Oh Rangey

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 05/26/2015 at 11:43 • Filed to: Range rover

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Driving to work today I am behind a Range Rover L322 (3rd gen) and I notice the taillights look funny, its because they are FULL of water. I see it sloshing around as he drives. Yup, a car totally befitting a $85 grand price tag.

Not the car in question, but you get the idea.

Brickman > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 11:52

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The owner needs to refill the tail light fluid. :)

Agrajag > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 11:55

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We can only hope it happened while fording a river.

HammerheadFistpunch > Agrajag 05/26/2015 at 11:56

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I wish, this one was sparkly clean and had likely never seen any dirt aside from the graded parking lot for an outdoor symphony experience.

Textured Soy Protein > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 11:59

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This is apparently a common issue .

Six months later, I was back in the shop for two reasons. One was to get another oil change. The other was to have the dealer find even more problems we could bill to Carmax.

No, that’s not true! I’m just kidding! Please don’t void my warranty! I was actually back there to do something about the driver’s side taillight, which had about two inches of standing water sloshing around every time I turned the corner. Seriously: you could’ve gone to a strip mall pet store, bought a little goldfish, and given him a long, prosperous life entirely within the confines of that taillight assembly. And you could’ve fed him through whichever hole was leaking all the water.

Although I told my service writer that I was more than happy to replace the taillight (at my cost, since Carmax doesn’t cover light assemblies or bulbs), he instead had an alternative suggestion, which involved drilling a hole through the assembly to let out the water. He neglected to mention that they had to remove the taillight to drill this hole, and that this was a surprisingly time consuming job that would be billed at the same hourly rate as the operating budget for the United States Marine Corps. In other words: yes, I am ashamed to admit I paid $53.66 for a man to drill a hole in my car . But I didn’t see any of you rushing over here with a drill.

HammerheadFistpunch > Textured Soy Protein 05/26/2015 at 12:05

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I knew it was common, I forgot that it had happened to Doug. Seriously though, where is all that money for these cars going?

djmt1 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 12:10

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And yet they can’t stop selling them to the point where they are introducing more expensive trim levels since customers want to spend MORE money. What a problem to have.

MultiplaOrgasms > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 12:18

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In the pub.

HammerheadFistpunch > djmt1 05/26/2015 at 12:18

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It just goes to show that having money isn't the same as having good sense

djmt1 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 12:36

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Well I can hardly say shit. If I won the Lotto, the Land Rover dealership would be the first stop for me.

desertdog5051 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 12:47

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They obviously never read the owners manual. It clearly states that you should inspect the tail lights for water infiltration after every rain.

LongbowMkII > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 13:15

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India

TheTick247 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 14:56

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Water-cooled LED’s are all the rage

WiscoProud > HammerheadFistpunch 05/26/2015 at 15:36

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Rover's can be great vehicles, but its shit like this that make them a joke in the same breath.

My citroen won't start > HammerheadFistpunch 05/27/2015 at 00:40

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I’m still waiting for shit to happen in mine, but all is fine.