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I initially thought it was a battery issue. I've seen things like this happen before when terminals were loose or earth points were corroded. Even a battery of the wrong type and ampage can cause things like this. The vehicle recently had a new battery fitted so the first thing I had to do was rule it out. It turned out to be an fault in the brake light switch. The ECU, TCM etc were receiving intermittent data and were getting confused as to what the vehicle was actually doing. 110 dhs for a new switch and everything was as good as new. So many people tell me they hate modern cars because there are so many electrical systems all communicating through computers and it's too complicated. My answer is always, it's not complicated, you just don't understand it. With a little bit of time and logical thinking, it's easy to fault find in modern cars when you have some understanding of how the systems operate and how they can affect each other. Personally, I much prefer working on stuff with modern injection and electronic ignition systems. It's so much easier than stripping down carburetors and distributors etc to see what's going on.

Hey Gang, I`m thinking of joining for the dune bashing - But I have not done dessert work with you guys before and do not have radio etc - is that a problem? I`d like to do the mountain run too but thing the wife has plans for me lol Habeeb 0569761559

Very well said and explained @Barry. Thanks for changing my way of thinking, but hope all mechanic and workshop are being honest, educated and patient to find out the actual and report the actual problem and charge reasonable. In similar situation with so long list of fault codes majority of LR workshop in Dubai wouldn't settle for less than 5000 - 6000 dhs easily. And that's what hamper the brand reputation of Land Rover in Dubai.

Well I had both vehicles for long time from 1.5 - 2 years each back to back and here are my opinion. Land Cruiser 100 (2004 model in 2006-2008) Reliability - 10/10 Maintenance cost - 10/10 Al futtaim service - 10/10 Resale value - 10/10 Road comfort - 8/10 Fuel mileage - 8/10 Offroad Performance - 6/10 Nissan Patrol Y61 (2006 model in 2008-2010) Reliability - 8/10 Maintenance cost - 8/10 AWR service - 4/10 Resale value - 8/10 Road comfort - 7/10 Fuel mileage - 6/10 Offroad Performance - 8/10 LC100 was amazing in most aspect except an under-power boat on wheels for long hill climbs in dunes, Patrol in contrast was better but comes below in all other criteria's. Hope it helps