Bmw
Indeedy,
BMW's recall is called 'Product Enhancement' those not in the know will buy their BMW and maybe (still under warranty) get a call from the service manager saying "the Factory has spotted something on your 3 series that it felt could be made better so if you could bring it in we will gladly improve it free of charge" This is utter bulls%
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There is also stories of components lifed to just after the warranty period, and while I'm talking about BMW they bought LR years ago and promptly threatened the workforce with plant closures and all other sorts of nasty things unless we as workers jumped to attention and accepted there sh#@$$ pay offers. I'm not bitter (much).
Another of my favourite stories is the time the factory upped production from 1200 Discoveries a week to 2000 a week. The management said to the tyre and wheel supplier ' we ain't paying the same price, we want a better deal' the suppliers replied 'Up yours, you pay the price or go without' This little bun fight went on for months and 3000 Discoveries sat in the carparks with 'old Defender and Classis RR' wheels for months because the suppliers kept to the original contract and supplied 1200 sets of wheels per week. As a result 3000 buyers were kept waiting until the LR management gave in and paid the price. How many buyers went and bought something else I don't know but I do know the Japs would never have done something so stupid. LR knew they had a winner and saw a quick buck and not the future.
LR isn't on its own, Ford's infamous rolling Exploder killed far too many people and of course there is the PINTO of many moons ago. I not singling FORD out it just feels like they go out of there way to kill people ( Alledgedly)
When Ford bought LR, I saw the writing on the wall and left not long after. There will always be recalls because nothing is perfect and anything mass produced will have faults, lots of faults.
So why does Discovery ( and all of LR) feel like its getting more. Simple, its the best bar none and the best will always be in the spotlight. People don't say I've got a 4WD they say I've got a Land Rover. Some people will want to buy into it and live the lifestyle, and when it breaks down which it will, they will bitch, moan and complain. My thought is I bought mine because I wanted the best off-roader, that just happened to be English, and I hepled build mine. When it does break down ( ABS light still on) it gives me chance to fix it.
Peace.
Wes Down under.