JLR when did the reliability rot set in, Will it stop?

[techguyone]

Idly wondering when Land rover products started becoming so dodgy, was looking with interest at the new disco sport hoping that the rot had stopped, but looking at various forums, its clearly still the case.

Is it me, or does anyone else think that a vehicle that cost as much as a JLR product should be pretty much perfect?
After the Japanese have been doing it for years at much lower cost.

Damned annoying, on paper (cost aside) the products look fantastic, decent space,awesome off road ability, useful tech, sublime comfort, all for naught if the bloody thing only works when it feels like it.

[techguyone]

It's just a bit crap that for the price these things cost, you'd expect them to work forever, flawlessly. What other sector of economics would you drop so much money for something that's so unreliable.

[techguyone]

300 I see you're busy making friends and influencing people... again.

My own advice to you is simple, the second word is 'Off' you can most likely figure out the first.

You're not really bringing anything of value to the thread.

[techguyone]

Yet JD Power consistently marks them down very low, clearly not everyone is happy.

http://dougdemuro.kinja.com/here-s-why-land-rover-...

Look I don't have any axe to grind. I *want* to love JLR, the concept and practicality/desirability is awesome, but the execution... and the cost, for such disappointing results make it hard to swallow.

I'm not looking for infallibility but I don't expect the wheels to fall off - especially at the price point, and frankly saying that Ferraris cost more and go wrong too is meaningless, who willingly goes and spends what is, let's face it, a small fortune on something that's going to .. putting it kindly.. that problematic.

Edited by techguyone on Thursday 7th April 16:57

[techguyone]

Yes I know how crappy the UK car manufacturing was in those days, but this is now, is there truthfully any reason why things like door trims etc should be falling off a brand new highly expensive 'premium' vehicle.

[techguyone]

That's a really good post, are premium car makers going down the road of zero hours contracts etc though?

[techguyone]

I'd have to look, but it was a dedicated land rover disco forum (I think) certainly one of the off-road ones.