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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
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Same as Kington, one of the reasons I moved on, £11k for a trade in or a fraction of that in scrap. Now Golf GTI PP, 7 speed DSG.
Ex D3 and D4
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 20th Oct 2019 11:22 am |
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Peakwayfarer
Member Since: 25 Apr 2016
Location: Uk
Posts: 434
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And me, after being told by LRCS, that with FLRSH and a warranty they would consider crankshaft failure under goodwill, BUT if FLRSH and LR extended warranty it would be looked at as favourable goodwill, land rovers extended warranty company told me the same, so one could be alright or not depending on what the level of good will is, and on a potential £20k repair bill I wasn't prepared to that that risk.
Also have to take into account of being without a car whilst it's being fixed, it took a month to sort mine, and I was fortunate to be under manufacturers warranty, so was provided with a Range Rover Sport with tow bar for a month, heard of others who were not as lucky, so would suggest you check small print of any warranty to see what the replacement vehicle policy is.
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| 20th Oct 2019 2:57 pm |
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Robert SausageTrousers
Member Since: 09 Aug 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 466
 
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Yeah unfortunately I'm just about coming to the same conclusion. I had crankshaft failure on my last D4 (a 2010) at 82k miles, LR didn't want to know as I'd bought it from an Indy and it didn't have a FLRSH, my easiest/cheapest way out was to part ex it with a blown engine for a newer D4 from LR with their 2 year approved warranty. The warranty on the newer car has now lapsed and although the car has been with LR from new with a full dealer service history, I'm under no illusion that they'd do anything other than wash their hands of it if/as/when it goes bang.
It's now on 77k miles so I'm looking to move on, I'd love to get another D4 but LR are now only offering a 1 year warranty, which says it all - I looked at Touaregs (used to own one years ago) but surprisingly VW are now only offering a 1 year warranty too, what a PITA that is, I've no desire to change my car every year but would like a full manufacturers warranty.
It's a bit of a pickle really, nothing appeals anywhere near as much as sticking with LR, but their  poor warranty cover means I can't consider them.
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| 21st Oct 2019 1:38 pm |
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Mr Kington
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Scottish Borders
Posts: 1549
 
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RobertSausageTrousers take a look at the Rexton Ultimate by Ssangyong. It is a JLR ? No and I am not claiming it is. But is pretty close. Depends on what you want and need ?
We needed a low range box, 4x4, reliability and the ability to seat 7 and tow horse boxes. 7 year warranty was just the icing on the cake and a monthly service plan at £24. Starting to see more of them up here in the Scottish Borders, mainly due a move away from the big brands but also the warranty on offer. Think a few people were also waiting on the Defender but the prices and style have put them off.
The Ssangyong doesn't have the same kudos as a D4, Merc, VW and it also starts to get annoying explaining to everyone that it is a Ssangyong and yes I know you have never heard of one etc etc
But it has been great, covered 2k in it so far and felt as fresh doing 630 miles over 48 hours as i ever did in the D3. Its an option..... James favourite hobby is writing in the third person.
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| 21st Oct 2019 1:47 pm |
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