Risso Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 reliable is a truly boring word, right up to the point the lady on the emergency phone says leave the car on the hard shoulder and walk up the embankment until we can get there this bit ! The wife's Discovery 4 had two similar pieces come off recently, only they were covering the supports either side of the windscreen. They were OK until it was driven at over 50mph, then they came away and flapped about in the wind. A very poor piece of design indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 25, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2013 Would that be a Discovery made while under Ford ownership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Levi, are you just anti-Ford because the sight of a Crown Victoria terrifies the girls in the back of your pimp car? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Would that be a Discovery made while under Ford ownership? Nope, it's only a year old so it's a Tata. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 25, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2013 Wouldn't have made a huge amount of difference anyway I'd imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I don't have a bad word to say about Fords, but that may be because i never go anywhere near a main dealer. I've had 2 Mondeos and my Focus in the last 11 years, all diesels. The only real problem I've had was a broken front spring on my 2nd Mondeo which necessitated a trip on the back of an RAC truck. I have friends and workmates who own them and have had no trouble at all. I was thinking of replacing the Focus next year, but I really can't think what to have next. It just cost me £120 to get it through the mot, so I can't complain, as long as it keeps going I think I may as well hang on to the old girl. Tell you what though, it runs a hell of a lot better on Total diesel than it does on supermarket stuff, anyone else noticed this with their cars? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I don't have a bad word to say about Fords, but that may be because i never go anywhere near a main dealer. I've had 2 Mondeos and my Focus in the last 11 years, all diesels. The only real problem I've had was a broken front spring on my 2nd Mondeo which necessitated a trip on the back of an RAC truck. I have friends and workmates who own them and have had no trouble at all. I was thinking of replacing the Focus next year, but I really can't think what to have next. It just cost me £120 to get it through the mot, so I can't complain, as long as it keeps going I think I may as well hang on to the old girl. Tell you what though, it runs a hell of a lot better on Total diesel than it does on supermarket stuff, anyone else noticed this with their cars? On the fuel issue - yes. The both the VW and the Landy run better on Sainsbury's and Esso fuel compared to BP and Tescos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Would that be a Discovery made while under Ford ownership? Nope, it's only a year old so it's a Tata. In your face, Levi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Cheap Mondeo... not sure how you arrive at that conclusion given it costs a lot more than a Mondeo and comes with a 3.8l engine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2013 Yeah it's built on the same platform as the Equus, which isn't that far off the S Class/A8/7-series/LS.There isn't a single car in the global Ford portfolio on that level, AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2013 That said, a 3.8L engine isn't necessarily anything to write home about, though the venerable 3800 is one of my favorites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 That said, a 3.8L engine isn't necessarily anything to write home about, though the venerable 3800 is one of my favorites. Perhaps oddly the V6 never made it into the UK but the Buick V8 from the 60's made its way into many a British car from the mid 60's onwards - including the Range Rover, Rover P6, TVR's a plenty, Morgan and the Land Rover Discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Yeah it's built on the same platform as the Equus, which isn't that far off the S Class/A8/7-series/LS.There isn't a single car in the global Ford portfolio on that level, AFAIK. Called the Centennial over here. Comes with a nice 5.0l, 429bhp V8 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Got the Audi that I'm not keeping. (see various other threads) Its a **** monster. Absolutely love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I have a peugeot which I never drive because I commute on the train, but I bought a campervan, an LDV Convoy conversion, around a month ago and already been out for a couple of wild camping stints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Got the Audi that I'm not keeping. (see various other threads) Its a **** monster. Absolutely love it. Fingers crossed it keeps going. Surprised me to see that only Rover have a worse engine failure rate than Audi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Got the Audi that I'm not keeping. (see various other threads) Its a **** monster. Absolutely love it. Fingers crossed it keeps going. Surprised me to see that only Rover have a worse engine failure rate than Audi. Its an A1 Sline. It's fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Is that the one that looks like the Vauxhall Adam? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 20, 2013 I've never heard of that model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I've never heard of that model. Adam is a terrible name for a person let alone a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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