Hi, I'm in Canada trying to decide between the following 3 cars.
1. 2009 LR3 HSE lux with ~68000 miles - asking $18000 cad ($14200 usd)
- at a kia dealer. trade in from 1st owner
- stock
- reasonable looking service record, but not complete.
2. 2013 LR4 HSE lux with ~75000 miles - firm at $33500 cad ($26442 usd)
- 2nd owner
- has 5 compomotive 18s with M/T tires.
- 1.5" jonson rod lift
- prospeed sliders and underbody protection.
- seems to shift a bit rough compared to the car below.
- good service record from the current owner since 2016. Can't tell before that.
3. 2013 LR4 HSE with ~50000 miles - firm at $39000 cad ($30776 usd)
- 2nd owner
- stock
- rear locker.
- in the 2013 LR4 brochure, it said backup camera is standard with HSE pack, but there is no backup camera for some reason.
- very good service records from the original dealer. oil changed every 7500km.
I don't drive very much. <5000 miles a year. Would be my only car, and maybe 10% offroad for camping and whatnot.
I'm leaning towards #3 mainly due to rear locker and very new interior, but don't want to in 2 years have some kind of catastrophic issue. I don't want to have to put another 10-15k into it.
The LR3 I'm ok if I have to put more money into fixing things given the lower price. Currently seems to be in very good condition.
And #2 has 5-6k of mods so it's in effect 10k cheaper than 3 except for 25000 more miles. And do I even need a rear locker for the kind of offroad I would do? But feels nice to have it. And $40k cad is kind of my upper range on what I want to spend on a car.
What are you all's thoughts?
Thanks!
1. 2009 LR3 HSE lux with ~68000 miles - asking $18000 cad ($14200 usd)
- at a kia dealer. trade in from 1st owner
- stock
- reasonable looking service record, but not complete.
2. 2013 LR4 HSE lux with ~75000 miles - firm at $33500 cad ($26442 usd)
- 2nd owner
- has 5 compomotive 18s with M/T tires.
- 1.5" jonson rod lift
- prospeed sliders and underbody protection.
- seems to shift a bit rough compared to the car below.
- good service record from the current owner since 2016. Can't tell before that.
3. 2013 LR4 HSE with ~50000 miles - firm at $39000 cad ($30776 usd)
- 2nd owner
- stock
- rear locker.
- in the 2013 LR4 brochure, it said backup camera is standard with HSE pack, but there is no backup camera for some reason.
- very good service records from the original dealer. oil changed every 7500km.
I don't drive very much. <5000 miles a year. Would be my only car, and maybe 10% offroad for camping and whatnot.
I'm leaning towards #3 mainly due to rear locker and very new interior, but don't want to in 2 years have some kind of catastrophic issue. I don't want to have to put another 10-15k into it.
The LR3 I'm ok if I have to put more money into fixing things given the lower price. Currently seems to be in very good condition.
And #2 has 5-6k of mods so it's in effect 10k cheaper than 3 except for 25000 more miles. And do I even need a rear locker for the kind of offroad I would do? But feels nice to have it. And $40k cad is kind of my upper range on what I want to spend on a car.
What are you all's thoughts?
Thanks!