Land Rover Monthly January 2023

@busheditor A few weeks ago, I completed what was without a doubt the toughest task during my time at LRM. My letter of resignation. Normally when I take on something I give it a right old go and I know I have done just that in my nearly ten years at LRM. The magazine industry and the way we consume media has changed so, so much in my time here. TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram were not around when LRM published its first issue nearly 25 years ago. Today they are considered our competition even though Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have probably never even heard of LRM. Despite that, I know that there is still a real need for top-notch printed Land Rover content. The reason for my resignation is that…

@busheditor A few weeks ago, I completed what was without a doubt the toughest task during my time at LRM. My letter of resignation. Normally when I take on something I give it a right old go and I know I have done just that in my nearly ten years at LRM. The magazine industry and the way we consume media has changed so, so much in my time here. TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram were not around when LRM published its first issue nearly 25 years ago. Today they are considered our competition even though Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have probably never even heard of LRM. Despite that, I know that there is still a real need for top-notch printed Land Rover content. The reason for my…

What’ll it cost? LOOKING back through an old copy of LRM (September 2022) I noticed a letter where you said you might do a feature on running costs of old and new Land Rovers. I don’t know what the progress is on this, but if you are interested, I have kept detailed expenditure records for my 2015 Defender and would be pleased to write an account of the ups and downs of Defender ownership or just submit the expenditure details. Please contact me if I can help. Thanks for the great magazine.Richard Tilby PATRICK REPLIES: We would love a summary of your costs and a write-up about your experience. I have asked the owners of several other Land Rover models to do the same. It will be interesting to compare them all. Get…

What’ll it cost? LOOKING back through an old copy of LRM (September 2022) I noticed a letter where you said you might do a feature on running costs of old and new Land Rovers. I don’t know what the progress is on this, but if you are interested, I have kept detailed expenditure records for my 2015 Defender and would be pleased to write an account of the ups and downs of Defender ownership or just submit the expenditure details. Please contact me if I can help. Thanks for the great magazine.Richard Tilby PATRICK REPLIES: We would love a summary of your costs and a write-up about your experience. I have asked the owners of several other Land Rover models to do the same. It will be interesting to compare…

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LAND Rover customers are apparently having to promise they won’t sell their cars for at least six months. Land Rover dealers have anonymously told Car Dealer magazine that they are being forced to conduct ‘due diligence’ on prospective buyers to ensure they’re not going to flip their cars for a profit. Jaguar Land Rover is also said to be handing out large fines to bosses of franchised dealers if they fail to conduct checks on customers. The news comes as Auto Express was made aware of and reported on two cases where customers who ordered new Defenders were asked to sign a document before taking delivery. The document stipulated that the customer cannot sell their car to anyone other than an official Land Rover dealer within the first six months of…