Is this the future of LandRover
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just really enforces my decision to own Series and Classic RR Land Rovers.
my guess is the LR marketing/product development folks will not be asking me for my viewpoint on the marque's direction.
Jaime
my guess is the LR marketing/product development folks will not be asking me for my viewpoint on the marque's direction.
Jaime
They want to sell to soccer moms and impudent men who want to "look" like they actually go off-roading, they should come with a can of spray on mud, too.
It is the direction of ALL auto companies. ALL of their new cars SUCK. TOO much reliance on techno gadgetry tahn good old fashioned design. It saves them money, and costs us more money. I dont even like my RRC to be honest, but I would rather have it than some plastic new fangled POS with terrain response. Thats called my right and left foot. I can also service any part of my truck without the help of a 'certified technician' at 200 dollars an hour. ALL new cars suck. Go rent a few from Enterprise and you will be surprised how you hate them.
NHESS81 said:
You got that right. I just drove a PT Cruiser in San Fran for a week and was disgusted. I also recently rented a Focus and an Avenger in my recent travels. I can't tell them apart when sitting in the cabin. Whiny underpowered engines, hard cheap plastic interiors, terrible visibility and they ride so low to the ground (ok, so they're cars). Not to mention I can never find either the door locks or the power windows in the new cars, and vehicle reviewers used to complain about the D1/D2 power window button placement!
I don't think I will ever buy anything other than older cars. I'll keep my three Rovers forever, and wait for the D110 to re-enter the US. Then Im set...except for the new ZR-1 Vette coming out. I'd put up with that
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I doubt it will be a very popular opinion, but I like the looks of it, and the vehicles they have been making are decent off road - as long as everything is working.
I think they are just trying to stratify their brand to maintain market share. All sucessful vehicle manufacturers must do this to survive. For example I may not find the Prius apealing, but that doesn't make the Toyota Land Cruiser LC 70 a bad or inadequate off-road vehicle.
Having said that, they will probably burry me in my '98 Disco. It, or a similar vintage LR, will always be part of my life. They (and the Defender) are what I like my Land Rovers to be like.
Victor
I think they are just trying to stratify their brand to maintain market share. All sucessful vehicle manufacturers must do this to survive. For example I may not find the Prius apealing, but that doesn't make the Toyota Land Cruiser LC 70 a bad or inadequate off-road vehicle.
Having said that, they will probably burry me in my '98 Disco. It, or a similar vintage LR, will always be part of my life. They (and the Defender) are what I like my Land Rovers to be like.
Victor
tanabnd said:You got that right. I just drove a PT Cruiser in San Fran for a week and was disgusted. I also recently rented a Focus and an Avenger in my recent travels. I can't tell them apart when sitting in the cabin. Whiny underpowered engines, hard cheap plastic interiors, terrible visibility and they ride so low to the ground (ok, so they're cars). Not to mention I can never find either the door locks or the power windows in the new cars, and vehicle reviewers used to complain about the D1/D2 power window button placement!
I don't think I will ever buy anything other than older cars. I'll keep my three Rovers forever, and wait for the D110 to re-enter the US. Then Im set...except for the new ZR-1 Vette coming out. I'd put up with that
You know, I just never got that. Rather than having to contort my left arm and feel about the door panel to find window switches, all I have to do is drop my right hand off the armrest and they are right under my fingers. How is that difficult? It's much better.
Passengers sit there wondering... Duhhhhhh, which way is up?
Up is up moron. Down is down. The ones at the front operate the front windows. It's easy.
I also don't get why passengers can't seem to be able to find the door handles. Just lift your hand off your knee and it's there. No funny moves, no twisting your wrist, just grab it, pull, and shove the door open with your elbow. It's perfect. Some designer really sat down and thought about that, and it's wasted on everyone.
All the controls are easy to read, the symbols are wonderful, everything is within easy reach. Contrast that with almost every American dashboard, which are like someone took a handfull of poorly labled sticky buttons, and threw them at a hippo's ass.
And for the last time, automotive journalists, that picture on the cruise control switch is an OVERPASS ON A HIGHWAY! What would you have it be? A boat?
Cheers,
Kennith
montanablur said:
Yeah, I noticed that in Germany. Either way, it's pretty darn apparent that it's a cruise control feature. I've read a lot of reviews complaining about the symbol used, but it makes perfect sense.
Cheers,
Kennith
Funny. I spent the last 13 years driving a 1968 F250. No power steering, much less windows. The only plastic inside is the knob on the choke lever. It is marked with a large metal chrome metal ring labled CHOKE. With that said, I have come to love my '96 Disco. I miss the 400+ h.p. of the truck, but the disco is quiet and comfy, and leaks less. THere are VERY few new cars I could see myself driving. My boss just bought a Lexus because he wanted "something that would stand out." Why did he get a Lexus then?
THere are VERY few new cars I could see myself driving. My boss just bought a Lexus because he wanted "something that would stand out." Why did he get a Lexus then?
I could see using it for the daily driver around town truck but no it's not an off roader that's what the RRC is for
I feel that the solid axle, trail expectant vehicles we have grown to love and own are becoming extinct. We are definitly the minority for sales on any type of vehicle and we are not being catered to, nor will we ever be the majority. I like the look of the LRX; would I take it on the trail, no, but just as we have the Disco II with HDC and TC our predecessor's laugh at us with their 88's and Series II's. If we were to run Land Rover and be concerned with its success, we would focus our attention on what sales the best and hopefully cater to those who are concerned with its heritage....
Davis
Davis
when is Wal Mart going to start selling GM and Ford products? maybe the Mossy Oak edition Pontiac Grand Am. two FREE cases of Mt. Dew with purchase today!
