I am an original owner of a 2011 LR4 with 120,000 miles. I have kept up with the maintenance religiously, with oil changes every 5,000 miles, and regular fluid changes on the transmission, transfer case and differentials. I had the timing chain, tensioners and cooling system redone at 105,000 miles, and the vehicle is in good shape mechanically. Overall, it has been very reliable, with the only non-maintenance repairs being two dead alternators, a frozen electric parking brake and worn front a-arm bushings. It doesn't burn oil or consume any fluids.
It has been a third car for a couple of year now, and we have kept it around for one of my kids to take to college. The first two didn’t need a car, and the last one is leaving in a month, but she will be more than 2,000 miles away on another coast. At college, it would not be a daily driver, but would be used a couple of times month for grocery shopping or when the parents visit so they don’t have to rent a car.
My question to the board is would you trust an older LR4 to a college aged kid with minimal mechanical skills? If the car was a couple hours away, I would not have an issue, but the 2,000 mile distance is giving me some grief.
It has been a third car for a couple of year now, and we have kept it around for one of my kids to take to college. The first two didn’t need a car, and the last one is leaving in a month, but she will be more than 2,000 miles away on another coast. At college, it would not be a daily driver, but would be used a couple of times month for grocery shopping or when the parents visit so they don’t have to rent a car.
My question to the board is would you trust an older LR4 to a college aged kid with minimal mechanical skills? If the car was a couple hours away, I would not have an issue, but the 2,000 mile distance is giving me some grief.