Backing up to 2000 a end of 5 year 60K lease purchase on a 95 D1 w/5-speed loaded to the max.
It had 7 year 100K extended coverage the PO paid for, 2 years extended freebie to me getting everything that was wrong finally corrected.
LR dealership knew this as well me personally hence every failed or not working properly item taken care off. This D1 kept their "Techs" employed.
By the end of extended coverage the 3.9 engine (POS) crank shaft was removed with engine still in vehicle. Costs adding into thousands of dollars.
Oil pump with housing another mess eating itself up, hot wire induction air mass failure, distributor centrifugal weight failure, steering box new replacement.
Ended up saving Western General over $1,300 by locating a factory new short block a 4.6 litre engine.
Between that engine, both replaced sun roof tracks, clutch pressure plate failure ( 300 miles a week later).
Free to me 2 extra years coverage costing extended coverage over $17K in repairs. What was repaired the first 5 years in costs plus my costs I bet was more than the D1 was worth back in 95.
The sticker is free parts but labor cost you had better bend over and take it deep in labor dollars.
Best part after 7/100K expired I did yank and modify 4.6 engine, cam, heads, compression, chip, headers, ported heads, induction system mods, injectors (Bosch) suspension mods for the street use a leak free safe street vehicle. They should of come from Beef Eater Limey Land this way in the first place , oops they did offer a 4.6 w/slush box fir Discos once. No 350 Chubbie install in my book.
Modern day Rovers with tons of more crap doomed to fail under Rover ownership vs failure odds ratio one would be a fool to not have extended coverage unless the owner has more money than brains.
One must shop around for the best extended coverage. Then again us LR owners are already an odd duck. Had to be a **** to some and sound off as it took 10 years to straighten out my D1's flaws to my standards. Prost, Carl.....~~=o&o>.....