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    Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    That'll fuck em'
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    Image of domino domino
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    i haven't seen this in the detroit area (yet), but there is a person who frequently parks his minivan on woodward with "DR. XXXXXX KILLED MY MOTHER" in large yellow letters. yeah, sitting on the side of woodward is going to rectify that situation.
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    Air con...in England? Why?
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    Image of the good dr zero the good dr zero
    06/03/09

    @joneez isn't drinking that damn Kool-Aid: Demisting the wondscreen?
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    06/03/09

    @the good dr zero: Windscreen even.
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    Image of the_gank the_gank
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    Talk about auto build issues.. my VW Passat 07 has horrible smell each time I turn the a/c on.


    Starting from 14,500 miles, the smell was horrible and embarrassing especially when u have other pple riding with u in the car.


    I've taken it to various dealerships, they've done same technical bulletin 3-4 times and the damn a/c still smells. I've had the cabin filter replaced 2-3 times (currently at 28K+) and recently did the cabin filter replacement (with the dealer version) and still the damn moldy eggy smell is still there.


    What can I do? shove all sorts of writings on the windows and park it across the dealership?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/03/09

    @the_gank: There's no dead animals there, I hope?
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    I've always had a secret, unspoken [until now] thing for the 1st Gen Freelander. Every time I see one on the road, I've got to give it a extra-long look. But their horrible build quality will keep one outta my garage until:

    1) I have millions of dollars to spend on repairs and another 20-30 cars to drive, or

    2) I make it to my nineties, when even the most reliable cars from the 1990s will be antique money pits.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    I seem to recall an irate Ford owner years ago who left the heavily signed vehicle at Ford's World HQ. This was well before Lemon Laws and may have been a precipitating cause for those laws.

    I also saw a car with a very seriously crushed left side, and painted above the wound "S.F. is NOT a good neighbor."
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    Should have gone with an old Series III. Sure they break down a lot but a couple of wrenches and a screwdriver will fix 99% of the things that go wrong.
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    Image of TheresAPartyInMyPants TheresAPartyInMyPants
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    I am still amazed at the number of LR owners in my town. Obviously a status thing, meaning, that they have the coin to fund extensive, pricey repairs! Some friends of mine had one of these and it was, in short, a huge nightmare. Now they have VW's and love em.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/03/09

    @TheresAPartyInMyPants: If they're thrilled with VW quality, the RR must really be shit.


    /Mum has an '01 NB turbo - to be fair, it's been good, unlike most of its kin

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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    Hey, at least that car still has soul.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    A friend's coworker used a similar technique when he started having problems with his newly-built home in a newly-developed subdivision. When the contractor refused to honour the new-home warranty program he had been promised, and refused to fix the issues they found with their new home, he took matters into his own hands.


    He went out and spent a few hundred dollars on very large billboards, then mounted them high in his back yard, facing towards the huge patio windows and doors on the show home the contractor was using to woo potential clients.


    The signs read, "Before you buy, come ask me how happy I am with my new home, the contractor, and my warranty!".


    They must have worked, because shortly thereafter, devlopment on the subdivision stopped altogether, and no new houses went up. And rather than try and make him happy, the contractor took him to court, suing him for the millions of dollars they estimated they lost.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/03/09

    @Deartháir: This may very well be COTD - I haven't seen any hilarious one-liners yet today, and this story's inspiring.


    Now I've cursed you. Sorry.

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    Image of WpgJets WpgJets
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    I'm surprised there's no mention of electrical issues as Range Rovers are known for those
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    06/03/09

    @WpgJets: He was probably pretty good about keeping his wiring harness smoke topped off.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    It takes cojones for the dealer to come out and try to sell the dude a new Lando.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    We had a guy in Connecticut with a GMC Savanna that he had wrapped with all of the problems it had.


    I know my parents have had a few cars that were bought back under the Lemon Law, and it is a real hassle.

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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    06/03/09

    In reply to Range Rover Owner Advertises Faults On Lemon Parked Outside Dealer
    I wonder if this particular dealer lived by the old adage "the customer is always right".

    I had a friend who bought a Ford 500 and had to take back for repairs to dealer over sixty times. Some of the concerns were minor, and others were downright dangerous. Car companies need to voluntarily implement a policy whereby after a certain number of returns to the dealer, the car is replaced.
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    Image of Saboth Saboth
    06/03/09

    @Flathead Smith:


    I recall the same problem with Mazda RX8s. I had one, and was a member of the owner forums. Some owners were on their 4-5th factory replaced engines. Some were told to bring back their cars for a refund, I believe. (a buyout).

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/03/09

    @Saboth: yeah, but that was all blown out of proportion because the replacement engines Mazda was originally using SUCKED, so they would blow up and need to be replaced again, and again, and again... and again...


    Mazda has tightened the QC on the replacement engines now to the point that they have upped warranties to 8 years and 100k miles, I believe. If you still have your RX-8, I wouldn't be too concerned about reliability any more if I were you.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/03/09

    @Saboth: I wrote a haiku half on that subject.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/03/09

    @Lo! Loveseats, friend of Xrays: Fuck cock. Did I say haiku? Limerick.
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