...came to an end when it was taken away by LR Recovery just now.

New RRS delivered this morning so took it to the filling station and filled up with diesel. On returning from paying up,car dead. LR assistance came out and diagnosed a faulty battery, but none in stock at any local dealer so car has been recovered pending parts order- 1 or two days.

To say I'm unimpressed is an understatement. According to AA man, battery must have been stored for too long at the factory and "they don't store well if left off charge."

Shouldn't this have been checked by supplying dealer at PDI??

Looking for positives,which is hard at present, the car drove very well for the twenty minutes I was able to drive it.

Oh good. Rod

Oh dear - what a sorry tale. Absolutely no excuses for that and I'd be expecting some gesture of goodwill from the stealer. Hope its sorted asap. FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

When I got mine they had missed the wiring in rear door so lights did not work - took months for parts and fitting to be sorted  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Can they not just put one in from another RRS to get you going, then pop out and replace with a new one when its in stock Least they could do I would have thought  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Wow! Sorry to hear that. I know that its easy to say......but don't let this glich put you off.

Yes - the battery should have been checked, and yes it should never have happened. All I can say is that my RRS is probably one of the best, if not the best car I have owned for handling, looks, image and safety.

Jim

You are lucky, mine didn't even make it out of the dealership.

Nik

lakeland9 wrote:

...came to an end when it was taken away by LR Recovery just now.

New RRS delivered this morning so took it to the filling station and filled up with diesel. On returning from paying up,car dead. LR assistance came out and diagnosed a faulty battery, but none in stock at any local dealer so car has been recovered pending parts order- 1 or two days.

To say I'm unimpressed is an understatement. According to AA man, battery must have been stored for too long at the factory and "they don't store well if left off charge."

Shouldn't this have been checked by supplying dealer at PDI??

Looking for positives,which is hard at present, the car drove very well for the twenty minutes I was able to drive it.

Oh good.

Beancounter_74 wrote:

Can they not just put one in from another RRS to get you going, then pop out and replace with a new one when its in stock Least they could do I would have thought

I'm surprised you had to fill it up with diesel so soon after delivery I take it you didn't negociate a full tank of fuel when order was placed Hope you get it sorted very soon, and i would suggest what others above have suggested and take one off a stock vehicle unless they have put you in a top of the range replacement Agree with jim, don't let this glitch put you off the RRS.

Thanks for your support. Update: LR customer support have got involved and are sorting things out such that I will have the car delivered back today.The new battery is on critical order and will get to the local dealer this morning.

There are also various goodies being discussed as compensation for a very bad start to my RRS ownership....

As my supplying dealer was in Yorkshire no local dealer was willing to do a swap from a stock model(nice), and although there are plenty of batteries that would fit LR wouldn't let the AA fit one as it wouldn't be a LR approved replacement, which is pretty daft- the AA technician thought so too.

Yesterday I never wanted to see the f'ing thing again but I guess I'll have another go. Rod

Hope you have more luck this time and enjoy your new toy,regards Rigsby MY16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Indus silver with some toys

2012 3.0 SDV6 Luxury gone, but a great motor

Shame no other dealer was willing to help out, not exactly a 'network' is it
Anyway, good luck with your second attempt today  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

lakeland9 wrote:

...came to an end when it was taken away by LR Recovery just now.

New RRS delivered this morning so took it to the filling station and filled up with diesel. On returning from paying up,car dead. LR assistance came out and diagnosed a faulty battery, but none in stock at any local dealer so car has been recovered pending parts order- 1 or two days.

To say I'm unimpressed is an understatement. According to AA man, battery must have been stored for too long at the factory and "they don't store well if left off charge."

Shouldn't this have been checked by supplying dealer at PDI??

Looking for positives,which is hard at present, the car drove very well for the twenty minutes I was able to drive it.

Oh good.