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  1. M

    Another Defender hint?

    Exactly the same feeling here. I like resting my right hand on the gear shifter for various tech and comfort reasons. Still haven't gotten used to the shifter knob in my 16. And the main reason is, being as lazy bunch as they have been over at LR, when they switched from stick shifter to the...
  2. M

    2011 LR 4 won't turn over, locked in Park, emergency brake set

    Damn... sorry to hear that, keep us posted please and let us know how it turns out. Is this a stealer or a non-stealer workshop? Definitely get a second or even a third opinion. Maybe get a quote from a stealer first to at least get the official and correct(?) diagnostics on the issue, then...
  3. M

    Another Defender hint?

    After owning LR3/4 for about 13.5 years (with running LR4' stock contis on my LR3 as the replacement set for its OEM goodyears) and observing the tire' performance over the years (braking, cornering, wet/dry, summer/wintery/snowy conditions), and now running sets of TerrainContacts and WRG3, the...
  4. M

    Another Defender hint?

    Yeah, just plain ridiculous. Its like as if they are intentionally trying to make it difficult for the potential owners, or is it that like other things, this decision is also to appease the lazy dealerships so they can make a buck by owners being forced to come to them for their overpriced...
  5. M

    I'm going to answer my own question...I think

    :) What color exterior/interior? I am silver/beige guy, rare combo, have had to custom order last two purchases for the color combo among other things :)
  6. M

    I'm going to answer my own question...I think

    Feel exactly the same. After experiencing display of total unprofessionalism, incompetence, lack of technical expertise, and people/interpersonal skills at multiple dealerships in markets such as NY & LA which one would think maybe important to LR, I have absolutely zero trust and avoid them as...
  7. M

    I'm going to answer my own question...I think

    :) Same here.
  8. M

    I'm going to answer my own question...I think

    Had the '13 Lux HD (with 19") for about three years, and now am driving (well ok, mostly parked :)) a '16 landmark HD, also for about three years. I'd keep the '13 for two main reason: The buttery smooth and torquey V8 (you'll know what I mean when you feel that effortlessness as you negotiate...
  9. M

    I'm going to answer my own question...I think

    And I am gonna keep an eye on this baby of yours incase you decide to get rid of it :)
  10. M

    Another Defender hint?

    Their engineering department is great, no doubt about that, and they have already demonstrated that (IBF, TerrainResponse, cross-linked air setup, etc). But my harshness is toward the bean counters, the lazy suites, the clueless marketing team. With all due respect, they sat on their Terrain...
  11. M

    L319 vs. L462...

    Which one of the two still offers grace and does not look outdated :)
  12. M

    L319 vs. L462...

    Hate to disagree, but that is one of the key attributes that sets an LR3/4 apart from any other creature thats currently out there and is not just a want. And the IBF is the major one that no other SUV on the planet can claim to have. A monocoque/unibody chassis in an SUV, by design and owning...
  13. M

    L319 vs. L462...

    Ha, exactly, and thank you, Houm_WA.
  14. M

    Another Defender hint?

    That would be great. They could certainly put in the foam pieces to make the belt line/hood' height appear higher than it really. But, I fear that McGovern' current fascination with the higher belt lines maybe true in this model as well because the wiper blades seem to be placed inline with...
  15. M

    LR4 parked most of the time lately, any harm?

    Thanks. Any recos for equipment/tender for keeping the battery alive and maintained? Does LR make one (with cheap quality plastic but still for a million dollar cuz its got four LR oval logos on each side of the box)? Also, curious, aside from the Battery and flat spotting, whats the...
  16. M

    LR4 parked most of the time lately, any harm?

    So, until LR/TATA/McGovern show some sign of gettin their act back together, I decided to preserve my '16, and for about ten months or so, have only been driving it mostly for recreational reasons, and not as a daily driver anymore. I purchased a cheap old compact hybrid last year for my daily...
  17. M

    Home setup/equipment for swapping wheels and undercarriage rinsing, etc.

    Not to steal, but didn't want to start a new thread. Got a decent 1/2 inch drive torque wrench recently from Checkline for swapping out wheels. But couldn't find any info in owners' handbook about the socket' sizing for the lug nuts. What size socket would I need for my 2016 (19 inch rims)...
  18. M

    L319 vs. L462...

    Worth a thousand words. The one in the front, way more substance and presence. The one in the back, not so much.
  19. M

    Is a d5 a great deal right now?

    Wow, what an interesting read this thread has been. Some real great insights. Really hope LRNA is reading this. Love that guy in the video and his method of delivery :) For me at the end of the day its all about the product itself. Does the product carry any value? Both functional and...
  20. M

    Dealer put wrong fluid in rear locker...what to do?

    I'd absolutely get the JLR involved, like asap. What if the diff fails after the one year warranty. I'd most definitely get them involved. If it were my truck, I'd not want anything but the diff replaced, even if a field engineer came down from UK to assure me, just for it to be a lesson for...
  21. M

    Tata's LR' current Pre-Release product testing standards

    I wonder if LR now tests their vehicles the same way they had done with LR3 before releasing them, in extreme cold and hot weather conditions and extreme stressful driving situations, etc. I remember seeing some marketing videos about LR3 being tested for "4 million miles' in extreme conditions...
  22. M

    LR4 vs LR3 Air Suspension Struts

    Not so sure about that. My reasoning is that even though its air, they could have just as easily decided to redetermine and revise the set amount of air for all four corners for the desired ride quality that the engineers (rather, the suits and the bean counters in this particular case) deemed...
  23. M

    LR4 vs LR3 Air Suspension Struts

    Very interesting, bbyer. This is one of the first main thing that I had noticed when I migrated from my LR3 to LR4. The LR3 suspension was very well setup, the truck would literally "float" over the light and sharp bumps, corrugated type of surfaces, uneven raised/lowered concrete joints on...
  24. M

    Your thoughts on these LR4 rims/wheels?

    Not sure whats the difference or what that means. First time I heard of this, I thought balancing would only require some weights that they put on the rim. Haven't had a chance to go to the tire shop yet, is the above something I should be looking into? Thanks.
  25. M

    GAP TOOL USES SURVEY

    "Adjust speedometer correction factor for varying tire diameter"? Very interesting, I did not know that. Why would they offer this option and allow this to be adjusted if the overall diameter stays the same with the varying rim/tire size combos offered by the factory? Also, "Place into "tight...

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