mechano2020
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Greetings every one. New to this forum - first time poster.
I am here with request for info or advice. What is the issue: I got about 1 mo. ago a new Disco 5 (MY22). It is a P360 HSE. Good thing ( I thought ) it was on the dealer lot, and we have purchased it right away as the price was ok(ish) and had must of what I wanted. However, here ends the nice part of the story. In less than 20 miles we heard a noise like an electric motor / drill coming from the front / under. Doesn't took a lot to figure it out that it was not a natural engine sound. 2 hrs later got back to the dealership and the car is there since. Problem ? only the transfer case ... which came with no oil in it !!! Ok, I said ... is bad for a new car, but is warranty. Here is the part where the surprises start. In the entire US there isn't a drop of Castrol fluid for this specific transfer case - different from 2021 model apparently. Dealer was super super nice, and tried to accommodate us however they could do best. They got the fluid finally in the US, 2 weeks later ( that is LR expedited time ), only to find out that in fact the entire transfer case is toast. At this time there is no transfer case spare in the US, nor could they find one in EU... So right now, we have no ETA for a simple repair. I wonder if a new model would be involved in an accident, probably parts would not be available for a long.... long time. Has any one experienced issues with parts for MY '22 on Disco 5 ?
I am not here to bash LR. We bought this car because we like it, and we have a D110 as well. However, I am kinda shocked that such a brand and expensive model, doesn't have spares in the US....
Any info or suggestions are appreciated.
I am here with request for info or advice. What is the issue: I got about 1 mo. ago a new Disco 5 (MY22). It is a P360 HSE. Good thing ( I thought ) it was on the dealer lot, and we have purchased it right away as the price was ok(ish) and had must of what I wanted. However, here ends the nice part of the story. In less than 20 miles we heard a noise like an electric motor / drill coming from the front / under. Doesn't took a lot to figure it out that it was not a natural engine sound. 2 hrs later got back to the dealership and the car is there since. Problem ? only the transfer case ... which came with no oil in it !!! Ok, I said ... is bad for a new car, but is warranty. Here is the part where the surprises start. In the entire US there isn't a drop of Castrol fluid for this specific transfer case - different from 2021 model apparently. Dealer was super super nice, and tried to accommodate us however they could do best. They got the fluid finally in the US, 2 weeks later ( that is LR expedited time ), only to find out that in fact the entire transfer case is toast. At this time there is no transfer case spare in the US, nor could they find one in EU... So right now, we have no ETA for a simple repair. I wonder if a new model would be involved in an accident, probably parts would not be available for a long.... long time. Has any one experienced issues with parts for MY '22 on Disco 5 ?
I am not here to bash LR. We bought this car because we like it, and we have a D110 as well. However, I am kinda shocked that such a brand and expensive model, doesn't have spares in the US....
Any info or suggestions are appreciated.