Dear Scotty,
Seeing that you recently made videos on timing belts & JLR moneypits, I’m sure you (and forum members) are going to chuckle at this one -
Somewhere in India, this JLR owner found himself with a destroyed engine after the timing belt in his 2014 Freelander, snapped at 90,000 kms. All this, despite having the vehicle serviced regularly at the dealer.
After the vehicle was towed to the JLR dealership, the dealer mechanics then hilariously didn’t have a clue as to how to disassemble the engine, to diagnose what went wrong (because they claimed they lacked the necessary tools & know-how).
After the owner threw a fit, the dealer got in touch with the engineering team in the UK, who then advised the dealer mechanics on ‘how to dismantle the engine’.
Long story short, they went on to proceed to give the owner an estimate of ~ $19,000 for a new engine. Mind you, the vehicle isn’t worth more than $10,000 (with everything working).
Sounds like you need to add a disclaimer to change timing belts before 50,000 miles, for JLR products!
Anyway, I had a good laugh reading the article, seeing that I came across it right after watching your 2 videos..
You know it is a Land Rower, they are not meant to drive. 😆
I heard they’re the safest vehicles on the road, because they’re always in the shop being worked on..
+ Jaguars
HAHAHAHA, I am not surprised it blew up at 90 000 km. Land Rover Freelanders are some of the worst cars ever made in the history of mankind. I wouldn't even buy one over a Range Rover (which is already an endless money pit) because they are so cheaply made and horribly unreliable.
