Thought long a hard about the GX550 and decided on the LC. The approach angle difference is pretty substantial in real-world usage. Plus, I liked the features of the LC Premium vs the non-+ Overtrail.
LC250 vs GX550 vs other?
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Nobody ever mentions the Defender around here, which is odd because I do think the design of the current LC and GX derives from the current Defender. I have to believe some cross-shopping is going on.
I figured the Defender would be my next vehicle for a long time and came close to ordering one a couple years ago. I do have a lot of friends warning off Land Rovers on reliability issues but I have other friends who have driven theirs forever.
What turned me off ultimately was repair times and parts availability. Even with a warranty it sucks if you’re out of a car for weeks waiting for a part. I started hearing enough anecdotal about that to make the idea stick. Then, just last week, a friend of ours did some water damage to the electrical system in her Evoque (not sure how you do that in Denver unless you drive it into a pond). Land Rover came back with an eight month turn time for the repairs. Not what I’m looking for.
I figured the Defender would be my next vehicle for a long time and came close to ordering one a couple years ago. I do have a lot of friends warning off Land Rovers on reliability issues but I have other friends who have driven theirs forever.
What turned me off ultimately was repair times and parts availability. Even with a warranty it sucks if you’re out of a car for weeks waiting for a part. I started hearing enough anecdotal about that to make the idea stick. Then, just last week, a friend of ours did some water damage to the electrical system in her Evoque (not sure how you do that in Denver unless you drive it into a pond). Land Rover came back with an eight month turn time for the repairs. Not what I’m looking for.
I think you might have answered your own question.
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A few years ago I was looking at Land Rover, but three owners stated they couldn't wait to get rid of theirs, said it was in the shop at least once a month for something, so I went for the BMW X5. The X5 was very nice but definitely not an off roader.
I looked long and hard at Defender 110, liked a lot about it, including air suspension. Ultimately the lack of a dealer in Vermont and reliability concerns convinced me to get a GX550, even though no Lexus dealer here either (and a Land Cruiser FE for my wife, we do have Toyota dealers up here!).
