I hope no offense was taken on my reply, LOL!
From basic LR's of the 50's era working on them for a family friend you could roll it over into a lake then with a little time and work back up and running again in a couple hours, no biggie.
Even my "old 95 D1 dinosaur" for which it had been called on a LR forum vs the "modern high tech 5.0 LR's" even the 95 D1 already has too much electrical crap added needing attention just keeping it running properly. Besides the 3.9 engine failure not of my doing was the third thing to fail in under 6 months of new ownership after end of a 5 year lease. Second item that failed was the rear windows stuck down in the rain. PC board bad soldering joints quick fix. Third the AC quitting, still in the hunt where the slow leak problem is, great a black LR in the summer. Brake light switch replacements, yes had them, then the 5 speed speedo dynamo unit failure, don't forget roof drains flooding the interior with roof liner sagging in the driver's face while driving. Forget the many many dealership "Co-Pay" fees adding up unless having a big dollar item like the 3.9 replaced with a factory 4.6 short block. Even under extended warranty (7/100K) taking over the PO's warranty the money spent under warranty repairs kept building up.
Best one a 98 D1 towed in to dealership on flatbed, service tech writes up report with "customer thinks there's an oil leak", yeah right new windows in both sides of the block where two rods took a fast exit. Oil pump failure causing a "oil containment problem". That one was mentioned once at a NASCAR event.
These newer LR's have way more electronics plus cup holders increasing the odds of higher electrical not alone mechanical failure problems. Never had a coil spring suspension failure or timing chain problems in the old push rod engines. One must have a machine shop background, engines and mechanical rebuilding knowledge plus an electrical background just to keep a LR on the road running properly. Congrats on your Canadian basketball team winning vs the Warriors as their last home game was under two miles from my location. Next season they move to San Francisco their new stadium......~~=o&o>......
From basic LR's of the 50's era working on them for a family friend you could roll it over into a lake then with a little time and work back up and running again in a couple hours, no biggie.
Even my "old 95 D1 dinosaur" for which it had been called on a LR forum vs the "modern high tech 5.0 LR's" even the 95 D1 already has too much electrical crap added needing attention just keeping it running properly. Besides the 3.9 engine failure not of my doing was the third thing to fail in under 6 months of new ownership after end of a 5 year lease. Second item that failed was the rear windows stuck down in the rain. PC board bad soldering joints quick fix. Third the AC quitting, still in the hunt where the slow leak problem is, great a black LR in the summer. Brake light switch replacements, yes had them, then the 5 speed speedo dynamo unit failure, don't forget roof drains flooding the interior with roof liner sagging in the driver's face while driving. Forget the many many dealership "Co-Pay" fees adding up unless having a big dollar item like the 3.9 replaced with a factory 4.6 short block. Even under extended warranty (7/100K) taking over the PO's warranty the money spent under warranty repairs kept building up.
Best one a 98 D1 towed in to dealership on flatbed, service tech writes up report with "customer thinks there's an oil leak", yeah right new windows in both sides of the block where two rods took a fast exit. Oil pump failure causing a "oil containment problem". That one was mentioned once at a NASCAR event.
These newer LR's have way more electronics plus cup holders increasing the odds of higher electrical not alone mechanical failure problems. Never had a coil spring suspension failure or timing chain problems in the old push rod engines. One must have a machine shop background, engines and mechanical rebuilding knowledge plus an electrical background just to keep a LR on the road running properly. Congrats on your Canadian basketball team winning vs the Warriors as their last home game was under two miles from my location. Next season they move to San Francisco their new stadium......~~=o&o>......