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Steve
Huw said:You do realise of course that the X5 is built in the USA and exported to the
UK?
It has a roundel on it no matter where it's made. I think that little piece
of trim costs $5-10,000.
The new MKIII Range Rover has essentially an identical drivetrain to the X5
and a similar driving experience.
The policeman who was commenting on TV was probably talking about the
previous Mk11 Range Rover with the horrendous Rover V8 [sorry Dave!]. These
had all kinds of problems, the most serious of which was the block cracking
around the main bearings on some versions. They were moderately OK with
light private use but given some stick and they would fail regularly, as the
cop pointed out.
In fact even privately owned and moderately driven ones failed at low
mileage due to, I believe, the block going porous.
Huw
Huw