D_Walt
Active Member
I had an LR3 that I took from new to ~200K miles (I forget the exact amount now).
I bought my current 2013 LR4 at 50K miles, just out of warranty, with no regrets. It is a well built dependable car. It's not completely trouble free like a Toyota might be for you... but it's not a high maintenance car, just more costly when things go wrong. Find an independent land rover mechanic around you. Go to the dealer if you have an extended warranty work, go to your independent mechanic when you're paying.
Any nuances, like if the car is going to be a problem, would've popped up by now. I did get an extended warranty through 100K which paid for itself. If you can get one of those you should price that in. It'll give you peace of mind about things in your list you can't control.
You're doing the right research, if you don't turn up any concerns about this specific car... buy it. You'll love it. Parked outside daily driver is not an issue. You'll appreciate the heated seats, steering wheel and windshield in your PA winters.
@toddjb122 I appreciate your advice. I am going to drive/inspect the vehicle on saturday. It is private sale, or else I would go for the extended warranty (I wonder if LR would sell me a extended warranty? Probably not). I've checked the carfax so no surprises in the paperwork. Going to inspect the engine bay and undercarriage, suspension etc.. But from what I can tell it is a well maintained pavement-only Rover so I think everything will check out. I plan to keep it for a year as a daily driver and then if I can't part with it it will become my second vehicle. It still makes me a little nervous but I do take car of vehicles and do preventative maintenance so I think it will be dependable!