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  • 5L40E transmission in a Range Rover

    From Prince Andrew@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 17 18:13:33 2022
    Fuck me, what genius put a light-duty gearbox in the Range Rover?
    They crapped out in Cadillacs and Holdens, which are 400 kg lighter.
    And they are not cheap to rebuild. Fucken junk, only good for a boat anchor.

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to Prince Andrew on Mon Jan 17 19:40:13 2022
    On 1/17/2022 5:13, Prince Andrew wrote:
    Fuck me, what genius put a light-duty gearbox in the Range Rover?
    They crapped out in Cadillacs and Holdens, which are 400 kg lighter.
    And they are not cheap to rebuild. Fucken junk, only good for a boat
    anchor.

    I'd never buy a Range Rover... over-engineered and expensive. I haven't
    heard great things about reliability. Manual transmission whenever
    possible!

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to Michael Trew on Tue Jan 18 07:46:38 2022
    Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 1/17/2022 5:13, Prince Andrew wrote:
    Fuck me, what genius put a light-duty gearbox in the Range Rover?
    They crapped out in Cadillacs and Holdens, which are 400 kg lighter.
    And they are not cheap to rebuild. Fucken junk, only good for a boat
    anchor.

    I'd never buy a Range Rover... over-engineered and expensive. I haven't heard great things about reliability. Manual transmission whenever
    possible!


    Lots of cars like that. They’re for the rich folks. Daughter in law bought
    a Mercedes but after a few years she ran out of money :)

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  • From hashtag@21:1/5 to Hank Rogers on Tue Jan 18 18:40:05 2022
    Hank Rogers wrote:

    Lots of cars like that. They’re for the rich folks. Daughter in law bought a Mercedes but after a few years she ran out of money :)

    and the bozo who won Lotto and bought a Ferrari.... found out dealer
    logbook service cost $12,000 in the first year!

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  • From Xeno@21:1/5 to hashtag on Wed Jan 19 12:42:40 2022
    On 18/1/2022 9:40 pm, hashtag wrote:
    Hank Rogers wrote:

    Lots of cars like that. They’re for the rich folks. Daughter in law
    bought
    a Mercedes but after a few years she ran out of money :)

    and the bozo who won Lotto and bought a Ferrari.... found out dealer
    logbook service cost $12,000 in the first year!

    They are highly strung performance sports cars, what would you expect?
    Those types of cars crave constant attention and it costs. If you have
    the cash, buy one. If you haven't, then avoid.

    --
    Xeno


    Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
    (with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

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