They can put a rubber seal around it all they want. There is a tub in the bottom of the bed. Dirt, water, and leaves WILL find a way in.

My 10 yr old LR3 has the same style under-mount spare and I’ve not had any issues with winching the tire down. I’ve used it pretty often and it’s been exposed to Wisconsin, Minnesota, and New England winters. The only time it’s failed is when a tire shop put an air gun on it and stripped out the gears. Even then, it…

Sounds like a GM issue, not a full size spare issue. My brother has a 2008 Sierra. Biggest piece of s#!t I’ve ever experienced. It started rusting year 2.

Adding extra compartments in the bed is pretty easy when you REMOVE 4" of bed depth and then switch to a space saver spare. Seems like a lot of compromises for a gimmick storage area that will certainly fill up with leaves and muck.

Maybe they should allow Dynamic laser headlights and turn signals first. It’s not fair to rate a manufacture when the current requirements are stupid.

I think your right. Even NASCAR, champion of all things analog, Is switching to a digital dash with numeric readout for the 2016 season:

We’ll never know because you can’t find a cab during surge times.

Try finding a cab on NYE. Surge pricing has its place. This guy was just an idiot.

I don’t like it. Those taillights scream C-Class. I prefer the outgoing model, which is good, because I’ll buy used anyway.

Great article, but it was the NASCAR Winston Cup series in 2001, not the sprint cup.

I wouldn’t say my ego is invested in how expensive my Rover is (2005 LR3 with KBB value of $5,374, DAMN I must be related to P-Diddy!), but more that I take pride in the things that I own and prefer to spend my time/money/energy keeping it looking and working like new instead of neglecting them, waiting till they wear…

Parking a bunch of cars in the woods isn’t “saving” them.

Your factory scan will only tell you they are working/not-working. It will not tell you if the ohm resistance at a given temperature is within range. I don’t think I’m saying anything crazy here considering 02s have a limited lifespan. They are not designed to go much past 100K. The Range rover just happens to let you…

I’m certain they were not. O2 sensors are pretty inaccurate after 170K miles. It’s just not as obvious or critical that these sensors be 100% in a tiny i4 vs a thirsty V8.

If it is a part that wasn’t designed to last for the life of the vehicle, it’s maintenance. No matter what kind of car you have, rubber bushings wear out, sensors (especially O2) will die, fluids will cook, and an air compressor will get moist, overheat, and die. All cars have this happen, Range Rovers are just…

Don’t buy anything pre-2007 if you are looking for reliability. Pretty much if it doesn’t have a Jag 4.4L V8 or 5.0L V8, stay away from it. Also, plan on doing REAL maintenance, as in, bushings, fluids, batteries, sensors, compressors, not just oil. Doug’s depiction of land rovers is a little skewed because he uses…

You are a fucking idiot.

Only 1 solution: Range Rover.

Flat black cares are lame. People who like flat black cars are lame.

Whoops. I posted my reply to the wrong comment (or maybe it was kinjas fault). But I stand by my disdain for the colorful us plates.