when pre-ordering from Nintendo!
@@ragingraven7915 🤣
ouch.
These Sports are fantastic cars. This isn’t an HST though, just an HSE. People are way too hard on them though it’s sad lol
What does hst or hse stand for?
@@sunstar2310 HST has 380hp vs. 340hp, really the only difference.
HSE: HIGH SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT.
I’ve owned 3 over the years. I finally came to my senses. They were all money pits!
Narrator voice-over: "Each year, thousands of people buy Range Rovers. And sadly, some never recover from their ownership experience and empty wallets. But with your donations to the Range Rover Recovery Project, we're able to help people return to happy and productive lives, and drive normal vehicles...."
Look after your car and it will look after you!!!
Don’t wait till everything is dead then complaining .. you can’t expect to drive a luxury car forever without maintaining it. In the uk we service our cars yearly. You guys don’t, that’s why your cars give you problems. Range Rover is literally everywhere here. If it’s so bad they won’t be selling like hot cake , every new model & I see loads of people driving even the older models . If it’s so terrible , with all the online reputation of unreliability often claimed by those who don’t own the car /don’t maintain them , the story should have stuck my now to dissuade people..
I have that same rig in the TD6.. I have the strangest squeak in the read end when it warms up.. Its very throttle sensitive to the throttle but can make squeaks that can be heard in the cabin when driving.. The most notable is that when I go to turn the vehicle off, it will make two squeaks a couple of seconds after I turn it off.. The first is a bit longer and the second is shorter and not quite as loud.. Its not in the area of the breaks.. The squeak is kind of a metal on metal.. The turn off makes me think its some kind of actuator or something??
Love mine! Same year V8 Supercharged, no problems.
What's so ridiculous is the car is 5 yrs old and 60K miles and already needs a waterpump.
@@memphistiger4647 That ford water pump is not good, cheap but not good. Cooling system was probably never flushed. High output 3l v6 with a supercharger is hard on the cooling system. Pay now or pay later, these are fickle cars they require more maintenance. The fellow with the V8 is lucky, hopefully he changes his oil more frequently than recommended, the timing chain guides go on those 5L V8's, follow LR recommendations at your own peril at 80k miles the engine will blow up, oil is cheap engines are not!
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I love Range Rovers. I've yet to see that does not have something broken, but when driving it, you just forget those little annoyances
Yeah, they are like riding on a cloud. Nice up-high point of view too.
yeah I got a super charged RR too......I like it
Wizard loves the Land/Range Rovers because it helps him pay for his boats and toys!!! 😂😳
"380hp out off a 3liter v6 is amazing!" a45 amg: am i a joke to you?
I think Americans are more thrilled by "small" engines making "big" power because they are familiar with huge engines making no power for so long.
@@archechme small engines making big power go boom. Big engines making modest power last forever.
EXACTLY - Smaller engines especially supercharged or turbocharged making bigger power are more highly stressed in the long run, you cant escape the physics of more heavily worked components wearing faster than those with a lighter load. .
@@yambo59 Chevy 1.4L Turbo enters the chat....
@bruh meme Chevy Trax, and the Buick version of the Trax. Also one of the newer small cars (Sonic?). Cavalier never had that small of an engine in U.S. versions., it was originaly a 2L, then a 2.2; neither did the U.S. Cobalt. Some Cobalts had a turbo though.
I had a Lincoln continental with the air ride. I replaced the struts with new ones and they wouldn’t last so I got Ford Taurus struts and put those on. Never had a problem again. Air ride is nice but with age it just isn’t worth it
all the old rovers eventually get coil over kits, no one wants to sink the kind of money into something that is 12 or 15 or even 20 years old.
Land Roves always remind me of a Cadillac dealer, when the Northstar Engine came out - they referred to it as a Mechanics Full-Employment Act.
Caddies are like rover in a way especially the older ones, you gotta suffer for the beauty.
Coolant leaks are common, you should have changed the plastic upper and lower coolant pipes the y pipe cracks at the seals going in to the engine. Im replacing all this now lol
Beautiful car Wizard. But I would never buy one unless it’s under warranty
Yeah or if u plan on trading it in every year
5 years and the water pump broke??? 🤦🏻♂️ love my Toyota and Lexus 👍
RR is not for broke people
@@janetb6413 I know!!!! But the RR will do it
@@pelecho hmnnn with the amount of noise in RUclips , you would have thought we are all stuck in traffic behind loads of range rovers on UK roads .. there’s tons of range rovers everywhere and not seen one stranded nor being recovered. My family have them . If served yearly like we do and required you should be fine but ya’l in other countries only wait till car is dying then realise you need oil change it you need to service the brakes or change filter ect 😂
I absolutely love Range Rovers too!
A lot of people now say land rovers- lease them don't own them, they're someone else's problem after the warranty period runs out.
I'd like to see a video where the Wizard takes one of these overcomplicated air or hydraulic suspensions and converts it to a standard coil over setup, or maybe some type of plain air bag/shock with a schrader valve
I will say high quality struts will “rough”, but it’s worth asking what rough is being compared to. If rough is like a good quality regular suspension instead of the height of luxury couch ride, could be a fair and reasonable compromise if your ok with that
They’re nice beasts, wish they were reliable
My 2009 Yukon Denali is still on the original water pump at 250k (and original everything else)
Can someone clue me in to why people are attracted to this money pit?
Some sort of masochistic self flagellation maybe?
Yep. You nailed it. A guy wants to sell me a '04 Range Rover for $5K. I said I'd probably put about that much just getting it sorted out.
😂😂😂👍🏻
It is the vehicle equivalent of a Rolex sports watch, the only difference is that one can actually buy a Range
"I've got a blowout! Inflator 3! I can't hold her, she's breaking up, she's breaking up!"
Those are out of my league. I have to drive $25k vehicles or less and I could afford one of these I couldn't afford the maintenance
Sounds like my story with women; can't afford the ones I'd really like. :(
Honest auto mechanics are harder to find than good surgeons....and you proved it, over, and over and over again....
Mate if there so good why have they got such a bad reputation for reliability.
Because maybe there is more to cars than reliability?
This thing’s garbage. I always skip past these vids
@@petrosaguilar8916 no don't get me wrong I love some cars and have a 31 year old yamaha 900 but its never let me down, but you have to be frank something that's not a classic and is broken again and again will get rather waring after a bit.
Probably because regular people dont maintain them. They dont understand that these types of cars are more complex. And then they dont want to replace things until they fail. And then 2 other things fail because they neglected the first part. And it goes on.
@@martinsvensson6884 yes but poor reliability cannot be placed at the door of the consumer, people design cars, and should know how they will be used, my old peugeot 306 was super reliable because they made it so , and more to the point thay should understand that this is how people are they don't necessarily know how to maintain cars ,so this should be understood by manufacturers who should make it so it doesn't break like a child's toy, after all its not like there cheep.
Such good looking cars. Don't understand why they can't be more mechanically sound.
My favorite drivers are the ones who drive their Range Rovers like E46 M3's.
you mean they drive around with broken vanos, cracked subframes, and worn out rod bearings? lol
Whooooaaaa
Good good one
@@admranger honestly my e46 m3 was the most reliable car i owned. Only had the replace the smg pump once lol
@@sc1338 had a 2002 M3 and ran into many of the problems I mentioned. BMW replaced the rod bearings twice under warranty. At 90k miles they were starting to sh3d a little copper so it wasn’t going to be long before they needed it again. Besian vanos upgrade was a must do. Subframe did not crack, but I reinforced it with the Reddish plates to be sure it wouldn’t. That being said, I wish I still had it.
I replaced my rear airsprings on a W211 wagon Arnott a $800/set its riding nice now
Are the 6 cylinder engines in this and the full size big enough engines to move these vehicles without being overstressed?
they make around 340 hp the supercharged ones, if they weight around 1800 kg or 2000 kg, i thinks it's adecuate enough
V8s aren’t that big anymore outside the us. Boosted 6 cylinder is becoming new performance motor in both petrol and diesel
it overstresses the car, which then goes to the shop.
You can also get it with a four banger in Europe!
I get a lot of Land Rovers and i don't see water pumps or coolant tube failures until well above 120k miles. Nothing as far as the air suspension either. However I will say the brembo 6 piston calipers are over a grand and not available!!!!
Let me get this straight: It is absolutely normal to change the whole suspension for thousands of dollars every 100k? In my opinion this is ridiculous!
The air suspension usually lasts about 10 years give or take a couple years, Regardless of the make.
Range Rover: Not Even Once.
@@markh.6687 Maybe once...as a guilty pleasure....UNDER WARRANTY! They are nice when they work.
@Nomen Clature All 4 airbags never fail at the same time unless you blow them up by jumping the vehicle as if it were a Baja truck.
@Nomen Clature In theory its smart to replace them at X miles but nobody does because why would you replace a perfectly working part that doesn't degrade like other consumable parts like tires at a rate of X wear by Y miles for example
We were on the edge of buying a '17 Disco Sport. I Loved the features such as the electrically heated windshield, but it seemed to lack some insulation and refinement over other vehicles in our price range. Ultimately insurance cost pushed us to a '19 XT4; but it's way too early to say if that was a good move.
The electric heated windshield is great you never half to scrape it
2016 and coolant leak already ?
Makes you wonder why someone else got rid of it so soon, and it's now going to sit on a dealer lot. 🤔
@@CommodoreFan64 I bought a 2013 Dodge Avenger a couple months back 2 weeks after I got it I noticed I was losing coolant I took it to my mechanic the stupid dealership I bought it from didn’t put the hose clamps on right so it was pissing out the top of the radiator
Now then a V6 petrol in a Range Rover, we don't get those in the UK. The only thing we got the 380 V6 in was the F type, and they've just dropped that, 4 cylinder or V8 only now.
Almost all Range Rover Sports here are diesels with just a handful of supercharged V8 petrols.
You're in trouble when you are dribbling out of your weep hole!!! 🙄
I knew by the title..it had to be the water pump. That is actually one of the newer style pumps...so it had one replaced before. How did the plastic outlet pipes look?
I can't believe people are still buying these pieces of crap. I guess they like fancy shiny bits over reliability, dependability, and overall quality.
Yes, some people are willing to spend money on something they like and consider appealing.
Range Rovers are the kind of cars you always look back at and smile while parking and walking away from your car.
No car is perfect, and people are willing to deal with reliability issues with these if it means enjoying everything else these Range Rovers offer.
No need to belittle RR owners; it just makes you look bitter that you can't afford one.
Yep the idiots playing the old keeping up with the Joneses game!! While those of us who did our homework laugh all the way to the bank when our nearly 20 year old F-150's, and Toyotas are still going down the road with few issues, and care less what most people think of it.
@@Jowurel I have a 18 year old 4Runner that carries me and all my hang gliding buddies up all kinds of god awful rock trails, I am envious of no one. I pity Range Rover drivers
@@Jowurel Interesting how you assume I can't afford one just because I'm bashing it. If that were the case then I would be bashing all luxury brands but I'm not. Not that I need to prove anything to you but I can certainly afford a Land Rover product. I guess I have a different definition of what luxury is. To me a very important part of luxury is not having to worry about when and where it's going to break down or what warning light will come on next. I have owned other luxury brands that are just as comfortable to drive and good to look at. But you do you. You're right, not car is perfect but some are more perfect than others.
Buy new with full Warranty. Trade In 1 hour be4 warranty expires.
Like the wizard says 8:00 “Range Rover can make U look really Cool or Really Stupid”
I really think it's those super-nice Range Rover interiors that make The Wizard like them so much. Because they really, *really* are nice to sit in.
It's interesting how the wizard recommends someone buying one of the most unreliable cars on the planet! He says it's worth it?
He's not thinking with his brain when it comes to these things.
Once you have enjoyed the fine motoring experience of a Ranger Rover as you off-road on your way to your stockbroker's office or mistresses' domicile, you'll never want anything else.
When I was shopping for a new car recently, a guy pulled up in a beautiful Range Rover asking for half it's value in trade-in.
After a quick no and some grouchy words by the Range Rover owner, the lot's owner/salesman said, "The parking spot it will occupy is worth more than it is. I could sell five cars with that spot before some new fool like you comes along and gambles his retirement on vanity."
Ouch.. and basically, yes.
Range rovers are not for broke people ..
stay safe all..............
I’ll probably never own a Rover, but I’ve gained an appreciation for how nice a car (SUV) they are.
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Hey Car Wiz, can you do a video on some things you can do to a used vehicle to tune up/improve it after buying it?
Was the water pump a Ford part lol
It wouldn't have been easy to replace if it was; like the paper gasket they used on 3L Vulcans under the timing chain cover that required an all-day job and $$$ to replace. I used K-Seal to fix it instead; never leaked again.
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I had two Jaguar XJs that had air suspension, the first one, a 2003, needed a service exchange air compressor, but nothing else. The second one needed nothing done to the air suspension. The really BIG problem with air struts is the air diaphragm fails at a much lower mileage than the shock, but the manufacturers always want to sell you a new strut for hundreds of pounds whereas a diaphragm replacement is possible at far less cost. There are firms that replace these diaphragms and check the unit over, but one can never tell which ones do the job right and which don't. That is the problem. Lets face it, if a coil spring breaks, you don't throw away the whole strut if the rest is good, It's just stupid, but that's what the makers want you to do !
Range Rovers are the biggest piles in the world. Why people keeps buying them is beyond me, I definitely learned my lesson.
Most of those who buy it are rich people sometimes lease and when the warranty ends they will get another one.
It's because non car people don't know they have problems and all of the car/truck reviewers say there Brilliant when there not that's why.
I miss my L322 dearly. I had a 2009 TDV8 Vogue SE, and to this day nothing I've ever owned felt as good or as comfortable to drive. It wasn't *too* bad on cost, I got 40 MPG, I had to spend about £3k on maintenance in total, and £580 a year on road tax. For certain there are cheaper to run car out there, but none of them measure up to a Range Rover, I'd buy it back in a heartbeat.
Car Wizzard might be... probably is a good technician in other aspects - not so much on air suspension. What he says - replacing all components at some certain mileage (150 000 miles) could fit the big dealer shops where they don't really care about financial damage they do to the customer. Based on what I've seen on the channel, Car Wizzard is able to find alternative solutions which are cheaper, which work the same or better, without the philosophy of "get this thing outta here no matter cost". I've been driving an audi allroad for 5 years now, and I don't like taking my cars to a shop at all. I've been servicing and repairing the air suspension system cheaply, without going in and necesserily changing any expensive components, just by changing small things that actually go bad INSIDE the components. These are: piston ring inside the WABCO compressor, small rubber o-rings for the entire system, incoming air filter and deseccant, maybe cleaning inside the electric motor from the carbon brush material. One bigger item I had to change, due to my own fault, was the electric/pneumatic distribution block the small lines to corners and receiver come out of - because I was dumb enough in the beginning to wash the said block with acetone, which killed it. Now I have 3-4 used good blocks sitting at home, waiting for the one on the car to go bad. Also - wrap the lines with some abrasion resistant tape or compound as the way at least audi places them may subject them to road grime and being torn/abraded. Needless to say - the car can sit for weeks without losing the suspension height, which is amazing, considering it is 13 years old. I would never change to standard shocks and springs as the way the car handles road is superb. By the way - all these systems on Volvos, Mercs, BMWs, LR products, VAG products are more or less the same, with simply added funcionality on newer models.
yall see that weed pen charger in the cup holder? ;)
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Just bought one, '16 Sport HSE with TD6. Amazed at this thing. Coming from a Ram 2500 w/ Cummins, this thing is going to take a bit to get used to, but the power, comfort, and mpg is amazing. Got 32 mpg, hand calc'd , on a trip back. Air suspension if sooooooo smooth.
Wizard, you have any feedback on the TD6 engine? They're not as common as the gasser.
How's your td6 holding up? In the market for a RRS and split between the SC6 and td6. The diesel drives a bit better but emissions equipment is a deal breaker.
I think the biggest things on the TD6 model is making sure the fuel filters are changed out regularly and using the right spec oil. Wheel bearings and axles are about $100 and are a hit n miss. I may be changing one soon on the front drivers side, Rock Auto sells them, bearing is about $50. Those go out on other cars, so overall, I’d buy another one in a heart beat. I already had high end scanner tools, so doing my own resets and maintenance are what helps. If someone isn’t mech inclined, it can cost money to repair or maintain, mainly due to dealership labor and parts markup. Brembo brake parts are cheap too, did all 4 on each one and pretty simple. They do need timing belt changes, but it’s pretty simple, kit cost 150$ and takes a few hours.
The engine is supposedly a joint venture between Ford and Puegot industrial. Most parts have LR or Ford stamped in them. I’d like to see a delete kit, since the intake can get pretty gummed up, but that’s about a 100k mile cleanup and takes a few hours.