Land Rover Discovery (2004 - 2017) 3.0 SDV6 HSE Luxury (11/13-) 5d Auto Owner Review

I've enjoyed my time with Land Rovers and the Discovery 4 has been a fantastic car, loved by all the family. It is immensely practical, has a superb view from the driver's seat, is as smooth as silk to drive and be driven in and is hugely capable off road. It has a classless image and can fit in anywhere without looking out of place and conspicuous. The depreciation, until the last month or two, has been very slow, although it's picked up a fair bit during May/June 2017. The only thing that has concerned me is the reliability of this one. The first breakdown and recovery was quick and painless, with the dealer sorting it withing a day or two and I was back on the road. The second took them 10 days and (only half a day after picking it up again) it broke down again, with the same problem and has been back at the dealer for another 3 days with no idea of when I shall see it again. It's just occurred to me that I paid £45,000 for this, 1 year old D4, from a main dealer, 7 or 8 months ago and I can't depend on it for work. Until this car proves reliable and the dealer shows that they can problem solve efficiently, it's with a heavy heart that I say that I would no longer recommend this, otherwise absolutely brilliant, car.